IND vs ENG 1st womens ODI | Dunkleys 83 lifts England to 258/6 towards India

Young seamer Kranti Goud impressed with two wickets upfront earlier than Sophia Dunkley’s unbeaten 92-ball 83 lifted England to a good 258 for six towards India within the first Women’s ODI in Southampton on Wednesday (July 16, 2025).

Besides Goud (2/55 in 9 overs), off-spinner Sneh Rana (2/31 in 10 overs) too picked up two wickets throughout a effective show after England opted to bat.

Alice Davidson Richards contributed 53 in 73 balls throughout a 106-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Dunkley, which fashioned the nucleus of the England innings after they misplaced 4 wickets for 97 runs.

Dunkley struck 9 fours throughout her keep within the center.

Asked to bowl first, India loved early success as Goud dismissed Amy Jones with a shocking supply for her first worldwide wicket in her second WODI.

It was an eventful over by the 21-year-old as she bowled a hat-trick of wides earlier than making amends with one which nipped again sharply earlier than hitting the highest of the center stump.

The wobble seam saved the batter guessing as she leaned ahead to defend, solely to understand that the ball has crashed by means of the gate, and a delighted Goud punched the air at The Rose Bowl.

Just as England have been trying to get better from the early blow, Goud struck for the second time, a stunning inswinger trapping opener Tammy Beaumont in entrance of the wicket. The on-field umpire was not satisfied, however an Indian overview clearly confirmed the ball hitting the highest of center stump.

Coming off a effective ODI sequence towards the West Indies, Beaumont went too far throughout the stumps, and the ball hit the pad first.

At 20 for 2 within the fourth over, England wanted a partnership they usually obtained it by means of the in-form Emma Lamb and skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt, the duo including 71 runs to regular the ship.

However, England misplaced each the set batters within the house of two overs with off-spinner Sneh Rana inflicting the harm on the house aspect by sending again Lamb (39 off 50 balls) and Sciver-Brunt (41 off 52 balls).

Lamb, who got here into the sport after scoring three straight fifties within the Vitality Blast, struck 4 boundaries, whereas Sciver-Brunt discovered the fence 5 occasions.

The stress obtained to Lamb as she hit one straight to mid-off after England didn’t a get a boundary for 5 overs. As for Sciver-Brunt, she drove Rana uppishly for Jemimah Rodrigues to tug off a superb catch.

Dunkley and Alice then got here to the house staff’s rescue.