India vs England: Shreyanka Patil, Saika Ishaque showcase what they can bring to table as Harmanpreet Kaur and Co end series on high
Harmanpreet Kaur’s immediate reaction after India won the third T20I against England on Sunday in Mumbai was to point out how her side had improved with each match in the series. No one personified that more than the team’s newcomers Shreyanka Patil and Saika Ishaque as the hosts won the match by 5 wickets to make the series 1-2.Shreyanka, with her 3/19 and two catches, finished with the player of the match award. Saika too was impressive with her spell of 3/22 as the two spinners stepped up.
England rotated heavily after the series was sealed but for India, it was a case of finishing on a high and putting together a performance in front of the thousands who had turned out to watch. Jemimah Rodrigues would later reveal that was what vice-captain Smriti Mandhana told the team as well: ‘M...