09/12Result
2nd T20I (N), England Women tour of India at Mumbai, Dec 9 2023
ENG Women won by 4 wkts (52b rem)
Player of the Match
Charlie Dean
Charlie DeanEngland Women
09/12Result
2nd T20I (N), England Women tour of India at Mumbai, Dec 9 2023
ENG Women won by 4 wkts (52b rem)
Player of the Match
Charlie Dean
Charlie DeanEngland Women

10.00pm Charlie Dean is indeed player of the match after getting the ball rolling with those two wickets inside the first four overs. At that point India were 17 for 2 and never recovered. Srinidi's report will appear here shortly and Sruthi will be writing from the ground, so keep an eye out for that. From us all and our scorer, Ranjith, thank you for joining us and we look forward to welcoming you back tomorrow for the last match of the series.

9.35pm England will take it though. Victory by four wickets and an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. It came down to India's poor batting display after being sent in.

Alice Capsey say England are targeting a clean sweep in tomorrow's final match. "It didn't go to plan at the end but the main thing is we got over the line. We still haven't played the perfect game of cricket. Our three spinners really put in the work and our seamers followed up as well."

Capsey top-scored for her side with 25 after a first-ball duck in the opening match. There's still some concern for England with the form of Sophia Dunkley, who made 9 off 13 this time out after just 1 on Wednesday. But they couldn't have wished for a better return from injury for Sophie Ecclestone... three wickets in the first match, two here and a stunning return catch to remove Richa Ghosh. Charlie Dean, back from illness, set them off nicely by removing both openers, with all of the top four falling lbw.

11.2
4
Patil to Ecclestone, FOUR, outside off, chipped up and over the slip with an outside edge it runs all the way to end a pursuit which was a lot less straightforward than it looked to be at the beginning of the innings
11.1
2
Patil to Ecclestone, 2 runs, length ball, on off stump, swung away in front of square leg, who runs across to stop it well

Shreyanka enters the attack...

END OF OVER:
11 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | ENG-W: 76/6 (5 runs required from 54 balls, RR: 6.90, RRR: 0.55)

  • Sophie Ecclestone3 (3b)
  • Heather Knight7 (7b)
  • Deepti Sharma2-0-4-2
  • Saika Ishaque2-0-21-1
10.6
1
Sharma to Ecclestone, 1 run, fullish again, outside off and smeared away to the leg side, didn't get all of it by any means but it's safe
10.5
0
Sharma to Ecclestone, no run, fullish outside off, she takes another swing, and misses
10.4
2
Sharma to Ecclestone, 2 runs, outside off, Ecclestone takes a bit of a wild swing, gets and under-edge safely just behind square leg
10.3
W
Sharma to Kemp, OUT, and it's out! Pitched outside off and was on target, that's hitting. Deepti Sharma is on a hat-trick!

FG Kemp lbw b Sharma 0 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

oh! Lovely ball, turning in off a length to strike the inside of the knee roll ... it's adjudged lbw... England review

10.2
W
Sharma to Jones, OUT, not this time! Jones on the reverse sweep, needed to work that finer but she's picked out the fielder and is gone

AE Jones c Vastrakar b Sharma 5 (4m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

10.1
0
Sharma to Jones, no run, full and drifting onto leg, she gets in a bit of a tangle trying to what that but no harm done

END OF OVER:
10 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG-W: 73/4 (8 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 7.30, RRR: 0.80)

  • Amy Jones5 (3b)
  • Heather Knight7 (7b)
  • Saika Ishaque2-0-21-1
  • Deepti Sharma1-0-1-0
9.6
1
Ishaque to Jones, 1 run, on middle and carved away through the covers
9.5
2
Ishaque to Jones, 2 runs, turning onto middle, she fends it to towards deep third
9.4
2
Ishaque to Jones, 2 runs, over the wicket and she paddles it over the keeper, the ball dies in the field and the have to settle for two
9.3
W
Ishaque to Capsey, OUT, oh my! Capsey steps back to give herself room to try and clear cover but the sub fielder takes a blinder! Amanjot Kaur leaps high to pluck the ball from the sky with her left hand, holding firmly as she falls to the ground. That was a beauty!

A Capsey c sub (AB Kaur) b Ishaque 25 (34m 21b 4x4 0x6) SR: 119.04

9.2
1
Ishaque to Knight, 1 run, worked away towards point off the back foot
9.1
4
Ishaque to Knight, FOUR, outside off, and Knight times that beautifully after advancing down the pitch lovely drive over extra cover

Ishaque is back...

END OF OVER:
9 | 1 Run | ENG-W: 63/3 (18 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 7.00, RRR: 1.63)

  • Alice Capsey25 (20b)
  • Heather Knight2 (5b)
  • Deepti Sharma1-0-1-0
  • Pooja Vastrakar1-0-7-1
8.6
0
Sharma to Capsey, no run, attempted reverse sweep as she comes from around the stumps, a shout from the bowler, and they ask for the DRS to see if it was lbw. On-field umpire gave it not out, struck the front pad right below the knee roll and put replays show it pitched outside leg
8.5
0
Sharma to Capsey, no run, tight line, she defends towards the bowler
8.4
1
Sharma to Knight, 1 run, flicked and they scamper through
8.3
0
Sharma to Knight, no run, right in line with middle, Knight defends into the pitch
8.2
0
Sharma to Knight, no run, outside off, a swing and miss
8.1
0
Sharma to Knight, no run, floated up on leg stump, she works it away

Here's Deepti Sharma...

END OF OVER:
8 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG-W: 62/3 (19 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 7.75, RRR: 1.58)

  • Heather Knight1 (1b)
  • Alice Capsey25 (18b)
  • Pooja Vastrakar1-0-7-1
  • Renuka Singh4-0-26-2
7.6
1
Vastrakar to Knight, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, she threads it just past point but there's a deeper fielder placed and she runs across to gather
7.5
W
Vastrakar to Nat Sciver-Brunt, OUT, and Pooja strikes! Sciver-Brunt looked to play down the leg side as she moved across her stumps, it was full and on target, crashing into an exposed leg stump!

Nat Sciver-Brunt b Vastrakar 16 (22m 13b 2x4 1x6) SR: 123.07

7.4
4
Vastrakar to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR, width outside off, NSB hammers it through mid on, who can't stop it given the power with which it was struck that'll go all the way to the boundary as a result

ENG Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st18DN WyattSIR Dunkley
2nd1DN WyattA Capsey
3rd42Nat Sciver-BruntA Capsey
4th7HC KnightA Capsey
5th5HC KnightAE Jones
6th0HC KnightFG Kemp
7th9HC KnightS Ecclestone