Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 9 Runs | IND-W: 148/4 | RR: 7.40

  • Sneh Rana8 (5b)
  • Deepti Sharma24 (27b)
  • Sophie Ecclestone4-1-22-0
  • Freya Davies4-0-31-1

3.52pm That's not a great score for India after the kind start Shafali Verma gave them with her 48. But she and Mandhana fell quickly after the fifty stand, Knight rotated her bowlers very well and didn't give the India batters a chance to settle down at all. India changed the order today with Harmanpreet at No. 3 and Deepti at 4, but that doesn't seem to have worked well for Deepti, who crawled her way to 24 off 27 while searching for boundaries. Harmanpreet kind of found her touch but some smart bowling from England, especially an economical spell from Ecclestone stifled them to 148. Defending here won't be easy, Knight said at the toss, and we'll find out about that soon with Alan.

Shafali Verma: Was not thinking much and just playing my own game, trying to stay confident. I was just trying to play good shots. I am pretty sure our bowlers will do a good job. (Will she bowl anytime soon?) Not yet, maybe at some point (laughs)

Amey Mhatre: "Given the hitting power of Sneh Rana, she should have been sent much earlier in the middle order to keep the run rate up."

Reju: "27 balls 1 four in a T20 death is not enough."

19.6
4
Ecclestone to Rana, FOUR, finally one of them connects and Rana middles the sweep between deep midwicket and deep square leg to give them a decent score
19.5
1
Ecclestone to Sharma, 1 run, another top edge as Deepti goes a long way to off for the sweep and doesn't middle it. Fifth single in a row
19.4
1
Ecclestone to Rana, 1 run, charges down and lofts it to long-on, only one more
19.3
1
Ecclestone to Sharma, 1 run, short and flat, pulled to deep midwicket for one more single
19.2
1
Ecclestone to Rana, 1 run, cross-bats the sweep to deep midwicket for one
19.1
1
Ecclestone to Sharma, 1 run, heaves on leg but only manages a top edge towards mid-on

Ecclestone for the last over

END OF OVER:
19 | 14 Runs | IND-W: 139/4 | RR: 7.31

  • Deepti Sharma21 (24b)
  • Sneh Rana2 (2b)
  • Freya Davies4-0-31-1
  • Nat Sciver-Brunt4-0-20-1

14 off the over, thanks to the five wides. India will take that

18.6
1
Davies to Sharma, 1 run, low full toss on middle and Deepti gets another single to leg, falls before deep midwicket again
18.5
1
Davies to Rana, 1 run, Rana makes room and comes down, Davies delivers it slow and wide and Rana only manages a single to long-on
18.4
1
Davies to Sharma, 1 run, flicks it in the air elegantly and it falls just short of deep midwicket
18.3
4
Davies to Sharma, FOUR, Deepti gets her first boundary! Goes down on a knee and just about beats the gap between deep backward and deep midwicket with a sweep
18.3
5w
Davies to Sharma, 5 wides, wide down the leg side, and so wide that the keeper can't hold on to it
18.2
1
Davies to Rana, 1 run, kind of struggles to make her ground at the bowler's end but gets off the mark after nudging the ball to short fine leg

Over the wicket to new batter Sneh Rana

18.1
1
Davies to Sharma, 1 run, in the block hole outside off and Deepti steers it to short third

Just 12 balls to go, still no boundaries for Deepti Sharma. Davies returns from around the wicket

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | IND-W: 125/4 | RR: 6.94

  • Deepti Sharma14 (20b)
  • Nat Sciver-Brunt4-0-20-1
  • Sophie Ecclestone3-1-13-0
17.6
W
Sciver to Ghosh, OUT, straight back to Sciver and she holds on! Another cutter from Sciver, Ghosh drives it back on the up and Sciver gets both her hands over head while shutting her eyes and still manages to hold on

RM Ghosh c & b Sciver 8 (10m 9b 0x4 1x6) SR: 88.88

17.5
0
Sciver to Ghosh, no run, goes for the scoop on the off side but doesn't connect at all
17.4
1
Sciver to Sharma, 1 run, pulls on the leg side for one
17.3
1
Sciver to Ghosh, 1 run, dropped around cover point! Pretty tough chance as Ghosh wants to pull again but the ball is rising on the off side, and she plays on the up, lifting the ball but Dunkley can't get her hands to it properly
17.2
6
Sciver to Ghosh, SIX, gets the short ball she wants and pulls that offcutter in the gap and even over the fielders on the leg side for six!

And over the wicket to Ghosh, who's keeping an eye on the leg side

17.1
1
Sciver to Sharma, 1 run, slog-sweeps the length delivery with the angle to deep midwicket. Really sharp fielding keeps them to one

Sciver around the wicket to Deepti

END OF OVER:
17 | 2 Runs | IND-W: 116/3 | RR: 6.82

  • Richa Ghosh1 (5b)
  • Deepti Sharma12 (18b)
  • Sophie Ecclestone3-1-13-0
  • Sarah Glenn3-0-32-1

Really tight bowling from Ecclestone tonight, including that maiden earlier in the powerplay. India desperately need some runs

16.6
0
Ecclestone to Ghosh, no run, short and flat on off, Ghosh goes back again and steers towards the covers
16.5
0
Ecclestone to Ghosh, no run, goes on the back foot and chops it straight to backward point
16.4
0
Ecclestone to Ghosh, no run, clipped to leg and midwicket dives and throws it back quickly towards the bowler
16.3
1
Ecclestone to Sharma, 1 run, a thick outside edge this time as Deepti comes down and drives away from the body outside off, gets it just past short third man for one
16.2
1
Ecclestone to Ghosh, 1 run, sweeps with a top edge and it falls well before deep fine leg. She's off the mark

ENG Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st13DN WyattTT Beaumont
2nd18TT BeaumontNR Sciver
3rd75TT BeaumontHC Knight
4th0HC KnightAE Jones
5th14AE JonesSIR Dunkley
6th5KH BruntAE Jones
7th9KH BruntS Ecclestone
8th3MK VilliersS Ecclestone
9th3S EcclestoneS Glenn