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That\u2019s all for tonight. Thanks for your company \u2013 we\u2019ll be back for the second game in Bristol on Saturday. Goodnight!<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.18 EDT<\/p>\n Raf Nicholson\u2019s report:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.19 EDT<\/p>\n Smriti Mandhana’s verdict<\/p>\n double quotation markIt wasn\u2019t the ideal start, but credit to Yastika to come back in after eight months and play the way she did. She took the game away in the Powerplay. And then of course Jemi doing Jemi things \u2013 she batted brilliantly.<\/p>\n I thought we could maybe have got 10 more runs but our fielding and bowling was really up to the mark. All the bowlers were brilliant in their execution. They were really calm under pressure.<\/p>\n [Nandni Sharma] is just brilliant. She comes with a lot of fire and I was really excited to see her bowl today.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Charlie Dean’s reaction<\/p>\n double quotation markJemi and Yastika put on a brilliant partnership and we couldn\u2019t break it early enough. It\u2019s disappointing \u2013 we felt were in a good position with the bat at the halfway stage, but we fell away at the end.<\/p>\n There are elements of real positivity, especially in the field, but it\u2019s disappointing to not get over the line. We\u2019re really great when we\u2019re on top; it\u2019s just that shift and how to swing momentum back round to us.<\/p>\n Tilly was brilliant. I love the way she goes about it and how calm she is.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The player of the match is the marvellous Jemimah Rodrigues<\/p>\n double quotation markA lot of credit goes to Yastika [Bhatia]. We assessed conditions and I think the partnership was crucial. T20 is all about momentum and we knew one partnership would change the game.<\/p>\n My game is more about picking gaps, being smart and playing on the bowler\u2019s mind.<\/p>\n I really enjoy fielding. Today it felt like a yo-yo session! But it was fun, I enjoyed it.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.48 EDT<\/p>\n India win by 38 runs<\/p>\n 20th over: England 150-8 (Dean 11, Bell 1) A thumping victory for India in Chelmsford, and plenty for England to think about. There were some positives, particularly the batting of Amy Jones and the bowling of Tilly Corteen-Coleman, but it was an erratic performance overall and England struggled to cope when India put them under severe pressure.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.44 EDT<\/p>\n WICKET! England 144-8 (Ecclestone run out 13)<\/p>\n A comedy run-out, why not. Dean and Ecclestone end up at the same end after a mix-up, and the non-striker Ecclestone is the one to go. She stomps off with a face like the apocalypse.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 19th over: England 142-7 (Dean 5, Ecclestone 12) Shree Charani, excellent as always, finishes her spell with figures of 4-0-25-1.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 18th over: England 134-7 (Dean 4, Ecclestone 5) It\u2019s been a pretty high-scoring game \u2013 322 runs and counting \u2013 yet only five batters have reached double figures.<\/p>\n In other, more important news, Nandni Sharma ends a memorable debut with figures of 4-0-34-3.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>WICKET! England 129-7 (Wong b N Sharma 4)<\/p>\n Charlie Dean keeps out the hat-trick delivery \u2013 but Nandni gets another wicket soon after with a delicious slower ball that cleans up Issy Wong. India have taken four wickets for nine runs in 11 balls.<\/p>\n Nandani Sharma of India bowls out Issy Wong of England. Photograph: David Rogers\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.46 EDT<\/p>\n 17th over: England 128-6 (Dean 3, Wong 4) Issy Wong hits her first ball for four. And now it\u2019s time for Nandni Sharma\u2019s hat-trick ball.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.26 EDT<\/p>\n WICKET! England 124-6 (Kemp c Ghosh b D Sharma 8)<\/p>\n England are falling in a heap. Freya Kemp tries to cut a very wide ball from Deepti Sharma and gets a thin edge that is smartly taken by Ghosh up to the stumps.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 16th over: England 120-5 (Kemp 7, Dean 0) That was the last ball of the over, so Sharma will be on a hat-trick when she returns.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>WICKET! England 120-5 (Gibson c Varma b N Sharma 0)<\/p>\n The debutant Nandni Sharma is on a hat-trick! Dani Gibson lifted a slower ball high into the leg side and was excellently caught on the run by Verma.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.26 EDT<\/p>\n WICKET! England 120-4 (Jones c Verma b N Sharma 67)<\/p>\n Game over. Jones slog-sweeps a slower ball from Nandni Sharma to deep midwicket, where Shafali Verma takes the catch with glee. Jones played excellently to make 67 from 48 balls but there wasn\u2019t enough support and the required rate became prohibitive.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.26 EDT<\/p>\n 15th over: England 115-3 (Jones 66, Kemp 3) There have been some positives for England, whatever the result, including this innings from Amy Jones. She hits Deepti for two fours at the start of the over \u2013 but there are no boundaries and the required rate creeps up to 14.80.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 14th over: England 103-3 (Jones 56, Kemp 1) Terrific stuff from India, who have restricted England to only three runs from each of the last three overs. The result is that England need 86 from 36 balls, and Slim has made a run for the last train.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>WICKET! England 101-3 (Knight c Rodrigues b Charani 22)<\/p>\n Knight slog-sweeps Charani straight to deep midwicket, where the ultra-reliable Rodrigues takes a comfortable catch. That was a frustrating innings from Knight, and a strike-rate of 92 won\u2019t satisfy those who think she scores too slowly for a modern T20 team.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.10 EDT<\/p>\n 13th over: England 100-2 (Jones 54, Knight 22) Reddy turns the screw with another excellent, boundaryless over. England have scored only six from the last two overs, and Knight (22 from 23 balls) is really struggling to find the boundary.