India women triumph, clinch maiden T20 series

India scripted a landmark victory, clinching their first-ever Women’s T20I series win against England with a dominant six-wicket triumph in the fourth match, led by a stellar performance from their spinners.

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With this win, India took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series, with the final game scheduled to be played in Birmingham Saturday.

India had beaten England ina lone T20I match played in Derby in 2006. Since then, the ‘Women in Blue’ have fallen short in every women’s T20I series against England, both at home and away.

Spin played a starring role in India’s dominant win Wednesday as Radha Yadav (2/15), 20-year-old Shree Charani (2/30), and Deepti Sharma (1/29) combined to claim five wickets, restricting the hosts to a modest 126 for 7.

Openers Shafali Verma (32) and Smriti Mandhana (31) then chased with flair, putting on a 56-run stand that laid the foundation for the win. The visitors overhauled the target with 18 balls to spare, capping off a memorable evening.