Summary

  • England facing Australia in first official match since 16-0 Ashes defeat in January

  • Australia slip to 21-2 with Bell and Smith striking

  • England post 244-9 from their 50 overs with Beaumont top-scoring with 78

  • Middle-order struggles continue with Lamb out for 7 and Dunkley makes 48-ball 22

  • Sutherland taks 3-60 and Gardner 2-39

  • Australia win toss and bowl in Indore

  • Both sides through to semi-finals already

  • Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live Sport commentary at top of page

Live Reporting

Mike Peter

  1. wicket

    WICKET

    Beaumont c Voll b Sutherland 78 (Eng 147-4)

    The jubilation is short-lived.

    Tammy Beaumont is undone by a slower delivery from Annabel Sutherland, who has varied her pace nicely, and picks out Georgia Voll on the boundary. The fielder does well to keep her composure, releasing the ball before she topples over the rope and then regathering.

    Beaumont departs for 78 (105).

    Beaumont is caught after 'brilliant work' by Voll on the rebound

  2. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Tammy Beaumont wants to have a go at Annabel Sutherland. You do have your conversations in the middle about who you want to try and attack.

  3. Eng 147-3

    Tammy Beaumont is trying to cut loose. A mis-timed drive goes just over mid-off. It's followed by a big swing and a miss and then... A BOUNDARY!

    Yep, you read that right. A messy, tumbling ramp and it beats wicketkeeper Beth Mooney.

  4. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I would like to see Sophia Dunkley be a little bit more busy now. Tammy Beaumont needs to be there at 40 overs before she starts having some fun.

  5. Eng 141-3

    Four singles bookended by dot balls on Sophie Molineux's return to the attack.

    It's not particularly exciting or expressive cricket, but England are rotating the strike.

  6. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    If Australia can get a wicket in the next over or two, Alana King still has overs left to go at England's middle order.

  7. Eng 137-3

    Australia are saving Alana King's remaining two overs, with Annabel Sutherland coming into the attack.

    Tammy Beaumont and Sophia Dunkley take a single each. They're having to dart for every run.

    When do England try and accelerate? 40 overs maybe?

  8. How's stat?!

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    Alana King is demonstrating why she is one of the world’s best wrist spinners here. She has hit a good line and length with 56% of her deliveries and threatened the stumps with one in three deliveries.

    These are the highest figures for any game of her World Cup so far and the best good line and length percentage of any match in her ODI career.

  9. Here's a reminder of the three wickets to fall...

    Sutherland bowls Jones with a 'beauty'

    Knight is trapped lbw by Molineux

    'Huge wicket!' - Sciver-Brunt is caught by Sutherland off the bowling of King

  10. Eng 135-3

    Five runs added. Tammy Beaumont and Sophie Dunkley have put on 30 (58) for the fourth wicket.

    Time for drinks.

  11. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Alana King has bowled beautifully. The pressure has really built up here and England have slowed down.

  12. Eng 130-3

    Well, that over had a little bit of everything.

    A dramatic dive and near run out. An unsuccessful review for caught behind.

    And then - brace yourself - the ball runs away to the rope. Alas, it's four byes, so we still haven't had a boundary off the bat since the 22nd over, but it's four to England's total.

    Alana King is getting the ball to turn all over the shop.

  13. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    You can understand why Australia took that upstairs as Beaumont was pressing forward. Beth Mooney was convinced but Alana King, not so much.

  14. Not out

    No wonder Tammy Beaumont didn't look worried - not a hint of bat.

  15. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Tammy Beaumont does not look that worried.

  16. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That was a last minute decision to go upstairs. There was a lot of discussion.

  17. Australia review

    Huge appeal for caught behind from Australia. There's a discussion between Alana King, Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath and with one second to go, captain McGrath sends it upstairs.

    Is this the end for Tammy Beaumont?

  18. How's stat?!

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    England innings is stalling here and Australia’s spinners are getting a grip over this innings.

    • Overs 1-10: 55-1 (10 boundaries)
    • 11-20: 43-1 (6 boundaries)
    • 21-30: 26-1 (1 boundary)

  19. Eng 125-3

    Ohhh that was close! Sophia Dunkley darts for a single and Tammy Beaumont, running to the danger end, puts in a full length dive to get home safely.

    A direct hit would have been curtains but Beaumont showed excellent commitment to the dive - she launched herself from about two-thirds of the way down the wicket, bat and arm outstretched, and has taken the skin off her elbow for her troubles.

  20. Eng 124-3

    A good over for England, with six runs from it. Tammy Beaumont and Sophia Dunkley are hustling between the stumps.

    Ash Gardner also bowled the first wide of the day.