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India Women vs England Women Live Score, 3rd T20I
The series has also served as an important testing ground for India as they fine-tune their combinations for English conditions. So far, Yastika Bhatia has been India's most consistent batter, following up a half-century in the opening game with another useful contribution. Jemimah Rodrigues also registered a fifty, while Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma showed encouraging signs in the second match.
Despite promising starts, India's batting has struggled to finish strongly. The team lost momentum in the closing overs of both matches, exposing concerns in the middle order. Richa Ghosh, regarded as one of India's most explosive hitters, has yet to make a significant impact, while captain Harmanpreet Kaur may need to shoulder greater responsibility in the death overs.
England have faced similar issues with the bat. Amy Jones' 67 remains the only half-century by an English batter in the series, with several players getting starts but failing to convert them into substantial scores. Both teams will be eager to address those shortcomings in the series decider.
Nandni Sharma to Heather Knight, Drags the length back now, on off. Heather punches it to cover-point.
Nandni Sharma to Heather Knight, FOUR! Smartly played. Pace taken off, on the fuller side, on off. Knight walks inside the line and plays the sweep, beating the diving short fine leg fielder to her left for a four.
Nandni Sharma to Heather Knight, Hurls it on a length, on off. Knight plays an uppish drive but it drops well in front of mid off.
England Women need 66 runs from 48 balls. And Nandni Sharma returns into the attack. 2-0-22-0 so far.
- Alice Capsey 54 (28)
- Heather Knight 32 (20)
Arundhati Reddy to Alice Capsey, FOUR! Excellent use of the feet. Bowled full, on off and middle. Capsey gives the bowler the charge and gets to the pitch of the ball. She puts her head down and slams it back over the bowler's head.
Arundhati Reddy to Heather Knight, Fuller and in line with the off stump. Knight angles the drive to the left of cover for a run.
Arundhati Reddy to Alice Capsey, FIFTY FOR CAPSEY! This has been a quality knock from the young batter and she is making a strong case for herself ahead of the World Cup. Reddy lands it full, on off. Alice hits it down to long on and takes a single to bring up her half-century.
Arundhati Reddy to Heather Knight, Hurls it on a back of a length, outside off. Heather punches it wide of point and turns the strike over.
Arundhati Reddy to Heather Knight, Wide! Keeps it away from the batter's arc but this is just beyond the tramline, on a good length. Knight lets it go.
Arundhati Reddy to Heather Knight, FOUR! Class written all over it. Floated up by Reddy, full and on off. Knight collapses her back knee to get under the ball and extends her hands to go inside out over cover for a boundary.
As India search for a breakthrough, Arundhati Reddy (2-0-13-1) is brought back on.
Arundhati Reddy to Alice Capsey, Fractionally short, on off. Capsey cuts it square of the wicket on the off side. A half-stop at point and the batters cross over.
- Alice Capsey 48 (25)
- Heather Knight 26 (17)
Sree Charani to Alice Capsey, A bit of air given this time, on middle. Capsey steps out and firms the drive down to long on. They cross. A quiet over from Charani, just 5 runs off it. England need 79 from 54 balls.
Sree Charani to Heather Knight, Fired in full and on off. Knight walks across the stumps and plays the sweep through backward square leg for another single.
Sree Charani to Alice Capsey, Shorter and on middle. Alice turns it towards wide long on for a run. The 100 comes up for England.
Sree Charani to Alice Capsey, Looped up, full and on off. Capsey drills it to extra cover.
Sree Charani to Heather Knight, Keeps it full and at the sticks. Knight eases it to long off and crosses over.
Sree Charani to Alice Capsey, Full and around off, Capsey knocks it to long on for a single.
DRINKS BREAK! First 5 overs - 38/2 and next 5 - 59/1. This has been an excellent counterpunch from England, with Alice Capsey leading the charge. Not often in this series have they been able to put India under sustained pressure through positive intent, but that has finally arrived tonight. Plenty for Harmanpreet Kaur to think about, with both her frontline spinners taken for runs in their opening overs. Sree Charani has been brought back into the attack.
- Heather Knight 24 (15)
- Alice Capsey 45 (21)
Shafali Verma to Heather Knight, Flighted up outside off, Knight steps down the track and drives it wide of long off for a couple of runs. 84 required off 60 balls.
Shafali Verma to Alice Capsey, Full outside off, Alice carves it to the left of Harmanpreet at covers for a quick run.
Shafali Verma to Alice Capsey, Fractionally full, outside off, Capsey taps it to the cover region with soft hands.
Shafali Verma to Heather Knight, Touch short and outside off, Heather Knight plays the late cut to split the backward point gap, but Deepti Sharma dives to her left and makes a half stop. There's a bit of confusion between the batters, but seeing Deepti fumble a bit, they pinch in a single. Sharma's throw is late and way too far from the batter's end and that allows Knight to scoot through safely.
Shafali Verma to Alice Capsey, Spins in from off, on a length, Alice Capsey heaves it down to long on for an easy single.
Shafali Verma to Alice Capsey, WIDE! Short and far down leg, Alice Capsey goes for the pull shot, but misses.
Shafali Verma to Heather Knight, On a length, on leg, nudged off the pads by Knight to deep square leg for a single.
Harmanpreet Kaur turns to Shafali Verma. India's 6th bowling option of the night.
- Alice Capsey 43 (18)
- Heather Knight 20 (12)
Nandni Sharma to Alice Capsey, FOUR! That's a fantastic shot! This is on a length, around off, jagging back in. Alice Capsey tiptoes ahead, uses her wrists and whips it into the gap between long on and deep mid-wicket, and just manages to split that gap for a four. 12 runs from the over, 24 from the last 2 for England. 91 needed from 66 balls.
