IND vs ENG HIGHLIGHTS, Women’s Test Day 2: India 186/6; Harmanpreet and Co. extend lead to 478 vs England

Vastrakar holds her shape with a neat forward defence, keeping Dean off the stumps. Dean finally overpitches and Vastrakar drills it through cover for FOUR. And that’s the end of Day’s Play.

186 runs and six wickets in the final session as India propels its lead to a mammoth 478!

Loud appeal as Dean rolls one in and Harmanpreet misses a sweep. Knight reviews. England loses it as the impact is outside the off-stump. Hint of room and Harmanpreet cuts it behind square for FOUR.

Ecclestone comes over the wicket. Deft late cut from Harmanpreet as she slices the ball past first-slip for FOUR. Switch of sides for Ecclestone but that makes no difference for the moment as Harmanpreet needles the ball past mid-wicket for FOUR.

Length from Ecclestone and Harmanpreet slog-sweeps over mid-wicket for FOUR. Full toss and Harmanpreet slaps it through cover for another FOUR.

STAT: India records its highest run aggregate in a women’s Test with 580* runs now, going past its previous best of 575 which was achieved twice against Australia and England.

Outside off and an overpitched delivery from Dean is lofted over mid-on for a FOUR by Vastrakar 

Vastrakar finally breaks the duck as she cuts a short one from Ecclestone through point region for a FOUR. Much needed move on that

A sequence of tight overs from the English spinners. Ecclestone bowls a maiden as well

After a quick two-run over from Ecclestone, Dean continues from the other side. Maiden

Dean takes it away from the stumps but Deepti plays a pre-determined sweep to find the fence. Deepti is trapped leg before, umpire thinks otherwise and Knight takes a DRS. Three reds and that means Deepti has to walk back! Sneh Rana is in at seven. India now has a 425-run lead! DEAN PICKS UP ANOTHER! Rana is out for a golden duck, the ball was tossed up outside off and had quite a bit of turn which went straight through Rana’s bat and pad. Vastrakar is in at eight

Five runs from Filer’s over including a double 

Dean bowls a flighted one that straightened towards Deepti and the latter sweeps and sweeps well for FOUR towards fine leg

Filer back into the attack, replaces Ecclestone. Slightly short from Filer and Deepti sends it to the fence with a good-looking pull shot 

Wide outside off from Dean and Jemimah drives it through covers for FOUR! GONE! CAUGHT! Beaumont just can’t stop catching while Dean gets her third! Jemimah departs. Dean’s delivery had turn and bounce in abundance, takes an edge off Jemimah’s bat and goes straight to Beaumont at short leg. Deepti Sharma is in at six, she’s batting for the second time on the same day! 

Ecclestone to Jemimah and that’s FOUR. Jemimah clears her leg to make room and drives it through the covers to bring up the 100 for India!

Maiden from Dean

Ecclestone to Jemimah and that crashes onto the latter’s helmet, Jemimah tried to sweep a short one but gets tricked by the sharp turn and gets beaten. Support staff arrive to conduct the mandatory checks and she’s been cleared. Tossed up delivery and that’s swept away for a FOUR

Dean gives away four singles in her over 

Ecclestone continues from the other end. High and quicker through the air, Jemimah slaps the half volley through covers for FOUR 

Dean continues. More byes conceded from England, this time, Jemimah tried to sweep a short one from Dean and misses, Jones is unable to pouch it behind the stumps as well and the ball goes racing to the boundary rope

Another one bites the dust! GONE! CAUGHT! Yastika walks back. Ecclestone extracted bounce from the pitch and surprised Yastika, who chopped it to Baumont at short leg. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is in at five 

DEAN STRIKES IN THE FIRST BALL! Shafali departs! Shafali tried to clear the ropes off a straight delivery but doesn’t get the necessary conncection as Ecclestone completes a safe catch at the edge of the ropes. Jemimah Rodrigues is in at four. Flighted delivery from Dean and Jemimah sweeps it for a FOUR and gets off the mark in style

Ecclestone bowls a tidy one, concedes just two from it 

Dean to Yastika and that’s sweeped to perfection for a FOUR! Fullish delivery that was quicker through the air and Yastika gets on one knee and slaps it through square leg 

Ecclestone is back into the attack and she’s greeted with a SIX from Shafali! Slightly overpitched and Shafali latched on to it and smoked it over long off. GONE! CAUGHT! That’s the end of Mandhana as England manages to finally complete a catch. Ecclestone tried to attack Mandhana’s legs and she falls for the trap as the latter chips one straight to Beaumont at short leg. Yastika Bhatia is in at three and she gets off the mark quickly with a single

Dean to Shafali and it’s DROPPED! A sitter goes begging at midwicket and Shafali steals a single as well. India now leads by 344! 

