England beat India by four runs to reach semi-finals
India needed 66 off 66 balls but England fight back to stay unbeaten
Sciver-Brunt pick of bowlers with 2-47, while Smith takes 1-40
Knight, on her 300th international appearance, makes superb 109 off 91 balls to steer England to 288-8
England lost 3-8 in 14-ball spell to go from 249-3 to 257-6 as Dunkley, Lamb and Capsey struggle again
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Image source, Getty ImagesPressure is on this England team today, let’s see how they cope. If they play well today we can be more confident that the team has turned a corner.
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Ben Jones
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Interesting that Nat Sciver-Brunt has opted to bat first. England have opted to chase in both of the matches they’ve won the toss this tournament, and have a 73% win rate chasing since the start of last year. Conditions dictating.
Ffion Wynne
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Image source, Getty ImagesIt's very warm here in Indore and TMS' own Isa Guha has just presented former captain Heather Knight with a cap for her 300th international appearance.
After a weekend of washouts all around the world, we should be safer for a full game here today. We're expecting a sell-out, so the atmosphere should be brilliant in what is a huge game for both sides.
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On paper, England will be pleased with their World Cup campaign so far.
Charlotte Edwards’ side sit third in the table, unbeaten after four matches and with three wins from their three completed matches.
However, recent performances against Sri Lanka and Pakistan have been shaky and with India, Australia, and New Zealand to come, a top four finish is far from guaranteed.
BBC Sport’s Ffion Wynne takes a look at some of the areas where England need to improve.
Image source, Getty ImagesIndia are in danger of failing to reach the semi-finals at their home World Cup and are almost in must-win territory for their remaining three group matches.
After beating Sri Lanka (59 runs DLS) and Pakistan (88 runs) in their opening two matches, they head to Indore in fourth place in the table and desperate to avoid a third consecutive defeat.
They threw away a promising position against South Africa – reducing the Proteas to 81-5 and 142-6 in pursuit of 252 before Nadine de Klerk bludgeoned an unbeaten half-century – to lose by three wickets with seven balls to spare.
Australia, meanwhile, completed a women’s ODI record chase of 331 to win by three wickets.
India, who are yet to face New Zealand and Bangladesh, will be boosted by their recent record against England – they’ve won five of their past six meetings in this format. They’ve also won 21 of their 31 ODIs against England on home soil, although their most recent encounter (in 2019) ended in defeat.
India are yet to win a major women’s ICC tournament, finishing as runners-up at the World Cup in 2005 and 2017.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland coach Charlotte Edwards says they "got away with it" after the washout against Pakistan, but insists their best is still to come.
Pakistan, who are bottom of the Women's World Cup table, reduced England to 79-7 and then reached 34-0 in pursuit of 113 to win before rain rescued Nat Sciver-Brunt's side from a shocking defeat.
Edwards says they have reflected and moved on from that match in Colombo, but is hoping for an improved performance as they take on co-hosts India in a crunch fixture on Sunday.
"We haven't played our best cricket, which is think encouraging for us as a group and we get to play now against some of the best teams in the world," Edwards told BBC Sport.
"So I think we're ready to take that challenge on.
"We were outplayed against Pakistan and we know that, we've spoken about it. We did get away with it, but we've got to move on."
England escape with a point as match against Pakistan is rained off
England remain unbeaten at the Women’s World Cup, recording victories over South Africa, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
However, they were fortunate to avoid a shock defeat to Pakistan last time out, with the rain in Colombo intervening to secure them a point.
In the face of an excellent bowling performance from Pakistan, England collapsed to 79-7 after 25 overs before the rain set in. They resumed to post 133-9 and Pakistan made a promising start to their chase of 113 (DLS) - reaching 34-0 - before the rain returned.
You can read Ffion Wynne's report from Colombo here.
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer in Indore
Sensible move from India to bring Renuka Singh Thakur back in, given England's recent struggles against in-swing.
Keep an eye on Tammy Beaumont's front pad...
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur: "We were looking to bowl first, so I'm glad we got that.
"Having an extra bowler is always a great thing. Today it will give us confidence.
"[Renuka] has a great record against England and I think that is a reason we wanted her back in the side.
"Even though we lost our last two games, we played good cricket and that is something that always gives us confidence. Today is an important match and we want to enjoy it."
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt: "We want to make use of the fresh wicket and hopefully get a big total on the board and then back our bowlers to defend.
"It looks good and then the outfield looks lightning quick so we'll have to do a lot of work in the field to stop the ball going to the boundary.
"We'll be looking for some big partnerships and working as a team out there today.
"There will be a lot of noise in the crowd today so hopefully everyone's eyes are in the game today and ready when needed."
