Summary

  • 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)

Live Reporting

by Ffion Wynne & Adwaidh Rajan

  1. Sam Drury
    BBC Sport cricket writer at Old Trafford

    Doesn't look like that hand injury has affected Amanjot Kaur too much, does it?

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    Jones b Amanjot 9 (Eng 93-5)

    Kaur clean bowls Jones as England go five down

    It took longer than I expected but Amanjot Kaur finally shrugs it off and gives a thumbs up to her team-mates before trotting back to start her run-up.

    And when she returns, she marks it with the wicket of Amy Jones.

    Jones looks to make room to hit Amanjot but misses and the ball clips the bails on its way to the wicket-keeper.

  3. How's stat?!

    WinViz suggests England are slowly inching their way back into this - every run is going to matter today.

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  4. Eng 92-4

    And Amanjot Kaur seems to be in some pain after Paige Scholfield drills a shot straight back at the India bowler.

    She has ice applied to her hand by the medical staff as we have a brief break in play here.

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    Capsey trapped lbw by Charani

    Anoop Saxena: Sitting here in India, on telly, the ball seems to stop a bit before coming onto the bat. This might be a low-scoring total but India will not have it easy. India will need someone to drop the anchor. Shafali will leave early, force of habit.

  6. Eng 89-4

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    Five more runs from the rest of Arundhati Reddy's over.

    Six more overs left of this England batting innings.

    Amanjot Kaur will bowl next.

  7. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Brilliant, brilliant work from Radha Yadav to somehow parry the ball like a goalkeeper out there.

  8. Eng 84-4

    India have fielded well today and Radha Yadav, in particular, deserves credit.

    She stops a certain boundary here, diving to her left to cut off Paige Scholfield's shot near the boundary. It saves two runs.

  9. Eng 81-4

    India continue to keep boundaries at bay here.

    Only five runs, all singles, coming from Radha Yadav's penultimate over.

  10. Alison Mitchell
    BBC Test Match Special

    Taking wickets regularly is so crucial in T20 cricket, it has felt like England have constantly been in a rebuilding phase.

    Beaumont caught at long-on

    England lose second quick wicket as Dunkley edges to point

    Wyatt-Hodge caught at mid-on

  11. Eng 75-4

    Paige Scholfield and Amy Jones will look to get England out of trouble here.

    With Sophie Ecclestone to come next, England have scored at a rate of just over six.

    They will need to accelerate sooner rather than later.

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    Jack Rule: We need to stop having drinks breaks in IT20s. It’s not needed and just breaks concentration and flow of the game. Not needed at all.

  13. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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    In the women's game, this is quite a slow-scoring ground. Since the start of 2022, the average first-innings score in T20s is just 121.

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    Capsey lbw b Shree Charani 18 (Eng 70-4)

    Capsey trapped lbw by Charani

    And the replays confirm it.

    It's all reds and Alice Capsey walks back.

  15. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    This doesn't look too good for Alice Capsey. It was full, and very straight.

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    Eng 70-3

    This is not looking good for England!

    Shree Charani back into the attack and makes an instant impact, trapping Alice Capsey in front of the wicket.

    Capsey asks to review and it's taking a long time to confirm the inevitable.

  17. Eng 70-3

    Amy Jones is the new batter in for England.

    Radha Yadav needs a bit of medical attention after colliding with Alice Capsey but it's a very productive over from the left-arm spinner.

  18. Alison Mitchell
    BBC Test Match Special

    The wicket of Sophia Dunkley was Deepti Sharma's 300th in international cricket.

    England lose second quick wicket as Dunkley edges to point

  19. Sam Drury
    BBC Sport cricket writer at Old Trafford

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    Radha Yadav definitely looked to have something to say and gave Tammy Beaumont a proper stare after that catch was taken.

    I'm not sure what that was about but the India spinner was certainly pumped up.

  20. Alison Mitchell
    BBC Test Match Special

    That breaks a very important partnership.