Cardiff, June 10 -- A lone-warrior knock from wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh went in vain as England Women pulled off a thrilling five-run victory over India in their final warm-up match of the Women's T20 World Cup 2026 in Cardiff here on Wednesday.

Amy Jones' 64-run knock and Nat Sciver-Brunt's 45-ball 57, along with Danielle Gibson's unbeaten 12-ball 30, guided England to 171/6 in 20 overs. On the other hand, Linsey Smith's three-wicket haul, along with Charlotte Dean, Tilly Corteen-Coleman and Danielle Gibson's two wickets each, restricted India to 166/10 in 19.5 overs despite Richa Ghosh's valiant 36-ball 68.

Chasing a daunting target of 172, India looked dead and buried before Ghosh launched a blistering counterattack, smashing 6...