India, July 1 -- Smriti Mandhana helped India gain a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series against England as he hit her first century in the shortest format of the game. Her 112-run knock helped India post 210/5 in the allotted twenty overs. The hosts were then bundled out for 113 as Nallapureddy Charani returned with four wickets while Deepti Sharma and Radha Yadav scalped two each.

Smriti also led from the front as she was the captain in the first T20I in the absence of Harmanpreet Kaur. She missed the series opener following an injury that she sustained during a warm-up match against the ECB Select XI.

Harleen Deol got a chance in Harmanpreet Kaur's place. However, the management now have a lot to ponder upon as the right-handed ba...