England Women v India Women, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 2nd T20I, India Women tour of England, 2026

India Women tour of England 2nd T20I: England Women v India Women at Bristol, Yesterday

England Women

ENG-W

168/5 (20)

India Women

IND-W

142/9 (20)

Finished

ENG-W won by 26 runs

England Women InningENG-W Inning168/5 (20 ov)

India Women InningIND-W Inning142/9 (20 ov)

Commentary

0.1

Lauren Bell to Smriti Mandhana, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Smriti Mandhana hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep square leg for 1 run.

0.2

Lauren Bell to Shafali Verma, 1 run, Shafali Verma goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

0.3

Lauren Bell to Smriti Mandhana, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, goes forward, plays drive to the mid off.

0.4

Lauren Bell to Smriti Mandhana, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Smriti Mandhana hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the deep point for 1 run.

1wd

0.5

Lauren Bell to Shafali Verma, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball full length on the leg stump, Lauren Bell has sent that one, way down the leg side. The umpire signals it wide.

0.5

Lauren Bell to Shafali Verma, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Shafali Verma goes forward, plays it with soft hands towards mid off, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

0.6

Lauren Bell to Shafali Verma, 1 run, Shafali Verma goes back and plays a well-timed chip shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

End of over 1 (5 runs)

Shafali Verma 2 (3)

Smriti Mandhana 2 (3)

India Women 5/0

Lauren Bell 1-0-5-0

1.1

Linsey Smith to Shafali Verma, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Shafali Verma goes forward to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.

1.2

Linsey Smith to Shafali Verma, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Shafali Verma hangs in the crease, it to the deep cover, races away and finds the boundary.

1.3

Linsey Smith to Shafali Verma, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Shafali Verma goes back, tucks it toward the fielder at square leg, who blocks the ball right away.

1.4

Linsey Smith to Shafali Verma, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Shafali Verma goes back and caresses flick shot to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.

1.5

Linsey Smith to Shafali Verma, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, goes forward, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

1.6

Linsey Smith to Shafali Verma, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Shafali Verma goes back and caresses sloge sweep to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.

End of over 2 (12 runs)

Shafali Verma 14 (9)

Smriti Mandhana 2 (3)

India Women 17/0

Linsey Smith 1-0-12-0

Lauren Bell 1-0-5-0

2.1

Lauren Bell to Smriti Mandhana, 1 run, Smriti Mandhana hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

2.2

Lauren Bell to Shafali Verma, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Shafali Verma goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

2.3

Lauren Bell to Shafali Verma, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Shafali Verma goes forward, plays reverse sweep in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.

2.4

Lauren Bell to Shafali Verma, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Shafali Verma goes back, hits cut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

2.5

Lauren Bell to Shafali Verma, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Shafali Verma goes forward to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.

1wd

2.6

Lauren Bell to Shafali Verma, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball fulltoss, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Shafali Verma no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.

2.6

Shafali Verma c DR Gibson b LK Bell 22 (14) Lauren Bell to Shafali Verma, no run, c DR Gibson b LK Bell, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Shafali Verma as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards short cover, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Danielle Gibson for a soft dismissal.

End of over 3 (10 runs)

Shafali Verma 22 (14)

Smriti Mandhana 3 (4)

India Women 27/1

Lauren Bell 2-0-15-1

Linsey Smith 1-0-12-0

3.1

Charlotte Dean to Smriti Mandhana, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Smriti Mandhana goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at point, who blocks the ball right away.

3.2

Charlotte Dean to Smriti Mandhana, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Smriti Mandhana goes back, plays it with soft hands towards short cover, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

3.3

Charlotte Dean to Smriti Mandhana, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, goes back, played it to the short cover.

3.4

Charlotte Dean to Smriti Mandhana, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Smriti Mandhana goes forward, plays it with soft hands towards point, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

3.5

Charlotte Dean to Smriti Mandhana, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Smriti Mandhana hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

3.6

Charlotte Dean to Yastika Bhatia, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Yastika Bhatia hangs in the crease, it to the deep cover, races away and finds the boundary.

