Rodrigues, Yastika and debutant Nandani power India to 38-run win over England

Jemimah Rodrigues and Yastika Bhatia struck fluent half-centuries before debutant pacer Nandani Sharma starred with the ball as an experimental India defeated England by 38 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match women’s T20I series in Chelmsford, U.K.

Rodrigues, Yastika and debutant Nandani power India to 38-run win over England. Jemimah Rodrigues and Yastika Bhatia struck fluent half-centuries before debutant pacer Nandani Sharma starred with the ball as an experimental India defeated England by 38 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match women’s T20I series in Chelmsford, U.K. Playing without regular captain Harmanpreet Kaur, India recovered from a disastrous start to post 188 for seven and then restricted England to 150 for eight at the County Ground in Chelmsford on Thursday. This is India’s final series before next month’s T20 World Cup that begins on June 12. Stand-in skipper Smriti Mandhana got out for a golden duck, while her opening partner Shafali Verma capped a forgettable three-ball two with Lauren Bell (3/34) giving a fiery start to England after they opted to bowl. But...