Smriti Mandhana out on 0 (Photo-GETTY IMAGES)
Smriti Mandhana Golden Duck: Smriti Mandhana was out on a golden duck in the first match of the T20 series against England. Mandhana faced the very first ball of the match and was caught out by England’s fast bowler Lauren Bell. Mandhana has been out on a golden duck in T20 after 8 years. Earlier in the year 2018, he had to see such a day. Smriti Mandhana was given the captaincy in this match. Harmanpreet was given rest in this match but Mandhana was dismissed on the very first ball.
Mandhana was dismissed by Lauren Bell.
Smriti Mandhana He was hunted by fast bowler Lauren Bell, who is also his good friend. Both these players play together in WPL. Lauren Bell made RCB women’s team champion by performing brilliantly. But now this fast bowler of England dismissed Smriti Mandhana on the very first ball. The interesting thing is that Lauren has dismissed Mandhana for the first time in T20. Mandhana has scored 110 runs in 12 innings against Lauren Bell. His strike rate has also been around 140. But in the first T20, she was out on the first ball.
MANDHANA GONE FIRST BALL! 🤯
Lauren Bell, you beauty. pic.twitter.com/wYXbgFjPnc
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) May 28, 2026
Mandhana was out on a golden duck in 2018
Smriti Mandhana was earlier out on the first ball against Sri Lanka in T20 International. Mandhana was caught out by Prabodhni on the first ball. Although Team India had won that match. However, it will not be so easy to win against England. The England team is playing at home and recently it has defeated New Zealand in the T20 series. Let us tell you that after Mandhana, Lauren Bell also dismissed Shefali Verma, she could score only 2 runs. However, after this, Yastika Bhatia and Jemimah Rodrigues took over the team by forming an amazing partnership.
England series is important for Team India
This T20 series against England is very important for Team India. Actually, this series is being seen as preparation for the T20 World Cup. T20 World Cup will be organized in England itself from 13th June and India has to play its first match against Pakistan on 14th June. The result of this series will definitely affect the confidence of the team.
