India hammer England by 97 runs in 1st WT20I: Stats
What's the story
In a historic encounter, the Indian women's cricket team thrashed England by a massive 97 runs in the first T20I of their five-match series. The match took place at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Saturday. This is India's biggest-ever win against England in terms of runs in women's T20Is. Smriti Mandhana's maiden T20I century (112 off 62 balls) and Shree Charani's impressive debut performance (4-12) were key to India's victory.
Match highlights
A look at the match summary
Mandhana scored her maiden T20I century, leading India to a total of 210-5. She added 77 runs alongside Shafali Verma and another 94 runs with Harleen Deol. She was dismissed by Sophie Ecclestone after scoring 112 runs off just 62 balls. In response, Charani, on her debut, took four wickets for just 12 runs in her four overs. England struggled in their chase and were bowled out for just 113 runs with five overs remaining in the match. Nat Sciver-Brunt scored 66 runs for ENG Women.
Bowling brilliance
India's impressive bowling display
India's bowlers were in top form, with Charani leading the charge on her debut. She took four wickets, including that of England captain Sciver-Brunt. Deepti Sharma took two wickets while Lauren Bell was the pick of the English bowlers with three wickets for 27 runs. Despite a valiant effort from Sciver-Brunt, who scored her 18th T20I half-century, England's batting line-up crumbled under pressure from India's relentless bowling attack.
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Heaviest defeat for England Women
This was also England women's heaviest loss in T20I history, surpassing their previous record of a 93-run defeat against Australia in Chelmsford back in 2019.
England
Biggest defeat margin for ENGW in T20Is (by runs)
As mentioned, England suffered their biggest defeat margin in WT20Is. Biggest defeat margins for ENG-W in T20Is (by runs): 97 runs vs IND-W, Trent Bridge, 2025 93 runs vs AUS-W, Chelmsford, 2019 72 runs vs AUS-W, Adelaide, 2025 57 runs vs AUS-W, Sydney, 2025 57 runs vs AUS-W, Brabourne, 2018
India
Biggest win-margin for India Women in T20Is (by runs)
India posted their 4th-biggest win in WT20Is by runs. Biggest win-margins for IND-W in T20Is: 142 runs vs Malaysia-W, Kuala Lumpur, 2018 104 runs vs UAE-W, Sylhet, 2022 100 runs vs Barbados-W, Edgbaston, 2022 97 runs vs ENG-W, Trent Bridge, 2025
Mandhana
Smriti Mandhana slams her maiden WT20I century, attains records
Mandhana hit her maiden century in Women's T20 Internationals. She scored 112 runs from 62 balls. She slammed 15 fours and three sixes, striking at 180.65. The classy Indian opener became the 2nd batter from her nation after Harmanpreet Kaur (103 against New Zealand) to hit a hundred in the 20-over format. As per ESPNcricinfo, Mandhana now owns the highest score in England vs India WT20Is, surpassing her own knock of 79* at Derby in 2022. Notably, the southpaw has hit 7 of the top-eight individual scores in ENG vs IND WT20Is.
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Mandhana hits her 8th fifty-plus score versus England Women
Mandhana has raced to 3,873 runs from 149 WT20Is at 30.02. In addition to a century, the southpaw has bagged 30 fifties. Versus England Women, she has amassed her 8th fifty-plus score in 22 matches (50s: 7, 100s: 1). She owns 836 runs at 41.80 (SR: 141.69).
Record
1st Indian batter with this record
As per Cricbuzz, Mandhana is the third overall and the first Indian batter to score a hundred in all three formats in Women's internationals. Hundreds in all three formats in Women's internationals: Heather Knight Tammy Beaumont Laura Wolvaardt Beth Mooney Smriti Mandhana*
Figures
Second-best figures for an Indian in WT20Is on debut
Charani's impressive debut has now placed her second on the list of best bowling figures by an Indian in WT20Is. She dismissed England's Nat Sciver-Brunt, Alice Capsey, Sophie Ecclestone, and Lauren Bell to complete a four-wicket haul in just 3.5 overs. Sravanthi Naidu owns the best performance on debut, claiming 4/9 against Bangladesh back in 2014. Best bowling figures on debut for India in WT20Is: 4/9 - Sravanthi Naidu vs Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar, 2014 4/12 - Nallapureddy Shree Charani vs England, Nottingham, 2025 3/21 - Poonam Yadav vs Bangladesh, Vadodara, 2013
Record
Charani clocks 2nd-best figures against ENGW by an Indian
As per ESPNcricinfo, Charani has posted the 2nd-best figures by an Indian bowler in WT20Is against England. The record is held by pacer Renuka Singh, who claimed 5/15 from 4 overs in February 2023. Charani bettered Ekta Bisht's record, who picked 4/21 in Dharamsala, 2016.
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3rd score of 200-plus for India Women in T20Is
India posted their 3rd score of 200-plus in WT20Is. This is also India's 2nd-best score in the format. India's best score is 217/4 vs WI Women, Mumbai DYP, 2024.