IND-W vs ENG-W HIGHLIGHTS, T20 World Cup: Renuka’s fifer goes in vain as England overcome India

India was ahead in the game on multiple occassions.

But it couldn’t match the gamesmanship of England.

Sophie Ecclestone was miserly with the ball and she followed by the good work from Nat Sciver-Brunt and Amy Jones.

Renuka Singh starred for India with a fifer, while Mandhana and Richa Ghosh were imoressive with the bat.

But it is the England side which walks away with the win.

India needs 31 from the final over and it is certainly a bridge too far.

RIcha strikes a four first ball. A waist-high no ball is dispatched for another four.

Katherine Sciver-Brunt holds on to her nerves, despite being tonked for a six, to get Enlgand the win.

Ecclestone deceives Deepti with her flight. The Indian batter goes for a sweep and is caught in front.

Deepti reviews straight away and she is saved as it came off her bat.

She then attempts a risky double and can’t make her ground.

Deepti Sharma run out (Sciver/†Jones)

That should be it for England. Just three runs from the penultimate over.

Lauren Bell with the 18th over. Richa Ghosh picks her slow ball and deposits past midwicket for a six.

India needs more of these to reel this game in.

Deepti Sharma is the new batter. She can’t tee off from the go.

England has its nose ahead at this point.

43 needed from 18 balls

The run-rate has clicked past 12 an over.

Richa gets a couple of doubles and Mandhana gets to her 50 with a flowing inside-out six.

She tries to go for one more maximum, but can only find the long on fielder. Huge blow for India.

Smriti Mandhana c Sciver b Glenn 52 (41b 7x4 1x6)

Ecclestone into her thirs over. None of the Indian batters have been able to go after her and it remains the case.

Just six runs from that over.

Glenn bamboozles Richa with her variations. Beats both her inside and outside edge.

Mandhana lofts one straight back. But Nat Sciver-Brunt denies her a boundary with a diving save.

Smriti steps down and drives Dean inside out for an elegant boundary. Another inside out shot, this time elevated and she adds another boundary to move into the 40s.

Nat Sciver-Brunt into the attack and Richa Ghosh flicks her away for a four. She keeps the momentum going with another four, this time with a pull shot.

Harmanpreet tries to force the issue, but can only sky it and Capsey completes the catch.

Ecclestone gets the big wicket. Richa Ghosh is the new batter and India will be hoping she can provide Mandhana the necessary support.

Jemimah tries to step up the attack. Tries to clear long-on off Glenn’s bowling, but can only find Katherine Brunt there.

Harmanpreet Kaur is the new batter.

Jemimah Rodrigues c Brunt b Glenn 13 (16b 0x4 0x6)

Sarah Glenn is introduced from the other end.

She draws a false shot out of Mandhana, but it falls beyond the grasp of a diving fielder. Lucky break for the Indian batter.

Fifty up for India!

England reins in the runrate as Jemimah takes her time to settle down.

World number 1, Sophie Ecclestone gets her first over and she too holds the run-rate down. Just three runs of her over.

Bell holds Shafali down for five balls. The Indian batter tries to go after her the last ball. But she can only sky it and Katherine Sciver-Brunt completes the catch.

Shafali Verma c Brunt b Bell 8 (11b 1x4 0x6)

Mandana gets into the act.

She takes Katherine Sciver-Brunt to the cleaners. Four boundaries in the third over as India steps on the accelerator.

Shafali drives one past point for the first four of the innings.

Mandhana edges one, but thankfully for her, it falls in no-man’s land.

Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana take strike for India. A quiet opening over from Katherine Sciver-Brunt

India started the game strongly through Renuka.

England fought back through Nat Sciver-Brunt, Heather Knight and Amy Jones.

Renuka came back in the last over to complete her fifer.

Renuka back in for the last over and she gets her fourth wicket.

Jones attempts a reverse flick and can only get inside edge it on to her pads and Richa Ghosh completes the catch.

