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Alice Capsey and Heather Knight guide England to T20 series win over India

The Guardian UK Tuesday 02 June 2026, 21:02 UTC By Raf Nicholson at Taunton 1 min read
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England 184-4, bt India 180-5, by six wicketsVictory perfectly timed before World Cup openerEngland pulled off a statement run chase against India on Tuesday evening at Taunton, reaching their target of 181 with nine balls to spare thanks to a brilliant 137-run partnership from 76 balls between Alice Capsey and Heather Knight. This was England’s highest successful T20I run-chase in eight years and it could not have been more ­perfectly timed, providing the perfect confidence boost 10 days...

England pulled off a statement run chase against India on Tuesday evening at Taunton, reaching their target of 181 with nine balls to spare thanks to a brilliant 137-run partnership from 76 balls between Alice Capsey and Heather Knight.

This was England’s highest successful T20I run-chase in eight years and it could not have been more ­perfectly timed, providing the perfect confidence boost 10 days out from their World Cup opener against Sri Lanka on 12 June.

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