2nd ODI: Raj's 59 in vain, Cross' fifer and Dunkley's fifty help Eng beat Ind
Updated On: 01 July, 2021 07:15 AM IST | Taunton | PTI
Lauren Winfield Hill (42) and Amy Ellen Jones (28) were the other notable contributors for England in the run chase. Raj did not take the field during the England run chase as she developed pain in her neck and her deputy Harmanpreet Kaur led the visiting team
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Mithali Raj en route her 59 yesterday. Pic/Getty Images
Skipper Mithali Raj`s second successive fifty went in vain as Sophie Dunkley produced a fighting half-century after Kate Cross` five-wicket haul to help England Women register a five-wicket win over India Women and grab an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series here on Wednesday. Invited to bat, India could manage a below-par 221 in the stipulated 50 overs, build largely around Raj`s 92-ball 59 and opener Shafali Verma`s 55-ball 44.
Chasing 222 for a win, England batswomen couldn`t capitalise on their starts to lose five wickets for 133 in 28.5 overs but Dunkley (73 not out) and Katherine Brunt (33 not out) produced a 92-run partnership for the unconquered sixth wicket to take the team home with 15 balls to spare. Lauren Winfield Hill (42) and Amy Ellen Jones (28) were the other notable contributors for England in the run chase. Raj did not take the field during the England run chase as she developed pain in her neck and her deputy Harmanpreet Kaur led the visiting team. Radha Yadav was the substitute fielder for Raj. Earlier, the 38-year-old Raj, who had scored a fighting 72 in the first ODI, once again stood out in her 92-ball innings, which was studded with six boundaries but she didn`t get any support from the other end as Cross kept chipping away at the wickets.
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