Player of the Match
Player of the Match

11.56pm A fighting knock from Sciver, where she's scored more than 50% of England's total, has given the visitors some hope for the second innings. Jhulan and Shikha - the two pacers - were the stars with the ball, and the spinners appeared a bit off-colour. Despite that, the collective effort from Mithali's women has meant that they need just 162 to take an unassailable lead in the ODI series. See you in around 30 minutes for the second innings - here's hoping the England bowlers make a real match of this game.

Carey Over: "@makyovan - life lesson: you don't always get what you deserve!"

43.3
W
Goswami to Sciver, OUT, plumb! Sciver falls for 85. Full on middle, and she tries to play the paddle sweep. Misses the connection, and she's been caught right in front of middle. England all out for 161

NR Sciver lbw b Goswami 85 (148m 109b 12x4 1x6) SR: 77.98

43.2
0
Goswami to Sciver, no run, full on off stump, and fended off the front foot to Jhulan

makyovan: "Natalie Sciver Deserve a hundred here!!!"

43.1
4
Goswami to Sciver, FOUR, length ball on middle, and flicked fine to fine leg. Shikha covers the ground well to intercept, but the ball goes through her fingers! Free runs for England

Seven overs to go. England creeping towards 200.

END OF OVER:
43 | 5 Runs | ENG-W: 157/9 | RR: 3.65

  • Alex Hartley0 (17b)
  • Nat Sciver-Brunt81 (106b)
  • Poonam Yadav9-2-28-2
  • Deepti Sharma8-1-39-0
42.6
0
Poonam Yadav to Hartley, no run, tossed up just outside off, and defended gently towards the off side. Another over seen off
42.5
1
Poonam Yadav to Sciver, 1 run, back of a length on off, and spinning further away. She flat-bats a grounded pull to wide long on
42.4
0
Poonam Yadav to Sciver, no run, full on middle, and swept hard to backward square leg
42.3
0
Poonam Yadav to Sciver, no run, length ball outside off, and turning further away. Slapped to Mandhana at deep extra cover. Says no to the single again
42.2
4
Poonam Yadav to Sciver, FOUR, tossed up outside off, and Sciver skips down the ground, before skinning a straight drive back past the bowler!
42.1
0
Poonam Yadav to Sciver, no run, full just outside off, and she goes for an expansive sweep. Misses

END OF OVER:
42 | 7 Runs | ENG-W: 152/9 | RR: 3.61

  • Alex Hartley0 (16b)
  • Nat Sciver-Brunt76 (101b)
  • Deepti Sharma8-1-39-0
  • Poonam Yadav8-2-23-2

Abhijato: "Sciver has been England's MVP for some time now. You can almost sense (if not 'smell') a century from her. And if she does hit it... Will she and her teammates be able to produce a performance akin to the Indian pacers? After all, it's been a month of stunning comebacks!" -- Could just be the boost England's pacers need. This pitch is continuously slowing down since the first ODI was played on this deck as well

41.6
0
Sharma to Hartley, no run, full on leg stump, and defended off the back foot. Sees the over out with ease
41.5
0
Sharma to Hartley, no run, tossed up outside off, and she opens the bat's face to jam a shot to backward point
41.4
1
Sharma to Sciver, 1 run, full on middle, and played to deep midwicket. Gives Hartley two deliveries
41.3
4
Sharma to Sciver, FOUR, swept fine! Landing on leg stump, and played with the turn to the leg-side boundary
41.2
0
Sharma to Sciver, no run, length ball on middle, and flat-batted down the ground to long-on. Refuses the single

around the wicket

41.1
2b
Sharma to Sciver, 2 byes, overpitched on off, and she attempts the sweep. Sciver misses, so does Taniya, as short fine leg runs to the boundary to stop the ball. Bhatia was too busy appealing for the lbw there, when she should've been collecting the ball first before raising her hands

END OF OVER:
41 | 5 Runs | ENG-W: 145/9 | RR: 3.53

  • Alex Hartley0 (14b)
  • Nat Sciver-Brunt71 (97b)
  • Poonam Yadav8-2-23-2
  • Jhulan Goswami8-0-26-3
40.6
0
Poonam Yadav to Hartley, no run, full on leg stump, and turning into her body. Nudged away to the leg side, but the ball rolls away off her pads
40.5
0
Poonam Yadav to Hartley, no run, length ball, wide outside off and skidding through. Left alone

IND Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1S MandhanaJI Rodrigues
2nd73PG RautS Mandhana
3rd66M RajS Mandhana
4th22M RajDB Sharma