Nandni Sharma to Heather Knight, Attacks the pads, on a shade fuller length. Heather Knight plays from the crease and nudges it between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a single. It is Rodrigues once again who is quick to get across and prevent the second.
Nandni Sharma to Heather Knight, FOUR! Cunningly played by Knight! Way too short and far outside off. Heather Knight uses the width on offer and ramps it over short third for a boundary. England need 96 runs from 68 balls.
Nandni Sharma to Alice Capsey, Short and this one stays low. Alice Capsey drags it across with a pull shot. Clears mid-wicket for a single.
Nandni Sharma to Heather Knight, Straight on the stumps, Knight clips the full ball to deep mid-wicket. They run the first run hard, and look for the second, but Rodrigues is too quick to attack the ball from the deep and they settle with just one.
Nandni Sharma (1-0-10-0) is back in the attack.
Nandni Sharma to Alice Capsey, Back of a length, outside off, Capsey carves it up and over cover-point for a run.
- Heather Knight 14 (9)
- Alice Capsey 37 (15)
Deepti Sharma to Heather Knight, FOUR! Top shot! Flighted up, full and around the off pole. Heather Knight switches her stance and nails the reverse sweep between backward point and short third for a boundary.
Deepti Sharma to Alice Capsey, Full and tossed on the stumps, this is whipped to deep mid-wicket's left for a single. Jemimah gets across there in the deep and tidies up.
Deepti Sharma to Alice Capsey, FOUR! Just beats the fielder! Deepti tries to go full on the stumps, but Capsey converts it into a full toss and spanks it down the ground. Smriti Mandhana cannot stop it with a dive to her left from long on. Capsey picks up another boundary.
Deepti Sharma to Heather Knight, Serves it full and on leg, Heather Knight shimmies down the track and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one more.
Deepti Sharma to Alice Capsey, Slower through the air again, too full on the toes. Alice Capsey clips it through mid-wicket for an easy run.
Deepti Sharma to Heather Knight, Dipping full ball, on leg, Heather Knight drills it to the right of long on for a single.
The physio is out for Richa Ghosh, who is having her left hamstring stretched. Ghosh is back on her feet, and we are all good to go. Deepti Sharma has been called into the attack.
- Alice Capsey 31 (12)
- Heather Knight 8 (6)
Sree Charani to Alice Capsey, Around off, on a fullish length. Alice Capsey gets on the front foot and lifts it over the in-field on the off side, in front of square. The ball lands safely in the deep cover region with two fielders converging out there. A couple of runs taken. Another profitable over for England. 13 runs from it. 115 needed from 78 balls.
Sree Charani to Alice Capsey, FOUR! Crunched away! Sree drops it short and on middle. Alice Capsey goes deep in the crease and nails the pull shot to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. 11 runs off the over already, with a ball to go.
Sree Charani to Heather Knight, Shorter in length, in and around leg, this is worked off the back foot towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Sree Charani to Heather Knight, FOUR! The intent is clearly visible now from these two! Full and aimed on the pads. Heather Knight sits down on a knee and sweeps it behind square on the leg side, for a boundary at deep backward square leg.
Sree Charani to Heather Knight, Good running! Lands it full and around off, Knight advances a bit and lofts it inside-out over the cover region for a couple of runs.
Sree Charani to Heather Knight, Dropped on a fractionally fuller length, on middle and leg. Heather Knight hangs back and eases it back to Sree.
A fine finish to the Powerplay for England. It will be spin in the form of Sree Charani.
- Alice Capsey 25 (10)
- Heather Knight 1 (2)
Kranti Gaud to Alice Capsey, FOUR! PUNISHED! Capsey on the counterattack. Gaud overcorrects, bowls a long hop, on middle. It nips in, Capsey lets it and then pulls it off the back foot to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. 15 runs off the over. A very productive one for England. The hosts are 53/3 after 6 overs.
Kranti Gaud to Alice Capsey, FOUR! Good, proactive batting! Again, this is overpitched and the line is around off and middle. Alice Capsey uses her bottom hand and smashes it to the left of the mid on fielder for a boundary down the ground.
For India, the England tour is more than just a bilateral assignment. It serves as a crucial rehearsal for the global tournament, allowing the team management to assess combinations and player roles in conditions similar to those expected during the World Cup.
While there have been encouraging signs from the top order, India's batting has lacked consistency in the latter stages of innings. Yastika Bhatia has emerged as the standout performer, scoring a half-century in the first match and backing it up with another useful knock in the second. Jemimah Rodrigues also impressed with a fifty, while Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma looked in good touch during the chase in the previous game.
However, India's inability to finish strongly remains a concern. In the opening match, the team managed only 40 runs in the final five overs despite being well placed earlier in the innings. The second game saw an even bigger collapse, as India stumbled dramatically in the closing stages of a chase after reaching a comfortable position.
As a result, the spotlight will be on experienced all-rounder Deepti Sharma and wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh. India need the pair to provide stability and acceleration in the middle overs. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, one of the team's most powerful hitters, may also need to bat deeper and guide the innings through to the finish.
England, meanwhile, have their own batting concerns. Amy Jones' 67 is the only fifty scored by an English batter in the series so far. Although several players have made starts, none have been able to produce a match-defining innings. With both sides searching for batting consistency, the final T20I promises to be a closely contested encounter with World Cup implications.
Match Statistics
Venue
The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
