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Key occasions
4th over: India 45-0 (Mandhana 15, Verma 29) Shot! Bell comes again and makes an attempt a yorker, Mandhana digs it out with an angled blade and steers it solely on function to deep third for 4. England attempting to cease India’s runaway practice in the meanwhile. Bell tries a slower ball but it surely comes out all improper – a head excessive full toss that ends in a free-hit that Verma duly shimmies down the bottom and clobbers for 4. India outclassing England in each division tonight.
third over: India 31-0 (Mandhana 10, Verma 21) India need this over shortly by the appears of it! Charlie Dean is into the assault and swiped down the bottom for 4 by Mandhana. A single brings the rampant Verma on strike and she or he wastes no time in dancing down the monitor and depositing over the bowler’s head for 4 extra!
Eleven ruins off the over.
2nd over: India 20-0 (Mandhana 5, Verma 5) England go for the tempo of Lauren Filer to Shafali Verma who has appeared uncomfortable in opposition to the quick bowler on this sequence. Hmmm uncomfortable you say? Verma drives excessive for 4 after which rocks again to chop violently for 4 extra. Shot! Filer drags one down however Verma performs a forehand smash again down the bottom for 4 one other 4. Wonderful batting. An costly over and a bit taken out of England’s whole already.
1st over: India 5-0 (Mandhana 5, Verma 1) Lauren Bell begins with the brand new ball for England. Gah! A brief ball is swivelled away for 4 by Mandhana! Bell does effectively to maintain the remainder of the over quiet, again of a size and speared in, six off the primary over for India, they’re up the required charge…
Right here come the gamers for the second innings. England want one thing particular with the ball to maintain themselves on this T20 sequence.
“Night James, from a fairly subdued Previous Trafford.”
Hiya to you Man Hornsby.
“Nicely, England followers are subdued. India’s are having a hell of an evening! It’s been a reasonably troublesome watch thus far. India bowling tightly and England unable to search out the gaps, and actually by no means risking many 2s. It’s onerous to not really feel that this whole is an effective 20 brief no less than. Maybe we’ll have an impressed England bowling efficiency. We’ll want Lancs’ personal Sophie Ecclestone to tug out some magic right here, you are feeling.”
England make 126-7 9 (India want 127 to win the match and sequence)
Some humpty from Issy Wong on the final! Two sixes off Deepti Sharma will get England over 120. It could possibly be too little too late however they’ve a goal no less than. A irritating innings involves an in depth. India will begin their chase very shortly. The sequence is theirs for the taking.
nineteenth over: England 110-7 (Eccleston 8, Wong 3) That is fairly painful to look at, England can barely get bat on ball and Ecclestone is pinned within the midriff by a Kaur brief ball. Painful on the sphere too. A 4! Kaur sends down a full bunger to complete and Ecclestone manages to smear it to the fence. It wasn’t timed however not so much has been all innings. Don’t choose a wicket or innings till each side have batted on it… however I very a lot doubt England have anyplace close to sufficient.
18th over: England 105-7 (Eccleston 4, Wong 2) Issy Wong joins Ecclestone however neither batter can break the shackles. Simply 4 runs off the eighteenth over, England’s general run charge languishing at 5 an over. Charani finishes impressively as soon as extra – she ends with 2-30 off her 4 overs.
WICKET! Charlie Dean run out (Shree Charani/†Ghosh) 4
Sophie Ecclestone joins Charlie Dean. Can the 2 spinners dig England out of a gap? Erm no… Dean survives an enormous LBW attraction off an tried reverse-sweep in opposition to Yadhav, the ball brushed the glove on the way in which to hitting the pad and that saves her blushes BUT THAT IS OUT! Dean units off for a single that isn’t there on the ultimate ball, she’s despatched again by Ecclestone however is acres in need of her crease when the stumps are damaged. England are falling in a heap once more.
seventeenth over: England 101-7 (Eccleston 2, Wong 0)
WICKET! Paige Scholfield c Reddy b Yadav 16 (England 98-6)
Scholfield’s flip to be caught within the deep! It’s a rinse and repeat. England spluttering in direction of a 3 determine rating.
sixteenth over: England 98-5 (Scholfield 16, Dean 3) Deepti Sharma returns and whistles by an over for the price of simply 4 runs. 4 overs to go, England want boundaries however they’ve solely managed to hit eight all innings thus far.
fifteenth over: England 94-5 (Scholfield 14, Dean 1) Charlie Dean is the brand new batter and she or he clips a single from her first ball. England have actually struggled ot get any impetus into their innings, at any time when they’ve tried they’ve misplaced wickets. India have saved the strain on them very effectively with tight traces and nifty fielding.
