00:06 (IST)
What a match we’ve had. A thrilling contest, and Mithali, deservingly, finished it off in style. She struck her third consecutive half century today, but this one bore fruit as India finally managed to salvage some pride. Mandhana (49) looked in sublime touch and Rana’s 50-run stand with Mithali was crucial in the game’s context. Earlier in the day, the Indian bowlers managed to pull things back nicely, restricting England to 219, when at a point, a total in excess of 250 appeared highly likely. Deepti was the pick of the bowlers, with her three wickets.
Remember, this is a multi-format series and the scoreline is 6-4, with the one-off Test being a draw and two ODIs in England’s favour. India would aim to take the momentum from this win onto the T20I series.
That’s it from us today. Do join us on 9th July as we’ll bring you the live coverage from 1st T20I of three-match series.
00:02 (IST)
England captain Heather Knight: Little disappointed on how it ended. It was a very good game. We were a few runs on short on the slow wicket. It was tricky to get boundaries and we should have got more singles. We should be punching out 240-250 every single time. We lost key wickets at important times, we needed to keep wickets and go big in the last five overs. We tried to look at different people at different roles today as the series was over, but I trusted Brunt and Ecclestone to get the game done today.
00:00 (IST)
Mithali Raj, India skipper and Player of the Match: I never gave up in the middle. We just needed one good partnership to take us through. I knew I could manage the game in the middle overs, but when you have young players you have to guide them. I have enjoyed chasing. I wanted to be there and win the game for the team, I picked the bowlers to attack and along the way guided Sneh Rana. It's always good to have an all-rounder in the side, Rana has been phenomenal for us.
23:57 (IST)
Player of the Series, Sophie Ecclestone: A little disappointing. We have to come back strongly in the T20s. It is quite nice to have the trust of the captain. She batted well today and had the right tempo to her innings. It is nice to have Glenny (Sarah Glenn) in the side, we are the same age and have the same music taste.
23:46 (IST)
After 46.3 overs, INDW 220/5 (Mithali 75, Jhulan 1)
Brunt with the last over for England. Mithali gets India over the line, piercing a packed off side field. Finally, India manage to salvage some pride as they win by 4 wickets.
23:44 (IST)
FOUR! Mithali pierces the packed off side field and finishes off the game in style. India win by 4 wickets.
23:43 (IST)
After 46 overs, INDW 206/5 (Mithali 70)
Ecclestone will bowl the crucial penultimate over. Rana charges down the track and powers it towards long on for a single. Mithali lofts the next over covers for a double, before getting off strike with a single towards long on. Rana heaves the fourth for a boundary before getting clean bowled off the last. Eight runs and a wicket off the over. Six needed off six.
23:42 (IST)
BOWLED! Ecclestone strikes, and just when England needed her to. It was much quicker and Rana was beaten by pace there. Sneh Rana b Ecclestone 24(22)
23:41 (IST)
FOUR! Rana muscles it towards long on, Cross got a hand to it in the deep, but failed to get hold of that one.
23:36 (IST)
After 45 overs, INDW 206/5 (Mithali 67, Rana 19)
Brunt returns to the attack. Mithali nudges the first delivery towards covers for a single. Rana cuts the next fiercely but straight to the fielder, who fails to cleanly collect it and gives away a single. And then, Mithali gets off strike with a single off the third. Three singles to end the over. Six runs off the over. India Women need 14 runs in 12 balls. A lot will depend on the penultimate over.
23:32 (IST)
After 44 overs, INDW 200/5 (Mithali 64, Rana 16)
Good over for India as both the batters collect a boundary each off it. 2 runs off the last, courtesy overthrows. 12 runs off it. Meanwhile, the 200 is up for India. India Women need 20 runs in 18 balls.
23:30 (IST)
FOUR! And now Rana joins the party and she thumps it down the ground for the second boundary of the over.
23:30 (IST)
FOUR! Mithali keeping India alive in the game. Full delivery from Sciver and she lofts it over covers for a one-bounce four.
23:28 (IST)
After 43 overs, INDW 188/5 (Mithali 59, Rana 11)
Ecclestone continues. The ball takes an outside edge off Mithali’s bat off the last delivery but she is lucky to survive and sneaks a double. Six runs off the over, courtesy four singles and a double. This match is going down to the wire.
23:25 (IST)
After 42 overs, INDW 182/5 (Mithali 55, Rana 9)
Sciver continues. Four singles off the first four and a boundary off the last as Rana sweeps towards fine leg, but the ball lands short of the fielder, Glenn, and races away to the fence. Last 5 overs to go and India need 38 runs.
23:24 (IST)
FOUR! Rana goes for the sweep. Glenn charges in for the catch at short fine, misses it and the ball races away to the fence.
23:20 (IST)
After 41 overs, INDW 174/5 (Mithali 53, Rana 3)
Cross continues. Mithali brings up her third consecutive half century with a four. But the job’s only half done. Nine runs off the over. India Women need 46 runs in 36 balls.
23:19 (IST)
50! Mithali Raj leading from the front, and she gets to the milestone in style, with a four. Third consecutive fifty for her. She’s battled really hard. And as the set batter, the onus is on her to take India over the line here.
