136/6 (31.2)
CR : 4.34
134/10 (36.2)
CR : 3.69
England Women won by 4 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Charlie Dean
4/23
31.1
0
M Singh to S Ecclestone
Good length delivery outsdie off stump as the batter defends it off the front foot.
31.2
WD
M Singh to S Ecclestone
Drifting down the leg side and wide called by the umpire.
31.2
4
M Singh to S Ecclestone
FOUURR!! And that finishes things for England in style. Short and on the stumps, Eccelstone pulls it away brilliantly. England has won the game wth 4 wicket still remaining.
It is all over, England has won this match by 4 wickets with 122 balls left.
ENGW won by 4 wickets
Earlier in the day England Women's won the toss and decided to bowl first. They backed up their decision to bowl first with some excellent bowling and fielding. The Indian top-order was sent back to the pavilion in no time. India lost Yastika Bhatia, Mithali Raj and Deepti Sharma in the powerplay. The Women in Blue were reduced to 28-3 after 8 overs.
India opener Smriti Mandhana and former skipper Harmanpreet Kaur had a little partnership going but in the 17th over Kaur was sent back to the dugout. Indian wicket-keeper batter Richa Ghosh and the veteran Speedster Jhulan Goswami were the other two batters who had a significant contribution to the total.
The Indian innings never really got going, whenever things started to settle a touch they lost back to back wickets. In the end, all India could manage was 134 runs in 36.2 overs. Charlotte Dean was the pick of the bowlers for England as she picked up 4 wickets for 23 runs in 8.2overs.
Even though the total was way below par India still managed to make life difficult for the English batters. India started in the best possible way as Tammy Beaumont and Danielle Wyatt both the English openers were dismissed within 3 overs. But post that Knight and Sciver managed to get things back on track. India found it difficult to create pressure with such a low total on the board. England ended to powerplay at 34-2, things started to get easier for the English batters with every passing delivery.
Sciver and Knight stitched a 65 run stand for the third wicket. Sciver scored 45 runs at a strike rate of 97 to take this game away from India. She was dismissed in the 17th over but by that time things did become a lot easier for England.
Knight kept on scoring from one end, she went on to complete a well-worked half-century. England did lose a few wickets from the other end but it was a touch too late and the result was pretty much obvious. Singh picked up two wickets in the 30th over but with only 7 runs left the writing was on the wall. England ended up winning the match by 4 wickets as they chased down 135 runs in 31.2 overs.
India opener Smriti Mandhana and former skipper Harmanpreet Kaur had a little partnership going but in the 17th over Kaur was sent back to the dugout. Indian wicket-keeper batter Richa Ghosh and the veteran Speedster Jhulan Goswami were the other two batters who had a significant contribution to the total.
The Indian innings never really got going, whenever things started to settle a touch they lost back to back wickets. In the end, all India could manage was 134 runs in 36.2 overs. Charlotte Dean was the pick of the bowlers for England as she picked up 4 wickets for 23 runs in 8.2overs.
Even though the total was way below par India still managed to make life difficult for the English batters. India started in the best possible way as Tammy Beaumont and Danielle Wyatt both the English openers were dismissed within 3 overs. But post that Knight and Sciver managed to get things back on track. India found it difficult to create pressure with such a low total on the board. England ended to powerplay at 34-2, things started to get easier for the English batters with every passing delivery.
Sciver and Knight stitched a 65 run stand for the third wicket. Sciver scored 45 runs at a strike rate of 97 to take this game away from India. She was dismissed in the 17th over but by that time things did become a lot easier for England.
Knight kept on scoring from one end, she went on to complete a well-worked half-century. England did lose a few wickets from the other end but it was a touch too late and the result was pretty much obvious. Singh picked up two wickets in the 30th over but with only 7 runs left the writing was on the wall. England ended up winning the match by 4 wickets as they chased down 135 runs in 31.2 overs.
Charlie Dean | Player of the Match: "I don't think I was expecting this at the start. We have fought back as a team from the disappointing start we have had. I was just trying to keep things simple, trust my best ball and that's what worked today. Sophie makes things very easy, she is an exceptional player off and on the pitch. Thank you to everyone who has supported me, this is for you."
Mithali Raj | Indian Captain: "We didn't have partnerships up top. It didn't go according to plan for us despite getting what we wanted(to bat first). When you lose you always think that the total is a bit short. But, yes anything over 200 would have made it a much better encounter. We have been working hard on our fielding and it has done wonders for us. Our batting is a concern but we will try to improve on it in the next match against a team that is yet to lose in the tournament."
Heather Knight: I think we needed this win, good to get over the line in this one and looking forward to the next game. We were definitely disappointed without fielding in the previous game but we did well in the field today. Happy to be there till the end and finish things off. I just wanted to be the one out there to finish. I want to congratulate Jhulan on her 250 wickets. Sciver scored very quickly and took the pressure off me.
Thanks for joining us for the live coverage of the ICC Women's World Cup between India and England. This was Badal Pareek alongside my co-commentators Anirudh Modi and Ovaise. Stay with us as we bring you updates from all across the globe. Until then stay tuned and stay safe.