IND-W vs ENG-W, T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up match: England women’s team captain Nat Sciver-Brunt got a big let off during the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up match against India on June 10, Wednesday at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. Despite being caught by Richa Ghosh, the umpire didn’t raise the finger, neither did the Indian players seemed to appeal as passionately for the wicket.
IND-W vs ENG-W, T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up match: How did the incident of Nat Sciver-Brunt transpire?
The incident occurred in the ninth over of the innings sent down by spinner Shreyanka Patil With Patil floating the ball outside off, the England skipper got down on one knee and opted to play the sweep. But the ball came off the inside half of the bat, hit the boot and popped up as Ghosh was alert enough to come forward and take the catch. Although the ball had come off the bat and boot, the umpire didn’t raise the finger, neither did the Indian players appeal vociferously. At the time, Sciver-Brunt was only on 21 and went on to smash 57, including clobbering some boundaries in the death overs to lift the home side to a competitive 171 in 20 overs.
A big miss? 👀
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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) June 10, 2026
IND-W vs ENG-W, T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up match: Who won the match in Cardiff?
As far as the result of the match is concerned, England sneaked a five-run victory despite Ghosh’s heroics as the keeper-batter played a lone hand of 68 off 36 deliveries, laced with nine fours and two sixes. Linsey Smith was the pick of the English bowlers with figures of 3.5-0-42-3. Charlie Dean, Tilly Corteen-Coleman and Dani Gibson also chipped in with two wickets each to bowl India out for 166 in 19.5 overs.
Along with Sciver-Brunt, Amy Jones (64) and Gibson (30) also made crucial contributions to the cause. England, the hosts, will open the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 facing Sri Lanka in Birmingham. The English women’s team had won the inaugural edition of the World Cup in 2009 and are chasing their second title.
