IND vs ENG: Beaumont's controversial act..!?
During the second ODI between india and england women's teams, england player Tammy Beaumont tried to kick the ball with her foot, which caused controversy. The indian team called it out for trying to prevent the fielding. However, she was not given out. england won the match by 8 wickets and leveled the three-match series 1-1. In the fifth over of the match, the ball bowled by indian spinner Deepti Sharma was knocked towards mid-wicket by england opener Tammy Beaumont. Jemimah Rodrigues, who was fielding there, quickly picked up the ball and threw it towards the keeper Richa Ghosh. But before the ball reached the keeper, Beaumont appeared to be trying to kick it with her foot.
The match, held at the famous Lord's, was reduced to 29 overs due to rain. Batting first, the indian team scored 143 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 29 overs. Smriti Mandhana scored 42 runs, and Deepti Sharma scored 30 runs for the indian team. Then, due to rain again, england were set a target of 115 runs to win in 24 overs according to the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method. Chasing this target, england won by scoring 116 runs for the loss of only 2 wickets in 21 overs. Amy Jones scored an unbeaten 46 runs for England. Sophie Ecclestone was named the woman of the match for her excellent bowling and took 3 wickets. With this victory, england have leveled the three-match series 1-1. The third and final ODI, which will decide the winner of the series, will be played at the Riverside Stadium.