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)
139 wickets at an average of 15.72 from 99 games in this format for Sophie Ecclestone and she will be hoping to add more to that tally today in this must-win contest.
Ecclestone was also recently recalled to the England ODI squad for the series against India by coach Charlotte Edwards, having missed both white-ball series against West Indies in May and early June to "prioritise her wellbeing" and recover from a quad injury.
Sam Drury
BBC Sport cricket writer at Old Trafford
We've had a cap presentation for England.
No debuts tonight but it is Sophie Ecclestone's 100th T20 international.
If I'm not mistaken, former Everton and England defender Phil Jagielka was among the friends and family in attendance as the spinner received her milestone cap.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland: Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, Tammy Beaumont (c), Amy Jones (wk), Paige Scholfield, Sophie Ecclestone, Issy Wong, Charlie Dean, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell.
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amanjot Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, Shree Charani.
Both England and India have gone with unchanged sides from the previous outing.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur: "We were also looking to bat, to be honest. This is very good track to bat on and hopefully, we will give our best.
"We have been training really hard because winning this series is very important for us. We have done a lot of time in the nets and hopefully it pays off."
England captain Tammy Beaumont: "It looks a great wicket and we want to get first use of it.
"You want to bottle that feeling of defending a tight game at the death, we know we've got a few things to improve on but we will be working on that tonight and looking to show more of our character.
On Sophie Ecclestone winning her 100th T20 cap: "Sophie Ecclestone is an absolute superstar, it's amazing for her that she gets to do it on her home ground as well, especially considering England haven't played here for so long."
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland's stand-in skipper Tammy Beaumont has won the toss again and has decided to bat - just like they did in the third T20 at The Oval.
England will be hoping it will also be a repeat of Friday's result.
But first things first...
Captains Tammy Beaumont and Harmanpreet Kaur have been in the middle and we have news from the toss coming up.
Image source, Getty ImagesHello there and welcome to our live coverage of the fourth T20 between England and India.
England won a thrilling third game at The Oval by five runs last week to keep the series alive following defeats in the opening two games.
Another win for the hosts at Old Trafford tonight will set up a series decider in Edgbaston come Saturday.
It's time to find out whether they can go level in Manchester.
| 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 |
