The Indian women’s team suffered a final ball defeat in an exciting T20 conflict in Birmingham. Shafali Verma’s explosives decreased against England, despite a 75 -run knock.

While the Indian men’s team is busy with the test series, the Indian women’s team is also on a tour in England. The fifth and final match of the thrilling Five-Match T20I series was played in Birmingham on Saturday. It became a nail-biting competition, losing on the last ball of the final over India. Despite the defeat, Team India made history by winning the series 3–2, winning their first bilateral T20I series on English soil. Young batsman Shafali Verma played a bang in the final match, showing his explosive looks.

India’s opener Shafali Verma put a fierce show in the fifth T20I, scoring 75 off 41 balls at a strike rate of 182.93. His innings consisted of 13 limits and one six. However, despite his explosive knock, India could not seal the victory. In the match played at Edgbaston, England won the toss and opted to bowl first.

In response, India batted first and posted 167 for 7 in their 20 overs. Apart from Shafali Verma’s explosive knock, no other batsman made a significant impact. For England, Charlie Dean emerged as the most successful bowler, taking 3 important wickets.

England successfully pursued a target of 168 runs off the last ball of the final. Danny Waughs were the top scorer with 56 runs, while Sophia Dankley contributed a solid 46. Captain Tamsin Buomont also pasted with a valuable 30. For India, Deepti Sharma and Arundhati Reddy took two wickets, while Radha Yadav claimed.