Smriti Mandhana and Jhulan Goswami shine in India’s 7-wicket victory over England in the first ODI.

Mandhana, however, ensured a 45th over finish for the Women in Blue, who now lead the three-match series 1-0. Yastika Bhatia (50 off 47 balls), who has yet to live up to her immense talent, also reached her third half-century and scored at a run-a-ball strike rate.
The foundation was laid by Yastika-second Mandhana’s wicket stand of 96 in just 16.1 overs, and Harmanpreet (74 not out in 94 balls) eased her way to another fifty as she added 99 runs with her deputy and finished it off in style with a slog sweep six.
During the Powerplay, both Yastika and Mandhana drove majestically through the covers, but the Indian vice-captain also played a lot of pull shots with English bowlers drifting down the leg-side.
Goswami and the two spinners Deepti (2/33 in 10 overs) and Gayakwad (1/40 in 10 overs) consistently choked the run flow after seamer Meghna Singh (1/42 in 8 overs) hurried the other opener Emma Lamb (12) with a short ball.However, Sneh Rana (1/45 in 6 overs) and Pooja Vastrakar (0/20 in 2 overs), along with Meghna, let in a few runs as the home team posted a 220+ total.England’s notable contributors were Dani Wyatt (43 off 50 balls), Alice Davidson-Richards (50 not out off 61 balls), and Sophie Ecclestone (31).Charlie Dean even made a brief appearance (24 no off 21 balls) near the end to help boost the target.Harmanpreet Singh will be disappointed that, despite having England on the mat at 128 for 6 by the 34th over, England’s Nos. 7, 8, and 9 added more than 100 runs to make the total respectable.