N. Sree Charani took four wickets on her debut during the first T20I between India Women and England Women, taking place at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Saturday.
Alice Capsey was the spinner’s first scalp — the English all-rounder got a thick, outside edge which landed safe in Arundhati Reddy’s arms at short third.
In the same match, the youngster took her second wicket after she forced Sophie Ecclestone to go big, but the English all-rounder found Jemimah Rodrigues over at deep mid-wicket.
In her last over, she claimed the prized scalp of an in-form Nat Sciver-Brunt. The England skipper, who scored a fighting half-century, was caught behind by keeper Richa Ghosh. While initially not given out, India took the review, which showed that Sciver-Brunt had nicked it.
Charani soon wrapped up the innings with the final scalp — her fourth one — taking the wicket of Lauren Bell, who holed out to Jemimah at deep mid-wicket.
She ended with figures of four for 12 in 3.5 overs, helping India secure a 97-run victory over England to take the series lead.
The 20-year-old made her international debut during last month’s Tri-Nation ODI series, which India won after beating Sri Lanka in the summit clash. She took six wickets in five matches in that tournament.
Charani also impressed in this year’s Women’s Premier League, where she took four wickets in two innings and reached the final with the Delhi Capitals.
