WATCH: Natalie Sciver survives despite edging the ball off Shikha Pandey in Tri-Nation T20 Women’s Series

Natalie Sciver survives: The English all-rounder received a major reprieve from the umpire while on her way to her match-winning knock.

During the fourth match of the ongoing Australia Tri-Nation Women’s T20 Series between England and India at the Junction Oval, England all-rounder Natalie Sciver received a major reprieve during the business end of the match.

It all happened on the first delivery of the 17th over when Sciver’s attempt of playing a scoop against a Shikha Pandey delivery saw her guiding the ball to India wicket-keeper Taniya Bhatia.

In what wasn’t just another edge, the ball had came off the face of the bat which invited a long appeal from the Indian bowler and keeper. However, umpire Claire Polosak not raising her finger meant that Sciver would continue to bat and march towards her fifth T20I half-century.

Chasing a mediocre 124-run target, England sealed the chase in the penultimate over on the back of Sciver scoring 50 (38) with the help of six fours and a six before getting out in the 18th over. With bowling figures of 4-0-23-3, India spinner Rajehwari Gayakwad was the pick of their bowlers.

After England captain Heather Knight won the toss and chose to field, her bowlers did pretty well to restrict India to 123/6 in 20 overs. While English medium-pacer Anya Shrubsole picked three wickets, all-rounder Katherine Brunt and spinner Sophie Ecclestone picked two and one wicket respectively.

Having scored 45 (40) with the help of seven fours ans a six, India opening batter Smriti Mandhawa was their highest run-scorer.

Natalie Sciver survives

Given not out 🤔#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/pI3MRGDUaf

— #7Cricket (@7Cricket) February 7, 2020

How Twitterati reacted:

Sciver should have been caught behind off Pandey while attempting a scoop. She was not given out despite a massive edge.

She then successfully scoops one for four.#INDWVENGW

— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) February 7, 2020

At the start of last year Jemimah Rodrigues had a career batting SR of 129.13 in T20Is and exactly one year later it is dropped to 113.54. Some of it is due to the kind of surfaces India played, but still it is a sharp decline. #IndvEng #T20TriSeries #T20WorldCup

— Aman (@AmanCric) February 7, 2020

For her 3/31, Anya Shrubsole is the player of the match in @englandcricket‘s victory.@erinvholland | #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/FOYyliBG84

— #7Cricket (@7Cricket) February 7, 2020

Worrying signs for @BCCI @BCCIWomen Harman not scoring big is a huge issue. No acceleration in the middle overs and except Rajeshwari no bowler has done consistently well this series. @wvraman time for some magic from you.

— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) February 7, 2020

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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