23:16 (IST)
After 40 overs, INDW 165/4 (Mithali 46, Rana 1)
Sciver returns to the attack. Deepti plays an elegant cover drive off the first to collect a double. She closes the face of the blade early and holes out to Sciver. Sneh Rana joins Mithali at the crease after Deepti’s exit. Rana nearly chops on to the stumps off the fourth, but collects a single. Just three runs and a wicket off the over.
23:13 (IST)
OUT! The change of bowling has worked. Off cutter from Sciver, Deepti closes the face of the blade a bit too early and hands an easy catch back to the bowler. Soft dismissal. Deepti Sharma c and b Sciver 18(25)
23:11 (IST)
After 39 overs, INDW 155/4 (Mithali 46, Deepti 16)
Cross returns to the attack. Deepti goes for a wild slog towards the leg side off the second but gets beaten, with the ball missing the off stump by a narrow margin. She gets a hold off the third delivery, nailing the slog sweep and collecting a boundary in the process. Seven runs off the over. India Women need 58 runs in 48 balls.
23:09 (IST)
FOUR! Deepti gets down on one leg and slog sweeps it towards deep mid wicket for a boundary.
23:07 (IST)
After 38 overs, INDW 155/4 (Mithali 45, Deepti 10)
After two dots, Deepti hands the strike to Mithali, who then opens the face of the blade and slices the fourth delivery towards point for a double. Two singles to end the over. Five runs off the 38th over. India Women need 65 runs in 54 balls.
23:05 (IST)
After 37 overs, INDW 150/4 (Mithali 42, Deepti 8)
Brunt continues. A welcome boundary off the first as Mithali tickles the first delivery towards fine leg. India still have wickets in hand, but the required rate is what they would like to keep under check now. Good over for India, nine runs off it.
23:01 (IST)
FOUR! Mithali just uses the pace of the ball to tickle it towards fine leg as Brunt strays on the pads.
23:00 (IST)
After 36 overs, INDW 141/4 (Mithali 36, Deepti 6)
Glenn returns to the attack. Good rotation of strike in the over as six singles are collected by the Indian batters. India need a boundary every now and then to keep them in the game.
22:57 (IST)
After 35 overs, INDW 135/4 (Mithali 33, Deepti 3)
Time for some pace as Brunt returns. The wicketkeeper has walked up to the stumps in a bid to create pressure on Deepti, the new batter. Once again, Mithali might have to alter her natural game, with all the pressure on her. Just three runs off the over.
22:53 (IST)
After 34 overs, INDW 132/4 (Mithali 32, Deepti 1)
Knight continues. Mithali collects a single off the second, bringing up the 50-run stand with Harmanpreet. Just when the partnership was starting to look good and it was time to capitalise, Harmanpreet departed after being given LBW by the umpire. Two runs and a wicket off the over.
22:49 (IST)
OUT! Knight with the breakthrough. Poor shot selection from Harmanpreet, who continues to disappoint. No need of the reverse sweep there. Something conventional would have been a better option. Seemed like the impact was outside off but the Indian vice captain didn’t opt for a review and agreed to the LBW decision by the umpire. Mithali, at the non striker's end, wasn't too keen on a review either. Kaur lbw b Knight 16(38)
22:47 (IST)
After 33 overs, INDW 130/3 (Mithali 31, Harmanpreet 16)
Ecclestone continues. After three dots, Kaur powers the next delivery towards long on for a single. Mithali returns the favour off the next. Another good over England, just two runs off it.
22:44 (IST)
After 32 overs, INDW 128/3 (Mithali 30, Harmanpreet 15)
Knight continues. Three runs off the over. India women need 92 runs in 90 balls. But they should aim to stay well ahead of the run rate to avoid pressure later on.
22:41 (IST)
After 31 overs, INDW 125/3 (Mithali 29, Harmanpreet 13)
Sophie Ecclestone returns to the attack. Mithali takes a calculated risk off the fourth, collecting a four after lofting the ball over mid on. Five runs off the over.
22:40 (IST)
FOUR! Mithali steps down the track and lofts it over mid on for a boundary. Calculated risk there.
22:38 (IST)
After 30 overs, INDW 120/3 (Mithali 25, Harmanpreet 12)
Knight continues. India need to pick their bowlers wisely here and go after them to keep the scoreboard pressure under check. Three runs off the over. And its time for a drinks break. India need 100 more from hereon.
22:35 (IST)
After 29 overs, INDW 117/3 (Mithali 24, Harmanpreet 11)
Glenn continues. The past few overs have been decent from India’s perspective but they need to search for boundaries here. The required run rate is 5.72. Five runs off the over.
22:32 (IST)
After 28 overs, INDW 112/3 (Mithali 23, Harmanpreet 10)
Bowling change for England as Heather Knight, right-arm off break, comes into the attack. Kaur tries to sweep the fourth, which was down leg. It missed the leg stump by a whisker but is signalled a wide. Seven runs off the over.
