LIVE: Deepti Sharma removes England's openers in CWC25 clash
The hosts, coming on the back of successive losses face England, who are unbeaten at the tournament so far.
Deepti Sharma struck twice to remove England openers Tamsin Beaumont and Amy Jones in India's ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 clash against England in Indore.
Beaumont and Jones had put on a strong fifty-run opening stand before the former departed as she was bowled while attempting a sweep. The wicket also marked a personal milestone for Deepti, who completed 150 ODI wickets.
Deepti struck again when Amy Jones attempted to go big but was caught at mid on where Smriti Mandhana pulled off a brilliant diving catch to leave England two down.
Before the first wicket, Amy Jones had anchored the opening partnership alongside Beaumont and brought up her maiden World Cup fifty, giving England a solid start to their innings.
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Earlier, Nat Sciver-Brunt won the toss and elected to bat first in a mouth-watering clash. A major change in India's lineup for the crucial contest sees Jemimah Rodrigues make way for pacer Renuka Singh Thakur.
The hosts, after starting their World Cup campaign with back-to-back wins against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, faced successive defeats against South Africa and Australia, making their road to the semi-final tougher as they face an undefeated England.
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side would take some confidence from their recent England tour where they had emerged victorious in the ODI series.
The match also marked special milestones for two England players with Heather Knight featuring in her 300th ODI and Charlie Dean, who is making her 50th ODI appearance.
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England will be looking to secure their semi-final ticket while India are in need of a win to keep their knockout hopes alive at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025.
England, on the other side, have had a near perfect tournament so far, notching up three early wins in a row while being placed at number three in the points table.
However they did face a scare from Pakistan, who ran through their batting in their previous outing, before rain forced the encounter to be abandoned.
Broadcast Details for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Uma Chetry, Renuka Singh Thakur, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Radha Yadav, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud.
England: Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Em Arlott, Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Heather Knight, Emma Lamb, Linsey Smith, Danni Wyatt-Hodge.
