Overview

• India Women sealed a 3-1 lead after winning the fourth T20I in Birmingham, marking their first away limited-overs series victory and positioning them to complete a clean sweep in the fifth match.
• At Lord’s on Day 4, India’s pace attack reduced England to 98-4 by lunch in the second innings, leaving the tourists with a 98-run lead and India poised to claim a 2-1 series advantage.
• Mohammed Siraj produced a hostile seven-over spell for 2-11, unsettling England’s openers and provoking heated exchanges that highlighted the series’ intensity.
• Nitish Kumar Reddy and Akash Deep provided crucial breakthroughs to dismantle England’s top order on a lively pitch with variable bounce.
• High tensions from earlier clashes, including Shubman Gill’s verbal spat with Zak Crawley and a Rishabh Pant–KL Rahul run-out mix-up, have drawn ICC Code of Conduct scrutiny as emotions flare.