Team India: In the ongoing series against England, the first ODI was India’s 11th win in the last 12 ODIs.
Team India: The Indian women’s team started the three-match ODI series on a positive note when they defeated England by four wickets in the series opener. They won with 10 balls to spare.
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Team India: Deepti Sharma (62* off 64 balls) stood firm till the end and was helped by several contributions from the middle-order batswomen. However, this win meant even more; it was the second-highest target chased down in Indian women’s cricket history.
Team India: Highest targets chased by Indian women in ODIs (till 17 July 2025):
Opposition Team- Cricket Venue- Year- Target
Australia- Mackay- 2021- 265
England- Southampton- 2025- 259
New Zealand- Queenstown- 2022- 252
South Africa- Vadodara- 2019- 248
South Africa- Colombo- 2017- 245
Since hosting the West Indies in December, India have won 11 of their 12 ODIs. The win in the first ODI against England has given the team a strong chance of taking an unassailable lead going into the second match of the limited-overs series.
Talking about the match, England were under pressure after losing their openers on a low score, but Emma Lamb (39 off 50 balls) and Nat Sciver-Brunt (41 off 52 balls) held the innings together. However, both of them were dismissed before the team’s score crossed 100 runs.
A 106-run partnership for the fifth wicket between Sophia Dunkley (83 off 92 balls) and Alice Davidson-Richards (53 off 73 balls) helped England post 259/6 in 50 overs. Sneh Rana (2/31 in 10 overs) was the best among the bowlers.
Smriti Mandhana (28 off 24 balls), who came out to chase the target, looked comfortable at the crease for a while before getting dismissed. Pratika Raval (36 off 51 balls) and Harleen Deol (27 off 44 balls) also departed in the span of a few overs, after which Deepti and Jemimah Rodrigues (48 off 54 balls) steadied the innings.
Although Jemimah couldn’t stay till the end, Deepti ensured there was no let-up and along with Amanjot Kaur (20* off 14 balls) at the other end, led her team to victory. Sophie Ecclestone (1/34 in 10 overs) was the most economical bowler for the English team.
