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ENG-W vs IND-W 2025: India hand England their biggest loss in T20Is by runs in series opener

CricTracker | June 30, 2025 3:39 AM CST

ENG-W vs IND-W 2025, First T20I: Nat Sciver-Brunt walks back after getting dismissed (Source: Getty Images)

England Women were handed a 97-run thumping by India Women in the first T20I of the five-match series at Trent Bridge. It was a resounding win attained by the Smriti Mandhana-led outfit, who were without full-time skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur, who was rested as a precautionary measure following a head injury sustained during the warm-up match against ECB Select XI.

It wasn't just any sort of defeat for Nat Sciver-Brunt and her girls. The loss by 97 runs was their heaviest in T20Is by runs, surpassing the 93-run defeat against Australia Women at Chelmsford in July 2019 in the three-match T20I series.

Biggest defeat margins for ENG-W in T20Is (by runs):

Opposition	Margin of Defeat	Venue	Year
IND-W	97 runs	Trent Bridge	2025
AUS-W	93 runs	Chelmsford	2019
AUS-W	72 runs	Adelaide	2025
AUS-W	57 runs (batted 16 overs)	Sydney	2025
AUS-W	57 runs (batted 20 overs)	Mumbai (Brabourne)	2018

Being sent in to bat first, India posted 210/5 on the board at the end of 20 overs. Smriti brought up her maiden T20I ton in some style, amassing a stellar 112 off 62 deliveries. The knock comprised 15 fours and three sixes. This knock also made the left-handed opener the first India Women's cricketer to score centuries across all international formats.

Harleen Deol (43 off 23) was the second-highest run-scorer for the team after Smriti. Together, the duo put on 94 runs in 45 balls for the second wicket. Lauren Bell (3/27) impressed with the ball. Other than her, no other bowler could really stem the flow of runs. Linsey Smith (0/41 in three overs) and Sophie Ecclestone (1/43 in three overs) had a rare off day.

England lost wickets in regular spaces of time during their run-chase. Despite scoring 58 at the end of the powerplay, they had already lost three wickets. Sciver-Brunt ended up waging a lone war with 66 off 42 balls. However, she received no support whatsoever from the other end.

Debutant N Shree Charani starred with impressive figures of 4/12 in 3.5 overs. Deepti Sharma (2/32 in three overs) and Radha Yadav (2/15 in two overs) complimented her quite well. Amanjot Kaur (1/22 in three overs) and Arundhati Reddy (1/18 in two overs) chipped in with a wicket apiece.