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| |  Monday, 21 January, 2002, 10:42 GMT Batting collapse costs England Anjum Chopra hits the ball through the off side Women's one-day international, Bombay: India 143-5 (41.5 overs) beat England 142 (47.5 overs) by 5 wickets England's batting frailty returned to haunt them as India took a 4-0 lead in the five-match series. The tourists wasted an opening stand of 89 between Arran Thompson and Caroline Atkins, with Laura Newton the only other player to reach double figures. England again had no answer to spinner Neeta David, who took four for 15, despite Thompson enhancing her reputation by scoring 58. The game was in the balance as India were reduced to 49 for three in reply, but skipper Anjum Chopra made an unbeaten 49 to see her side home with more than eight overs to spare. The England camp was in an upbeat mood after their much improved performance in the Test and the start by Thompson and Atkins gave them further grounds for optimism. The pair were eventually parted when Atkins went for 28, the first of three run outs in the England innings.
Mandie Godliman, Jackie Hawker and Clare Connor all went cheaply, but the crucial wicket was that of Thompson, who was also run out after hitting six fours in her 112-ball innings. Newton batted positively, with three boundaries in her 14, before her dismissal sparked a terminal collapse which saw England's last four wickets go down for a single run. Lucy Pearson did her best to retrieve the situation, removing Anju Jain for nought in her opening over and also picking up the wicket of Amrita Shinde for 13. The left-armer took two for 24, but new ball partner Newton proved expensive, conceding 23 from four overs. India suffered a further setback when Mithali Raj was bowled by spinner Dawn Holden for 27. Chopra kept a cool head, however, and stands of 46 with Hemlata Kala (18) and Mamtha Maben (16) saw the home side to the brink of victory. England now have one game left to end a losing streak in one-day cricket which stretches back to the 2000 World Cup. India: A Jain, A Shinde, M Raj, A Chopra, H Kala, M Maben, K Arundhati, D Kulkarni, G Jhulan, N David, S Singh. England: C Atkins, A Thompson, M Godliman, J Hawker, C Connor, L Newton, J Cassar, D Holden, S Clarke, C Taylor, L Pearson. | |
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