Cross bowls just short of length but the ball does not bounce as much as Shafali had expected, as she gets a bottom edge onto it, it ricocheted off Amy Jone’s boot but fell safe. Mandhana gets a single off the final ball and that’s 50 for India!

Dean continues and concedes just one in four balls. 

Cross to Shafali and it’s FOUR! Width offered and Shafali capitalised on the space and slapped it through covers. Eight from the over 

Dean continues, comes around the wickets for Mandhana. Dean kept it tight till the fifth delivery but on the sixth, she bowls one down the legside and it misses both the batter and the keeper and runs away for four byes

Kate Cross is into the attack, replaces Bell. AND SHE STRIKES IN HER FIRST OVER! Shafali is trapped LBW! And the umpire raises his finger. However, the batter immediately goes for DRS and that’s spot on! Ball tracking shows the ball was indeed missing the stumps. Decision overturned! Another one that moved into the batter and crashed on top of Shafali’s knee-roll, huge shouts but the umpire is unmoved

Charlie Dean is into the attack, replaces Ecclestone. After a couple of dots, Shafali goes big! SIX! She comes down the track and smokes it over long on! 

Shafali finally gets off the mark in the 12th ball as she finds the fence with a deliberate chip past the gully fielder. Five runs from the over 

Mandhana continues her onslaught on Ecclestone, this time, she uses her feet and puts an overpitched delivery through the covers for FOUR! Short ball and Mandhana rocks back to cut it through point region for yet another FOUR. India 20 for no loss and all of those runs came off Mandhana’s bat, Shafali has faced 11 deliveries but is yet to get her first runs

Bell to continue. Two slips in place for Mandhana. Two consecutive balls that moved away from Mandhana, the second of which induced an inside edge but lukily for the left-hander, the ball went past the stumps. IN THE AIR and SAFE! Bell with a wobbly delivery that held its line to force an outside edge off Shafali’s blade but it is dropped at second slip, tough one that. 

Sophie Ecclestone is in to bowl the second. Mandhana starts off with a bang! SIX! Goes against the spin and cross bats it over deep midwicket and clears the boundary. Much straighter this time from Ecclestone but Mandhana smokes it through the legside for a FOUR! 

Indian openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana walk into the middle while Lauren Bell is ready with the ball to bowl the first over

Sedate start to the second innings from Shafali as she plays out a maiden

Our correspondent Lavanya, from the venue, says: 

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Deepti to Filer, OUT! There goes the off-stump and Deepti bags a five-wicket haul. 5-7 for the offie as India secures a 292-run lead.

The Indian fielders waltz off the field as a decision on the follow-on is awaited.

Cross pumps Deepti down the ground for FOUR. Deepti to Cross, OUT! A tame chip back to the bowler and Deepti has her fourth!

Kate Cross c & b Sharma 1 (8)

Rana to Dean, OUT! Another one keeps low and rushes onto the pads. Dean has no clue whatsoever but goes for a review anyway. Three reds and she’s a goner.

Charlie Dean lbw b Rana 0 (9b)

Rana to Sciver-Brunt, OUT! There goes another! Devious turn from outside the off-stump as Rana scuttles past Sciver-Brunt who rocks back deep into the crease. The ball crashes the stumps and England is in deep trouble.

Nat Sciver-Brunt b Rana 59 (70b 10x4)

Deepti to Jones, OUT! Ricochet to the rescue! Jones rocks back to pump a ball straight to Mandhana’s helmet at short-leg. The ball ricochets straight to Shafali at leg-slip and India finds a rather strange way to dismiss Jones. Mandhana leaves the field for a check-up. Sophie Ecclestone is the new batter. Deepti to Ecclestone, OUT! Cleans her up! Deepti goes slower through the air and the ball spins in sharply to clip the stumps. The ball stays low and beats Ecclestone all ends up!

Amy Jones c Shafali Verma b Sharma 12 (19b 2x4)

Sneh Rana returns to the attack. Floated outside the off-stump and Jones drills the ball through covers for FOUR. Short from Rana this time and Jones shuffles to put it behind square for another FOUR. Another tempter on length outside off and Jones is beaten on the drive with flight.

