Danni Wyatt, Heather Knight’s innings pushed England to 160, says Tammy Beaumont

Guwahati: Tammy Beaumont put up a strong performance with her bat, helping England to get a comprehensive 41-run opening win in the T20I series against India at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Monday.
Player of the Match Beaumont scored a 57-ball 62, which included nine boundaries. However, the right-handed batswoman said Danielle Wyatt and Heather Knight’s innings helped the visitors shrug pressure off and push England towards a mammoth total of 160 for four.
“To get scores and anchor the innings through was good. It is good to be on the winning side. But, I think the way Danni Wyatt played and Heather Knight came in around was exceptional. That’s what really got us to that good score,” she said.
England dealt with injury and illness before stepping on to the field. The visitors, who were already missing the services of wicket-keeper Sarah Taylor, were further depleted when their second wicket-keeper Amy Jones fell ill, requiring Beaumont to wear the gloves.
However, the visitors displayed an all-round show to take a comfortable early lead 1-0 against India. “Everyone stuck their hand up when it mattered and made a contribution. Given the adversity of the last 48 hours, with illness and injury, I think that was really impressive.” “Danni (Wyatt) and I hit in quite different areas, so we compliment each other very well. We just wanted to play the right shots,” she said.