End of over 4 (5 runs)

Yastika Bhatia 4 (1)

Smriti Mandhana 4 (9)

India Women 32/1

Charlotte Dean 1-0-5-0

Lauren Bell 2-0-15-1

4.1

Sophie Ecclestone to Smriti Mandhana, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Smriti Mandhana goes forward to make a confident chip shot, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.

4.2

Sophie Ecclestone to Yastika Bhatia, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Yastika Bhatia goes back to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

4.3

Sophie Ecclestone to Smriti Mandhana, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Smriti Mandhana goes forward, it to the deep cover, races away and finds the boundary.

4.4

Sophie Ecclestone to Smriti Mandhana, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Smriti Mandhana hangs in the crease and caresses pull to deep square leg, it raced away to the fence for four.

4.5

Sophie Ecclestone to Smriti Mandhana, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot, towards the long on for 1 run.

4.6

Sophie Ecclestone to Yastika Bhatia, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, goes forward, plays defensive shot to the short cover.

End of over 5 (11 runs)

Yastika Bhatia 5 (3)

Smriti Mandhana 14 (13)

India Women 43/1

Sophie Ecclestone 1-0-11-0

Charlotte Dean 1-0-5-0

5.1

Linsey Smith to Smriti Mandhana, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Smriti Mandhana hangs in the crease, hits it to the deep point, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.

5.2

Linsey Smith to Smriti Mandhana, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Smriti Mandhana goes forward to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

5.3

Linsey Smith to Smriti Mandhana, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Smriti Mandhana goes back to make a confident chip shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

5.4

Linsey Smith to Yastika Bhatia, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Yastika Bhatia goes forward, plays it with soft hands towards short cover, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

5.5

Linsey Smith to Yastika Bhatia, 1 run, Yastika Bhatia goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

5.6

Linsey Smith to Smriti Mandhana, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Smriti Mandhana hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.

End of over 6 (6 runs)

Smriti Mandhana 19 (17)

Yastika Bhatia 6 (5)

India Women 49/1

Linsey Smith 2-0-18-0

Sophie Ecclestone 1-0-11-0

6.1

Danielle Gibson to Yastika Bhatia, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, Yastika Bhatia hangs in the crease and slash drive towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

6.2

Danielle Gibson to Yastika Bhatia, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Yastika Bhatia goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at mid on, who blocks the ball right away.

6.3

Danielle Gibson to Yastika Bhatia, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Yastika Bhatia goes forward to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.

6.4

Danielle Gibson to Yastika Bhatia, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Yastika Bhatia hangs in the crease and caresses pull to long on, it raced away to the fence for four.

6.5

Danielle Gibson to Yastika Bhatia, 1 run, Yastika Bhatia goes back to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards long off for 1 run.

6.6

Danielle Gibson to Smriti Mandhana, 1 run, fast ball, back of length, on the leg stump, Smriti Mandhana hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep point for 1 run.

End of over 7 (6 runs)

Smriti Mandhana 20 (18)

Yastika Bhatia 11 (10)

India Women 55/1

Danielle Gibson 1-0-6-0

Linsey Smith 2-0-18-0

7.1

Charlotte Dean to Smriti Mandhana, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Smriti Mandhana hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

7.2

Charlotte Dean to Yastika Bhatia, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Yastika Bhatia hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.

7.3

Charlotte Dean to Smriti Mandhana, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the stumps, goes back, plays defensive shot, towards the short mid wicket for 1 run.

7.4

Charlotte Dean to Yastika Bhatia, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Charlotte Dean bowls a sharp delivery, and Yastika Bhatia goes forward to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

7.5

Charlotte Dean to Yastika Bhatia, 1 run, An accurately pitched arm ball on the stumps, Yastika Bhatia hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep point for 1 run.

7.6

Charlotte Dean to Smriti Mandhana, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Smriti Mandhana hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.

End of over 8 (5 runs)

Smriti Mandhana 23 (21)

Yastika Bhatia 13 (13)

India Women 60/1

Charlotte Dean 2-0-10-0

Danielle Gibson 1-0-6-0

8.1

Freya Kemp to Smriti Mandhana, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, Smriti Mandhana hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep square leg for 1 run.

