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Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match Special
Optimistic I think. Once the ball gets softer it will be harder.
Summary
Raj anchors India run-chase with classy, unbeaten half-century
England struggle to 219 all out on slow-paced wicket after India win toss
Brilliant catch ends Sciver's hard-fought 49; Knight hits 46
Play began at 12:30 BST following rain, 47 overs per side
England now lead multi-format series 6-4 on points
Postpublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
Postpublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
Isabelle Westbury
Ex-Middlesex captain on BBC Test Match SpecialI wonder what is going through Lisa Keightley's mind right now?
Frustrating but optimistic?
Ind 46-1published at 10 overs
The first maiden of the day!
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End of the powerplay (shortened because this is a 47-over game thanks to rain) and Sophie Ecclestone is coming into the attack.
Jemimah Rodrigues the new batter.
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Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match SpecialShafali Verma was calculated today, she hadn't played the expansive shots, her strike-rate today is unheard of. The ball just wasn't there for that shot.
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Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match SpecialShafali Verma must get frustrated with herself because she knows what she can do.
It is a big breakthrough for England.
Image source, Getty Images
Ind 46-0published at 9 overs
Verma c Knight b Cross 19
It's the big one! Kate Cross comes into the attack and strikes straight away.
Verma never quite got going - she did thump a few fours but never looked totally at ease as she usually does. She goes for another big shot and skies it to Knight at cover, and she is raging with herself, throwing her bat on the floor in a bit of a tantrum.
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Amy Lofthouse
BBC Sport in WorcesterI don't know if you can, technically, play an aggressive defensive shot, but Shafali Verma does. The sound it makes off the middle of the bat is astonishing.
Postpublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match SpecialThat is a lovely shot by Smriti Mandhana. She just guided it.
India are off to a good start.
Ind 42-0published at 8 overs
Verma 15, Mandhana 25
While Shafali Verma thumps, Mandhana glides.
She steers a wide-ish delivery from Shrubsole down to third man for another graceful four.
Ind 38-0published at 7.2 overs
Smriti Mandhana, stop it. That is beautiful, a repeat of that cover drive we saw a few overs ago. So elegant, the sort of shot most of us mere mortals can only dream of playing.
One day, maybe.
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Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match SpecialI've still got my sunglasses on - I'm keeping the faith.
I'm off to Magaluf after this.
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Phil Long
BBC Test Match Special statisticianIt looks darker and it is coming this way.
Ind 34-0published at 7 overs
I'm not sure if a 17-year-old can have a classic shot but that is one of Verma's - thumping Brunt over her head, clearing her front leg and simply whacking it.
I sense there will be some short balls in the next over.
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Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match SpecialShe is a quick learner.
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Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match SpecialShafali Verma is just a lot more measured today than she has been throughout the series.
Ind 30-0published at 6.2 overs
Mandhana gets another well timed pull shot away, but Sophia Dunkley does brilliantly diving on the boundary to prevent the four.
Ind 28-0published at 6 overs
Verma chips one in the air and there's not much of an effort from Shrubsole to attempt the catch, but maybe it was just out of her reach.
Postpublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
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Henry Moeran
BBC Test Match SpecialThe weather radar is saying that in half an hour Cheltenham is going to get quite a lot of rain. We're sort of in a little bit of a gap at the moment, and we might miss it. It'll get dark and murky.