All-round performance help England take early lead in T20 series

Guwahati: England’s openers Danielle Wyatt, Tammy Beaumont and spinner Linsey Smith helped England to take an early lead in the three-match T20 series as they defeated hosts in the first T20I by 41 runs at the Baraspara Stadium in Guwahati on Monday.
Chasing a score of 161 runs, Indian top order were not able to provide a good start at the top as they lost three quick wickets for 23 runs.
Harleen Deol (8) was dismissed by Katherine Brunt while Smriti Mandhana (2) and Jemimah Rodrigues (2) were dismissed by Linsey Smith.
England kept on taking wickets at regular intervals. Mithali Raj (7) was also not able to post a noteworthy score and the Indian players kept on falling like a pack of cards.
After being reduced to 46 for five, it was just a matter of time for the English team to wrap up the match. Deepti Sharma (and Arundhati Reddy (18) provided resistance in the middle by stitching together a partnership of 30 runs.
India was just able to score 119 for six, in the end, falling short off the target by 41 runs. Earlier, England opening players Wyatt(35) and Beaumont(62) got the team off to a terrific start as they posted 89 runs on the board in 11.3 overs.