ENG-W vs IND-W 2025: India hand England their biggest loss in T20Is by runs in series opener
The English batters submitted to India's spinners after Smriti Mandhana powered her side to 210 while batting first.
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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.
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