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'Fabulous fielding' - Ecclestone runs out Bhatia in style
BBC Sport | 6/2/2026, 6:23:53 PM
A "fabulous" piece of fielding from England's Sophie Ecclestone see's India's Yastika Bhatia run out for 32 during the third T20 at Taunton.
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