India Women vs England Women, 5th T20I 2025 – Highlights
Date: July 12, 2025 Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham Result: England Women won by 5 wickets (last-ball finish) Series: India Women win the five-match series 3-2
Match Summary
Team
Score
Top Scorer
Best Bowler (Opposition)
Result
India Women
167/7 (20 overs)
Shafali Verma 75
Charlie Dean 3/23
Lost by 5 wickets
England Women
168/5 (20 overs)
Danni Wyatt-Hodge 56
Deepti Sharma 2/31
Won by 5 wickets
India Women Innings
Shafali Verma: 75 (52 balls) – Anchored the innings with aggressive strokeplay.
Support: Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues provided brief partnerships.
England Bowling: Charlie Dean was the standout, taking 3/23. Sophie Ecclestone chipped in with 2/28.
India posted a competitive 167/7, losing momentum in the death overs due to tight bowling.
England Women Innings
Danni Wyatt-Hodge: 56 (her 300th international match) – Gave England a strong platform.
Sophia Dunkley: 46 – Shared a key partnership with Wyatt-Hodge.
Deepti Sharma: 2/31 – Struck crucial blows in the middle overs.
Arundhati Reddy: 2/47 – Provided breakthroughs but England’s middle order held firm.
Finish: Sophie Ecclestone scrambled a single off the final ball to seal a thrilling victory for England.
Key Moments
Shafali Verma’s Knock: Set up India’s total with attacking batting at the top.
Charlie Dean’s Spell: Turned the match with wickets in the middle overs, restricting India’s acceleration.
Wyatt-Hodge & Dunkley Partnership: Anchored England’s chase, keeping them ahead of the required rate.
Last-ball Drama: With 2 needed off the final ball, Ecclestone held her nerve to complete the chase.
Player of the Match
Charlie Dean (England): 3 wickets for 23 runs – pivotal in restricting India’s total.
Series Situation
India Women win the series 3-2, having clinched the series after the fourth T20I.
England’s win in the final T20I provides a consolation and momentum heading into the ODI leg.
Scorecard Snapshot
India Women Batting
Batter
Runs
Balls
Shafali Verma
75
52
Smriti Mandhana
22
20
Jemimah Rodrigues
18
14
Total
167/7
20 ov
England Women Bowling
Bowler
Overs
Runs
Wickets
Charlie Dean
4
23
3
Sophie Ecclestone
4
28
2
England Women Batting
Batter
Runs
Balls
Danni Wyatt-Hodge
56
38
Sophia Dunkley
46
34
Sophie Ecclestone
12*
7
Total
168/5
20 ov
India Women Bowling
Bowler
Overs
Runs
Wickets
Deepti Sharma
4
31
2
Arundhati Reddy
4
47
2
England edged a last-ball thriller to end the T20I series on a high, but India Women claimed their first-ever T20I series win on English soil.
