India race to victory with three overs to spare - report
Tourists go 3-1 up in five-match series
Openers Mandhana (32) and Verma (31) star with bat
England struggle on sluggish pitch against India's spinners
Only two batters pass 20 (Beaumont & Dunkley)
Final T20 at Edgbaston on Saturday (18:35 BST)
Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, Getty ImagesSuddenly, it's not looking quite that straightforward for India, who had been flying. Two quick wickets could change everything.
Mandhana c Filer b Ecclestone 32 (Ind 69-2)
Ecclestone strikes as Mandhana thick edges to Filer
Big!
Sophie Ecclestone drags the ball a little wider, tempts Smriti Mandhana down the pitch and she gets a thick outside edge straight to Lauren Filer at short third.
Now, can England capitalise?
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Verma chips Bell down the ground for two fours off three balls
I felt like this game was going to be won or lost in the powerplay and Shafali Verma has won this game for India.
Target 127
Image source, Cricviz10 from the over as Mandhana has the wonderful Jemimah Rodrigues for company.
Expect lots of ones and twos now, as she is rapid. England need to be on it.
Target 127
Image source, Getty ImagesThe wicket doesn't bother Smriti Mandhana in the slightest.
A curious bowling change sees Alice Capsey introduced and her first ball is swept for four.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Charlie Dean is pumped. I don't blame Shafali Verma for going for it. But that boundary is bigger than we usually have here.
However, you do feel, unless England can get one of Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues or Harmanpreet Kaur, it's going to be India's game.
Verma c Capsey b Dean 31 (Ind 56-1)
'England needed that' - Verma caught off Dean
Gone this time!
Shafali Verma's aggression is eventually her downfall as she picks out Alice Capsey on the square leg boundary. She barely has to move to take the catch but after a pretty poor record in the field recently, that'll be a big relief.
Verma departs for 31 from 19 - job done (you'd think...)
Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It's a tough one for Sophie Ecclestone. It was always skewing away from her and I don't think she was realistically ever in the game.
Target 127
Gutting for Issy Wong, after a brilliant over to close the powerplay with England under pressure.
She draws the false shot from Shafali Verma, the ball flying up towards mid-off but Sophie Ecclestone can't get there. Not quite a drop as she doesn't get a hand to it, but it's a definite chance.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's so good to see Issy Wong back playing for England. She is lacking in a bit of pace, but it will come as she gets more confident and works on her action a little bit more.
After all the chat about Lauren Filer, it's Issy Wong who delivers the first blow with a short ball.
Smriti Mandhana is struck on the helmet, and goes through the mandatory concussion check. Thankfully, she seems fine.
Ben Jones
CricViz analyst
Another masterclass from Shafali Verma in the Powerplay - her career strike-rate in this phase, 140, is the highest of any woman in the history of the format (minimum 50 innings).
Target 127
Feisty from Ecclestone.
Smriti Mandhana defends the last ball of the over and the England spinner throws it back at the keeper. She's closed out the over well after the early boundary.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
The strength India have at the minute is all down to the Women's Premier League. They have improved so much over the last two or three years.
The way they go about playing, you just think why they didn't have a domestic competition earlier. They could be world beaters.
Target 127
Alex called for Sophie Ecclestone.
And Sophie Ecclestone's second ball is pulled for four by Smriti Mandhana.
Image source, CricvizIndia have already scored more fours than England did in their entire innings...
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, PA MediaEngland are under the pump here. You feel they need to bring on Sophie Ecclestone. They need a wicket soon.
Verma chips Bell down the ground for two fours off three balls
Somewhere to be, Shafali?
Chipped over mid-on for four more. I hope India's team bus is ready.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesShafali Verma is on fire. She is finding the boundary with ease. She has taken the game on and it's hard to think of an Indian team without her in it.
And the free hit is clubbed for four more.
England were 21-1 at this same stage...
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dunkley,caught Yadav, bowled Sharma Dunkley, caught Yadav, bowled Sharma | 22 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 115.79 |
Wyatt-Hodge,caught Reddy, bowled Shree Charani Wyatt-Hodge, caught Reddy, bowled Shree Charani | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 71.43 |
Capsey,leg before wicket, bowled Shree Charani Capsey, leg before wicket, bowled Shree Charani | 18 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 85.71 |
Beaumont,caught Reddy, bowled Yadav Beaumont, caught Reddy, bowled Yadav | 20 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 105.26 |
Jones,bowled A Kaur Jones, bowled A Kaur | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 90.00 |
Scholfield,caught Reddy, bowled Yadav Scholfield, caught Reddy, bowled Yadav | 16 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 88.89 |
Dean,run out Shree Charani Dean, run out Shree Charani | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 66.67 |
Ecclestone,not out Ecclestone, not out | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 160.00 |
Wong,not out Wong, not out | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 110.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 0, total 5 Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 0, total 5 | |||||||
Total,126 for 7 20.0 overs Total,126 for 7 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A Kaur | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 |
Sharma | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.25 |
Shree Charani | 4.0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.50 |
Reddy | 3.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.33 |
Yadav | 4.0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 |
Rana | 1.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
21 for 1 (2.6 overs) | Wyatt-Hodge |
33 for 2 (5.2 overs) | Dunkley |
68 for 3 (10.2 overs) | Beaumont |
70 for 4 (11.1 overs) | Capsey |
93 for 5 (14.5 overs) | Jones |
98 for 6 (16.1 overs) | Scholfield |
101 for 7 (16.6 overs) | Dean |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mandhana,caught Filer, bowled Ecclestone Mandhana, caught Filer, bowled Ecclestone | 32 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 103.23 |
Verma,caught Capsey, bowled Dean Verma, caught Capsey, bowled Dean | 31 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 163.16 |
Rodrigues,not out Rodrigues, not out | 24 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 109.09 |
H Kaur,caught Ecclestone, bowled Wong H Kaur, caught Ecclestone, bowled Wong | 26 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 104.00 |
A Kaur,run out Dean A Kaur, run out Dean | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
Ghosh,not out Ghosh, not out | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 175.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 5 Extras, no balls 1, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 5 | |||||||
Total,127 for 4 17.0 overs Total,127 for 4 17.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bell | 3.0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10.66 |
Filer | 2.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9.00 |
Dean | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7.25 |
Ecclestone | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.00 |
Wong | 3.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
Capsey | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
56 for 1 (6.6 overs) | Verma |
69 for 2 (8.5 overs) | Mandhana |
117 for 3 (15.5 overs) | H Kaur |
119 for 4 (16.1 overs) | A Kaur |
