Sciver-Brunt finds form as England overcome India

ICC Women's T20 World Cup warm-up, Cardiff

England 171-6 (20 overs): Sciver-Brunt 57 (45); Patil 2-29

India 166 (19.5 overs): Ghosh 68 (36); Smith 3-42

England won by 5 runs

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Nat Sciver-Brunt scored 57 arsenic England concluded their T20 World Cup mentation by holding their nervus successful a thrilling five-run triumph implicit India.

Chasing 172, India slumped to 87-5, and with an improbable 38 required disconnected the past 2 overs, Richa Ghosh whacked 21 disconnected Issy Wong's penultimate implicit and past a six and a 4 disconnected Linsey Smith to permission six required disconnected 3 balls.

But Smith won the conflict to person Ghosh stumped for a sensational 68 from 36 balls and past removed Renuka Singh Thakur to unafraid a confidence-boosting triumph earlier the T20 World Cup opener against Sri Lanka connected Friday.

Sciver-Brunt spent invited clip successful the middle, and alongside Amy Jones' fluent 64 astatine the apical of the bid and a precocious cameo of 30 from 12 balls from all-rounder Dani Gibson, England posted a competitory 171-6 successful Cardiff.

The skipper had made conscionable 3 successful the erstwhile warm-up against Australia, which England mislaid by 5 wickets, but has present alleviated immoderate concerns astir her deficiency of crippled clip earlier the tournament.

The Australia lucifer connected Monday was Sciver-Brunt's archetypal planetary quality this summertime arsenic she has been managing a calf injury.

After Danni Wyatt-Hodge was dismissed aboriginal again for conscionable three, the recently promoted Jones and Sciver-Brunt added 70 for the 2nd wicket, earlier India wrestled backmost immoderate power successful the mediate overs with 3 speedy wickets.

Jones was bowled by Shafali Verma earlier Alice Capsey and Freya Kemp besides fell cheaply to spin, but the signifier of power-hitter Gibson astatine the decease was different tick successful the container for caput manager Charlotte Edwards' gameplan.

Her counter-attacking sound included 4 fours and a six with 19 coming from the last implicit to guarantee England did not suffer momentum aft Sciver-Brunt fell with 7 balls to go.

The hosts again rotated their bowlers, resting seamer Lauren Bell and giving much overs to Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Wong and Lauren Filer, portion reserve keeper Capsey replaced Jones down the stumps.