Commonwealth Games: England knocked out in semi-finals as India win by four runs at Edgbaston | Cricket News

Smriti Mandana scores 61 for India (164-5) and England fall just four runs short of total; India will face either Australia or New Zealand in the Commonwealth Games final, while England must gear up for a bronze-medal match

India’s Sneh Rana celebrates with team-mates the dismissal of England’s Danni Wyatt, during the women’s cricket T20 semi-final at the Commonwealth Games

England’s cricket gold medal hopes at the Commonwealth Games are over after a narrow defeat to India in a nail-biting semi-final, as Smriti Mandhana inspired the visitors to a four-run victory at Edgbaston.

Mandana scored 61 runs from just 32 balls as India posted 164-5 from their 20 overs, with Freya Kemp (2-22) the only England bowler to take multiple wickets.

England looked to be in control when captain Nat Sciver (41) and wicketkeeper Amy Jones (31) formed a 54-run partnership for the fourth wicket, before Jones was run out in the 17th over and Sciver was run out in the 18th.

Smriti Mandhana scored 61 runs from 32 balls to help India to 164-5

Sneh Rana (2-28) then bowled a tight final over, picking up the wicket of Katherine Brunt, to send India into the gold medal match, where they will face either Australia or New Zealand.

The loser of the second semi will face England for the bronze medal.

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