Summary

  • England beat India by four runs to reach semi-finals

  • India needed 66 off 66 balls but England fight back to stay unbeaten

  • Sciver-Brunt pick of bowlers with 2-47, while Smith takes 1-40

  • Knight, on her 300th international appearance, makes superb 109 off 91 balls to steer England to 288-8

  • England lost 3-8 in 14-ball spell to go from 249-3 to 257-6 as Dunkley, Lamb and Capsey struggle again

  • Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live Sport commentary at top of page

Live Reporting

Mike Peter, Elizabeth Botcherby and Maisie Gallen

  1. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport cricket writer on BBC Radio Sports Extra

    Lauren Bell is getting the ball to do a bit here. That last wicket has certainly given her a burst of energy.

  2. Ind 17-1

    Target 289

    Oooooooh. Lauren Bell beats Harleen Deol all ends up and the ball bounces over middle stump. It's a good take from Amy Jones behind the stumps.

    The required rate is above a run-a-ball.

  3. Ind 16-1

    Target 289

    Linsey Smith is briefly excited about an lbw against Harleen Deol, who's struck on her knee roll. Umpire Jacqueline Williams frowns and shakes her head.

    Replays show there was inside edge - and Nat Sciver-Brunt heard it. She shut down England's appeals very quickly.

  4. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport cricket writer on BBC Radio Sports Extra

    A soft dismissal and Pratika Rawal will be frustrated. There was not a lot of foot movement at all.

    Lauren Bell will be delighted - she has got an important wicket.

  5. wicket

    WICKET

    Rawal c Jones b Bell 6 (Ind 13-1)

    Perfect response from Lauren Bell! Pratika Rawal nicks the ball through to wicketkeeper Amy Jones and has to depart for six.

    That drop hasn't hurt England after all.

  6. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Beautiful shot from Pratika Rawal. She stood tall and managed to find a very small gap in the field.

  7. Ind 13-0

    Target 289

    Lauren Bell has been a little bit wayward, gifting India three wides in her opening couple of overs. Even though 289 is a steep chase, England can't let extras get out of control.

    Pratika Rawal - dropped on two in the previous over, remember - picks up the first boundary of the inning, punching through the covers.

  8. Ind 6-0

    Target 289

    Pratika RawalGetty Images

    No further drama. India pick up two singles as Linsey Smith races through her opening over.

  9. dropped catch

    Dropped catch - Rawal on 2

    Oh, it feels harsh but that's a drop from Charlie Dean!

    Pratika Rawal miscues Linsey Smith's opening delivery and Charlie Dean, diving full stretch in the off-side, gets two hands to it but can't hold on.

  10. Ind 4-0

    Target 289

    Pratika Rawal defends three deliveries before getting India off the mark with a single.

    Smriti Mandhana, by contrast, starts her innings in heart-in-mouth fashion, nearly dragging onto her stumps. She survives and collects two.

    A wide and a dot to finish the opening over.

  11. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    They're going to have bowl well to defend it.

    England have got to stick to their plans. It's hard to play when the stumps are in play.

    Keep it simple and England should get over the line - but India have some dangerous players.

  12. The players are back out in Indore, with India chasing 289.

    Remember, victory for England would see them book their place in the semi-finals alongside Australia and South Africa.

    Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana are in the middle for India. Lauren Bell will open the bowling for England.

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    England probably should have done better with top 4 scores of 22, 56, 109 & 38, but double the 30-over score of 137 and they've done ok. 289 should take some getting, so we could be in for another classic at this World Cup!

    Evan Byrne

  14. Well Mark, here are the full highlights from Heather Knight's innings.

    She top-scored for England with 109 (91).

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    Jones played decently finally but the brutal fact is, England are essentially a two woman batting side. Take Knight and NSB out of the equation and they are absolutely nowhere.

    Mark B

  16. How stat?!

    Heather Knight has starred again today, but England's batters at positions five-seven have struggled in this tournament.

    • Sophia Dunkley - averaging 11, high score 18
    • Emma Lamb - 7.25, high score 13
    • Alice Capsey - 9.50, high score 20

    From four innings.

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    The definition of madness is repeating the same error over and over. Edwards' continual mantra of selecting the rabbits in headlights (Dunkley, Lamb and Capsey) when Wyatt-Hodge is sitting on the bench is frankly ridiculous. If Lewis was doing this or even McCullum there would be pelters.

    James, Essex

    Another set of abject failures from Dunkley, Lamb and Capsey averaging less than 10 between them. How must DWH feel watching that. Surely time to give her a chance now. She has long been one of the countries leading run-scorers...

    Keith, Chichester

  18. However, Knight's exit in the 45th over triggered a flurry of wickets.

    England slipped from 249-3 to 257-6 in a little over two overs and lost a further two wickets as they finished on 288-8.

    Deepti Sharma was the pick of India's bowlers, taking 4-51.

  19. Nat Sciver-Brunt and Heather Knight came together for a 113-run third-wicket partnership (106 balls) to put England on course for an impressive total.

    Captain Sciver-Brunt made 38 (49) while Knight scored 109 (91), including 15 fours and one six, before being run out.

  20. England won the toss and enjoyed a positive start with the bat.

    They made it through the powerplay without losing a wicket for the first time since their tournament opener before Deepti Sharma struck twice to send Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones on their way.

    While Beaumont's 22 (43) was scratchy, Jones looked in good touch as she made 56 (68) - her highest score of the tournament.