Spinners script incredible win for India

Poonam, Deepti and Sneh keep their nerve as England loses its way

The Indian spinners worked wonders during the final overs as the visitors edged out England by eight runs in the second T20I to level the three-match series here on Sunday. Batting first, India lost its way after a good start provided by opener Shafali Verma (48, 38b, 8x4, 1x6) and captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s 31 (25b, 2x4, 2x6) to finish on 148 for four. A flurry of boundaries from Shafali helped India race to 47 for no loss in four overs. The 17-year-old produced the kind of hitting she is known for as she slog swept left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone for a four and six before smashing pacer Katherine Brunt for five boundaries in a row.