A superb batting performance by vice-captain Smriti Mandhana followed by an excellent display of bowling by Sneh Rana and Deepti Sharma helped India beat England in the semifinals of the women's cricket event in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham to create history. Live the historic moment through these pictures below...
Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat first against the hosts at Edgbaston. Her decision to bat first surely was right as India defended their total of 164 to secure the silver medal. (Source: Twitter)
Despite losing Deepti and Pooja Vastrakar for a diamond duck in the final over, Jemimah got India past 160 by flaying Katherine over cover point for four. (Source: Twitter)
Smriti Mandhana slammed a blistering 23-ball fifty, the fastest by an Indian woman in the format and got India off to a fiery start. (Source: Twitter)
Smriti Mandhana smashed 61 runs off 32 balls against England. Mandhana was key in India's total of 164/5 after 20 overs against the hosts England as she became the fastest batter to score a fifty in just 23 balls beating her own record. (Source: Twitter)
With 30 runs needed off 18 runs, captain Nat Sciver called for a risky single and Amy Jones was run-out well short of the crease at the non-striker end from Radha Yadav's throw. (Source: Twitter)
England were at 113-3 in 14 overs, needing 48 runs off the last 30 balls. Amy Jones hit two fours in Shafali Verma's part-time off-spin to take 15 runs off the 16th over. A tight three run over from Deepti Sharma brought India back in the match. (Source: Twitter)
India will now face either Australia or New Zealand for the gold medal in the final on Sunday (August 7) while England now enter the bronze medal match scheduled for the same day.