India Women vs England Women Live Score, 3rd T20I

Kranti Gaud to Alice Capsey, SIX! That's a glorious hit from Capsey! A lot fuller and wide outside off. Alice Capsey has plenty of room to work with. Gets her bat properly under the ball and smokes it over extra cover for a cracking six.

Kranti Gaud to Heather Knight, Around off, on a length, Knight taps it wide of backward point and scampers through for a quick run. A hasty one, though.

Kranti Gaud to Heather Knight, Good length ball, and Knight bunts it back to the bowler.

The experienced Heather Knight makes her way out to bat.

Kranti Gaud to Amy Jones, OUT! CAUGHT! England's troubles multiply as their top three are dismissed inside the Powerplay. Back of a length, nipping back in while staying low, on a tighter line, on middle and leg. Amy Jones shapes up to pull but hits it flat off the toe end to the mid-wicket fielder. Deepti Sharma bends low and scoops it around her left shin. A sharp take from Sharma there. England Women are 38/3, in trouble, and needing 143 runs from 89 balls.

England Women need 143 runs from 90 balls. Kranti Gaud to wrap up the Powerplay.

Nandni Sharma to Alice Capsey, FOUR! Nice use of the feet. Bowled on a length by Sharma, on off. Despite the keeper being up to the stumps, Capsey shimmies down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball. She whips it through wide mid on and picks up a boundary.

Nandni Sharma to Alice Capsey, Bowls a sharp, short ball, over off. Capsey drops her wrists and lets it pass.

Nandni Sharma to Amy Jones, It is that back-of-the-hand slower one, on a nagging length, on off. Amy wrists it through square leg and crosses over.

Nandni Sharma to Alice Capsey, Fuller and on off, Capsey drives it on the up to deep cover for a run.

Nandni Sharma to Alice Capsey, FOUR! Good shot. Fractionally short, outside off. Capsey has enough width to work with. She stays back and cuts it past point for a boundary.

Nandni Sharma to Alice Capsey, Full and on middle. this is pushed to mid on.

Change in bowling? Yup. Nandni Sharma is introduced into the attack, replacing Arundhati Reddy.

Kranti Gaud to Alice Capsey, On top of off, Alice pats it in front of extra cover and takes a quick single.

Kranti Gaud to Amy Jones, Half a shout for LBW. Jagging back in, on a good length, on middle. Jones hangs back to deal with it. Gets rapped on the pads as she is beaten by the seam movement. Amy is alert enough to sneak in a leg bye as the ball goes away on the off side.

Kranti Gaud to Amy Jones, Oh, that could have gone back into the stumps. This is on the fuller side, on off, Jones' feet go nowhere and she pushes at the ball with hard hands. Ekes out an inside edge onto the pads, and the ball rolls behind.

Kranti Gaud to Alice Capsey, Gaud serves the short ball, over middle. Capsey leans back and pulls it behind square leg for a single.

Kranti Gaud to Amy Jones, Keeps it at the stumps, on a nagging length. Amy turns it square on the leg side and opens her account with a single.

Kranti Gaud to Amy Jones, Nearly sneaked through! Bowled on a good length, on middle. Jones is a bit hurried and squeezes out an inside edge onto the pads.

Dunkley's lean patch continues with the bat. Just 42 runs for her in this series, heading into the World Cup. Chance for Alice Capsey to score big, then. She is in at 4.

Arundhati Reddy to Sophia Dunkley, OUT! CAUGHT! Sophia Dunkley could not have picked out the fielder in the deep any better. Reddy serves it full, swinging back in, on middle and leg. Dunkley reaches out in front and looks to swing it away with the angle of the ball. She is slightly early into her shot and it goes only as far as deep mid-wicket. Jemimah Rodrigues has the shades on and is looking into the sun. She gets down on her knees and takes a safe catch. England Women are now 24/2, needing 157 from 102 balls.

Arundhati Reddy to Sophia Dunkley, A loud shout for LBW, but that is doing too much. Cutting back in sharply off the surface, on a back of a length. Dunkley crouches for the pull but is beaten and gets hit on the pads. Even the impact seemed outside the line of the leg stump there.

Arundhati Reddy to Sophia Dunkley, Wide! Reddy goes short again but this is too high, over off. Dunkley hops and watches the ball sail over her head.

Arundhati Reddy to Sophia Dunkley, Digs it in short now, around off. Sophia is happy to let it go.

Arundhati Reddy to Sophia Dunkley, FOUR! Overcorrection by Reddy and Dunkley makes her pay. The length is pulled back by Arundhati, but the line is down leg. Sophia stays inside the line and pulls it past short fine leg to her left for another boundary.

Arundhati Reddy to Sophia Dunkley, FOUR! Hammered away. Floated up there by Reddy, on off. Dunkley springs onto the front foot and gets her hands through to drill it to the left of mid off for a boundary.

Arundhati Reddy to Sophia Dunkley, Wide! Sprayed down leg by Reddy, on a length. Dunkley fails to get it away. A good take by Richa Ghosh diving to her left.

Arundhati Reddy to Sophia Dunkley, Nails the yorker, on middle. Dunkley jams it out back to the bowler.

Massive blow for the hosts and their opening partnership woes continue this series. Amy Jones walks in at number 3.

