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#4 India Women beat England Women by five wickets

Harmanpreet Kaur was the star of the show for India

Indian women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur led her side to an important victory against England women in the opening match of the tri-nation T20I series hosted by Australia at the Manuka Oval in Canberra.

Set a target of 148 to chase after England captain Heather Knight essayed a scintillating knock of 67 runs, India got off to a decent start but soon lost the wickets of Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma in quick succession.

At 107-4 from 14.1 overs, the Indian women were in a precarious position but Kaur took up the onus of getting her side home as she threaded the gaps and collected the occasional boundaries and with 4 runs needed off the last 4 balls, Kaur smashed a six to seal a thrilling win for her side.

Brief scores

England Women: 147/7 (20 overs)

Heather Knight 67 (44), Rajeshwari Gayakwad 2/19 (4 overs)

India Women: 150/5 (19.3 overs)

Harmanpreet Kaur 42*(34), Katherine Brunt 2/33 (3.3 overs)

India beat England by 5 wickets with three balls remaining

#TeamIndia off to a winning start! 🇮🇳🇮🇳@ImHarmanpreet leads from the front as India win the T20I tri-series opener. 👏👏Scorecard 👇👇https://t.co/RlGxZrgucq#INDWvENGW pic.twitter.com/qhhtFZck7b

— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) January 31, 2020

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