Capsey (82) and Knight (70*) put on 137 off 76 balls to steer England to victory - report
India recover from 100-4 to post challenging total
Skipper Kaur hits unbeaten 56
England win series 2-1
Kieran Parmley
CricViz analyst
England will be hoping to get a big chase under their belt today in their final game before the T20 World Cup - they have been set scores of 170 or above six times since the start of the 2023 T20 World Cup, falling short on every occasion.
Kemp stars as England beat India to level series
England had Freya Kemp to thank for Saturday's win in the second T20. She whacked a rapid 39 not out and then took two wickets when others were faltering.
Without her, things would have looked a bit different today.
England: Sophia Dunkley, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Amy Jones (wk), Alice Capsey, Heather Knight, Freya Kemp, Dani Gibson, Charlie Dean (c), Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sree Charani, Nandni Sharma
Image source, Getty ImagesIndia captain Harmanpreet Kaur: "We wanted to bat because it is an important match.
"We need to keep trusting ourselves, believing in our skills, stay positive. That is what we discussed in the team meetings.
"It is a good series of prep before the World Cup."
England captain Charlie Dean: "We're going to have a bowl. Chasing under lights at Taunton, it looks a batting pitch, it doesn't really matter, hopefully the best team wins.
"It [the win in the second T20] was brilliant for us, a real confidence booster, hopefully we can do the same today.
"We've made no changes, same team. We want to win this series, against India this our best side."
Charlie Dean has won the toss again. She has opted to go against the stats and have a chase.
England are unchanged - another sign this is their World Cup XI, bar injured captain Nat Sciver-Brunt.
Hello, hello. It is just 10 days until England kick off their home World Cup at Edgbaston.
What better way to prepare than a series decider against one of the other contenders?
Taunton is ready and waiting.
Image source, Getty ImagesWho fancies a series decider?
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mandhana,leg before wicket, bowled Dean Mandhana, leg before wicket, bowled Dean | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 88.89 |
Verma,caught Dean, bowled Smith Verma, caught Dean, bowled Smith | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 183.33 |
Bhatia,run out Ecclestone Bhatia, run out Ecclestone | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 177.78 |
Rodrigues,bowled Bell Rodrigues, bowled Bell | 29 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 152.63 |
Kaur,not out Kaur, not out | 56 | 40 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 140.00 |
D Sharma,caught Dean, bowled Bell D Sharma, caught Dean, bowled Bell | 32 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 133.33 |
Ghosh,not out Ghosh, not out | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 150.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 6 Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 6 | |||||||
Total,180 for 5 20.0 overs Total,180 for 5 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bell | 4.0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9.00 |
Smith | 4.0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10.00 |
Dean | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8.25 |
Ecclestone | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.25 |
Gibson | 4.0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
19 for 1 (1.6 overs) | Verma |
36 for 2 (3.5 overs) | Mandhana |
60 for 3 (6.3 overs) | Bhatia |
100 for 4 (10.5 overs) | Rodrigues |
167 for 5 (18.5 overs) | D Sharma |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dunkley,caught Rodrigues, bowled Reddy Dunkley, caught Rodrigues, bowled Reddy | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 123.08 |
Wyatt-Hodge,bowled Gaud Wyatt-Hodge, bowled Gaud | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 100.00 |
Jones,caught D Sharma, bowled Gaud Jones, caught D Sharma, bowled Gaud | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 33.33 |
Capsey,caught N Sharma, bowled Reddy Capsey, caught N Sharma, bowled Reddy | 82 | 43 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 61 | 190.70 |
Knight,not out Knight, not out | 70 | 42 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 55 | 166.67 |
Kemp,not out Kemp, not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 7 Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 7 | |||||||
Total,184 for 4 18.3 overs Total,184 for 4 18.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reddy | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7.75 |
Gaud | 4.0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10.00 |
N Sharma | 3.0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10.66 |
Sree Charani | 3.0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12.33 |
D Sharma | 2.3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10.40 |
Verma | 2.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
14 for 1 (1.6 overs) | Wyatt-Hodge |
24 for 2 (2.6 overs) | Dunkley |
38 for 3 (5.1 overs) | Jones |
175 for 4 (17.5 overs) | Capsey |
