Postpublished at 21:17 British Summer Time 10 September 2022
Deep Dasgupta
Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio
What a massive let-off that is for Dunkley. She's one of the best batters in world cricket at the moment.
Summary
England win by nine wickets with seven overs to spare
Dunkley - dropped at mid-off on 15 by Verma - hits unbeaten 61
Sharma lifts India to 132-7 with 29 off 24 balls
India slip from 83-3 to 119-7
Leg-spinner Glenn impresses with 4-23
First of three T20s, which are followed by three ODIs
Postpublished at 21:17 British Summer Time 10 September 2022
Dunkley survives!published at 0.3 overs
Dunkley was initially given out lbw to Thakur but it goes upstairs and it's a no ball. She survives for a free hit.
Postpublished at 21:14 British Summer Time 10 September 2022
Thanks Mike. This could be a tasty chase especially if these two can fire early. It's chilly out there and they'll want it done quickly!
Postpublished at 21:10 British Summer Time 10 September 2022
So as England chase 133 for victory in this first Twenty20 international at Chester-le-Street, I'm going to hand you over to Georgie Heath for the second innings.
Postpublished at 21:06 British Summer Time 10 September 2022
Image source, Getty ImagesA fine cameo from Deepti Sharma at the close of the innings. She was drafted by Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred but didn't play - that innings will be a huge relief to her after a long wait for a match in England.
India 132-7published at 20 overs
Sharma 29, Rana 2
Great shot to finish the innings!
Deepti Sharma comes down the ground to Ecclestone and lofts her through mid-wicket for four.
India 128-7published at 19.5 overs
Sneh Rana advances down the ground, but she can only manage the single into the covers.
India 127-7published at 19.4 overs
Sharma pulls, cut off by Dunkley for one.
India 126-7published at 19.3 overs
Sophie Ecclestone's here for the final over of the innings, restricting India's batters to two singles from her first two balls.
Deepti Sharma paddles her next ball down through third for a vital boundary.
WICKETpublished at 19 overs
Vastrakar run out (India 119-7)
Deepti Sharma heaves into the deep to Freya Kemp, who fumbles - India run a sharp two.
The ball goes to the same place the following ball, again Kemp fumbles, again they try to run two, the ball goes to the bowler's end - and that's close!
Lazy running from Vastrakar, she didn't ground her bat and she's gone!
India 110-6published at 18 overs
Vastrakar 2, Sharma 14
Here's Sophie Ecclestone, who unusually isn't the star spinner tonight.
Vastrakar chops onto her pads - it's spilled by Amy Jones, who goes one-handed behind the stumps. And she's had such a good night with the gloves!
The India batters work the singles - but they need to deal in boundaries now.
India 105-6published at 17 overs
Glenn finishes her spell with 4-23, that's career-best figures for her.
WICKETpublished at 20:48 British Summer Time 10 September 2022
Navgire c Wyatt b Glenn 7 (India 105-6)
It's four for Glenn!
Navgire doesn't get hold of this at all, Danni Wyatt at deep mid-wicket is able to take her time setting herself and it's an easy grab in front of her face.
Superb from Glenn - and we thought it'd be a night for the seamers.
Not outpublished at 20:47 British Summer Time 10 September 2022
Impact outside. Strange appeal - it was a roll of the dice from the England skipper.
Umpire reviewpublished at 16.2 overs
Two lonely lbw appeals from Sarah Glenn are met with shakes of the head from the umpire.
Hold on - she's convinced her captain she's got something, we go upstairs...
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 20:45 British Summer Time 10 September 2022
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Mark Burt: No problem with England’s women building for the future. They finished fourth in a home Commonwealth Games and got crushed by Australia. Use the new talent pool or further stagnation.
India 103-5published at 16 overs
Navgire 6, Sharma 10
A big swipe from Navgire at Freya Kemp - the ball just about misses the stumps. Amy Jones swipes the bails off the following ball - safe again.
Just the two off the over - that could be a vital contribution from Kemp.
Postpublished at 20:43 British Summer Time 10 September 2022
Kevin Howells
BBC RadioThose singles are going to prove really important. They need to keep ticking over and find those gaps because they're not finding the boundary.
Postpublished at 20:41 British Summer Time 10 September 2022
Melissa Story
BBC Radio commentatorBell needs to make sure she's pushing this ball up there and getting it nice and full. She's not the fastest of bowlers so when she does drop short, she's easy to hit.
India 101-5published at 15 overs
Navgire 5, Sharma 9
Navgire misjudges a pull and it plugs safely in the ground for a single before Deepti Sharma late cuts delicately the returning Lauren Bell through third for four.
A nudged single brings up the India hundred. With five overs to go, this pair will hope to see out most of them.