Overview
- The Emirates ICC match referee Helen Pack ruled England two overs short after accounting for time allowances, triggering a 10% match-fee fine under Article 2.22 of the Code of Conduct.
- Nat Sciver-Brunt pleaded guilty to the slow-over offence, accepting the sanction to bypass a formal hearing before the second T20I.
- Smriti Mandhana’s 112 off 62 balls powered India to 210 for 5, setting up a 97-run triumph over England at Trent Bridge.
- England were all out for 113 in 14.5 overs while chasing 211, giving India a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
- The second WT20I takes place in Bristol on Tuesday, where England must tighten their over-rate management to level the series.