Star left-handed batter Smriti Mandhana is leading the Indian women’s cricket team in the first T20I of the ongoing four-match series against England on Thursday (May 28). In the match being played at the County Ground in Chelmsford, she opened the innings for the Women in Blue but was dismissed off the very first ball of the game. England pacer Lauren Bell picked up her wicket as Mandhana was caught by Charlie Dean.
IND-W vs ENG-W 1st T20I Live Score And Updates
With her first-ball dismissal in the ongoing T20I, Mandhana entered the record books. The 29-year-old cricketer from Sangli, who is India’s highest run-scorer in T20Is (men’s and women’s combined), became the first Indian woman batter to be dismissed on the first ball of the match.
MANDHANA
GONE FIRST BALL! 🤯
Lauren Bell, you beauty. pic.twitter.com/wYXbgFjPnc
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) May 28, 2026
The duck in the ongoing match was Smriti Mandhana’s sixth duck in T20Is. Only Shafali Verma has recorded more ducks for India in T20Is than her.
Most ducks for India in Women’s T20Is
| PLAYER | MATCHES | RUNS | DUCKS |
| Shafali Verma | 104* | 2689* | 7 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 195 | 3991 | 6 |
| Smriti Mandhana | 164* | 4293* | 6 |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | 124* | 2469* | 6 |
| Deepti Sharma | 142* | 1154* | 6 |
| Anuja Patil | 50 | 386 | 5 |
| Mithali Raj | 89 | 2364 | 5 |
| Amita Sharma | 41 | 383 | 5 |
| Radha Yadav | 89 | 93 | 4 |
No Harmanpreet for India in 1st T20I
Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur is not playing in the first T20I of the four-match series against England at the County Ground in Chelmsford on Thursday (May 28).
According to Mandhana, there are no fitness concerns regarding Harmanpreet. She has been rested for the series opener and is expected to return for the second match.
“She’s (Harmanpreet) resting today, no concerns at all. She’ll be ready for the next match,” Mandhana said at the toss.
The official X handle of the Indian women’s cricket team also posted an update shortly after the toss, confirming that Harmanpreet had been rested.
“UPDATE: Captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been rested for the first T20I against England Women in Chelmsford. Smriti Mandhana is leading the side in her absence,” BCCI Women posted on X.
Playing XIs
India: Smriti Mandhana (C), Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (WK), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Nandni Sharma, Shree Charani
England: Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, Amy Jones (WK), Heather Knight, Freya Kemp, Danielle Gibson, Charlotte Dean (C), Issy Wong, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Bell, Tilly Corteen-Coleman
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