IND-W vs ENG -W Highlights, 3rd Women’s T20: India beats England by five wickets

Ecclestone given the task of delivering the penultimate over and she strikes with the first ball. Richa Ghosh tries to scoop it. But the ball crashes onto the stumps. 

Richa Ghosh b Ecclestone 2 (4b 0x4 0x6)

Amanjot walks in and hits a crisp cover drive for a four. What a shot under pressure. Full toss from Ecclestone and Amanjot puts it away to the cover fence. A reverse sweep single seals the win for India. 

Kemp with 18th over. Indian batters are on the lookout for boundaries. But can’t just put Kemp away. Only four runs from it.

Ecclestone with the 17th over. Harmanpreet and Smriti keep the scoreboard moving with singles. Smriti with an inventive scoop shot and it runs away for a four. But Ecclestone has the last laugh. Mandhana pushes one straight to Dunkley at covers. 

Smriti Mandhana c Dunkley b Ecclestone 48 (48b 5x4 2x6)

IND 112/4 in 17 overs

Mandhana lobs one to the long off fence to get a four off Capsey’s first ball. Deepti adds another boundary, with a late cut, to keep the pressure on. 

Length ball from Kemp and Deepti can only edge it to Jones, who takes a fine catch. 

Deepti Sharma c †Jones b Kemp 12 (11b 2x4 0x6)

IND 102/3 in 16 overs

Just one run from Charlie Dean’s last over of the innings. 

Deepti starts the 14th over with a four down the leg side off the new bowler Gibson. Mandhana brings out the sweep shot and adds a boundary with it. 

Kemp returns and starts with a leg side wide against Jemimah. Kemp goes full and Smriti smokes it over long off for a maximum. 

Jemimah attempts the sweep shot again. This time she misses the ball completely and is trapped LBW. 

Jemimah Rodrigues lbw b Dean 29 (33b 4x4 0x6)

IND 69/2 in 12 overs

Full from Eccelstone and Smriti Mandhana tonks it over mid wicket for a six. 

Meanwhile, Jemimah continues to take on the English spinners with the sweep shots. 

Jemimah takes on Ecclestone with the sweep shot. She gets two boundaries from the over. 

Alice Capsey from the other end now. Jemimah tries the sweep shot again. Top edge, but lands short of long on. 

Short from Gaur and Jemimah gets on top of it with a cut shot. FOUR!! Short from Gaur now and Smirti with the pull shot. Four more! India with some momentum now. 

Another over for Gaur. Gives away a couple of leg side wides. But a decent over otherwise. 

Dean from the other end. Jemimah brings out the sweep shot and is rewarded with a four for it. 

Full from Mahika Gaur to start with. Shafali with a crisp straight drive. FOUR!!

Kemp introduced and she strikes straight away. Castles Shafali!

Shafali Verma b Kemp 6 (6b 1x4 0x6)

IND 12/1 in 3 overs

Shafali and Smriti make their way out to the middle. Charlie Dean with the ball for England. Three dot balls to start with. Fourth is a shorter one and Smriti puts it away for a four on the off side. 

Knight continues to take the Indian bowlers on. She uses the sweep shot to great effect against Deepti. FOUR!! A diving Jemimah prevents another four in the over. 

Amanjot Kaur with the last over. Full from her and Knight thumps it straight back for a six. Another full ball and Knight goes straight again. Clears long on narrowly and it is another six. But she finds Minnu Mani at long on next ball. End of a brilliant knock from the England skipper. 

Heather Knight c sub (M Mani) b AB Kaur 52 (42b 3x4 3x6)

Amanjot dismiesses Mahika Gaur in the last ball and England is all-out. 

Knight and Dean has dragged England to a defendable total. 

Heather Knight and Charlie Dean keep things steady for England. The pair seems to be looking to seeing out the 20 overs. A misfield from Minnu Mani allows England to sneak in a couple of runs. On the pads from Renuka and Knight flicks it away for an easy four. 

Renuka Singh back into the attack. Dean flat bats a length delivery to the mid wicket fence for a welcome boundary. 

Harmanpreet Kaur seems to have injured her ankle while attempting to gather the ball. The physio is in to take a look at her. She makes her way out of the ground. 

