England keep T20 series alive with five-run win at The Oval
India still lead five-match series 2-1
Bell defends 12 in last over as India finish 166-5 chasing England's 171-9
Filer (2-30) spell changed game with India cruising in the chase
Home side earlier lost 9-31 after 137-run stand between Dunkley & Wyatt-Hodge
Fourth T20 is on Wednesday, 9 July at Old Trafford
Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It's a horrible drop.
Feet and arms everywhere and, crucially, the ball ends up on the turf. I'm afraid that is pretty awful cricket.
Ind 15-0
Should have taken.
Shafali Verma gets off the mark by tucking Lauren Filer around the corner for four, but sends the next delivery spiralling in the air with a top edge to a short ball.
Lauren Bell is under it on the ropes at third, but spills the ball as it comes down right on top of her, seeing it dribble away for four more to boot.
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer at The Oval on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
England's seamers are quicker than India's so it'll be interested to see how much pace and carry there is in this pitch.
The signs have been encouraging so far.
Lauren Bell, who impressed with figures of 2-17 at Bristol on Tuesday, closes her first over by twice beating the bat of Shafali Verma.
Verma only scored 20 and three as India comfortably won the first two matches of this series - she'll be keen on a good score tonight.
Lauren Bell to open the bowling for England.
Smriti Mandhana, a centurion in the first match of this series, swats the second delivery of the innings behind square for four.
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
After losing their first wicket, England failed to last more than five balls between wickets throughout the remainder of their innings.
Thanks Ffion, I look forward to hearing your mellifluous tones shortly.
That was quite hectic, wasn't it?
Anyway, no time to take a breather, England are in a huddle on the boundary.
I need a lie down.
Well, not quite. I'm off for a stint on the radio instead, but I'll leave you in the hands of Mike Peter to try and explain that innings, and take you through India's chase.
Enjoy!
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
England's innings tonight:
0-5 overs: 34/0
6-10 overs: 48/0
11-15 overs: 54/0
16-20 overs: 35/9
Katherine Sciver-Brunt
Ex-England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
That was a good score, but they lost all that momentum. They needed someone like Nat Sciver-Brunt or Heather Knight to tuck in to the platform they built. They should be past 180, I'm a little worried about this series staying alive, but England are due a good bowling performance.
And that is that.
Charlie Dean and Lauren Bell sprint two off the final ball and England end up with 171-9.
From the brilliant to the bizarre.
Katherine Sciver-Brunt
Ex-England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Lauren Bell and Lauren Filer should never having to be bat in a T20 ever, the percentage should be so low. And you look at the wickets they're batting on, The Oval, Trent Bridge... you shouldn't be getting past six.
Lauren Bell survives.
Melissa Story
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
I'm sure Lauren Bell when England were 136 without loss wasn't thinking about getting padded-up to bat.
Filer c Mandhana b Sharma 0 (Eng 168-9)
Erm.
This has been quite... something. We have another hat-trick ball, as Lauren Filer also departs first ball having been caught by Smriti Mandhana at mid-wicket.
Ecclestone c & b Sharma 10 (Eng 168-8)
Right on cue...
Full and straight from Deepti Sharma, and chipped straight back to her.
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
Sophie Ecclestone is turning into a brilliant finisher for England. In the first 10 balls of her innings in T20I cricket, she strikes at 130, higher than any player in the England squad.
Dunkley caught and bowled by Sharma for 75
It was Dunkley's dismissal for 75 which kickstarted the collapse for England.
They've gone from 137-0 to 167-7.
Katherine Sciver-Brunt
Ex-England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
You can read this script. You go that long without losing a wicket, and then expect people to come in and smack it when the fielders are out and the bowlers have the pace of the wicket.
Charlie Dean survives... and edges for four.
And breathe.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dunkley,caught and bowled Sharma Dunkley, caught and bowled Sharma | 75 | 53 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 67 | 141.51 |
Wyatt-Hodge,caught H Kaur, bowled Reddy Wyatt-Hodge, caught H Kaur, bowled Reddy | 66 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 75 | 157.14 |
Capsey,caught Shree Charani, bowled Reddy Capsey, caught Shree Charani, bowled Reddy | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 66.67 |
Scholfield,stumped Ghosh, bowled Shree Charani Scholfield, stumped Ghosh, bowled Shree Charani | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 66.67 |
Jones,leg before wicket, bowled Reddy Jones, leg before wicket, bowled Reddy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Beaumont,bowled Yadav Beaumont, bowled Yadav | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66.67 |
Ecclestone,caught and bowled Sharma Ecclestone, caught and bowled Sharma | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 200.00 |
Wong,caught Ghosh, bowled Shree Charani Wong, caught Ghosh, bowled Shree Charani | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Dean,not out Dean, not out | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 300.00 |
Filer,caught Mandhana, bowled Sharma Filer, caught Mandhana, bowled Sharma | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Bell,not out Bell, not out | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 5 Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 5 | |||||||
Total,171 for 9 20.0 overs Total,171 for 9 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A Kaur | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.75 |
Reddy | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8.00 |
Sharma | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.75 |
Shree Charani | 4.0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10.75 |
Yadav | 2.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.50 |
Rana | 2.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
137 for 1 (15.2 overs) | Dunkley |
146 for 2 (16.1 overs) | Capsey |
149 for 3 (16.5 overs) | Wyatt-Hodge |
149 for 4 (16.6 overs) | Jones |
152 for 5 (17.5 overs) | Beaumont |
162 for 6 (18.4 overs) | Scholfield |
162 for 7 (18.5 overs) | Wong |
168 for 8 (19.1 overs) | Ecclestone |
168 for 9 (19.2 overs) | Filer |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mandhana,caught Ecclestone, bowled Filer Mandhana, caught Ecclestone, bowled Filer | 56 | 49 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 61 | 114.29 |
Verma,bowled Ecclestone Verma, bowled Ecclestone | 47 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 188.00 |
Rodrigues,caught Jones, bowled Filer Rodrigues, caught Jones, bowled Filer | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 133.33 |
H Kaur,caught Ecclestone, bowled Bell H Kaur, caught Ecclestone, bowled Bell | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 135.29 |
Ghosh,caught Dean, bowled Wong Ghosh, caught Dean, bowled Wong | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 70.00 |
A Kaur,not out A Kaur, not out | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 175.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 6 Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 6 | |||||||
Total,166 for 5 20.0 overs Total,166 for 5 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bell | 4.0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9.25 |
Filer | 4.0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7.50 |
Wong | 4.0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9.00 |
Dean | 4.0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9.25 |
Ecclestone | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
85 for 1 (8.6 overs) | Verma |
123 for 2 (13.1 overs) | Rodrigues |
131 for 3 (15.3 overs) | Mandhana |
154 for 4 (18.3 overs) | Ghosh |
166 for 5 (19.6 overs) | H Kaur |