Kranti Gaud to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, OUT! CASTLED! A perfect riposte from Kranti Gaud. Just too good for Wyatt-Hodge. Gaud bowls it fuller in length and keeps the stumps in play. Danni stays rooted to the crease and leg side of the ball. She tries to angle it behind point, but the ball jags back in off the deck to beat her on the inside edge and it crashes into the stumps. England Women are 14/1, needing 167 from 108 balls.

Kranti Gaud to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR! Width offered and Wyatt-Hodge cashes in! This is on the shorter side and Danni has the pace to work it. She extends her hands and slaps it to the left of deep point for a four.

Kranti Gaud to Sophia Dunkley, Shorter and on off, Sophia taps it in front of cover and hurries to the other end.

Kranti Gaud to Sophia Dunkley, FOUR! Up and over! Gaud goes full, on off. Dunkley hangs low and reaches out to drag it back over the bowler's head with a horizontal bat for her first boundary.

Kranti Gaud to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Rapped on the pads! That seemed to be going down leg. Nip-backer by Gaud, on a good length, on middle and leg. Wyatt-Hodge does not move her feet at all. She brings her bat out in front but is beaten on the inside edge and gets hit on the pads. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes to the left of short third.

Kranti Gaud to Sophia Dunkley, Hits the good length first up, just outside the off stump. Dunkley dabs it behind point and gets to the other end.

A quiet start for England in the chase. Kranti Gaud will operate from the opposite end.

Arundhati Reddy to Sophia Dunkley, Hooping back in a long way, on a length, on middle and leg. Sophia turns it through mid-wicket for a run.

Arundhati Reddy to Sophia Dunkley, Banged in short, over middle. Sophia Dunkley ducks under it.

Arundhati Reddy to Sophia Dunkley, DROPPED! A tough one, but a chance nonetheless. Slightly too straight by Reddy, full and on the pads. Dunkley's head falls over to the off side as she attempts the glance. Richa Ghosh is standing up to the stumps but she fails to gather it cleanly. The UltraEdge confirms that there was a tickle.

Arundhati Reddy to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Stays nice and full, on middle. Danni powers it to the left of mid on and takes a quick single.

Arundhati Reddy to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Another one that shapes back in at the pads, on a length. Wyatt-Hodge is beaten on the flick and wears it on the front pad.

Arundhati Reddy to Sophia Dunkley, Dunkley and England are underway. Reddy pitches it up and gets the ball to curve back into the right-hander. Sophia flicks it off the pads past the diving mid-wicket fielder for a single.

Welcome back for England's reply. Out walk the two umpires. The Indian players have taken their respective fielding spots. Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Sophia Dunkley are the two English openers making their way to the crease. And it will be Arundhati Reddy to bowl the first over of the run chase. Dunkley to face. Here we go again.

... THE RUN CHASE ...

A big task ahead to save the series - England may have a very strong head-to-head record against India, but to avoid the repeat of 2025, they will have to execute their second-highest T20I run chase for that. The pitch is slowish, but decent, and the boundaries short, so they have a chance, but scoring quickly has not been their strength this summer. A strong start through their openers is a non-negotiable and India will aim to hit that vulnerable spot right away. An interesting run chase coming up. Stay tuned.

A couple of partnerships helped India recover - England had India wobbling a bit again after Bell's beauty sent Rodrigues back, but Harmanpreet and Deepti Sharma dug in together and stopped the rot. The pair took their time finding their feet, allowing England to keep a lid on things through a quiet middle stretch, but their stand ensured there was no further slide. Once she had her eye in, Kaur found her fluency and began to push on and went on to score a fantastic half-century that saw India touch exactly 180.

England struck early in the first half - Spin did the early damage as India lost both openers inside the first four overs, with Mandhana and Shafali failing to make any impression against the hosts. Yastika Bhatia walked in with positive intent and kept the board ticking, but a run out ended her stay and left India reeling at 60/3, suddenly staring at a serious rebuilding task. That came through a responsible partnership between Rodrigues and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, as the two added 40 runs together.

Decent finish for the tourists - So India manage to touch that 180-run figure with a good second half overall. There was a bit of a slowdown in the run rate once Rodrigues got out, but they prevented England from making inroads regularly. However, India's running between the wickets was a concern, though, with the batters looking hesitant to push for the quick singles or doubles. England, on the other hand, were equally sharp in the field.

Sophie Ecclestone to Richa Ghosh, A comical end to the Indian innings. India finish with 180/5. This is fired in full and at the sticks by Sophie. Ghosh digs it out back towards Ecclestone, but with it being the last ball, Kaur sets off for the run. Ghosh had already given up but Sophie fails to gather it cleanly and the ball rolls away to her left. She gets to the ball, turns around and releases an underarm throw at the bowling end with Richa still showing no urgency to complete the run. Ecclestone fails to hit the stumps and the ball dribbles towards long on, allowing the batters to sneak in the second run. Sophie cannot quite believe it and has a sheepish smile on her face. What should have been a dot ball ends up yielding a couple more for India. You never quite know how valuable these runs could prove by the end of the night.

Has Dean saved two runs for her team? Looks like it. She slid to her left and flicked the ball just in the nick of time, cleanly. There's no part of her body in contact with the boundary ropes while holding the ball in her hand.