India Women Rout England in T20I Series Opener

India's women's cricket team defeated England by 97 runs in the first T20I at Trent Bridge, handing England their heaviest defeat in the format. Smriti Mandhana scored a record-breaking 112 off 62 balls, becoming the first Indian woman to hit centuries in all international formats and setting the highest T20I score by an Indian woman. Mandhana and Shafali Verma set a new world record for most 50-plus partnerships in Women's T20Is. Debutant spinner Shree Charani took 4 wickets as England were bowled out for 113. The result gives India a 1-0 lead in the five-match series and demonstrates their squad depth despite missing key players due to injury. India's dominant performance signals strong preparation ahead of the next year's ICC Women's T20 World Cup in England.