WICKET! Amy Jones b Kaur 9 (England 93-5)
Amanjot returns for her third over. England tick over however can’t discover the fence… gone! Amy Jones backs away and sees her stumps splattered.
14th over: England 89-4 (Jones 8, Scholfield 11) Eight runs off the over as England look to extend the depth with a handful of overs to go. Some sharp fielding within the deep and within the ring prevents any boundaries being scored. India have been electrical within the area this night.
thirteenth over: England 81-4 (Jones 6, Scholfield 6) Extra singles than a Thursday evening in Clapham. 130 feels a great distance away at this charge.
twelfth over: England 75-4 (Jones 3, Scholfield 3) Paige Scholfield joins Amy Jones. They rotate strike however singles received’t damage India.
WICKET! Capsey lbw b Shree Charani 18 (England 70-4)
Make {that a} correct pickle! Capsey makes an attempt a reverse to Charani and the ball straightens a smidge, the batter misses and is stone lifeless lbw! Capsey nonetheless burns a evaluation however after seeing the replay on the massive display screen she’s trudge off earlier than the choice is made, leaving the umpire to present Ms Scotch Mist out when the inevitable three reds seem.
eleventh over: England 70-3 (Capsey 18, Jones 1 ) Amy Jones on the crease with England in a little bit of a pickle.
WICKET! Tammy Beaumont c Reddy b Yadav 20 (England 68-3)
Large second! Beaumont tries to go downtown straight after drinks however she doesn’t get sufficient meat on the bones, Reddy taking a tumbling seize working in from lengthy on.
tenth over: England 68-2 (Capsey 17, Beaumont 20) Beaumont steers a Reddy brief ball positive for a welcome boundary. The solar nonetheless beating down at Previous Trafford. England attempting to get a aggressive rating on the board. That helps! Capsey goals a swipe at Reddy’s closing ball full toss, it misses every little thing together with the gloves of Ghosh stood as much as the stumps. 4 byes to the whole and time for a midway slurp.
ninth over: England 58-2 (Capsey 16, Beaumont 15) India squeeze again by Amanjot Kaur. Keeper up and stump to stump. Simply 4 runs off the over and Beaumont almost perishes by clipping a full toss to Mandhana at brief midwicket. She’s have been sick as a pig with that. Thankfully it fell a number of inches brief.
eighth over: England 54-2 (Capsey 14, Beaumont 13) England up the ante as Beaumont slams consecutive boundaries by the covers off Sneh Ranah.
seventh over: England 42-2 (Capsey 12, Beaumont 3) Extra spin from India as Yadav will get a bowl after taking that sharp catch to eliminate Dunkley. England can solely deal in singles. India have been on it within the area thus far this night.
sixth over: England 38-2 (Capsey 10, Beaumont 1) Tammy Beaumont arrives within the center. England may do with a Captain’s innings from her now. She glides a single previous level to get off the mark. Bosh! Capsey slog sweeps Sharma for 4 to maintain England ticking.
WICKET! Sophia Dunkley c Yadav b Sharma 22 (England 33-2)
That’s a giant wicket! Dunkley is in positive kind however she falls to an uppish drive that Radha Yadav dives and takes at inches from the turf at level. Overwhelmed within the flight by Deepti Sharma and England have misplaced each openers.
fifth over: England 33-1 (Dunkley 22, Capsey 6) Charani together with her beautiful left arm loop as soon as extra. Capsey sweeps and is fortunate {that a} prime edge loops over the keeper and away for 4! A scrambled single brings Dunkley on strike. Plonk! Dunkley clears the entrance leg and smears extensive of mid-on for 4! We would not be in for a excessive scoring match right here, England on for about 130 in the meanwhile in comparison with the 180-odd on the Oval final week.
