Summary

  • Second ODI, Lord's

  • England win by eight wickets on DLS method to level series at 1-1

  • Match initially shortened to 29 overs each because of rain

  • India 143-8 (29.0 overs): Mandhana 42; Ecclestone 3-27

  • Hosts chase down revised target of 115 with 18 balls to spare after further rain delay

  • England 116-2 (21.0 overs): Jones 46*, Beaumont 34

  • Third and deciding ODI at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday (13:00 BST)

Live Reporting

by Timothy Abraham & Adwaidh Rajan

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    Great to see there will be play at Lord’s. A shorter 29-over game may arguably help England’s chances a little. Hoping the match can be played in full: it seems very unfair that our women get to play so infrequently at the Home of Cricket!

    Che in West Bridgford

  2. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator

    England now have three spinners in this line-up.

    The opening bowlers will be Em Arlott and Lauren Bell. There's not much in the way of seam, at all.

  3. Line-ups

    England:Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones (wk), Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Sophia Dunkley, Maia Bouchier, Emma Lamb, Em Arlott, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlie Dean, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell.

    India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, Shree Charani, Kranti Goud.

    England make three changes as Em Arlott, Maia Bouchier and Linsey Smith replace Kate Cross, Lauren Filer and Alice Davidson-Richards.

    Just one change for India as Arundhati Reddy takes the place of rested Amanjot Kaur

  4. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    On a 29-over-a-side game...

    It favours India a little bit more. England didn't play their best in Southampton - I think it gives India more of a sniff.

  5. 'Batting first will be challenging'

    India captain Harmanpreet Kaur: I think it is going to be tough but we have an experienced batting side and hopefully we can manage the first 10 overs.

    "I think the the things we did well we want to continue. It will be challenging but if we bat well we can manage that. Playing at Lord's is always special and hopefully we can enjoy it."

  6. 'I still got those nervous flutters'

    England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt: "We're going to have a bowl. The pitch has been under covers for a while, and hopefully we can use that.

    "Reflected well on the other game and how we did things well for a long time. Those tiny moments, hopefully we can get those right today.

    "We have got three changes. Em Arlott, Maia Bouchier and Linsey Smith come in

    "We have been sitting watching it rain for a while. Soon as it stopped, and the covers came off, I still got those nervous flutters!"

  7. England win the toss and bowl

    We have finally had the toss and England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has won it, just like she did in Southampton.

    But this time, the hosts have decided to bowl first.

  8. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator

    The covers are off-ish.

    The hover cover is going back on the pitch. It could be precautionary.

  9. If things go to plan, this second ODI between England and India is going to be a 29-over-a-side game and will start at 15:00 BST.

    We will have six overs of powerplay with a mid-innings break of 15 minutes.

    Let's just hope the rain stays away now.

  10. Toss at 14:30 BST

    Some good news to bring you then!

    We will have a toss at 14:30 BST, with the match now scheduled to start at 15:00 BST.

    The England players and coaches have started trickling onto the field.

  11. The covers are off at Lord's right now.

    And the umpires are taking a look at the pitch and the outfield.

    We will bring you the outcome of that inspection as soon as we have it.

  12. Pitch inspection at 14:00 BST

    India fans stay out of the rain as play is delayedGetty Images

    We are back with an update from Lord's.

    There will be a pitch inspection at 14:00 BST, if there is no further rain.

    Fingers crossed!

  13. Rain delays the start of the 2nd Women's Metro Bank ODIGetty Images

    So, we’ve now officially started losing overs in this second ODI.

    The cut-off for a 20-over-a-side game is 16:08 BST.

    But the forecast for the afternoon is looking slightly better and we hope to have some cricket if the rain stays away.

    We will be pausing the live updates here for the time being, but will be back with any information on the start time as soon as we have it.

  14. What next?

    The third and final one-day international game of this series between England and India will take place in Chester-le-Street on Tuesday.

    It will be a 13:00 BST start for the day-night game at the Riverside.

  15. Our colleague Graeme Langford jumped in his mini metro and headed out on the road to take a closer look at some of the UK's most iconic cricket grounds. Here's the fruits of his labour.

    BBC Sport takes a trip to the most unique cricket grounds in Britain

  16. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport cricket writer on Test Match Special

    The pickle England have is when Nat Sciver-Brunt isn't bowling, the makeup of the team changes completely.

    If Nat is able to bowl, you can drop another bowler and bring another batter in, but because she isn't bowling they are thinking, 'we need X amount of bowlers so the tail is a bit longer'.

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    Jack Rule: Is it worth discussing if Nat Sciver-Brunt as captain was the right choice? Yes, she is a world beating all-rounder, however she was part of the old leadership group, has played hardly any domestic cricket, still has a number of niggles, and looks as if she isn’t comfortable as captain.

  18. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport cricket writer on Test Match Special

    When Charlotte Edwards was appointed there were concerns about Nat Sciver-Brunt's workload.

    Sciver-Brunt said she was happy to take that responsibility and Edwards said she would take on a lot of that workload from her.

    In terms of the transition stuff - I understand the frustration around it. They're not new players, and they are all very experienced, but in terms of the style it is very different.

    Edwards' style of play in comparison to Jon Lewis is very different.

  19. Give England time after Ashes 'scarring' - Cross

    Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport cricket writer

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    England need to be given time to rebuild and recover from the Ashes "scarring" at the beginning of the year, says seamer Kate Cross.

    Cross, 33, was in the Ashes ODI and Test squads but did not play as she struggled with a back injury, with England eventually losing 16-0 in the points-based series.

    After strong media criticism, England replaced then-coach Jon Lewis and captain Heather Knight with Charlotte Edwards and Nat Sciver-Brunt respectively, and they comfortably won all six white-ball matches against West Indies in their first series in charge.

    However, the team is once again facing scrutiny after a 3-2 T20 series defeat by India and the defeat in the first ODI, but Cross says that expectations need to be managed.

    "Nobody is happy with that scoreline, but it feels like so much was learned from it and the conversations that were had," Cross said on the No Balls podcast.

    "We're not going to win every game of cricket that we play, so maybe it is about adjusting the expectations about what it all looks like at the minute.

    "There's a lot going on and there's a lot of scarring from that Ashes series and we just need some time to get things right."

  20. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator

    The rain is still falling, though not quite as heavily.

    It is looking a bit brighter in the distance, small mercies.