Eng 67-3published at 9.1 overs
Lovely shot from Heather Knight, lofting Saiqa Ishaque over the cover fielders for four.
Summary
England win by four wickets to wrap up T20 series with game to spare
They reach target of 81 in 11.2 overs, despite sliding from 61-2 to 73-6
Capsey top-scores with 25
Woeful India bowled out for 80 in 16.2 overs
Dean, Glenn, Bell & Ecclestone take two wickets each as every England bowler strikes
Final T20 on Sunday, with Test match following from 14-17 December
Eng 67-3published at 9.1 overs
Not outpublished at 9 overs
Eng 63-3
Pitching outside leg, no dice.
Just a single though from Sharma's first over.
India reviewpublished at 9 overs
Does Deepti Sharma have Alice Capsey out reverse sweeping?
The umpire doesn't think so, but India might as well take a look...
Eng 62-3published at 8 overs
England captain Heather Knight arrives at the crease hoping to finish the match off.
She gets underway with a single past point.
WICKETpublished at 7.5 overs
Sciver-Brunt b Vastrakar 16 (Eng 61-3)
Sciver-Brunt departs somewhat unexpectedly...
She'd clouted the previous delivery for four, the ball going hard enough to bounce off the mid-on fielder and still race to the ropes with a significant deflection.
She moved across her stumps to smack Pooja Vastrakar's fifth delivery into the leg side and was bowled round her legs.
Slightly anti-climatic.
Postpublished at 15:38 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2023
Melissa Story
BBC Test Match Special commentator
Image source, Getty ImagesSince those two wickets in the third over, Sciver-Brunt and Capsey have steadied the ship for England. In fact, they’re going full steam ahead.
This could be all over very soon.
Eng 55-2published at 7 overs
India need quick wickets and know there's no point in holding anything from Renuka Singh back - she's bowling all four of her overs straight away.
No more luck though - Capsey slaps a delivery down the ground for another four. After a shaky few overs, England are looking very comfortable now.
Eng 49-2published at 6 overs
Image source, Getty ImagesFour for Capsey now, driving down the ground.
Kaur dives to her right at mid-off but the ball is too quick for her, racing away to the ropes.
Eng 44-2published at 5.3 overs
Cracking shot!
Sciver-Brunt lofts Saiqa Ishaque over long on for the first six of the match, and England are halfway to their target.
Eng 38-2published at 5.2 overs
Ouch!
Nat Sciver-Brunt smacks a Saiqa Ishaque straight at her batting partner. Capsey fends the ball with her hand and it hits her on the chest.
That must have hurt, but there's smiles after a quick check from the physio.
Eng 38-2published at 5 overs
Ooooh, that was a tad close!
Capsey pushes the ball into the leg side and runs one. She advances down the track looking for a second but Sciver-Brunt sends her back. The stumps are broken and the umpires take a look, but the England batter is safe.
She then finishes the over by timing Renuka Singh Thakur through point for four.
Eng 28-2published at 4 overs
England's new batters have time to get their eye in, but they're not hanging about.
Capsey and Sciver-Brunt take a four apiece from Titas Sadhu. The former drives through the covers and Jemimah Rodrigues gives chase, she tries to flick the ball back on the dive but gets too much on the scoop and manages to loop it back over her head and over the ropes.
Sciver-Brunt then gets in on the action with a shot through the long off boundary, but Sadhu takes her edge with the final delivery - it drops short of slip.
Postpublished at 15:22 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2023
Melissa Story
BBC Test Match Special commentatorTwo very different dismissals there for England’s openers.
Dunkley’s shot left the stumps exposed and sums up her streaky innings.
On the other hand, Dani Wyatt got a peach of a delivery from Renuka Singh Thakur. There wasn’t much she could do.
WICKETpublished at 3 overs
Wyatt b Thakur 0 (Eng 19-2)
Image source, Getty ImagesThree balls later and Thakur has another!
Her delivery cuts in on Danni Wyatt and she offers an unconvincing prod in response. The ball beats the bat and the bails fly for a second time in this over. Wyatt departs for a duck.
Are England guilty of a bit of complacency here? Both openers are gone, and now Alice Capsey and Nat Sciver-Brunt will have to start anew.
WICKETpublished at 2.3 overs
Dunkley b Thakur 9 (Eng 18-1)
Image source, Getty ImagesBetter from Renuka Singh Thakur - she has the wicket of Sophia Dunkley!
The England opener was already playing a risky game, the previous delivery she'd dropped a drive just short of hands of Harmanpreet Kaur at mid-off.
This time she took a big step back to clear her arms for a heave through the off side. They opened the gate for Thakur, and she beat the bat to take the break the stumps.
Postpublished at 15:13 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2023
Melissa Story
BBC Test Match Special commentatorPlenty of swing for the India openers. If they want to defend this low target, they need to get early wickets in the powerplay.
But, when you look at this England line-up, with Charlie Dean batting at 10, it’s not going to be an easy task.
Eng 13-0published at 2 overs
Seamer Titas Sadhu, who comes into the side today, takes the ball at the other end for India.
She reels off three dot balls to start, the first troubling Dunkley slightly, but the England batter recovers to hit the first boundaries off the bat in this innings, pulling to the square leg boundary and then easing the ball away through third.
Postpublished at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2023
Melissa Story
BBC Test Match Special commentator
Image source, Getty ImagesThis is an important innings for Sophia Dunkley. She didn’t have a great WBBL and her first three shots have been streaky. A good innings here will give her a lot of confidence.
Meanwhile, Danni Wyatt has secured her spot at next year’s WPL this morning so you can imagine she’s feeling on top of the world!
Eng 9-0published at 1 over
Dunkley gets England's first runs off the bat, mistiming a thrash over the covers - it loops up but clears the inner circle. It's good for a single.
Singh sends down consecutive wides for her final delivery before getting it right on the third attempt.
Not a great start for India.
Eng 6-0published at 0.3 overs
That was a chance, you know.
Had Richa Ghosh been stood back then she might have taken Sophia Dunkley's edge, but she's up by the stumps and the ball and bounces off her thigh and falls short of slip.