One brings two.

Katherine Sciver-Brunt goes for it straight away, but can only hole out to long on.

FIVE WICKET HAUL FOR RENUKA!!

Deepti Sharma with the penultimate over.

Ecclestone launches one past the midwicket fence for a massive six. Jones tragets the same area and succeeds in gaining the same result.

Brilliant over for England.

Radha with the 18th over. The English batters can’t go after her. Just seven runs from the over.

India will be looking to keep England under 140.

Nat Sciver-Brunt gets to her 50. She has led the English fightback and gets to a well-deserved landmark.

But she has to depart soon as an attempted reverse hit falls straight into the hands of Mandhana.

Jones adds a couple of boundaries from the other end as England eyes a strong finish.

Cheeky.

Amy Jones scoops Pooja Vastrakar straight over the keeper for a four.

She follows it up with a slog sweep for the first six of the day.

Amy Jones joins the party.

Radha beats Amy Jones with her flight. Richa tries a sneaky stumping, without success.

One more tight over from India.

Radha Yadav keeps things tight at the other end, providing the support for Shikha Pandey.

England’s innings losing momentum as Indian bowlers offer no easy runs.

Shikha Pandey is brought back into the attack. Knight smashes one for four, but doesn’t get lucky the second time.

Knight drives it straight to Shafali, who completes an easy catch.

Huge wicket for India. Knight was threatening to take off.

Heather Knight c Shafali Verma b Pandey 28 (23b 4x4 0x6)

Harmanpreet brings in Shafali to break the flow. But there is no stopping the English duo here.

Sciver-Brunt plunders a couple of boundaries to bring England well and truly back into this game.

Knight welcomes Gayakwad with a reverse hit and it pierces the infield for a four.

Gayakwad misses her length and Knight punishes her with a pull shot for another four.

England bouncing back here.

Shikha Pandey delivers a tight over. Just three runs of it.

Deepti Sharma continues from the other end. Knight and Sciver-Brunt attempts a risky single and the latter has to make a desperate dive to make it home.

The English batter follows it up with a stepped-out chip to the mid-wicket fence for a four.

Deepti Sharma gets her first over. Heather Knight tries to go in the attack, opting for the reverse sweep, but gets struck on the pad. She is saved by a tiny edge as India reviews the on-field decision.

Knight celebrates her life by stepping down and pumping it straight down for a four.

Renuka delivers, again!

Dunkley goes for a leg-side hoick and can only look back and see her stumps disarranged. Renuka has single-handedly put India in the driver’s seat in this game.

Sophia Dunkley b Renuka Singh 10 (11b 1x4 0x6)

Pooja Vastrakar gets her first over. Nat Sciver-Brunt measures her length, before paddling it to the fine-leg fence for a four. Fortune favours her as an inside edge streaks past the leg stump for another four. Momentum for England.

No breathing for England as India tightens the noose thanks to some incisive bowling from Renuka Singh Thakur.

Renuka swings one in and it sneaks past Capsey’s defence.

Alice Capsey b Renuka Singh 3 (6b 0x4 0x6)

No spin. It will pace from both ends. Shikha Pandey bowls her first over in this World Cup. The pitch is doing a fair bit. How will she utilise it? Sophia Dunkley is channeling some optimism in her cricket. Shikha pitches one up to Dunkley who makes room and drives over mid off. Pitched up again and we’re seeing some deviation here for Shikha Pandey.

England has only chased in this tournament and what an opponent to bat first against. Harman removes fine leg for Danni Wyatt. Is that an invitation to sweep? No need. On the third ball of the innings, Wyatt’s thick edge goes to Richa’s right and the keeper dives to the extreme to take a nifty little catch. WICKET for Renuka Thakur and India. Straight in towards the stumps that delivery and Wyatt goes for a first ball duck. That brings Alice Capsey to the crease and she has a job at hand to counter Renuka’s potent swing. NEARLY another wicket as the ball somehow misses Capsey’s off stump! Nervy first over for England. WICKET Danni Wyatt c †Ghosh b Renuka Singh 0 (1b)

It’s cloudy in Gqeberha. Danni Wyatt and Sophia Dunkley open for England. Renuka Thakur and not Shikha Pandey will open the bowling.