4th over: England 23-1 (Dunkley 17, Capsey 1) A quiet begin in the primary from England. Arundhati Reddy comes on to bowl her medium pacers with the keeper stood as much as the stumps. Simply two runs off the over. Tidy.
third over: England 21-1 (Dunkley 16, Capsey 0) Alice Capsey arrives at quantity three. She’s due a rating too. A very harmful participant if she will get in.
WICKET! Danni Wyatt-Hodge c Reddy b Shree Charani 5 (England 21-1)
Right here come the boundaries! Dunkley carves previous level for 4 after which snaps the underside hand on a drive down the bottom for SIX. Comfortably clearing the ropes. Shree Charani has been within the wickets this sequence… and she or he will get one other!
Wyatt-Hodge tries to copy the six that Dunkley hit earlier within the over however plinks a toe finish to Reddy who takes an honest catch pedalling backwards at mid-on. Charani now has 9 wickets and counting within the sequence.
2nd over: England 10-0 (Dunkley 5, Wyatt-Hodge 5) Deepti Sharma rattles by the second over for simply 4 runs. Some sprightly working from England’s openers however no boundaries as of but.
“It’s a giant floor, a tough floor to attain boundaries on due to the scale. You’re higher off taking part in sq. right here, which doesn’t usually swimsuit the ladies’s sport due to the overall energy in scoring down the bottom” Says Alex Hartley on TMS, she’s received loads expertise of bowling on this floor.
1st over: England 6-0 (Dunkley 3, Wyatt-Hodge 3) No boundaries off the primary over as Kaur targets each batters again of a size. Dunkley opens England’s account with a chip within the air for a pair by midwicket and Wyatt-Hodge drives easily previous cowl level. The outfield appears fairly inexperienced and luxurious regardless of this MEGA heatwave we’ve been having. No hosepipe ban in Previous Trafford…
Amanjot Kaur has the ball in hand, Sophia Dunkley and Danni Wyatt-Hodge will open up for England. They each received half centuries on the Oval within the final match and placed on a hefty opening stand. Righto, let’s play!
The gamers head out onto a solar soaked Previous Trafford pitch, it’s truly the primary time a ladies’s T20I has been performed on the floor. These two sides final performed in opposition to one another right here in 1999! India squeaked dwelling by one wicket on that event.
100 T20I Caps for Sophie Ecclestone tonight, she achieves the milestone on her dwelling floor too. She’s a particular participant however going by a little bit of a tough spot in the meanwhile. The stage is about for a giant efficiency.
Oh and Phil ‘Jags’ Jagielka has simply introduced her together with her cap. She’s a giant Toffees fan so might be satisfied with that.
The Lionesses are in motion in opposition to the Dutch as we communicate and they’re displaying it on the massive display screen at Previous Trafford forward of the match getting underway in about twenty minutes. England are 2-0 up!
Emillia Hawkins is on the instruments for us, promise you’ll come again although yeh?
England win the toss and can bat first
Appears to be like an honest Previous Trafford wicket and Tammy Beaumont elects to have first use, following the blueprint that noticed them reach South London final week.
Groups: (each side unchanged)
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, Shree Charani
England: Sophia Dunkley, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Alice Capsey, Tammy Beaumont (capt), Amy Jones (wk), Paige Scholfield, Sophie Ecclestone, Issy Wong, Charlie Dean, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell
Preamble
James Wallace
Hiya and welcome to the fourth T20 between England and India from Previous Trafford, Manchester. The place is bathed in sunshiiiiiine forward of tonight’s encounter, it’s a should win sport (once more) for the house aspect as they discover themselves 2-1 down with two video games to play.
England received an arse-nipper down at The Oval on Sunday, a victory by simply 5 runs secured off the ultimate ball saved their sequence hopes alive however there was additionally a calamitous batting collapse and a few questionable catching on present as soon as once more.
Head Coach Charlotte Edwards might be determined to see her aspect up their requirements and take the sequence to a decider at Edgbaston on Saturday earlier than the ODI sequence will get underway the next week. They’ll be with out Nat Sciver-Brunt as soon as extra because the England captain recovers from a groin harm, Tammy Beaumont will take the reins for the second match in a row.
We await information of the groups and toss however may have them imminently. Play will get underway in half an hour. Be part of us and get in contact. D’ya know what I imply?