8.2

Freya Kemp to Yastika Bhatia, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Freya Kemp bowls a sharp delivery, and Yastika Bhatia goes forward to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

8.3

Freya Kemp to Yastika Bhatia, 1 run, Freya Kemp delivers fast ball at good length, Yastika Bhatia hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.

8.4

Freya Kemp to Smriti Mandhana, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Smriti Mandhana hangs in the crease, it to the deep square leg, races away and finds the boundary.

8.5

Freya Kemp to Smriti Mandhana, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Smriti Mandhana goes back and caresses inside out shot to long off, it raced away to the fence for four.

8.6

Smriti Mandhana c A Capsey b F Kemp 32 (25) Freya Kemp to Smriti Mandhana, no run, c A Capsey b F Kemp, Caught out!! fast ball good length on the stumps, Smriti Mandhana goes forward to take the gamble with uppercut towards deep square leg, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Alice Capsey. Leading to a soft dismissal.

End of over 9 (10 runs)

Smriti Mandhana 32 (25)

Yastika Bhatia 14 (15)

India Women 70/2

Freya Kemp 1-0-10-1

Charlotte Dean 2-0-10-0

9.1

Sophie Ecclestone to Yastika Bhatia, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Yastika Bhatia hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards short mid wicket for 1 run.

1lb

9.2

Sophie Ecclestone to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Harmanpreet Kaur goes forward to slash it, but ball strikes the pad, batter steals 1 runs off leg bye.

9.3

Sophie Ecclestone to Yastika Bhatia, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Yastika Bhatia goes forward to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

9.4

Sophie Ecclestone to Yastika Bhatia, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Yastika Bhatia hangs in the crease, hits it to the deep point, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.

9.5

Sophie Ecclestone to Yastika Bhatia, 1 run, Yastika Bhatia hangs in the crease to take off break ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident chip shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

9.6

Sophie Ecclestone to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, Harmanpreet Kaur hangs in the crease to take off break ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.

End of over 10 (8 runs)

Harmanpreet Kaur 1 (2)

Yastika Bhatia 20 (19)

India Women 78/2

Sophie Ecclestone 2-0-18-0

Freya Kemp 1-0-10-1

10.1

Danielle Gibson to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Harmanpreet Kaur goes forward, plays it with soft hands towards short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

2wd

10.2

Danielle Gibson to Harmanpreet Kaur, 2 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball, full length, That sails wide of the off stump, Harmanpreet Kaur left the ball. It gets past the keeper, and they snatch 2 runs, quick running between the wickets.

10.2

Danielle Gibson to Yastika Bhatia, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, Yastika Bhatia goes forward, plays it with soft hands towards mid off, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

10.3

Danielle Gibson to Yastika Bhatia, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, Yastika Bhatia hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.

10.4

Danielle Gibson to Yastika Bhatia, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, goes forward, played it to the short cover.

10.5

Danielle Gibson to Yastika Bhatia, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Yastika Bhatia goes back, tucks it toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who blocks the ball right away.

10.6

Danielle Gibson to Yastika Bhatia, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps. Yastika Bhatia goes back, hits cut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

End of over 11 (10 runs)

Yastika Bhatia 28 (24)

Harmanpreet Kaur 1 (3)

India Women 88/2

Danielle Gibson 2-0-16-0

Sophie Ecclestone 2-0-18-0

11.1

Linsey Smith to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Harmanpreet Kaur goes forward and slash drive towards mid on, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

11.2

Linsey Smith to Harmanpreet Kaur, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Harmanpreet Kaur hangs in the crease and caresses flick shot to long off, it raced away to the fence for four.

11.3

Linsey Smith to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, Linsey Smith delivers off break ball at good length, Harmanpreet Kaur hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep point for 1 run.

11.4

Linsey Smith to Yastika Bhatia, 1 run, Yastika Bhatia goes back to take off break ball of full length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident reverse sweep that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.

11.5

11.6

Linsey Smith to Yastika Bhatia, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, goes forward, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

End of over 12 (7 runs)

Yastika Bhatia 29 (26)

Harmanpreet Kaur 7 (7)

India Women 95/2

Linsey Smith 3-0-25-0

Danielle Gibson 2-0-16-0

12.1

Charlotte Dean to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Harmanpreet Kaur hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.

