India Women Vs England Women, 3rd ODI: Harmanpreet Kaur, Kranti Goud Power IND To Historic Series Win Over ENG

India Women capped off a dominant white-ball tour of England with a thrilling 13-run win in the third ODI at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, clinching the series 2-1 and securing a memorable double after also winning the T20Is.

At the heart of India’s triumph stood skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and young pacer Kranti Goud, whose stunning performances led the visitors to a famous win.

Winning the toss for the first time on tour, India chose to bat and got off to a solid start. Openers Smriti Mandhana (45) and Pratika Rawal (26) laid a 64-run platform before England hit back through Charlie Dean and Sophie Ecclestone. But the middle-order firepower proved decisive.

Harleen Deol (45) provided the stability before the fireworks began. Harmanpreet Kaur, leading from the front, played one of her finest knocks — a blistering 102 off 84 balls, her seventh ODI hundred and the fastest of her career. She stitched a 110-run partnership with Jemimah Rodrigues, who sparkled on her 50th ODI appearance with a fluent 50. Richa Ghosh’s late cameo of 38* off 18 balls pushed India to an imposing 318/5.

In reply, England got off to a horror start as debutant Kranti Goud struck twice early to remove Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones. Though Nat Sciver-Brunt (98) and Emma Lamb (68) revived the innings with a mammoth 162-run stand, India kept their nerve. Charani dismissed Lamb and Deepti Sharma delivered the key blow by removing Sciver-Brunt just shy of her century.

England crumbled under the pressure of a climbing required rate, with Sophia Dunkley’s run-out and tight bowling in the death overs sealing the deal. But it was Kranti Goud who stole the spotlight with a sensational spell of 6/52 — one of the best by an Indian pacer in recent memory.