England brutally punished by ICC after match against India due to this BIG reason

The England Women’s National Cricket Team has been fined 10% of their match fees for maintaining a slow over rate during the first T20I against the India Women’s National Cricket Team at Nottingham on Saturday, June 28. The ICC slapped England Women with a fine on Sunday, June 29.

The ICC has confirmed that England was found two overs short of the required number even after considering time allowances. The Emirates ICC International Panel of Match Referees Helen Pack imposed the sanction. England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt accepted the penalty.

England Women fined for slow over rate in 1st T20I against India

As per ICC rules, teams are fined 5% of their match fee for each over short. On-field umpires Jacqueline Williams and James Middlebrook, third umpire Sue Redfern, and fourth umpire Anna Harris have leveled the charge against England Women.

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Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel relates to minimum over-rate offenses; players are fined five percent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.

Smriti Mandhana and Shree Charani shine in India's historic win in the first T20I

Meanwhile, India put on a dominating all-round performance to thrash England by 97 runs in the first T20I. Batting first, India posted a huge total of 210 runs, thanks to captain Smriti Mandhana’s stunning century at the Trent Bridge in Nottingham.

The hosts’ chase got off to a poor start as they lost opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge for a duck. However, their captain, Nat Sciver-Brunt, tried to fight back with a steady knock of 66 runs off 42 balls, but the rest of the English lineup collapsed under pressure, struggling badly against India’s spin attack.

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The debutant Shree Charani was the star with the ball, picking up four wickets while giving away only 12 runs in her 3.5 overs. Mandhana’s smart bowling changes and Richa Ghosh’s brilliance behind the stumps, taking three catches and one sharp stumping, didn’t allow the hosts to make a comeback.

The English team was bowled out for just 113 runs within 15 overs as India's women won the game by 97 runs. This defeat is now England’s biggest loss by runs in women's T20I history.

Records made in the first IND-W vs ENG-W T20I

Meanwhile, Shree Charani made a dream start to her international career by becoming only the second Indian bowler to take four wickets on her Women’s T20I debut. Earlier, Sravanthi Naidu achieved this feat by picking up 4 for 9 against Bangladesh Women in Cox’s Bazar back in 2014.

In the first T20I, the captains Smriti Mandhana and Nat Sciver-Brunt had a brilliant day with the bat, scoring a combined total of 178 runs. This is now the second-highest total between captains in a Women’s T20I involving at least one full-member team.

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Suzie Bates and Dane van Niekerk, who put together 182 runs in the New Zealand vs South Africa clash at Taunton in 2018, remain at the top. Additionally, it was the fourth biggest win for Indian women in the shorter format of the game.