Alice Capsey and Heather Knight guide England to T20 series win over India

The Guardian reports that Alice Capsey and Heather Knight guide England to T20 series win over India. England 184-4, bt India 180-5, by six wicketsVictory perfectly timed before World Cup openerEngland pulled off a statement run chase against India on Tuesday evening at Taunton, reaching their target of 181 with nine balls to spare thanks to a brilliant 137-run partnership from 76 balls between Alice Capsey and Heather Knight.This was England’s highest successful T20I run-chase in eight years and it could not have been more ­perfectly timed, providing the perfect confidence boost 10 days out from their World Cup opener against Sri Lanka on 12 June. Continue reading...

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