12.2

Charlotte Dean to Yastika Bhatia, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Yastika Bhatia goes forward, plays it with soft hands towards short cover, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

12.3

Charlotte Dean to Yastika Bhatia, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Yastika Bhatia goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.

12.4

Charlotte Dean to Yastika Bhatia, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Yastika Bhatia goes forward to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

12.5

Charlotte Dean to Yastika Bhatia, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Yastika Bhatia goes back, tucks it toward the fielder at short fine leg, who blocks the ball right away.

12.6

Charlotte Dean to Yastika Bhatia, 1 run, Charlotte Dean delivers off break ball at good length, Yastika Bhatia hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep cover, limits Yastika Bhatia to just 1 run.

End of over 13 (2 runs)

Yastika Bhatia 30 (31)

Harmanpreet Kaur 8 (8)

India Women 97/2

Charlotte Dean 3-0-12-0

Linsey Smith 3-0-25-0

13.1

Sophie Ecclestone to Yastika Bhatia, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Sophie Ecclestone bowls a sharp delivery, and Yastika Bhatia goes forward to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

13.2

Sophie Ecclestone to Yastika Bhatia, 1 run, Yastika Bhatia goes back to take off break ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.

13.3

Sophie Ecclestone to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

13.4

Sophie Ecclestone to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, Dot ball !! , good length, on the stumps, Harmanpreet Kaur hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.

13.5

Sophie Ecclestone to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Harmanpreet Kaur hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

13.6

Sophie Ecclestone to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Sophie Ecclestone sends down a sharp delivery, Harmanpreet Kaur hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.

End of over 14 (1 runs)

Harmanpreet Kaur 8 (12)

Yastika Bhatia 31 (33)

India Women 98/2

Sophie Ecclestone 3-0-19-0

Charlotte Dean 3-0-12-0

14.1

Lauren Bell to Yastika Bhatia, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Yastika Bhatia goes forward to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.

14.2

Lauren Bell to Harmanpreet Kaur, 2 runs, Harmanpreet Kaur goes back to take fast ball of yorker aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

14.3

Lauren Bell to Harmanpreet Kaur, Six, Six !! fast ball is delivered on the stumps, good length, Harmanpreet Kaur hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering pull to deep square leg for a magnificent Maximum!

14.4

Lauren Bell to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, Lauren Bell delivers fast ball at good length, Harmanpreet Kaur hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

14.5

Lauren Bell to Yastika Bhatia, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Yastika Bhatia goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

14.6

Yastika Bhatia Retired out 33 (36) Lauren Bell to Yastika Bhatia, 1 run, Retired out, Yastika Bhatia is declared retired out!! Yastika Bhatia could not return for some unavoidable reasons.

End of over 15 (11 runs)

Yastika Bhatia 33 (36)

Harmanpreet Kaur 17 (15)

India Women 109/3

Lauren Bell 3-0-26-1

Sophie Ecclestone 3-0-19-0

15.1

Freya Kemp to Jemimah Rodrigues, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jemimah Rodrigues hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards point for 1 run.

15.2

Freya Kemp to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Harmanpreet Kaur goes forward to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

15.3

Jemimah Rodrigues c CE Dean b F Kemp 1 (2) Freya Kemp to Jemimah Rodrigues, no run, c CE Dean b F Kemp, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Jemimah Rodrigues as the batter goes back to strike it towards short cover, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Charlotte Dean for a soft dismissal.

15.4

Freya Kemp to Richa Ghosh, 1 run, Richa Ghosh hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.

15.5

Freya Kemp to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Harmanpreet Kaur goes back and chunks it towards the short fine leg for 1 run.

15.6

Freya Kemp to Richa Ghosh, 1 run, Richa Ghosh hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.

End of over 16 (5 runs)

Richa Ghosh 2 (2)

Harmanpreet Kaur 19 (17)

India Women 114/4

Freya Kemp 2-0-15-2

Lauren Bell 3-0-26-1

16.1

Linsey Smith to Richa Ghosh, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Richa Ghosh goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.

16.2

Linsey Smith to Richa Ghosh, 1 run, Linsey Smith delivers off break ball at full length, Richa Ghosh goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at short cover for 1 run.

