India captain Harmanpreet Kaur has credited the Women’s Premier League (WPL) for serving to her gamers collect the experience wanted to execute methods on the worldwide stage after their series-clinching conquer England in an ongoing T20 International rubber.
India registered a dominant six-wicket win within the fourth T20I to seal their first-ever ladies’s T20I sequence victory towards England. With the win on Wednesday (July 9, 2025), the guests have taken an unassailable 3-1 lead within the five-match sequence.
“We are really grateful that we were able to do this (series win). I’m really proud of my team the way we played this series. It was really important to get that momentum and I’m really happy with the way we all contributed,” Kaur stated on the submit match presentation.
The WPL concluded its third season earlier this 12 months, with a number of younger Indian skills making a mark and incomes nationwide call-ups. Kaur acknowledged the match’s impression.
“We have now played three seasons of WPL. We’ve got a lot of experience from that. All of us played that tournament and we got a lot of positivity. Good sign that we are now able to execute in international cricket also.”
India had entered the sequence after having misplaced all six of their earlier multi-game bilateral T20I sequence in England.
ut this time, the ‘Women in Blue’ set the tone from the opening match itself with a record-breaking 97-run win. They adopted it up with one other historic efficiency in Bristol, the place a 24-run win marked England’s first-ever ladies’s T20I defeat at that venue.
“We had very good camps back home before coming here. We worked on all our plans, accordingly we have executed everything here. Everybody knew their role and accordingly we all played,” Kaur stated.
On Wednesday, India’s spinners dominated the proceedings, limiting England to a modest 126 for 7, which the guests chased down with three overs to spare to seal a memorable win.
Stand-in England skipper Tammy Beaumont, main the facet within the absence of an injured Nat Sciver-Brunt, admitted her facet was outplayed.
“Credit to India, they assessed conditions quickly. It was always going to be tough defending that score,” Beaumont stated.
“We needed to get around 150 to have a chance. In a chase like that, you’ve got to get everything right, we just didn’t tonight. We weren’t ruthless with the bat, myself included absolute soft dismissal, not good enough at this level.” Looking forward to the fifth and closing T20I on July 12, Beaumont stated the hosts have been eager to bounce again. The two groups will then compete in a three-match ODI sequence beginning July 16 in Southampton.
“We want to put on a show for the home fans. We haven’t put in a complete performance yet. Missing a couple of key players. the team is in a bit of a transition and we’ll try to make it 3-2.”