Ben Jones
CricViz analyst
A bad streak of fortune for the hosts - India have lost their last seven tosses in ODI cricket.
England XI: Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones (wk), Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Sophia Dunkley, Emma Lamb, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell.
India XI: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Renuka Singh Thakur, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Sree Charani.
Nat Sciver-Brunt has won the toss and England will bat first.
Here’s a reminder of how England’s World Cup is going:
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer in Indore
Good afternoon! There's been a bit of speculation about whether England will make any changes for these next three games, with the surfaces in Indore and Vizag seemingly much more batter-friendly.
Could that see Lauren Filer brought into the XI for a point of difference?
They were forced into two changes in the washout against Pakistan, with Em Arlott and Sarah Glenn coming in for Lauren Bell and Sophie Ecclestone, who were unwell - but Charlotte Edwards confirmed yesterday that they are both now recovered.
Hello there!
It's day 20 of the Women's World Cup and England are back in action.
Although they remain unbeaten, Charlotte Edwards' side will be hoping to put a couple of ropey performances behind them against an India side on a two-match losing streak.
Victory would see England join Australia and South Africa in the semi-finals. Can they do it?
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beaumont,bowled Deepti Beaumont, bowled Deepti | 22 | 43 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 51.16 |
Jones,caught Mandhana, bowled Deepti Jones, caught Mandhana, bowled Deepti | 56 | 68 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 88 | 82.35 |
Knight,run out Amanjot Knight, run out Amanjot | 109 | 91 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 104 | 119.78 |
Sciver-Brunt,caught Harmanpreet, bowled Sree Charani Sciver-Brunt, caught Harmanpreet, bowled Sree Charani | 38 | 49 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 77.55 |
Dunkley,caught Deepti, bowled Sree Charani Dunkley, caught Deepti, bowled Sree Charani | 15 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 71.43 |
Lamb,caught Mandhana, bowled Deepti Lamb, caught Mandhana, bowled Deepti | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 110.00 |
Capsey,caught Deol, bowled Deepti Capsey, caught Deol, bowled Deepti | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.67 |
Dean,not out Dean, not out | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 146.15 |
Ecclestone,run out Mandhana Ecclestone, run out Mandhana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100.00 |
Smith,not out Smith, not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 8, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 13 Extras, no balls 1, wides 8, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 13 | |||||||
Total,288 for 8 50.0 overs Total,288 for 8 50.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Renuka | 8.0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4.62 |
Gaud | 8.0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5.75 |
Rana | 10.0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5.60 |
Sree Charani | 10.0 | 0 | 68 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6.80 |
Deepti | 10.0 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5.10 |
Amanjot | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
73 for 1 (15.6 overs) | Beaumont |
98 for 2 (21.1 overs) | Jones |
211 for 3 (38.5 overs) | Sciver-Brunt |
249 for 4 (44.3 overs) | Knight |
254 for 5 (45.5 overs) | Dunkley |
257 for 6 (46.3 overs) | Capsey |
276 for 7 (48.5 overs) | Lamb |
280 for 8 (49.4 overs) | Ecclestone |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rawal,caught Jones, bowled Bell Rawal, caught Jones, bowled Bell | 6 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 42.86 |
Mandhana,caught Capsey, bowled Smith Mandhana, caught Capsey, bowled Smith | 88 | 94 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 161 | 93.62 |
Deol,leg before wicket, bowled Dean Deol, leg before wicket, bowled Dean | 24 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 77.42 |
Harmanpreet,caught Lamb, bowled Sciver-Brunt Harmanpreet, caught Lamb, bowled Sciver-Brunt | 70 | 70 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 76 | 100.00 |
Deepti,caught Dunkley, bowled Ecclestone Deepti, caught Dunkley, bowled Ecclestone | 50 | 57 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 66 | 87.72 |
Ghosh,caught Knight, bowled Sciver-Brunt Ghosh, caught Knight, bowled Sciver-Brunt | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 80.00 |
Amanjot,not out Amanjot, not out | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 120.00 |
Rana,not out Rana, not out | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 111.11 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 10, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 10 Extras, no balls 0, wides 10, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 10 | |||||||
Total,284 for 6 50.0 overs Total,284 for 6 50.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bell | 9.0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5.77 |
Smith | 10.0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.00 |
Sciver-Brunt | 8.0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5.87 |
Dean | 10.0 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6.70 |
Ecclestone | 10.0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5.80 |
Capsey | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.66 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
13 for 1 (2.6 overs) | Rawal |
42 for 2 (9.6 overs) | Deol |
167 for 3 (30.2 overs) | Harmanpreet |
234 for 4 (41.2 overs) | Mandhana |
256 for 5 (45.4 overs) | Ghosh |
262 for 6 (46.5 overs) | Deepti |
