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)
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, PA MediaWe were talking about getting the left-arm spinner on early and Danni Wyatt-Hodge has got a bit of a weakness against it.
She's been in incredible form for Surrey this season but she is going through a blip in international cricket at the moment.
Wyatt-Hodge c Reddy b Shree Charani 5 (Eng 21-1)
Wyatt-Hodge caught at mid-on
Danni Wyatt-Hodge departs early.
She tries to copy her opening partner by coming down the track to punish Shree Charani but only manages to sky it towards Arundhati Reddy, who gets underneath it and takes a comfortable catch.
Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, PA MediaAn early show of aggression from England's opener.
Dunkley smashes six down the ground
Sophia Dunkley seems to be in good nick here again.
She advances down the wicket and hits Shree Charani for a maximum.
Quite a few of the crowd are yet to take their seats inside the ground while they watch the football on the big screens on the concourses. England are 4-0 up against the Netherlands now.
Image source, Getty ImagesHenry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Shree Charani is testament to the Women's Premier League, and how it has unearthed so much talent for India.
Shree Charani comes into the attack for India, but her first ball is delivered wide and Sophia Dunkley cuts it through cover point for the first boundary of the game.
Deepti Sharma should have done better in the field there for Idnia.
Sam Drury
BBC Sport cricket writer at Old Trafford
Sophia Dunkley was safely home then but I'm not sure it was quite as comfortable as she thought.
Perhaps she expected the throw to go to the other end but she certainly wasn't running at full tilt and was nearly caught out.
Sophia Dunkley is safe by a good distance.
Deepti Sharma begins well with a tight over - only four runs coming off it.
Eng 9-0
Off-spinner Deepti Sharma takes the ball at the other end.
Danni Wyatt-Hodge comes down the wicket but can only drill one to mid-off. They set off for a quick run and Richa Ghosh takes the bails off.
The umpire is going upstairs with this but Sophia Dunkley looks to be safe here.
Ben Jones
CricViz analyst
Image source, Getty ImagesSince the start of 2023, India's powerplay strike-rate with the ball is just 22, and they've taken 70 wickets - no team has more in that phase across that timeline.
A good, steady start to the innings from England - both batters off the mark and we have also had some good running between the wickets from the opening duo in that first over.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
It's a big ground, a hard ground to score boundaries on because of the dimensions. You're better off playing square here, which doesn't normally suit the women's game because of the general strength in scoring down the ground.
It's a lovely place to bowl, though.
Fast bowler Amanjot Kaur opens the bowling for India.
And Sophia Dunkley opens her account after a slightly miscued shot that was in the air for a while but falls safe. They run two to get things under way.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
I'm really surprised that England won at The Oval. They started so well with the bat before that huge collapse, nine wickets for 32.
They should really have scored about 220, and then India looked like they were cruising before they lost wickets in succession too.
But India have been the better side for the majority of this series, so I am expecting a response from them this evening.
The umpires walk out to the middle at Old Trafford with Indians following suit, and we are moments away from the first ball in this fourth T20.
Sophia Dunkley and Danni Wyatt-Hodge will open the batting for England.
Image source, PA MediaHenry Moeran
BBC cricket reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland's Lauren Filer has said she wants to break the 80mph barrier to prove women can bowl with such pace.
Filer bowled three of the fastest 10 recorded overs by a woman in Friday's win over India, including claiming the wicket of star opener Smriti Mandhana.
"It's not necessarily a personal milestone for myself, but actually proving women can get to that milestone, and hopefully others can follow as well," said Filer.
"I don't want it just to be one or two people - we want loads of women to be able to be bowling at that speed."
The 80mph feat has never been officially recorded in a women's international match and Filer says the prospect of inspiring a new generation of fast bowlers acts as motivation.
"I think after Friday, people are probably talking about it more than they were and hopefully if I can hit it [80mph], then it encourages other people to try and aim for that and actually make the game even more exciting than it already is," Filer, 24, said.
Image source, Getty ImagesAs you might have already figured, Tammy Beaumont continues to lead England today as captain Nat Sciver-Brunt recovers from a groin injury.
The good news for England is that Sciver-Brunt will return to the squad for the one-day international series with India.
The 32-year-old suffered the injury in the second T20 defeat to India on 1 July, ruling her out for the remainder of the T20 series.
England expect the all-rounder to feature in all three ODIs, the first of which takes place at Southampton on 16 July.
Those matches will be England's last in the format before the 50-over World Cup in the autumn.
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer
Final-ball wicket helps England keep India T20 series alive
England held their nerve to post a thrilling last-ball victory by five runs against India at The Oval last Friday.
Chasing 172 to win, India needed 12 from the last over and six off the final ball, but seamer Lauren Bell had opposing captain Harmanpreet Kaur caught at mid-off for 23.
The tourists, eyeing a series win at the earliest opportunity, were in full control, needing 49 from 42 balls with nine wickets in hand before an eye-catching spell of fast bowling from Lauren Filer changed the course of the game.
Filer had Jemimah Rodrigues caught behind for 20 and star batter Smriti Mandhana, who made 56, was also beaten for pace and caught at mid-on as the quick regularly reached speeds of 79mph.
Harmanpreet's knock kept India in the hunt but England restricted them to 166-5 despite a flurry of dropped chances in a chaotic ending, setting up today's tantalising encounter at Old Trafford.
| 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 |
