A lower performance below England sealed India’s winning four wickets in the first one -day international in Southampton.
Chasing 259 to win, 62 unbeaten on India’s all -rounder Deepti Sharma saw that tourists reached their goals to reach their goals with 10 balls.
The dismissal of Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh in quick succession, with 27 balls required 24 runs, gave England a glimpse of hope and a stressful closing was likely, but Amjot Kaur held her nerve with 20, which was not out to see India in Odice.
Amidst an effort to field a dirty field, England also paid the price to fail to review an LBW against Sharma when he was at 40.
This is an important series for England, who want to gain confidence with their final three matches in the format before the Autumn World Cup in India.
Positivity included 83 well of 83 out of 92 balls of Sophia Dunkle, and Ellis Davidson-Richards made 53 because she saved an innings that was tetting at 97–4.
Openers Tammy Buomont and Amy Jones both fell cheaply for the young Seemar Kranti Gaud, before the net skiver-arm and Emma Lamb continuously fell into the Sneh Rana over, 71 pairs for the third wicket.
Dunkley and Davidson-Richards dropped the anchor with a stable and sensible stand of 106, and despite scoring 36 out of the last three overs, it was proved that England left too late to expedite the hand with five wickets.
The three -match series continues at Lord’s on Saturday.