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 12th over: England 97-2 (Jones 52, Knight 21) Kranti Gaud ends another excellent spell \u2013 she loves bowling in England \u2013 with figures of 4-0-24-2. The required rate is up to 11.5 per over.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 11th over: England 94-2 (Jones 51, Knight 19) Jones clips Deepti for a single to bring up a classy fifty from 32 balls. Knight thumps the next ball whence it came for a much needed boundary. England are still in the game, just about: they need 95 from 54 balls.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 10th over: England 85-2 (Jones 48, Knight 13) Charani strengthens India\u2019s position with a boundaryless over that costs only six. There has been a lot of talk about Heather Knight\u2019s strike rate; it\u2019s currently 87, but I guess we should defer judgement until the end of the innings.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.10 EDT<\/p>\n 9th over: England 79-2 (Jones 46, Knight 9) Deepti Sharma jogs in to bowl her first delivery, then stops in her delivery stride and looks at the non-striker Amy Jones. Crikey, was that really four years ago<\/a>?<\/p>\n When Jones gets on strike, she reverse-pulls and sweeps successive boundaries. Knight then has to dive to make her ground after coming back for a couple.<\/p>\n Jones has 46 from 28 balls, Knight 9 from 11.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 8th over: England 66-2 (Jones 35, Knight 7) Jones times Charani stylishly through extra cover for her fifth boundary. Four singles make it a decent enough over for both teams.<\/p>\n England need 123 from 72 balls.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 7th over: England 58-2 (Jones 29, Knight 5) England go after the debutant Nandni, with Jones hitting two boundaries and Knight one in an over that goes for 15. Now it\u2019s time for some spin from the left-armer Shree Charani.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.26 EDT<\/p>\n 6th over: England 43-2 (Jones 18, Knight 1) That second wicket has put the brakes on England, who have scored only six from the last two overs.<\/p>\n In case you missed the start of the game, Heather Knight is now England\u2019s most capped women\u2019s cricketer. This is her 310th appearance, one more than Charlotte Edwards.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 5th over: England 39-2 (Jones 15, Knight 1) A fabulous inswinger from Reddy beats Jones on the inside and bounces just over the stumps. Just two runs from the over.<\/p>\n Since you asked, at the same stage India were 66 for 2.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 4th over: England 37-2 (Jones 14, Knight 0) That was the last ball of an over that started well for England when Capsey and Jones both crashed cut shots to the fence.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>WICKET! England 37-2 (Capsey c Ghosh b Gaud 6)<\/p>\n Alice Capsey chases a stinker of a delivery from Gaud and gets a top edge through to Richa Ghosh. It was short and wide, almost too wide, and Capsey was straining just to reach the ball.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a015.33 EDT<\/p>\n 3rd over: England 27-1 (Capsey 1, Jones 9) The debutant Nandni Sharma, who was called up after an excellent performance in the WPL, comes into the attack. The non-striker Capsey is almost run out when a throw from mid-on misses the stumps; it would have been seriously close with a direct hit.<\/p>\n After taking only two runs from the first four balls, Jones belts a boundary straight down the ground. Nandni stuck out a hand but didn\u2019t get a touch; it would have been a miraculous catch.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.26 EDT<\/p>\n 2nd over: England 19-1 (Capsey 1, Jones 1) Amy Jones is the new batter.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>WICKET! England 18-1 (Dunkley c Verma b Gaud 16)<\/p>\n Dunkley launches Kranti Gaud back over her head for six, but that\u2019s as good as it gets. Two balls later she clunks a cross-bat stroke towards mid-off and is nicely caught on the run by Verma. That\u2019s another frustrating cameo from Dunkley, 16 from 9 balls.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 1st over: England 11-0 (Dunkley 10, Capsey 0) The England openers, Sophia Dunkley and Alice Capsey, are in the strange position of knowing one of them will probably miss out at the start of the World Cup. Watch the running!<\/p>\n There are no tight singles in the first over, just two boundaries for Dunkley \u2013 an inside-edge and a meaty cut \u2013 and a safe two on the leg side.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The players are back on the field, and Arundhati Reddy has the ball.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>England need 189 to win<\/p>\n 20th over: India 188-7 (Reddy 9, Gaud 1) A single off the last ball, so Lauren Bell ends with figures of 4-0-34-3. Her two-wicket opening over seems a long time ago, thanks mainly to a blistering counter-attack from Yastika Bhatia and Jemimah Rodrigues. India should have enough runs.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a015.03 EDT<\/p>\n WICKET! India 183-7 (D Sharma c Dean b Bell 22)<\/p>\n Deepti Sharma pulls a slower ball to deep midwicket to end a handy cameo of 22 from 13 balls. One delivery remaining.<\/p>\n Deepti Sharma prior to losing her wicket. Photograph: Keeran Marquis\/SPP\/ShutterstockShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a015.28 EDT<\/p>\n 19th over: India 178-6 (D Sharma 17, Reddy 5) A very costly penultimate over for England, with Dani Gibson being hit for 17. It could have been even worse \u2013 Deepti Sharma hit the first two balls for four, then Gibson sprayed five wides down the leg side. Gibson did well to concede only a single from the last four deliveries, but that still feels like a big moment. It\u2019s not only in a runchase that the 19th over can be pivotal.<\/p>\n Talking of 19, that\u2019s how many runs England have conceded in wides tonight. Where\u2019s Paul Hardcastle when you need him, or Rory Bremner for that matter.<\/p>\n