ENGW v INDW 2025 3rd ODI: INDW Won By 13 Runs, INDW Seal Tour By 5-3

On 22 July, the third and final ODI was played between India Women and England Women at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, as part of the India Women's tour of England 2025. The Indian women's team won the last ODI match, beating England by 13 runs. India sealed the ODI series 2-1. 

India finished the tour with an amazing victory, driven by a brilliant century from captain Harmanpreet Kaur and an incredible six-wicket haul from rookie bowler Kranti Gaud.

India’s Dominant Batting Display

Harpreet Kaur's massive century of 102, INDW mark 300+

After winning the toss, India Women chose to bat first and amassed a commanding 318/5 in 50 overs. Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain, took the lead with an incredible 102 off 84 balls that included three sixes and eleven fours. She received assistance from Deepti Sharma, who scored a rapid 45 off 32 balls* in the last overs, and opener Smriti Mandhana, who hit a fluid 65.

 

India played a well-paced innings, adding more than 90 runs in the final 10 overs to surpass the psychological 300-mark, a difficult objective on the Riverside surface.

Kranti’s 6 wickets, England’s spirited chase falls short

In response, England Women got off to a strong start thanks to a 74-run opening partnership between Emma Lamb and Tammy Beaumont. The middle-order batswoman Natalie Sciver-Brunt put up a valiant 60 off 52 to keep England in the hunt after Beaumont top-scored with a tough 81 off 96 balls.

In the final overs, England stumbled despite remaining near the needed rate. In just her fifth ODI, Kranti Gaud tore through the lower order with a game-winning 6/52, causing England to be bowled out for 305 in 49.5 overs, 13 runs short.

IndiaW Historical Tour, INDW Seal England Tour By 5-3

India recovered well from losing the second match to win this match and secure the ODI series 2–1. The visitors achieved a historic result, winning their first bilateral ODI series in England since 2014. India women won their first-ever T20I series by 3-2. Indian women seal the England series by 5-3. India won the T20 series by 3-2, and the ODI by 2-1.