The India women's cricket team came really close to forcing a Super Over, but missed a run-out chance off the last ball as England scraped home by five wickets in the fifth and final T20I at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Saturday (12 July, 2025). Despite the narrow loss, India won the series 3-2, having clinched it with a game to spare.
The hosts completed the highest run-chase at Edgbaston, getting to India's 168-run target in exactly 20 overs. Sophie Ecclestone scampered through for a single as one was needed off the final delivery of the match, with Smriti Mandhana's under-arm throw from mid-on going just wide.
Earlier, Shafali Verma hit a 41-ball 75 to power the visitors to a 167-run total. England were off to a flying start, clattering 101 runs in 10.4 overs for the opening-wicket partnership, but wickets began falling after that to make things interesting.
Charlie Dean was named the Player of the Match for her three-wicket haul (3/23 in four overs), while India's left-arm spinner Shree Charani finished as the Player of the Series with 10 wickets.
England captain Tammy Beaumont had earlier won the toss and opted to bowl first.
The Women in Blue had secured a six-wicket win in their last outing at Old Trafford, Manchester.
IND-W Vs ENG-W 5th T20I – Playing XIs
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Goud, Shree Charani
England: Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Maia Bouchier, Tammy Beaumont (c), Amy Jones (wk), Paige Scholfield, Sophie Ecclestone, Em Arlott, Charlotte Dean, Issy Wong, Linsey Smith
IND-W Vs ENG-W 5th T20I – Full Squads
England: Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Maia Bouchier, Tammy Beaumont (c), Amy Jones (wk), Alice Capsey, Em Arlott, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell, Issy Wong, Charlotte Dean, Paige Scholfield
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amanjot Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, Shree Charani, Kranti Goud, Sayali Satghare, Yastika Bhatia, Harleen Deol
The T20I series will be followed by a three-match one-day international leg, starting with the opener on July 16 at Southampton.
