England vs India: Harmanpreet Kaur is very tough to bowl to, says England captain Amy Jones
India Today
England captain Amy Jones admitted that Harmanpreet Kaur is very tough to bowl at after England suffered an 88-run defeat at the hands of India in the second ODI match. India have secured the three-match series 2-0.
England captain Amy Jones said that India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is "very tough to bowl to" after England suffered an 88-run defeat in the second ODI and lost the three-match series to India.
Harmanpreet Kaur smashed a hundred to setup the match for India, who went on to win an ODI series in England for the first time since 1999.
"Every loss is tough and they got away from us at the end with the bat. Harman batted extremely well. We didn't get close enough, didn't get partnerships," Amy Jones said at the post-match presentation.
"She (Harmanpreet) is very tough to bowl to, and for our young talents, this is a good learning. Wherever we bowled, she was finding the boundary."
Harmanpreet's blitzkrieg powered India to post their all-time second highest total of 333/5, after being put into bat on Wednesday, September 21. A late surge by the India captain turned into a nightmare for England's young bowling attack.
In the final 10 overs, India added 121 runs, with Harmanpreet hitting 43 runs in just 11 balls to remain unbeaten on 143. In reply, England lost three crucial wickets early on before folding for 245 inside 45 overs with Renuka Singh returning with a four-wicket haul.
Amy Jones further said that England, who are missing the likes of regular captain Heather Knight and Natalie Sciver, need to improve in the third ODI as the series contains the Championship points.