Fourth consecutive FIFTY for Nat Sciver-Brunt! She reaches there off 63 balls. Top knock so far from NSB.

Deepti Sharma into the attack. Deepti to Wyatt! GONE! Flight, bounce and turn find the inside-edge off Wyatt’s forward defence to the short-leg fielder. Harmanpreet’s change in bowling works once again. Amy Jones walks in at 6 as Deepti bowls a wicket-maiden.

Danni Wyatt c Rodrigues b Sharma 19 (24b 4x4)

100 up for England with a cracking backfoot cover drive for FOUR from Wyatt. Loose outside off from Vastrakar and Wyatt cashes in. Full and angling in this time and Wyatt clips it past mid-on for another FOUR.

Vastrakar overpitches and Wyatt crunches the ball through cover for FOUR. Vastrakar to Wyatt, GIVEN! Vastrakar thuds one high on Wyatt’s pads and the umpire raises the finger. Wyatt almost instantly takes the review. It’s NOT OUT as there’s an inside-edge off the blade.

Renuka errs with line again and the ball shapes away down leg past Yastika for FOUR byes. Five from the over as Wyatt retains strike with a single.

Streaky start for Wyatt! Short ball from Vastrakar and Wyatt parries the ball just over first and second slip for FOUR.

Fraction short from Gayakwad and Sciver-Brunt flicks the ball through mid-wicket off the backfoot for FOUR - FIFTY-run stand between Beaumont and NSB.

Gayakwad to Sciver-Brunt, OUT! Run out as Vastrakar hits the bull’s eye! Beaumont falls short of the striker’s end after a hesitant single. NSB taps the ball to the on-side and sets off on a quick single. Beaumont was not the quickest to react and a direct-hit from Vastrakar casts her downfall.

Tammy Beaumont run out (Vastrakar) 10 (35b 1x4)

Renuka returns to the attack. She almost instantly finds the outside-edge off Nat and it falls low to Sneh Rana at first-slip. Sharp chance and Sneh fails to hold onto a tough chance. Renuka strays to the pads and Nat flicks it through square-leg for three runs. 

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to resume proceedings. Rajeshwari lines one in and Beaumont prods forward to defend. She slides another one in and Beaumont steps out to chip the ball over mid-on for FOUR.

Sciver-Brunt and Beaumont are out in the middle again. England will need a big stand from this experienced pair to get a move on this afternoon.

Vastrakar continues. Drama off the first delivery! Beaumont tries to go after a wide delivery but it takes an outside edge and the catch was completed at second slip. The umpires were unsure about the legitimacy of the situation and left the decision for the third umpire. Beaumont survives as the ball hit the ground before Deepti caught it at slips. Just two from the over and it’s time for lunch. An eventful session, that saw 85 runs and five wickets, comes to an end as the game continues to be evenly poised

Gayakwad with a flighted delivery and Sciver-Brunt fails to read it, it was in the air for a while but manages to skip past Renuka at mid-off and runs away towards the boundary! 

Vastrakar starts off with two dots. Three runs came from that over

Gayakwad bowls one quicker through the air, Sciver-Brunt anticipates it and slaps it through extra covers for a FOUR! 

Vastrakar to continue. Sciver-Brunt latches on to a short one from Vastrakar and puts it away for a FOUR over the point region. Another DRS taken by Harmanpreet, this time it is for Beaumont who’s trapped leg before from an inswinger. However, the decision is upheld as the impact is umpire’s call

Our correspondent Lavanya, who’s at the stadium, says Shubha was seen with splint on one of her fingers and the official word is that the batter went for X-ray and is waiting for the reports 

Rajeshwari Gayakwad into the attack, replaces Renuka. Starts off with a dot. Meanwhile, debutant Shubha Satheesh is forced to sit on the sidelines and looks like she has tapes on her hands. Hope it’s nothing serious

Vastrakar continues from the other end. And that’s a maiden

Renuka to continue. Down the legisde, Beaumont plays a pick up shot, clears the infield but there’s a backward square leg, just one. Renuka offers width outside off, Sciver-Brunt drives through the line and finds the gap on the covers to get a FOUR. Make it two in two, in the slot and Sciver-Brunt opens the face of the bat and slaps it on the off side towards the boundary ropes. 10 from that over 

