Summary

  • India complete 38-run win - their second biggest T20 win over England (Report)

  • England lose last six wickets for 43 runs

  • Jones hits 32-ball 50 after being promoted up the order

  • India post 188-7 having been 133-2

  • Three wickets for Bell, including two in first over

  • Wong takes brilliant catch & picks up wicket with superb slower ball

  • Rodrigues & Bhatia score 126 off 76 balls for third wicket

  • India go 1-0 up in three-game series, Chelmsford

Have your say on England women this summer

Live Reporting

by Matthew Henry & Mike Peter

  1. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on Test Match Special

    That was so soft from Shafali Verma. I don't know what she is trying to do.

  2. wicket

    WICKET

    Verma c Capsey b Bell 2 (Ind 7-2)

    Two in the over!

    Lauren Bell takes out India's opener, removing the dangerous Shafali Verma.

    It's another poor shot, chipping up towards Alice Capsey at mid-on, with the England fielder taking the catch with a forward dive.

    England in the ascendancy early on.

  3. Ind 4-1

    Yastika Bhatia comes to the crease early - she hasn't played a T20 international since April 2024, and any international since October of that year.

    She picks up four straight away, sending the ball through point.

  4. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    CricViz analyst

    BellPA Media

    Lauren Bell has taken at least one powerplay wicket in eight of her 12 T20I appearances since the start of last year.

  5. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on Test Match Special

    Lauren BellPA Media

    Wow. Wasn't expecting that! The ball was there to be pumped through the covers. It was such a simple catch taken by Charlie Dean.

  6. wicket

    WICKET

    Mandhana c Dean b Bell 0 (India 0-1)

    Well, that's a way to start the match!

    Lauren Bell dismisses Smriti Mandhana with her first delivery, seeing the India opener drive to Charlie Dean at cover, who takes the chance above her head.

    Captain catches captain, the star batter walks off early.

  7. Heather Knight lifting the badge on her England shirtGetty Images

    It's a landmark day for Heather Knight.

    She becomes England women’s most capped player of all time across formats with 310 appearances. She beats the record previously held by Charlotte Edwards.

  8. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on Test Match Special

    Against New Zealand, Linsey Smith was swinging the ball more than any of the seamers. Tilly Corteen-Colman will get up and over the ball. She spins the ball.

  9. Alison Mitchell
    Test Match Special commentator

    This is what these games are for. Give a player like Tilly Corteen-Coleman a chance and see how she goes.

  10. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    CricViz analyst

    India have had an interesting build up to the T20 World Cup thus far, beating Australia 2-1 in February before suffering a 4-1 defeat at the hands of South Africa last month. India will be hoping to get back to winning ways and replicate their series win over England last summer.

  11. India captain Smriti Mandhana: "It's been a long time [since winning the ODI World Cup]. We've played good cricket in England in the last two or three tours. Every tour you have to start afresh, we take the confidence but when we play the first ball it'll be a fresh start.

    "Australia [whom they beat 2-1 in February] was a good tour for us in terms of T20s, South Africa [whom they lost to 4-1 in April] play good cricket. We understand a lot of things we need to work on, which is a great thing ahead of a World Cup."

    On standing in for Harmanpreet Kaur in this match: "She's resting today, she'll be very good in the second match.

  12. England captain Charlie Dean: "It looks a good pitch. Hopefully we can get a bit out of it while the sun is out.

    "We are getting a bit closer [to knowing best team] but still have a few things to work out. Tilly makes her debut today which is exciting.

    "They [India] are one of the strongest sides in the world. It will be good preparation for us."

  13. Line-ups

    Tilly Corteen-Coleman poses with her England cap alongside Alice CapseyGetty Images

    Two changes for England as 18-year-old spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman makes her T20 international debut for the rested Linsey Smith and Lauren Bell returns for Maia Bouchier, having skipped the third T20 against New Zealand.

    India hand a first international appearance to 24-year-old seamer Nandni Sharma.

    England: Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, Amy Jones (wk), Heather Knight Freya Kemp, Dani Gibson, Charlie Dean (c), Issy Wong, Sophie Ecclestone Lauren Bell, Tilly Corteen-Coleman.

    India: Smriti Mandhana (c), Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Sree Charani, Nandni Sharma, Kranti Gaud.

  14. England win the toss and bowl

    Charlie Dean has triumphed at the toss and she's decided to have a bowl at Chelmsford.

    They chased in all three games against New Zealand, having lost two of the three tosses.

  15. Charlie Dean and Smriti Mandhana pose with the series trophyGetty Images

    You hear that?

    It's not a rumbling summer storm, it's the sound of an incoming T20 World Cup.

    Having beaten New Zealand 2-1 in a series that concluded on Monday, the hosts edge closer to the tournament with three T20s against ODI world champions India.

    Can Charlotte Edwards' charges triumph against the ascendant force in women's cricket?

    Time to find out at Chelmsford.