Shrubsole cleared India’s lower order to help England win their fourth World Cup
#4 Smriti Mandhana fails to give the team a solid start, again!
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After adding 196 runs in the first two matches, Mandhana managed just 36 runs in her next seven
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The 20-year-old left-hander, who took the tournament by storm with her performances in the first two match, failed to provide a steady start to the team yet again. With a not-so-big target of 228 to chase, all the Indian team needed was a good start.
However, the opener, fell to the eventual player of the match Anya Shrubsole, without troubling the scoreboard in the second over itself. What her early wicket did was force the middle order to take a more cautious approach and do the majority of work.
After adding 196 runs in the first two matches, Mandhana managed just 36 runs in her next seven.
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