Smriti Mandhana plays a shot during the second ODI match against England at the Lord's Cricket Ground (Pic: X/@BCCIWomen)
In the second women's ODI match, England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt won the toss and elected to bowl first in the match, which was cut short to 29 overs due to rain delay (Pic: X/@ICC)
Opening the innings for Team India, Pratika Rawal departed on a low score (3). She was clean bowled by Emily Arlott (Pic: X/@ICC)
Later, spin all-rounder Sophie Ecclestone removed two quick wickets of Harleen Deol and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (Pic: X/@ICC)
Despite the fall of wickets from the other end, Smriti Mandhana held onto one end and showcased why she is a highly rated Indian batswoman. Facing 51 deliveries, the left-hander accumulated 42 runs, which were laced with five boundaries (Pic: File Pic)
Along with Arlott (2) and Ecclestone (3), Charlie Dean and Linsey Smith registered one and two wickets, respectively, to their names (Pic: X/@ICC)
Deepti Sharma and Arundhati Reddy gave the finishing touches to India's innings. Facing 34 deliveries, Sharma scored an unbeaten 30 runs, including two boundaries. On the other hand, Reddy smashed 14 runs off 18 balls, with the help of two boundaries. Riding on their knocks, Team India posted a target of 144 runs (Pic: X/@BCCIWomen)
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