England Women Cricket Team News

England beat Scotland by 10 wickets, enhancing their net run rate (NRR) and bolstering their chances for the semi-finals. Scotland struggled to establish substantial partnerships and finished at 109/6 while Maia Bouchier and Danielle Wyatt-Hodge wrapped up the match for England in just 10 overs.

In modern day cricket, seeing ‘tag team’ fielding efforts on the boundary ropes has become a common occurrence with players even practicing for the same. Today, however, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma combined for a hilarious dismissal much to the dismay of Amy Jones.

Ian Bishop has expressed support for dismissals by mankad stating that batsmen need to be taught to stay in their crease and cannot be excused for taking off early. He went on to cite the examples of Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson as great ambassadors of the art of running between wickets.

The mankad was at the centre of discussion once again in the cricketing community post-Saturday after Deepti Sharma used the method to claim the crucial last wicket in a suspense thriller against England. The incident drew many tweets from fans and experts alike, splitting opinion over its fairness.