END OF OVER:20 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG-W: 140/8 (9 runs required, RR: 7.00)
- Sarah Glenn1 (2b)
- Sophie Ecclestone5 (10b)
- Sneh Rana4-0-21-0
- Poonam Yadav4-0-17-2
6.05pm: What a finish at Hove, and it keeps the points series alive to the last. Looks like a bit of rain might be coming in now, but not before we've had a bumper afternoon's entertainment. Valkerie Baynes' report is just going in, and we'll be back for the third and final T20I - the last engagement of India's tour - at Chelmsford on Wednesday. We'll see you all then. Bye!
5.55pm: Here we go, England captain Heather Knight: [Wonder how you lost?] "Yep, that's true. We were very good for large proportion of the game, the way we pulled it back with the ball was outstanding, showed character. Proud of the bowlers. But at 106-2 we shouldn't be losing. [Run-out?] Didn't think I could get back in, not at all deliberate by Deepti. It was what it was, given out and changed the game. [Pressure] As a batting group we've got to be better, it was a good wicket, need to take our singles and not put pressure on lower order. Strong line-up, but not been ruthless. Have to be better, shouldn't be losing those games. [Decider next week] We can't lose the series but we're desperate to win it. Credit to India, taken it to the last game, but we'll be looking to win the series in Chelmsford."
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur: "Great effort by our whole team, everybody knows what to do and I'm really happy with the way we played. [Wanted more runs?] We got a very good start, but for two-three overs we didn't get runs. I had to go because we needed 150 on the board. [Defending] I will give credit to our bowlers, their field placement was important, and the fielding was outstanding. We always want to win, this bubble thing is not that easy too adapt. We should give credit to our support staff, keeping us motivated."
Deepti Sharma is Player of the Match [thanks to Jemima Rodrigues with the translation]: "When me and Harmanpreet were batting, we were talking about taking it deep. As a bowling unit, the plan was to bowl dot balls, and bowl in partnerships, cut down boundaries."
5.46pm What a collapse from England and what a turnaround from India to steal an eight-run win! England looks well on top at 106 for 2 in the 14th over before Beaumont and Knight fell off successive deliveries which triggered the collapse. Tight and nerveless bowling from Deepti Sharma and Poonam Yadav, dramatic and extraordinary run-outs and excellent fielding from India yet again! The T20I series is now 1-1. England's collapse reads 6 for 31 and that's quite a fall after their win in the opening T20I. Presentation coming soon...
My colleague Sampath tells me India have beaten England in a women's T20I in England for the first time since August 2006.
Vijey: "I must India has pulled this off despite some poor captaincy, probably only due to some good fielding and the spin trio of Rana, Sharma and Yadav.."
Ashwin: "India just spun England out of the match in the last 6 odd overs"
She's fine now, or at least looks like