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
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198-4: India at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, in 2018
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Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
India are absolutely flying.
Stand-in England captain takes the final over of the powerplay.
Jemimah Rodrigues fires a four through backward square, but then skews a shot up in the air.
Tilly Corteen-Coleman scrambles back from backward square, but some initial hesitation means she can't get a hand on the ball running back.
Having taken two, Rodrigues takes a single to finish a dramatic first six overs.
Kieran Parmley
CricViz analyst
Sophie Ecclestone in T20Is since 2025
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
Players have got used to facing Ecclestone - with the pace she gets on the ball, and the way she attacks the stumps, they know what they are going to get.
Image source, Getty ImagesA ninth boundary for Yastika Bhatia!
She sweeps penultimate ball of Sophie Ecclestone's over to the fine leg ropes.
She's on 40 from 17 - superlative work on her return to the India side after a year and a half away.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
That's a great shot from Rodrigues, the way she opened up and got on the front foot to manipulate the ball through the covers.
England turn to Sophie Ecclestone to stem the tide.
It doesn't work - Jemimah Rodrigues drives the first ball of the over through extra cover for four and Yastika Bhatia follows that up by skipping down the ground to launch the game's first six over long-on.
That's a partnership of 55 off 22 deliveries.
India pass 50... more than half of those runs came in that one Issy Wong over!
Image source, CricvizTony James: Tash Farrant said after the toss that Wong should be held back for the middle overs and a spinner would partner Bell. Let's see how Tilly gets on with her T20 debut!
Having lost two wickets after six balls, India bring up their 50 from their 23rd.
Yastika Bhatia takes her side past the mark, reverse sweeping Tilly Corteen-Coleman for four through backward point.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
If she doesn't concede a boundary in the powerplay, this will be a good over. But if she does, it's how she reacts.
It's Tilly time.
She starts with a big looping full toss, but Jemimah Rodrigues can only pick up a single to mid-wicket.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesThis is what England need in the build-up to the World Cup. They need to be put under pressure like this.
Jemimah Rodrigues gets to face, having spent her first over watching Yastika Bhatia rack up the runs.
She gets her first four by whipping Lauren Bell through mid-wicket, but is then struck on the helmet by a throw from Charlie Dean while taking a single.
She passes a concussion test and can watch Bhatia inside edge another four to the fine-leg boundary.
Kieran Parmley
CricViz analyst
Most expensive overs for England in women's T20Is since 2009:
Alison Mitchell
Test Match Special commentator
It is a horrible word to use but that over is a horror show.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
Amy Jones probably could have stopped that second one.
Wong is the sort of character who can deal with this. She never shows if she is rattled.
27 runs off the over.
Issy Wong sends another five wides down the leg side, then is sent through backward square for another four by Yastika Bhatia.
The India number three follows that up with another driven four past Sophie Ecclestone, who probably could have done better, at mid-off, then closes the nine-ball over by cracking her third boundary through point.
That's likely the last we'll see of Wong for now.
England had Linsey Smith as a opening bowler in New Zealand, but with the spinner rested it'll be Issy Wong first up at this end.
It's not a great start - the seamer sends five wides down the leg side, adds another wide down off, and then Yastika Bhatia sends the first legitimate ball of the over down to third for a boundary.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mandhana,caught Dean, bowled Bell Mandhana, caught Dean, bowled Bell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Verma,caught Capsey, bowled Bell Verma, caught Capsey, bowled Bell | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 66.67 |
Bhatia,run out Corteen-Coleman Bhatia, run out Corteen-Coleman | 54 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 60 | 135.00 |
Rodrigues,caught and bowled Dean Rodrigues, caught and bowled Dean | 69 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 58 | 172.50 |
Ghosh,caught Wong, bowled Corteen-Coleman Ghosh, caught Wong, bowled Corteen-Coleman | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 66.67 |
Fulmali,bowled Wong Fulmali, bowled Wong | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 75.00 |
Deepti,caught Dean, bowled Bell Deepti, caught Dean, bowled Bell | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 169.23 |
Reddy,not out Reddy, not out | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 112.50 |
Gaud,not out Gaud, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 19, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 21 Extras, no balls 0, wides 19, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 21 | |||||||
Total,188 for 7 20.0 overs Total,188 for 7 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bell | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8.50 |
Wong | 3.0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13.66 |
Corteen-Coleman | 3.0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.33 |
Ecclestone | 3.0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10.66 |
Dean | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.50 |
Gibson | 3.0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11.33 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
0 for 1 (0.1 overs) | Mandhana |
7 for 2 (0.6 overs) | Verma |
133 for 3 (13.4 overs) | Bhatia |
137 for 4 (13.6 overs) | Rodrigues |
148 for 5 (15.6 overs) | Ghosh |
148 for 6 (16.2 overs) | Fulmali |
187 for 7 (19.5 overs) | Deepti |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dunkley,caught Verma, bowled Gaud Dunkley, caught Verma, bowled Gaud | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 160.00 |
Capsey,caught Ghosh, bowled Gaud Capsey, caught Ghosh, bowled Gaud | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 120.00 |
Jones,caught Verma, bowled Sharma Jones, caught Verma, bowled Sharma | 67 | 48 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 58 | 139.58 |
Knight,caught Rodrigues, bowled Sree Charani Knight, caught Rodrigues, bowled Sree Charani | 21 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 87.50 |
Kemp,caught Ghosh, bowled Deepti Kemp, caught Ghosh, bowled Deepti | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 80.00 |
Gibson,caught Verma, bowled Sharma Gibson, caught Verma, bowled Sharma | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Dean,not out Dean, not out | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 100.00 |
Wong,bowled Sharma Wong, bowled Sharma | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 133.33 |
Ecclestone,run out Bhatia Ecclestone, run out Bhatia | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 185.71 |
Bell,not out Bell, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 3 Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 3 | |||||||
Total,150 for 8 20.0 overs Total,150 for 8 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reddy | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.75 |
Gaud | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.00 |
Sharma | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8.50 |
Sree Charani | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.25 |
Deepti | 4.0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
18 for 1 (1.5 overs) | Dunkley |
37 for 2 (3.6 overs) | Capsey |
101 for 3 (13.2 overs) | Knight |
120 for 4 (15.5 overs) | Jones |
120 for 5 (15.6 overs) | Gibson |
124 for 6 (16.5 overs) | Kemp |
129 for 7 (17.3 overs) | Wong |
144 for 8 (19.3 overs) | Ecclestone |