India Women XI: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Shikha Pandey, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Thakur Singh

England Women XI: Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver Brunt, Heather Knight(c), Amy Jones(w), Katherine Sciver Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlotte Dean, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell

Toss: India wins toss, opts to bowl

Harmanpreet Kaur: We are going to bowl because of the weather and the conditions. Chasing will be a better option today. We have one change - Shikha comes in for Devika. The bowling has been a concern for us as we have given loose balls in the last two games and have to do better in that department.

• Harmanpreet Kaur is set to surpass Rohit Sharma as the most-capped T20I player with her 149th appearance. She will also overtake Charlotte Edwards for the second-most matches as T20I captain (94*) behind Meg Lanning.
• Harmanpreet also requires 11 runs to become the first Indian woman to score 3000 T20I runs.

When is India vs England Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 match?

The India vs England Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 match will be played on Saturday, February 18.

How and where to watch the live streaming of the India vs England Women’s T20 World Cup 2023?

The India vs England Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 will be streamed live on the Disney+ Hotstar app.

Which channel will telecast India vs England Women’s T20 World Cup 2023?

The India vs England Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network in India.

What time will the India vs England Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 will begin?

The India vs England Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 will start at 6:30 pm IST, on February 18.

fter being put under pressure in their previous two games, ​India ​will have no room for error when they take on a formidable England in the Women’s T20 World Cup on Saturday.

A win against world number two England on Friday will take the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side effectively into the knock-out stage, to be competed among top two teams from Group 1 and 2.

The Indians beat arch-rival Pakistan by seven wickets before notching a more convincing six-wicket win against West Indies earlier this week.

While the twin wins put India in a strong position to qualify for the semifinals, it was hard-hitting teenager Richa Ghosh’s brilliance which pulled the ‘Women in Blue’ over the line on both occasions.

Against England, the top-order will have to give a better account of themselves. U-19 World Cup-winning captain Shafali Verma has been unable to convert her starts in the tournament so far, giving away her wicket at crucial junctures.

Back after nursing a finger injury, Smriti Mandhana looked in imperious touch as she timed the ball to perfection but couldn’t go the distance.

Jemimah Rodrigues will seek some consistency while skipper Kaur has also looked in good touch and has made useful contributions though she has not scored big so far with 33 being her highest.

They will have to navigate England’s spin trio of Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone and Sarah Glenn.

While the bowling department put up a much-improved show against West Indies, the Indian bowlers will have to bowl out of their skin against England, who have the likes teenager Alice Capsey, who will head into the match high on confidence after notching the joint-fastest fifty in Women’s T20 World Cup history.

Pooja Vastrakar has been impressive, sharing the new ball duties with Renuka Singh while the ever-reliable Deepti Sharma bowled showcased exemplary death bowling against West Indies.

The fielding too has been patchy, with mis-fields and dropped catch marring some stellar display. India can ill afford the sloppiness against England who are bound punish any mistakes.

On the other hand, firm title contenders England, like India, are also unbeaten after two games and are best-placed to qualify for the semifinals.

On the same points as India (+0.590), Heather Knight and Co. lead the group owing to a superior net run rate of +2.497.

The mix of youth and experience is doing the trick for the former champions with the likes of Capsey and Lauren Bell supporting the experience of Knight, Nat and Katherine Sciver-Brunt and Danni Wyatt.

Teams (from):

India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur, Anjali Sarvani, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Shikha Pandey.

England: Heather Knight (c), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Katherine Sciver-Brunt, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Lauren Winfield-Hill and Danni Wyatt.

Match starts 6.30 IST.

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