22:29 (IST)
After 27 overs, INDW 105/3 (Mithali 20, Harmanpreet 8)
Glenn continues. Once again, India doing a decent job at rotating strike as they collect four singles in the over. But more is needed still. 3.89 is the current run rate, while the required is 5.75.
22:26 (IST)
After 26 overs, INDW 101/3 (Mithali 18, Harmanpreet 6)
Sciver continues. All eyes will be Harmanpreet. She’s in the middle of a lean patch, and would want to get back in touch ahead of the T20Is, where she leads the side. Good rotation of strike by Harmanpreet in the over as she sneaks two doubles and a single. Mithali collects a single as well. Meanwhile, the 100 is up for India.
22:23 (IST)
After 25 overs, INDW 95/3 (Mithali 17, Harmanpreet 1)
Glenn continues. This is a slower surface and hence, it’s suiting Glenn’s style of bowling. Just two runs off the over.
22:21 (IST)
After 24 overs, INDW 93/3 (Mithali 16, Harmanpreet 0)
Sciver continues. Mithali collects a boundary off the second, becoming the leading run scorer in international cricket after surpassing Charlotte Edwards' 10,273 runs. Just tells you about her calibre, class and how much she means for the Indian team. Five runs off the over.
22:19 (IST)
FOUR! Stand and deliver! Mithali just waits deep in the crease and tonks it over mid on for a boundary.
22:17 (IST)
After 23 overs, INDW 88/3 (Mithali 11, Harmanpreet 0)
Mithali breaks the shackles off the first, using her feet to loft the ball over Glenn’s head to collect her second boundary. Five runs off the over.
22:15 (IST)
FOUR! Mithali steps down the track and lofts it over the bowler’s head for a boundary.
22:15 (IST)
After 22 overs, INDW 83/3 (Mithali 6, Harmanpreet 0)
Another bowling change as Natalie Sciver, right-arm medium, comes into the attack in the 22nd over. After three dots, Mithali sneaks a quick single after opening the face of the blade and hitting the ball towards covers. A wide off the fifth, and it’s followed by two dots. Just two runs off the over.
22:11 (IST)
After 21 overs, INDW 79/1 (Mithali 5, Harmanpreet 0)
Bowling change as Sarah Glenn, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack. And she does the trick, picking up the prized scalp of Mandhana, who misses out her half century by just a run. Once again, up to the middle order as far as India are concerned. Two runs and a wicket off the over.
22:09 (IST)
OUT! Mandhana departs for 49. Huge wicket for England. Glenn reaping the reward of bowling wicket to wicket. The ball kept slightly low too. Mandhana lbw b Glenn 49(57)
22:06 (IST)
After 20 overs, INDW 79/1 (Mithali 4, Mandhana 48)
Ecclestone continues. Maiden over for her, her second, as Mithali blocks out the six deliveries. Onus on Mandhana here to keep the scoring rate up as the set batter.
22:04 (IST)
After 19 overs, INDW 79/1 (Mithali 4, Mandhana 48)
Cross into her sixth over and the 19th off the innings. Mandhana continues to capitalise on her good touch, adding another boundary to her tally as she plays a short arm jab. Seven runs off the over, including a wide.
22:02 (IST)
FOUR! Just a short arm jab from Mandhana and it beats the diving fielder at mid wicket.
22:00 (IST)
After 18 overs, INDW 72/1 (Mithali 4, Mandhana 42)
Ecclestone continues. Just one run off the over. India have got to rotate strike better to avoid panic later on.
Live Score updates England Women vs India Women third ODI at Worcester: Brunt with the last over for England. Mithali gets India over the line, piercing a packed off side field. Finally, India manage to salvage some pride as they win by 4 wickets.
Indian batters, except for Mithali Raj, have failed to find form in the two matches, forcing the visitors to put up a below par target on both occasions.
While Raj has struck two consecutive fifties, veteran Harmanpreet is under a lot of scrutiny due to her prolonged poor form. Since the 2017 ODI World Cup, Harmanpreet has only made two fifties and the lack of runs from her bat has made India's middle-order highly unstable.
The Indian team management will hope for a good outing from Harmanpreet as they aim to sort out the batting issues and make progress on the slow scoring rate.
India's bowling in the second ODI was a lot better than the previous match. Jhulan Goswami was well supported by seamer Shikha Pandey and leg spinner Poonam Yadav finally broke the wickets drought. Raj will hope for another good day in the office for her bowlers.
England have been playing some very good cricket and are just one win away from a series sweep, which the hosts will definitely want to achieve.
Squads:
England Squad: Lauren Winfield Hill, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight (c), Natalie Sciver, Amy Ellen Jones(w), Sophia Dunkley, Katherine Brunt, Sarah Glenn, Sophie Ecclestone, Anya Shrubsole, Kate Cross, Fran Wilson, Natasha Farrant, Freya Davies, Mady Villiers, Emily Arlott
India Squad: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Punam Raut, Mithali Raj(c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Taniya Bhatia(w), Shikha Pandey, Jhulan Goswami, Ekta Bisht, Poonam Yadav, Sneh Rana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Radha Yadav, Priya Punia, Arundhati Reddy, Indrani Roy
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