India's tail denies England victory - match drawn
Bad light curtails play in World Test Championship final - India 146-3
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Verma c Brunt b Ecclestone 63 (IndW 99-2)
Whadda catch! What a brilliant catch! One that might change the course of this Test.
Katherine Brunt has taken a stunner at long-on to get rid of Shafali Verma.
It's disgusting from Sophie Ecclestone, a waist-high full toss, that Verma miscues. Brunt, running in, dives forward, and grasps the ball just above the turf.
Magnificent.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at the Hampshire Bowl
At the start, perhaps because of early, gloom-induced nerves, the beat provided by the India fans was kept to between overs or to celebrate a boundary. In the last couple of overs they’ve provided a continuous backing track throughout. Lovely stuff and a sign of growing confidence?
Shafali Verma and Rohit Sharma batting at the same time is quite something, isn't it?
Alex Hartley
England World Cup-winning spinner on Test Match Special
India know they can't let Sophie Ecclestone get into her stride - Shafali Verma latched straight on to that. What a shot!
Trail by 66
Fetch it!
Shafali Verma is an absolute superstar.
Straight back over Ecclestone's head for six.
Trail by 72
Oooohhhh, that's lovely from Deepti. Full and wide from Shrubsole, with the left-handed leaning on a square drive.
Jeremy Coney
Former New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
You can see the New Zealanders are look a little uptight and that's understandable because of the occasion, this is such an important game for them.
Stylistically the two sides are very contrasting, the way they play the game. India are like a royal flush if you're a pack of cards while New Zealand rely on team-work, discipline and those kind of fundamentals.
On the subject of multi-tasking, has anyone considered going to both of these Tests? Bristol today, Southampton tomorrow?
Kyle Jamieson is on for New Zealand, greeted by a glorious straight drive from Shubman Gill.
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Paul in Canterbury
Alex Hartley
England World Cup-winning spinner on Test Match Special
Shafali Verma has played one false shot to Sophie Ecclestone already this morning - we only saw one in the whole of her innings yesterday.
There goes Shafali Verma. Pitched up from spinner Ecclestone and Verma gives it the beans. An aerial drive could have gone anywhere, but instead slides off the face of the bat and lands safely in the covers.
Jeremy Coney
Former New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
What we're seeing is New Zealand pitching the ball up as they did against England. Whereas England couldn't handle that, India are watching the ball closely and picking the fuller deliveries.
Pursed lips and furrowed brows from the New Zealanders. They know they haven't got it quite right so far today. There is a pressure when you win the toss and choose to field.
IndW 85-1
Ooofffft.
That was a smidgen of a chance. Down the leg side from Shrubsole, with Deepti overbalancing. Could have been a stumping opportunity for Amy Jones, who is up to the stumps, but she couldn't gather. If she'd taken it, it would have been a worldie.
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Image source, Getty ImagesTrail by 80
Kate Cross' morning spell consisted of just three deliveries. Anya Shrubsole is called upon to swing the ball across the left-handed Deepti.
Jeremy Coney
Former New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
I think it's India 1-0 New Zealand.
It was a decent toss to win, the right decision was made by New Zealand and the right team was selected. With the pitch, the rain, the clouds, it all says bowl. Especially when your main threat is movement.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at the Hampshire Bowl
Early days but this has been an impressive start from India in conditions New Zealand would have created for themselves if such a thing was possible.
As you’d expect, every run is being cheered. The India fans have drums, a saxophone, hooters, the works.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Bharats are feeling the beat in Southampton. Lovely noise from the beat of the drum. There's fancy dress too. Four chaps are dresses as Teletubbies. Great start by India. Time for a change of bowling?
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