Saika Ishaque with her third. This time she doesn’t get a wicket, but gives away just five runs. 

Shreyanka continues. Straighter one from her and Ecclestone misses the sweep. BOWLED!!

Sophie Ecclestone b Patil 2 (7b 0x4 0x6)

ENG 76/8 in 15 overs

Sharp one from Shreyanka. Doesn’t spin and beats Kemp and hits her on the pad. The umpire doesn’t give it out. But India overturns the decision with a review. 

Freya Kemp lbw b Patil 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

ENG 70/7 in 13 overs

Heath tries to get going with a sweep shot and all she can do it edge it to Amanjot at backward point. 

Bess Heath c AB Kaur b Patil 1 (5b 0x4 0x6)

Saika Ishaque spears one in. This one doesn’t spin and it crashes onto new batter Danielle Gibson’s stumps. 

Danielle Gibson b Ishaque 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

ENG 69/5 in 12 overs

Third over on the trot for Deepti. Knight and Jones continue to deal with the offie in singles. 

Ishaque back into the attack and she strikes again. Full from her and Jones can’t clear Shreyanka in the deep. 

Amy Jones c Patil b Ishaque 25 (21b 3x4 0x6)

Deepti continues. Knight and Jones keep things moving with singles. Five of them in fact. 

Shreyanka from the other end now. Full from her and Heather hits it inside out and that is a six!! Gorgeous Shot!

Deepti with the seventh over. Heather Knight looks to use the reverse sweep to get off the mark. Not much success there. Finally dabs one to the leg side to take a single. 

Amanjot gets her second over. Short from her and Jones pulls it to deep mid wicket fence for a four. Full from Amanjot now and Jones drives it on the up for another four. 

Full from Saika Ishaque for her first ball. Capsey tries to jump put of the crease and chip it over extra cover. But Jemimah takes a good catch there. 

Alice Capsey c Rodrigues b Ishaque 7 (16b 1x4 0x6)

ENG 32/3 in 6 overs

Amanjot gets her first over of the day. Tight over from her. Just a single from it. 

Third over for Renuka. Starts with a good yorker. Almost gets the better of Capsey. Another good over for India. Just a single. 

Capsey gets into the action. Full from Renuka and its is driven away for a four. Loose, wide ball from Renuka. Dunkley somehow manages to hit it straight to Shreyanka at point. Good catch. 

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

ENG 24/2 in 3 overs

Titas Sadhu with the second over for India. Length on the pads and Dunkley bashes it over mid wicket for a six. Sadhu misses her line next. Wide and it runs away for a four. Full from the Indian pacer and Dunkley pumps it straight back for a four. Not the greatest start from Titas Sadhu. 

Renuka Singh with the new ball for India. Dunkley and Bouchier are the openers for England. 

Dunkley pushes one to the leg side to take a single. Bouchier on strike now. Renuka swings one in and the English batter is beaten. BOWLED!!

Maia Bouchier b Renuka Singh 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

ENG 3/1 in 1 over

India - Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(w), Shreyanka Patil, Titas Sadhu, Amanjot Kaur, Renuka Thakur Singh, Saika Ishaque

England - Sophia Dunkley, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Heather Knight(c), Amy Jones(w), Danielle Gibson, Bess Heath, Freya Kemp, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlotte Dean, Mahika Gaur

“We just want to play positive cricket. We were looking to bowl only, so we just need to go and express ourselves. I am pleased with the bowling department. Batting has been a concern.”

England wins the toss and elects to bat first. 

Four changes for England. 

One change for India - Amanjot Kaur comes in for Pooja Vastrakar. 

Which TV channel will telecast IND-W vs ENG-W T20I live?

The third T20I between India Women and England Women will be telecast live on the Sports18 1 and Sports18 1 HD channels. 

Which online platform will live stream IND-W vs ENG-W 3rd T20I live?

The third T20I between India Women and England Women will be streamed live on the JioCinema app and website. 

India has only pride to play for in the third and last T20 against England, after having conceded the series with a four-wicket defeat, yesterday. 

India’s vaunted batting lineup crumbled without a fight, crashing to just eighty in the first innings. The bowlers, led by Renuka Singh Thakur, tried to make a contest out of it with regular wickets. But England coasted to a win and continued its dominance over India in the format.