England vs India: Hosts maintain on for slim five-run victory in thrilling third girls’s T20 worldwide at Kia Oval | Cricket Information

England saved their collection with India alive after holding on for a slim five-run victory in a unprecedented third girls’s T20 worldwide on the Kia Oval.

England stand-in captain Tammy Beaumont’s resolution to bat first – after successful the toss – was rewarded with a superb opening 137-run opening stand, earlier than Sophia Dunkley’s dismissal for 75 sparked a flurry of wickets over the ultimate 5 overs.

Danni Wyatt-Hodge fell for 66 as England misplaced 9 wickets for 31 runs in 25 deliveries, ultimately ending on 171-9, with Deepti Sharma (3-27) and Arundhati Reddy (3-32) impressing for the vacationers.

Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana placed on an 85-run partnership and rapidly pushed India forward of the required run charge, earlier than Lauren Filer took two fast wickets to arrange an exhilarating end.

India stumbled over the closing stretch and left themselves 12 from Lauren Bell’s closing over, the place the vacationers fell brief on 166-5 as England claimed the win required to remain within the five-match collection with two extra video games to play.

How England held on to say thrilling victory

England skilled early top-order wickets within the first two matches of the collection however averted a repeat efficiency when batting first, reaching 44 with out loss within the powerplay regardless of some unconvincing pictures from an out-of-form Wyatt-Hodge.

Wyatt-Hodge was dropped by Rodrigues when on 19 however cleared the identical fielder for a most within the subsequent over, with Dunkley finishing a 35-ball half-century – her sixth in girls’s T20Is – earlier than each accelerated the run charge after midway.

The pair introduced up their century stand inside 77 balls and remained unbeaten till Dunkley was caught and bowled off a full ball from Sharma within the sixteenth over, earlier than a fast collapse noticed Reddy take away Alice Capsey (two), Wyatt-Hodge and Amy Jones (nought) within the house of 5 balls.

Wickets fell at tempo as Yadav bowled Beaumont (two) and Richa Ghosh stumped Paige Scholfield (4), who got here charging down the wicket for the primary of successive scalps for Charani within the penultimate over.

Charani additionally claimed Issy Wong, who gloved her first ball behind, whereas Sharma dismissed Ecclestone (10) caught and bowled and Filer (nought) through the first two balls of an eventful closing over that noticed England set India 172 for victory.

Verma acquired an early reprieve in India’s chase as Bell dropped her top-edge at deep third and spilled the ball over the boundary, with India’s openers capitalising to carry up their 50 stand early within the sixth over.

Bell took a superb one-handed catch off Verma within the deep however solely as she dived over the boundary, leading to a most, with Verma reaching 47 earlier than being bowled by Sophie Ecclestone within the ninth over.

India saved piling in direction of their victory goal as Mandhana accomplished her T20I half-century, with the guests 123-1 when Rodrigues (20) was caught behind off Filer to maintain England hopes alive.

Capsey dropped a routine catch off Kaur however Filer added one other wicket from the following supply, as Mandhana top-edged and noticed the ball loop to mid-on, whereas Ghosh survived after a first-ball duck after evaluate when replays confirmed the ball coming off her helmet.

Ghosh was dropped on 5 by a diving Bell however was eliminated when Dean produced a shocking catch off Wong within the deep, leaving India requiring 12 from the ultimate over, the place Bell had Harmanpreet Kaur (23) caught at mid-off from the final ball when India’s captain was chasing a match-winning six.

‘Huge second’ – England rejoice dramatic win

Participant of the match Sophia Dunkley: “We have had a tricky begin to this collection, for certain, so to return on the market and battle like we did as a workforce is wonderful.

“I’ve acquired a extremely good relationship with Danni [Wyatt-Hodge], so it was simply nice to take the sport on and get us off to a extremely good begin. That [finish] was completely unreal. I do not suppose I’ve ever performed in a sport like that. It was an important evening to be concerned in.”

England stand-in captain Tammy Beaumont: “That is what you reside for in cricket and attending to captain tonight, they’re the moments you reside for. We got here out on the fitting aspect in the long run.

“I am all in regards to the battle and the problem – I completely beloved the battle from the ladies to get again into issues there. I am so pleased with each single considered one of them.

“I believe this was a large second for this workforce. To lose Nat [Sciver-Brunt] a few days in the past, for us to step up with fairly a younger, inexperienced workforce – we all know it wasn’t an ideal sport – we now consider we will go toe to toe with this India workforce.”

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur: “We have been within the sport till the sixteenth over. We did properly in patches however there’s numerous learnings.

“The fielding was excellent immediately, we bowled very well and after England’s opening partnership we got here again actually strongly. With the bat, we simply ended up brief by one boundary in the long run.”

What’s subsequent? England vs India schedule

All time UK and Eire; all stay on Sky Sports activities

T20 worldwide collection

One-day worldwide collection

• First ODI: Wednesday July 16 (1pm) – Southampton
• Second ODI: Saturday July 19 (11am) – Lord’s
• Third ODI: Tuesday July 22 (1pm) – Chester-le-Road

Watch England’s fourth T20I in opposition to India stay on Sky Sports activities Cricket from Wednesday July 9, with stay protection from 6pm forward of the primary ball at 6.30pm at Emirates Previous Trafford. Not acquired Sky? Stream cricket and extra with no contract.