India Women and England Women clashed in the 20th match of the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup 2025. This match was played in Indore on October 19, 2025, with semi-final qualification on the line.
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt won the toss and chose to bat first. Heather Knight made 109 and Amy Jones made 56 as England posted 288/8 in 50 overs. For India, Deepti Sharma took 4/51 and also completed 150 wickets in ODIs.
India lost Pratika Rawal for a single-digit score, but then Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur got together after Harleen Deol fell for 24 runs. Mandhana made 88 with 8 fours, and Harmanpreet fell for 70 with 10 fours to her name.
However, England roared back into the game when they dismissed these two batters. Deepti Sharma kept India in the game with 50, but Richa Ghosh fell for 8 runs, and despite Amanjot Kaur’s 18* and Sneh Rana’s 10*, India finished on 284/6 in 50 overs and lost the game by four runs.
England qualified for the semi-finals, becoming the third team to do so after Australia and South Africa. On the other hand, India is still at the cusp of qualification, needing to win both of their remaining two matches, against New Zealand and Bangladesh.
The cricket fraternity reacted to India bottling an easy chase against England and losing by four runs.
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