*England win series by 2-1
Mumbai, Dec 10: Smriti Mandhana scored a scratchy run-a-ball 48 but that was enough to earn India a consolation five-wicket win against England in the third and final women’s T20 International here on Sunday.
England won the three-match series by 2-1.
Batting first, captain Heather Knight’s 52 ensured a modest 126 for England with spinners — left-arm orthodox Saika Ishaque and off-break specialist Shreyanka Patil — scalping three wickets each.
For India, Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues (29 off 33 balls) added 57 for the second wicket. Mandhana hit five fours and two sixes.
Brief scores: England: 126 all out in 20 overs (Heather Knight 52; Shreyanka Patil 3 for 19, Saika Ishaque 3 for 22)
India women 127/5 in 19 overs (Smriti Mandhana 48, Jemimah Rodrigues 29). (PTI)
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