England made a dramatic last-ball triumphant victory against India to claim their third defeat of this tournament and maintain their spot as one of two sides in top two positions for at least one of the semi-final matches.
England opened strongly by winning the toss and opting to bowl, with Shrubsole quickly dismissing Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones within minutes, as highlighted in the England Women’s National Cricket Team Vs India Women’s National Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
| Date | Match | Venue | England Women Score | India Women Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | 1st T20I | Chelmsford | 168/5 | 167/— | England won by 5 wickets |
| 22 Jul 2025 | 3rd ODI | Chester-le-Street | 305 | 318/5 | India won by 13 runs |
| 19 Jul 2025 | 2nd ODI | London | — | — | England won by 8 wickets (DLS) |
| 16 Jul 2025 | 1st ODI | Southampton | 258/6 | 262/6 | India won by 4 wickets (ESPN.com) |
| 12 Jul 2025 | 5th T20I | Birmingham | 168/5 | 167/7 | England won by 5 wickets |
England Women’s National Cricket Team vs India Women’s National Cricket Team
The England women’s national cricket team represents England and Wales internationally in women’s cricket. A full member of the International Cricket Council with Test, One Day International (ODI), and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. Coached by Mark Lane and captained by Claire Taylor.
England began their World Cup campaign with an unsettling 2-1 victory against Pakistan, only to then beat Sri Lanka by three wickets with Danielle Hazell and Natalie Sciver making impressive contributions as debutantes.
England were made to work harder against Sri Lanka as Chamari Athapaththu reduced them to 136-6 at one point before Charlotte Edwards and Sarah Taylor came together brilliantly with outstanding partnership leading them all the way up to 238-8, setting up an exciting finish before Katherine Brunt and Georgia Elwiss pulled off an unbelievable one-run win by just one run!
After drawing with Australia in their final group game, England were able to take it easy and enjoy themselves before reaching the semi-finals with an emphatic 9-wicket win against India at Lord’s. A thrilling final victory against New Zealand followed, where Claire Taylor’s unbeaten 76 helped seal it all!
England took on Sri Lanka and West Indies in a two-test, four-match series in 2018, led by Taylor again as captain. This series served as an opportunity for fringe and younger players to gain international experience, with Natasha Farrant, Lauren Winfield, Natalie Sciver all making debut appearances – although England fell just short in winning both one-day internationals (ODIs), tied the Twenty20 series tiebreaker (T20 series tiebreak), but lost by one wicket during Test match play.
After their defeat at the tournament, England announced an overhaul to their coaching structure, with Paul Shaw being appointed head coach and Andrew Bragg becoming director of cricket.
They then appointed Georgia Elwiss as an experienced cricketer joining their ranks ahead of next year’s World Cup tournament in New Zealand.
India Women’s National Cricket Team vs England Women’s National Cricket Team
India defeated England to win their inaugural Women’s One Day International (ODI) at Chester-le-Street, thanks to Smriti Mandhana who led India on an unprecedented record chase for an ODI match.
Heather Knight scored an outstanding century but her run out triggered an unlikely collapse that kept England just shy of 300 runs despite an early lead of 130 runs.
Nat Sciver-Brunt, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Harmanpreet Kaur also all contributed significantly towards India’s win during a high scoring encounter!
England began strong, reaching 249/4 before Tammy Beaumont was dismissed attempting to sweep Deepti Sharma and, shortly thereafter, Amy Jones and Sophie Ecclestone were removed by spinner Deepti Sharma to leave England reeling at 228/8.
After losing both openers, Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur put together a 69-run partnership that restored India’s innings.
Unfortunately for India though, England’s seam bowlers continued to strike with regular wickets to limit India’s run scoring potential.
Smriti Mandhana shattered the world record for highest individual score in Women’s T20I cricket with her remarkable 88, setting an incredible world mark and becoming the fastest Indian to hit 4000 runs across ODIs and T20Is in 25 innings!
Mandhana struck 16 fours and two sixes during her ODI innings, supported by Harmanpreet Kaur who scored an unbeaten hundred on her final ODI appearance with an innings that featured an outstanding 68 off 59 balls from Harmanpreet Kaur.
Nat Sciver-Brunt led England’s bowlers with 2 for 47 while Kranti Goud, Rana Gaud and Sree Charani each took one wicket for India en route to winning by four wickets and taking an unassailable three-1 advantage in the series.
On Tuesday’s final ODI in Bristol both sides will attempt to claim four consecutive wins; India have an opportunity to reach World Cup and keep hopes alive if they manage it this time round!
