Summary

  • Match rained off with Pakistan closing on win - full report

  • Pakistan set DLS-adjusted 113 to win

  • Match reduced to 31 overs per side after rain

  • Dean hits 33 as England reach 133-9 after resumption

  • England reduced to 79-7 when rain arrives

  • England lose five wickets in first 10 overs

  • Fatima removes Jones, Knight & Sciver-Brunt cheaply

  • Arlott & Glenn replace ill Bell & Ecclestone

Live Reporting

by Matthew Henry, Sam Drury & Maisie Gallen

  1. Eng 94-7

    Smart batting from Charlie Dean, twice picking the gap at cow corner and getting back for two on each occasion.

    A couple of singles follow. That's 10 from the over, England need four more overs like that.

  2. Eng 88-7

    Superb reverse-sweep from Charlie Dean!

    Smashed into the gap at point and away for four valuable runs.

  3. Estelle Vasudevan
    Sri Lankan cricket commentator

    England are really going for it at this point. When they came out you wondered if they would go for it right from the start or hang around for a few overs.

    It looks clear they are going fully at the bowlers.

  4. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    A great bit of fielding. Charlie Dean looks to be just in!

  5. Eng 84-7

    A couple of risky singles from England late in the over - they have to take them on in this position.

    The first throw from mid-off is wide of the mark with Em Arlott second of her ground but the second finds its mark.

    Has Charlie Dean made her ground... she has! Just.

    Five overs to go...

  6. Eng 81-7

    Tossed up by Omaima Sohail and drilled to cover by Charlie Dean. Dot ball to start.

    But England get moving from the second, cut backward of square for two.

  7. Thanks, Matt. Excellent weather reporting. Now for a bit of cricket...

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    Having had so much success earlier, Sam Drury is going to take you through the rest of England's innings...

  9. I'm glad you asked, Anon...

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  11. What can England get to in these six overs? 100 has to be the first target, I guess. That will be a bit of a psychological landmark.

    They only have Charlie Dean and Em Arlott, followed by tailenders Linsey Smith and Sarah Glenn.

  12. Restart at 16:00 BST confirmed

    I hesitate to use the word confirmed but...

    Play will get back under way at 16:00 BST.

    The match will now be 31 overs per side. England have already batted for 25 of those and are 79-7.

  13. Sciver-Brunt and Fatima have both been handed some sheets of paper. I assume those were the DLS sheets.

    Sciver-Brunt is doing some bowling warm-ups which would suggest England's innings is over but Pakistan's bowlers are too.

    Who knows. We await official word.

  14. Pakistan have never beaten England in an ODI. You can understand why they'd be keen to play.

  15. England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, in her training kit, has come in for a chat with the umpires now, followed by Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana who looks ready to play.

    We've just seen a shot of the boundary edge and that looked squelchy.

  16. A thumb up from the umpires. I assume that's good news?

  17. The match referee has joined the umpires on the pitch. One particular patch seems to be the problem.

  18. Our two men with the brooms are back. Eve Muirhead should sign them up.

    Eve MuirheadGetty Images

  19. There's a bit of nodding going on between the umpires. They seem most concerned with the cut strip.

    Remember England are in such a position that they wouldn't complain if this match was called off. They could take a point and move on to Indore.

  20. Here come the umpires. They're having another look.