The team led by Harmanpreet Kaur has gone where no other Indian women’s side has gone before. They have recorded their first-ever T20I series win over England, be it here or back home, when they defeated the hosts with consummate ease in the fourth match played at Old Trafford in Manchester on Wednesday night to take an unbeatable 3-1 lead.

Dominant wins for visitors

Having won the first two games, at Nottingham and Bristol, India allowed England to reduce the margin in the third at The Oval. The win at Old Trafford was again set up by Indian spinners Radha Yadav, Shree Charani and Deepti Sharma as they restricted England to a mere 126-7. Though India lost a couple of wickets close to the target, they were home comfortably with six wickets and 18 balls to spare.

India have played and lost six T20I series against England — three each at home and away. Coming to England, not many had given the Indian girls much of a chance, but they have exceeded all expectations and are upbeat ahead of the last game to be played at Birmingham on Saturday.