Summary

  • Use the audio icon above to listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary

  • Renuka Singh Thakur finishes with 5-15

  • Seamer removes Danni Wyatt, Alice Capsey and Sophia Dunkley in powerplay, before removing Amy Jones and Katherine Sciver-Brunt in final over

  • Nat Sciver-Brunt makes 50 off 41 balls, with Amy Jones adding 40 off 27

  • India win toss and bowl first

  • Both sides have won opening two games

  • Winner will likely top Group 2 and avoid defending champions Australia in semi-finals

Live Reporting

Timothy Abraham and Mike Peter

  1. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Heather Knight will have a rebuilding job on her mind. Thakur is loving this.

  2. Eng 29-3

    Another ball from Thakur hoops in. New batter Heather Knight is rapped on the thighs - that's too high.

  3. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport in Gqeberha

    That was shaping in to a fascinating contest - India throwing the first two punches, Dunkley and Sciver-Brunt refusing to take a step back.

    You didn't want to miss a ball of it.

    But Renuka Thakur has stayed calm and responded superbly, and England are showing some real weakness against the swinging ball.

    But Heather Knight is just the player England want at the crease in this situation.

  4. Georgia Elwiss
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Sophia Dunkley of England is bowled by India's Renuka Singh ThakurGetty Images

    Just like Alice Capsey, Sophia Dunkley missed it too! She tried to go up and over extra cover which is a difficult shot on this wicket.

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    Dunkey b Thakur 10 (Eng 29-3)

    Thakur strikes again!

    Another peach of a delivery, Dunkley takes a step back and tries to loft her over through the off-side but sees her leg stump cartwheel.

    India very much in the ascendancy.

  6. Eng 23-2

    Big inside-edge!

    Not so controlled from Sciver-Brunt but the ball squirts away for consecutive boundaries!

  7. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Spectators react in the crowd during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup group B match between England and India at St George's Park on February 18, 2023 in Gqeberha, South AfricaGetty Images

    Brilliant shot from Natalie Sciver-Brunt. One Jos Buttler would be proud of. The back foot went out of leg stump and then moves into the offside.

  8. Eng 19-2

    Maybe not so cautious!

    Nat Sciver-Brunt steps across the wicket and scoops new bowler Pooja Vastrakar over the head of Ghosh for four.

  9. Georgia Elwiss
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    I wouldn't be surprised if we saw six overs of seam.

  10. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    I don't think we'll see England playing too aggressively.

  11. Eng 14-2

    Sophia DunkleyGetty Images

    Cautious from England's batters as they attempt to rebuild from this start.

    There's still time in the match, they'll need to get their heads into the game and push on from there.

  12. Georgia Elwiss
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    England are having to play differently, they need to be a bit more watchful because of this surface.

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    Jack Rule: Don’t worry if the power goes down today Dan Norcross, I’ve got you covered. This pitch has Kate Cross vibes all over it! How much will England rue not picking her for this game?

  14. Umpire review

    Nat Sciver-Brunt is next in - the ball raps her pads but that's heading way down, isn't it?

    Thakur evidently thinks it's worth a look and who could argue with her in this form.

    ...well maybe someone should, because that's nowhere near. Not the best one that.

  15. Georgia Elwiss
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Beautiful piece of bowling from Renuka Singh Thakur. Alice Capsey loves to use her feet and she hasn't been able to do that with the wicketkeeper standing up.

  16. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport in Gqeberha

    Alice Capsey of England is bowled by Renuka Thakur of India during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup group B match between England and India at St George's ParkGetty Images

    Renuka Thakur quite often bowls her four overs consecutively at the start of the innings because of how much swing she gets and we're having a perfect display of that today.

    That ball to Capsey was absolutely perfect, swinging in and just hitting the top of off stump.

    It's like classic Test match bowling and England are struggling - they have a lot of batting to come, but this is the first time they've really been tested during the World Cup so far.

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    Capsey b Thakur 3 (Eng 10-2)

    Fantastic bowling from Thakur!

    She swings another one into Capsey who tries to play the ball into leg and it's just not there. Off stump gone.

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    Simon F Blackwell: Was pleased England ended up batting first, but not expecting a Wyatt golden duck to kick things off, though!

  19. Georgia Elwiss
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    We've seen the two games here previously have been low scores. We're on the fresh wicket today, it's humid and the conditions are muggy. No wonder Harmanpreet Kaur chose to bowl first.

  20. Eng 10-1

    Good response from Pandey, taking a bit of pace off - Capsey takes a big waft and is nowhere near it. Ghosh, who's standing up, collects neatly.