16.3

Linsey Smith to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, off break ball, yorker, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays pull, towards the long on for 1 run.

16.4

Linsey Smith to Richa Ghosh, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Richa Ghosh hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.

16.5

Linsey Smith to Richa Ghosh, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the leg stump, Richa Ghosh goes back to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

16.6

Linsey Smith to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the leg stump, Harmanpreet Kaur hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.

End of over 17 (8 runs)

Harmanpreet Kaur 21 (19)

Richa Ghosh 8 (6)

India Women 122/4

Linsey Smith 4-0-33-0

Freya Kemp 2-0-15-2

17.1

Charlotte Dean to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, , full length, on the stumps, Harmanpreet Kaur hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the deep square leg for 1 run.

17.2

Richa Ghosh c DR Gibson b CE Dean 8 (7) Charlotte Dean to Richa Ghosh, no run, c DR Gibson b CE Dean, Caught out !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Richa Ghosh as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards deep mid wicket, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Danielle Gibson for a soft dismissal.

17.3

Charlotte Dean to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, Deepti Sharma goes back to take off break ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.

17.4

Charlotte Dean to Harmanpreet Kaur, Six, Six !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps goes back, launches the pull in the air to the deep mid wicket for six.

17.5

Harmanpreet Kaur c AE Jones b CE Dean 28 (22) Charlotte Dean to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, c AE Jones b CE Dean, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Harmanpreet Kaur as the batter goes forward to play cut, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Amy Jones for Harmanpreet Kaur's dismissal.

17.6

Charlotte Dean to Arundhati Reddy, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Arundhati Reddy goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.

End of over 18 (8 runs)

Arundhati Reddy 0 (1)

Deepti Sharma 1 (1)

India Women 130/6

Charlotte Dean 4-0-20-2

Linsey Smith 4-0-33-0

18.1

Lauren Bell to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, Deepti Sharma goes forward to take fast ball of yorker aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

18.2

Lauren Bell to Arundhati Reddy, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Arundhati Reddy goes back to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards long on for 1 run.

18.3

Lauren Bell to Deepti Sharma, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, goes forward, plays drive to the mid off.

18.4

Deepti Sharma c HC Knight b LK Bell 2 (4) Lauren Bell to Deepti Sharma, no run, c HC Knight b LK Bell, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Deepti Sharma hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting reverse sweep towards short fine leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Heather Knight, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Deepti Sharma.

18.5

Lauren Bell to Shreyanka Patil, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Shreyanka Patil hangs in the crease, hits it to the deep point, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.

18.6

Lauren Bell to Shreyanka Patil, 1 run, Lauren Bell delivers fast ball at full length, Shreyanka Patil hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

End of over 19 (7 runs)

Shreyanka Patil 5 (2)

Arundhati Reddy 1 (2)

India Women 137/7

Lauren Bell 4-0-33-2

Charlotte Dean 4-0-20-2

19.1

Sophie Ecclestone to Shreyanka Patil, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Shreyanka Patil hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

19.2

Sophie Ecclestone to Arundhati Reddy, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays drive, towards the long on for 1 run.

19.3

Shreyanka Patil b S Ecclestone 6 (4) Sophie Ecclestone to Shreyanka Patil, no run, b S Ecclestone, Bowled out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, A bold move from Shreyanka Patil as batter hangs in the crease, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!

19.4

Sophie Ecclestone to Shree Charani, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Shree Charani hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

19.5

Shree Charani runout (S Ecclestone / A Capsey) 1 (1) Sophie Ecclestone to Arundhati Reddy, 1 run, runout (S Ecclestone / A Capsey), Run out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Arundhati Reddy hangs in the crease, slams it towards long on and sets off for a run, but it was a suicidal one. Alice Capsey collects the ball and throws it toward the stumps, Sophie Ecclestone takes the bails off, Shree Charani was miles away from the crease. Spectacular Run out!!

19.6

Sophie Ecclestone to Arundhati Reddy, 1 run, Arundhati Reddy goes back to take off break ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.

End of over 20 (5 runs)

Arundhati Reddy 4 (5)

Nandani Sharma 0 (0)

India Women 142/9

Sophie Ecclestone 4-0-24-1

Lauren Bell 4-0-33-2

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