England beat India by five wickets in the second ODI to take a 2-0 series-clinching lead in Taunton as the visitors paid the price another below par batting display.
Sophia Dunkley (73 not out) and Katherine Brunt (33 not out) shared 92 runs for the unbroken sixth wicket to chase down the target of 222 with 15 balls to spare on Wednesday.
England vs India, 2nd ODI as it happened: Brilliant Sophia Dunkley leads England to a 5-wicket win
That’s the summary of the 2nd WODI. A spirited fightback by #TeamIndia but it wasn’t enough. England win by 5 wickets. #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/vdvxebGS72
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) June 30, 2021
Opener Lauren Winfield-Hill (42) was the other notable contributor for England.
For India, leg-spinner Poonam Yadav took two wickets for 63 runs while veteran Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey and Sneha Rana got one wicket each.
Earlier, captain Mithali Raj top-scored with 59 off 92 balls and stitched a 68-run partnership for the fourth wicket with…
