ENG W VS IND W ODI

So now with the scoreline reading 1-1, the teams will now travel to Chester-le-Street to play the decider on Tuesday, 22nd July. That game will begin at 5.30 pm IST (12 pm GMT) but as always, we will be up and running with our pre-match buildup well before the start of the game. So, join us nice and early. Until then, goodbye and take care!

Natalie Sciver-Brunt, the skipper of England, says that cricket is a funny, odd game at times, but they know that when the time comes, they need to switch on. Mentions that it is great to see the players taking ownership, and the bowlers did a fine job today. Adds that the effort can't be faulted in terms of the catching, but it isn't nice to see when the catches do go down. On the opening batters, Nat applauds the way they played and adds that there wasn't much pressure on the middle order after that opening stand. She concludes by saying that she is looking forward to the final game in Durham.

Harmanpreet Kaur, Indian Captain, says that her team didn’t bat well and could have had a better total on this pitch. She adds that credit goes to the English bowlers, as they bowled well and didn’t allow her team to score freely. On the surface and in overcast conditions, she says that the toss becomes important, and it didn’t go their way. However, she adds that it was a decent total and her pacers couldn’t quite get early wickets. She says overall it wasn’t their day today. On the deciding 3rd game coming up, she says they will look to forget this win and get it out of their minds before the 3rd game. She adds that her team will look to enter the third game with a positive approach.

Sophie Ecclestone is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for her three-wicket haul. She says that it felt great to get out there and thankfully, the rain stopped. Adds that she always likes bowling at Lord's as the ball skids on here as well. Reckons that there was a bit of spin and skid while bowling at the stumps.

Presentation Ceremony.

Earlier in the day, India Women scampered their way to 143 as a few batters did get starts but couldn’t quite convert them into big ones. Only Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma got 20+ scores as India Women struggled to build partnerships with wickets falling at regular intervals. Sophie Ecclestone was the wrecker-in-chief, as she registered a 3-fer to her name. Apart from her, Em Arlott also looked in a good bowling rhythm as he finished figures of 6-1-26-2.

There was a small stoppage in play due to rain, and the target of 144 was then reduced to 115 as per DLS. The Indian Pacers were a bit wayward to start with as they struggled to control their lines with the swing on offer. Sneh Rana was the only spinner who looked effective, and Kranti Gaud had her moment in the game as she produced a peach of a delivery to get rid of Natalie Sciver-Brunt.

So, England Women registers a fairly comfortable win at the Home of Cricket to keep the series alive. Their batting was fairly unfazed by the subpar Indian target, as from the very start of the chase, they looked in command, and there was hardly a moment in the chase when Indian bowlers threatened to be ahead. The opening duo of Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones set up a nice platform, registering a 54-run stand before Tammy Beaumont fell to Sneh Rana trying to reverse-sweep her. After that, the English captain, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, came into the middle and she got into the act straightaway as she and Amy Jones put on a 48-run stand before Kranti Gaud knocked over the English skipper right after the rain break.

FOUR! THAT WILL BE THE GAME! ENGLAND level up the series at 1-1. Full ball and Dunkley drills it down the ground wide of mid on for four and punches the air in delight. England Women win by 8 wickets (DLS method).

Back of a length and outside off, Dunkley punches it to to short cover.

Full on middle, seaming in, Sophia nudges it to short mid-wicket.

Full, well outside off, Sophia Dunkley drives it to mid off.

Length ball, seaming in and sliding down leg. Sophia Dunkley leaves it alone. Wide given.

Length ball outside off, Sophia Dunkley looks to cut and misses.

FOUR! EASY PICKINGS! Length ball sliding down leg, Dunkley manages to get some bat on the flick as the ball evades the wicket-keeper and runs way down to the deep mid-wicket fence.

Length ball on off, Dunkley presses back and pushes it wide of covers for a single. We finally have a completed game!

Good length at the stumps, flicked away firmly to the right of mid-wicket where Jemimah Rodrigues makes another brilliant stop.