Smriti Mandhanaaccpeted that her dismissal triggered the collapse of the Indian batting unit against England in Match 20 of the Women's World Cup 2025. She felt the contest could have been stretched further during the second innings rather than rushing through proceedings.
The Indian vice-captain felt her lofted shot was unneeded at the time it was played,as they went from 234/3 in 42nd over while chasing 289 to a four-run defeat. Mandhana fell for 88 off 94 after holing out in the deep as she tried to take on spinner Linsey Smith. From that point, India slipped to 262/6 by the 47th over, failing to close out a game that was theirs to lose.
Mandhana, however, admitted that she was confident that the team will finish the job even as she walked back to the dugout. Notably, Indiasuffered their third straight loss in the ongoing tournament. While the ones against South Africa and Australia were by three wickets each, the defeat against the Nat Sciver-Brunt-led unit came while batting second.