Pooja Vastrakar is into the attack, replaces Rana. Knight welcomes her with a FOUR! Vastrakar pitched it up and Knight freed her legs and drove it through covers. AND VASTRAKAR STRIKES BACK! Traps Knight leg before and the umpire gives it. Knight opts for a DRS. Impact umpires call but the ball was in trajectory of the stumps, OUT! Nat Sciver-Brunt is in at four. Vastrakar straightens it for Sciver-Brunt and she drives it straight for a FOUR along the ground

Knight gets deceived for pace for pace and takes one on her pads, huge shouts for LBW from Renuka and Yastika behind the stumps but the umpire thinks otherwise. Beaumont tries to defend one on the front foot and it looks like pad and bat, Harmanpreet decides to go for DRS immediately, another breakthrough on the cards? NO, ball tracker shows the impact was way outside the off-stump and India has lost a review! Drifted down the legside and the ball misses both the batter and the keeper and runs away for four-byes! 

Rana to continue. Knight flicks a delivery that was tossed up and collects a couple of runs. Three runs came from that over 

Renuka continues to keep asking questions, bringing the ball into both the batters. She concedes just a single off her over 

Rana bowls a tidy one, gives away just a run

Renuka overpitches and Dunkley plays a crisp on-drive past silly mid-on for FOUR. What was that? Dunkley survives a fiery yorker by getting an inside-edge of the toe of her blade. Ends up as a French cut that rushes to the fine-leg fence for FOUR. Harmanpreet asks Yastika to stand up to the stumps. Renuka to Dunkley, OUT! A seed from Renuka to take the top of off! Fuller and quicker, Renuka seams this in sharply from the deck and the ball zips past the gap between bat-pad to hit the stumps. Maiden Test wicket for Renuka as captain Heather Knight walks in at 3. Streaky start for Knight as she flicks Renuka just past the square-leg fielder for a single. 

Sophia Dunkley b Renuka Singh 11 (10b 2x4)

Sneh Rana with the new ball. So it’s spin straightaway from one end. Dunkley opens her account with a paddle for two runs. Sneh fires one in flat and Dunkley manages to bring her bat down in time fend it off. Close! A single to follow as Dunkley dabs the ball towards cover. 

Renuka starts with a dipping fuller delivery that Beaumont digs out. Stifled shouts as Renuka rushes one in and finds the inside-edge onto the pads. Renuka tails one in by moving slightly wider on the crease and Beaumont swiftly brings the bat down a straight line to defend. Beaumont opens her account with two runs. Decent first over with the red ball from Renuka.

Tammy Beaumont and Sophia Dunkley walk out for England. Renuka Thakur takes the new ball for India.

India’s 428 is its highest first-innings score and the second-highest first-innings score in women’s Tests behind Australia’s 473 earlier this year against England. 

Ecclestone to Rajeshwari, OUT! That’s a wrap as Dunkley finally latches onto one at short leg. Rajeshwari chips the ball straight to her right palm as India ends its first-innings at 428.

Ecclestone continues. DROPPED! A regulation chance for Dunkley at short-leg as Renuka lobs a length ball towards her. Ecclestone to Renuka, OUT! Cleans her up with a yorker. Renuka clears her leg as the ball zips through after landing in the blockhole. Rajeshwari Gayakwad is the last batter in.

Renuka Singh b Ecclestone 1 (7b)

Bell to Deepti, OUT! Fine delivery as Bell slides one in on the fuller length and finds Deepti’s outside-edge to second slip. 

Deepti Sharma c Ecclestone b Bell 67 (113b 10x4 1x6)

Sedate start for the session as India seems in no rush to pile on the runs. One run off the Ecclestone over.

Ecclestone finds a streaky inside-edge from Deepti that just brushes past short-leg. Ecclestone strays to the pads and Deepti sweeps it behind square for FOUR.

Lauren Bell starts from the opposite end. She is into her fifth spell. Just a single from the over.

Deepti taps one behind square for a single as Dean maintains a tight line first-up. 

Deepti Sharma and Pooja Vastrakar return to the middle. Charlie Dean will open the attack on Day 2.

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England XI: Tammy Beaumont, Sophie Dunkley, Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danielle Wyatt, Amy Jones (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Charlie Dean, Kate Cross, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell 

India XI: Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues (debut), Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia (WK), Sneh Rana, Shubha Satheesh (debut) Pooja Vastrakar, Renuka Thakur (debut), Rajeshwari Gayakwad

The One-off India W vs England W Test match will be telecast on the Sports18 Network in India. Live streaming of the match will be available on Jio Cinema and FanCode app/website in India.