Summary

  • India end day two of four-day Test with 478-run lead

  • England collapse from 108-3 to 136 all out

  • Sharma ends with brilliant figures of 5-7

  • Sciver-Brunt (59) only batter to offer real resistance

  • India take 292-run first-innings lead

  • England fight back with ball - India falling to 133-6

  • Four wickets for off-spinner Dean

  1. Ind 159-6published at 36 overs

    Lead by 451

    BeaumontImage source, Getty Images

    Tammy Beaumont has red dirt all of the front of her shirt from where she has taken a dive. That may even be from her run-out which kick-started England's collapse. That feels a long time ago now.

  2. Ind 156-6published at 35 overs

    Lead by 448

    Sophie Ecclestone is getting grumpier and grumpier with these footholes and being hit for back-to-back boundaries by Harmanpreet Kaur is not helping her mood.

    Kaur is so good to watch. All class.

  3. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 11:02 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2023

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    Only Number 7 that matters - King Kenny Dalglish, no more to be said.

    Mark, Luton

  4. Ind 147-6published at 34 overs

    Lead by 439

    And now Vastrakar fancies herself! She thumps Charlie Dean back over her head. Sophia Dunkley was spinning for cover there at silly point.

    It must be tough in this situation as a fielding team. They know they're already facing the impossible but it's a slow death.

  5. Ind 140-6published at 33 overs

    Lead by 432

    Pooja Vastrakar gets off the mark at the 18th attempt by cutting Sophie Ecclestone for four. That was too short.

    Ecclestone does the classic bowler's thing of turning and kicking at the footholes. Their fault.

  6. Ind 135-6published at 32 overs

    The difficulty with this pitch is not that every ball turns square but that some spin and others go straight on. The best way to concur that, I imagine, is to get right to the pitch of the ball which is what Harmanpreet Kaur has done well.

  7. Ind 135-6published at 31 overs

    Lead by 427

    Harmanpreet Kaur looks like she's simply after some time in the middle. India do have another Test against Australia next week.

    She calmly pushes at Sophie Ecclestone's over, making the rest wonder what all of the fuss has been about on this pitch.

  8. Ind 135-6published at 30 overs

    Kaur 10, Vastrakar 0

    That's one for our cricket desk's resident baseball nerd Jack Skelton. He'll be thrilled with the suggestion.

    No joy for Charlie Dean in her latest over.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 10:47 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2023

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    Mickey Mantle wore 7, still holds many baseball records and won 7 World Series for the Yankees.

    Anon

  10. Ind 135-6published at 29 overs

    Lead by 427

    Harmanpreet Kaur continues serenely despite the tumble of wickets around her. We've had 19 fall today compared to seven on day one.

  11. Ind 133-6published at 28 overs

    Lead by 425

    Argh. The hat-trick ball is fired down the leg side.

    Charlie Dean needs one more wicket for her first five-wicket haul in Tests.

  12. Postpublished at 10:42 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2023

    Pooja Vastrakar will face the hat-trick ball.

    "Come on, Deano," is the shout from Amy Jones behind the stumps...

  13. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 27.5 overs

    Rana b Dean 0 (Ind 133-6)

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    Bowled first ball by a beauty! Charlie Dean is on a hat-trick.

  14. Postpublished at 10:40 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2023

    Sneh Rana has emerged. It's safe to assume Shubha Satheesh will not be batting today.

  15. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 27.4 overs

    Deepti lbw b Dean 20 (Ind 133-5)

    And by close I mean very, very out. Off-spinner Charlie Dean has her third wicket and Deepti Sharma has to trudge off for the second time today. She missed her sweep shot and in the end was plumb in front.

  16. Postpublished at 10:35 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2023

    This looks close.

  17. England reviewpublished at 10:35 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2023

    Deepti Sharma sweeps once and gets four. She repeats the shot but is hit on the pad.

    Amy Jones seems to signal it's going down to miss leg but England review.

  18. Ind 129-4published at 27 overs

    Lead by 421

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    Now that match would have been fun to live text on.

    India press on as Lauren Filer fails to find any real life from this pitch. It is not really her surface.

  19. How's stat?!published at 10:31 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2023

    Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

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    17 wickets in one day is a record for women’s Test cricket, but has nothing on the men’s record.

    27 (TWENTY SEVEN) fell on the second day of the 1888 Lord’s Test between England and Australia. Tough pitch.

  20. Ind 124-4published at 26 overs

    Lead by 416

    There's an hour to go in the day. I don't think there's any chance of India declaring.