India Women began the five-match T20I series against England with a thumping 97-run win in the opener played at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Saturday.
Powered by Smriti Mandhana’s maiden T20I century and debutant Sree Charani’s four-fer, the Women in Blue were a dominant force throughout the fixture against a listless England playing its first game at this venue.
List of records broken and milestones achieved during ENG vs IND WT20Is
210/5 – Highest total by India against England in WT20Is
Second-highest total ever by India in WT20Is
Third instance of scoring a 200+ total by India in WT20Is
Highest WT20I total for India away from home
India’s second consecutive 200-plus total in WT20Is, becoming only the third team to do so after Indonesia and Argentina
124 runs in middle overs (7-16) – Most India has ever scored in the middle phase of a WT20I innings
Smriti Mandhana – Second India woman to score a WT20I century
Fifth woman and first Indian to score a hundred in all three formats
112 – Highest individual score by Indian in WT20Is
78 (15×4, 3×6) – Most runs in boundaries for India in an innings in WT20Is
21 instances – Shafali Verma-Smriti Mandhana record most 50+ partnerships in WT20Is
4dismissals by Richa Ghosh – Joint most by an Indian wicketkeeper in WT20Is
4 wickets taken by Sree Charani – Second-best figures by a debutant in WT20Is
97 runs – England’s heaviest defeat in WT20Is
