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The series has been decided but there is still a final game to come on July 12 (Thursday) at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Will England restore some pride or India make it 4-1? Make sure you join us for that. For now, this is Sourabh on behalf of Darpan taking your leave. Good night!
Harmanpreet Kaur (Indian Women Captain): Grateful that we were able to do this. Proud of the way the girls played. Had very good camps before coming (here). We had good plans and we have executed accordingly. Everyone knew their role. Has definitely helped a lot (the WPL), we've played three seasons now. We are glad we are producing it in the international stage. Hopefully (will make it 4-1), we just want to do the right things again and again.
Tammy Beaumont (England Women Captain): Contrasting two games in charge. It was always going to be tough defending that score, we wanted 150. You want to do everything right while defending that sort of score but we simply couldn't. Lots of soft dismissals, including mine, but credit to India. They kept the stumps in play, stuck to their plans. There is always something on offer here for the slower bowlers, we though it might be slightly quicker for someone like Laura Filer. Credits to India, they assessed quickly. We want to play for the fans, will try to make it 3-2.
Radha Yadav (Player of the Match): "From the start only, we were fully pumped up. We were really looking forward to this game. We are working hard on every delivery — spinning the ball, yorker, every delivery. And it is working. The pitch was helpful for our bowling. We bowled well and did our job. (On the fielding) This is one part where we were trying to get better at and it is showing."
9:30 PM Local Time, 2 AM IST | India win be 6 wickets and take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the 5-match series
Ecstatic scenes in the Indian camp, they are back to winning ways after that blip at The Oval. They have taken an unassailable lead which also means that the Indian Women have won a T20I series in England for the first time ever, yes that is a piece of history rewritten.
A clinical win in the end, perhaps dominant with 18 balls or 3 overs to spare. There are hugs in the camp, lots of handshakes, lots of smiles as well as elation. On the other hand, few glum faces for the hosts including head coach Charlotte Edwards. They won the previous one as India squandered the opportunity to go 3-0 up but once again they have been outplayed in all facets of the game.
England chose to bat first but could only muster an under-par score of 126/7 in their full quota of 20 overs. A few of their batters got starts but none could make a big impact as they kept losing wickets throughout their innings and never had a period of control. The highest score of 22 from Sophia Dunkley tells you that their batters just could not make it big. The Indian spinners did an exceptional on what was a slow pitch, the fielding was on fire and the intensity was up. Left-arm spinners Radha Yadav and Shree Charani took a couple of wickets each while others chipped in as well including the pacers in what was a complete team effort.
The run chase began with a bang with the Indian openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana getting the team to a flier. They killed the chase in the powerplay, specially Shafali as she took on the world's fastest bowler Lauren Filer and all other who came on to bowl. Both the openers fell in their 30s in quick succession but by then the required-rate had come down under 6. Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur used their experience and made sure they knocked it around with things under control. A 48-run stand between them meant that India were knocking on the door and then sprinted to the finish line while losing 4 wickets in all.
17
overs
130/4score
1W
2
4
0
1
4
runs
Jemimah Rodrigues*
27(22)
Richa Ghosh
7(4)
Sophie Ecclestone
1/23
16.6 Sophie Ecclestone to Jemimah Rodrigues, PADDLE SWEEP! FOUR! India win the series. And once again, they have done it in a comprehensive and comfortable manner. England have lots to ponder. The visitors can celebrate though. That too with a game to spare! Onto the ball now — Rodrigues had planted her front foot a long way across but was able to adjust as she saw the ball sliding down the leg side and send it dribbling away to the fine leg boundary.
16.5 Sophie Ecclestone to Richa Ghosh, fuller side of good length, angling into the middle and leg. Nudged towards the front of square leg for a run.
16.4 Sophie Ecclestone to Richa Ghosh, full, at the off pole. Bunted to mid-off. No run.
16.3 Sophie Ecclestone to Richa Ghosh, MISFIELD... FOUR! India at the doorstep of a series win. Full ball, outside off. Creamed towards cover, who should have stoped it.
16.2 Sophie Ecclestone to Richa Ghosh, tossed up ball outside off. Ghosh does what Ghosh does — tries to give it a whack. Barely clears the 25-yard circle this time. Picks two before mid-off gets around to clean it up.
Richa Ghosh batting at 6th position
Jemimah pushed Amanjot and was shouting "easy two, Aman". Perhaps not so easy for the all-rounder who makes an early exit, needed two Jemimah(s) there.
Amanjot Kaur has been dismissed for 2 runs off 2 balls
16.1 Sophie Ecclestone to Amanjot Kaur, RUN OUT! Full ball delivered from around the wicket, drifted in to finish at the pads. Amanjot brought out a deft leg glance and Jemimah yelled, "Aman, easy two" as the ball rolled towards deep square leg. Did not turn out to be that easy for poor Amanjot who, even after a big dive, fell a mile short at the striker's end.
Sophie Ecclestone [3.0-0-11-1] to complete her spell. Last throw of the dice for England
Runs needed down to single digits now, only 9 required off 24 balls. Just a couple of hits away
16
overs
118/3score
2
1
4
0
W
1
runs
Amanjot Kaur*
1(1)
Jemimah Rodrigues
23(21)
Issy Wong
1/18
15.6 Issy Wong to Amanjot Kaur, back of a length ball, pace-off, sliding towards the leg peg. Pulled to long leg for a run.
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Jemimah Rodrigues
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Sophie Ecclestone
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