India’s Bhatia and Rodrigues overpower England to set up victory in first T20i

• Batters share stand of 126 for third wicket

• Jones makes rapid 67 but lacks support

Speedy half-centuries from Yastika Bhatia and Jemimah Rodrigues helped India post 188 for seven and overcome hosts England by 38 runs in the first T20 international on Thursday.

The debutant seamer Nandani Sharma, who took a hat-trick in January’s WPL, could not quite repeat the feat here, but three wickets in the space of five balls was nevertheless an impressive outing for the 24-year-old.