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!"
NR Sciver lbw b Goswami 85 (148m 109b 12x4 1x6) SR: 77.98
makyovan: "Natalie Sciver Deserve a hundred here!!!"
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
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
around the wicket
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