Article #37736

• India 188-7; England 150-8. India win by 38 runs

• England’s Amy Jones makes 67 but lacks support

Speedy half-centuries from Yastika Bhatia and Jemimah Rodrigues helped India post 188 for seven and overcome hosts England by 38 runs in the first T20 international on Thursday.

The debutant seamer Nandani Sharma, who took a hat-trick in January’s WPL, could not quite repeat the feat here, but three wickets in the space of five balls was nevertheless an impressive outing for the 24-year-old.