Indian eves lose sixth consecutive T20I
There is no respite for the Indian women's cricket team as far as T20Is are concerned. After their humiliating loss in the semi-final of the Women's World T20 last year, the side hasn't managed to win a single match in this format. Earlier they suffered a 0-3 loss against New Zealand women, and now the Indian eves have surrendered the T20I series against England.
The batting has been a let down
One major aspect that has contributed to the sorry performance is the batting. The batswomen haven't learned how to rectify their mistakes. Committing the same for six games in a row, shows that something is wrong. Time and again the team has fallen prey to poor batting efforts. On Thursday, a similar incident unfolded against England.
Nobody willing to take the responsibility in middle-order
On Thursday, the Indian side led by Smriti Mandhana didn't produce the goods. The top run-scorer was Mithali Raj (20) as India managed 111/8. Katherine Brunt stole the show for England with figures of 3/17. At the moment, nobody is willing to take the responsibility in the middle-order. This has been the major worry in the last six T20I matches.
No signs of improvement
In the previous game, the Indian eves managed just 119 runs and the highest run-scorer was Shikha Pandey (23). Against New Zealand women earlier, the side lacked the cutting edge. The collapse in the first T20I against the Kiwis led to their downfall. From there on the batting has been awful. And there are no signs of any improvement.
Danielle Wyatt heroics help England seal series
England women may have lost the ODI series, but they showed why they are a top T20I team. It wasn't an easy victory on Thursday with the Indian bowlers making the most out of the match. Credit to Danielle Wyatt, who stayed till the end with an unbeaten match-winning innings of 64. India took the match to the last over.
England claim T20I series win against India
India will need to change batting direction: Our take
India are a young team, but there is plenty they need to work upon. At this moment, there is no sense of direction with the bat. The bowling has been the strength. India will have to find a way in coming out of this hole.
