Highlights, India vs England, 3rd ODI at Worcester, Full cricket score: Mithali's 75* seals visitors' tense victory

England captain Heather Knight: Little disappointed on how it ended. It was a very good game. We were a few runs on short on the slow wicket. It was tricky to get boundaries and we should have got more singles. We should be punching out 240-250 every single time. We lost key wickets at important times, we needed to keep wickets and go big in the last five overs. We tried to look at different people at different roles today as the series was over, but I trusted Brunt and Ecclestone to get the game done today.

Mithali Raj, India skipper and Player of the Match: I never gave up in the middle. We just needed one good partnership to take us through. I knew I could manage the game in the middle overs, but when you have young players you have to guide them. I have enjoyed chasing. I wanted to be there and win the game for the team, I picked the bowlers to attack and along the way guided Sneh Rana. It’s always good to have an all-rounder in the side, Rana has been phenomenal for us.

Player of the Series, Sophie Ecclestone: A little disappointing. We have to come back strongly in the T20s. It is quite nice to have the trust of the captain. She batted well today and had the right tempo to her innings. It is nice to have Glenny (Sarah Glenn) in the side, we are the same age and have the same music taste.

After 46.3 overs, INDW 220/5 (Mithali 75, Jhulan 1)

Brunt with the last over for England. Mithali gets India over the line, piercing a packed off side field. Finally, India manage to salvage some pride as they win by 4 wickets.

FOUR! Mithali pierces the packed off side field and finishes off the game in style. India win by 4 wickets.

After 46 overs, INDW 206/5 (Mithali 70)

Ecclestone will bowl the crucial penultimate over. Rana charges down the track and powers it towards long on for a single. Mithali lofts the next over covers for a double, before getting off strike with a single towards long on. Rana heaves the fourth for a boundary before getting clean bowled off the last. Eight runs and a wicket off the over. Six needed off six.

BOWLED! Ecclestone strikes, and just when England needed her to. It was much quicker and Rana was beaten by pace there. Sneh Rana b Ecclestone 24(22)

FOUR! Rana muscles it towards long on, Cross got a hand to it in the deep, but failed to get hold of that one.

After 45 overs, INDW 206/5 (Mithali 67, Rana 19)

Brunt returns to the attack. Mithali nudges the first delivery towards covers for a single. Rana cuts the next fiercely but straight to the fielder, who fails to cleanly collect it and gives away a single. And then, Mithali gets off strike with a single off the third. Three singles to end the over. Six runs off the over. India Women need 14 runs in 12 balls. A lot will depend on the penultimate over.

After 44 overs, INDW 200/5 (Mithali 64, Rana 16)

Good over for India as both the batters collect a boundary each off it. 2 runs off the last, courtesy overthrows. 12 runs off it. Meanwhile, the 200 is up for India. India Women need 20 runs in 18 balls.

FOUR! And now Rana joins the party and she thumps it down the ground for the second boundary of the over.

FOUR! Mithali keeping India alive in the game. Full delivery from Sciver and she lofts it over covers for a one-bounce four.

After 43 overs, INDW 188/5 (Mithali 59, Rana 11)

Ecclestone continues. The ball takes an outside edge off Mithali’s bat off the last delivery but she is lucky to survive and sneaks a double. Six runs off the over, courtesy four singles and a double. This match is going down to the wire.

After 42 overs, INDW 182/5 (Mithali 55, Rana 9)

Sciver continues. Four singles off the first four and a boundary off the last as Rana sweeps towards fine leg, but the ball lands short of the fielder, Glenn, and races away to the fence. Last 5 overs to go and India need 38 runs.

FOUR! Rana goes for the sweep. Glenn charges in for the catch at short fine, misses it and the ball races away to the fence.

After 41 overs, INDW 174/5 (Mithali 53, Rana 3)

Cross continues. Mithali brings up her third consecutive half century with a four. But the job’s only half done. Nine runs off the over. India Women need 46 runs in 36 balls.

50! Mithali Raj leading from the front, and she gets to the milestone in style, with a four. Third consecutive fifty for her. She’s battled really hard. And as the set batter, the onus is on her to take India over the line here.

After 40 overs, INDW 165/4 (Mithali 46, Rana 1)

Sciver returns to the attack. Deepti plays an elegant cover drive off the first to collect a double. She closes the face of the blade early and holes out to Sciver. Sneh Rana joins Mithali at the crease after Deepti’s exit. Rana nearly chops on to the stumps off the fourth, but collects a single. Just three runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! The change of bowling has worked. Off cutter from Sciver, Deepti closes the face of the blade a bit too early and hands an easy catch back to the bowler. Soft dismissal. Deepti Sharma c and b Sciver 18(25)

After 39 overs, INDW 155/4 (Mithali 46, Deepti 16)

Cross returns to the attack. Deepti goes for a wild slog towards the leg side off the second but gets beaten, with the ball missing the off stump by a narrow margin. She gets a hold off the third delivery, nailing the slog sweep and collecting a boundary in the process. Seven runs off the over. India Women need 58 runs in 48 balls.

FOUR! Deepti gets down on one leg and slog sweeps it towards deep mid wicket for a boundary.

After 38 overs, INDW 155/4 (Mithali 45, Deepti 10)

After two dots, Deepti hands the strike to Mithali, who then opens the face of the blade and slices the fourth delivery towards point for a double. Two singles to end the over. Five runs off the 38th over. India Women need 65 runs in 54 balls.

After 37 overs, INDW 150/4 (Mithali 42, Deepti 8)

Brunt continues. A welcome boundary off the first as Mithali tickles the first delivery towards fine leg. India still have wickets in hand, but the required rate is what they would like to keep under check now. Good over for India, nine runs off it.

FOUR! Mithali just uses the pace of the ball to tickle it towards fine leg as Brunt strays on the pads.

After 36 overs, INDW 141/4 (Mithali 36, Deepti 6)

Glenn returns to the attack. Good rotation of strike in the over as six singles are collected by the Indian batters. India need a boundary every now and then to keep them in the game.

After 35 overs, INDW 135/4 (Mithali 33, Deepti 3)

Time for some pace as Brunt returns. The wicketkeeper has walked up to the stumps in a bid to create pressure on Deepti, the new batter. Once again, Mithali might have to alter her natural game, with all the pressure on her. Just three runs off the over.

After 34 overs, INDW 132/4 (Mithali 32, Deepti 1)

Knight continues. Mithali collects a single off the second, bringing up the 50-run stand with Harmanpreet. Just when the partnership was starting to look good and it was time to capitalise, Harmanpreet departed after being given LBW by the umpire. Two runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! Knight with the breakthrough. Poor shot selection from Harmanpreet, who continues to disappoint. No need of the reverse sweep there. Something conventional would have been a better option. Seemed like the impact was outside off but the Indian vice captain didn’t opt for a review and agreed to the LBW decision by the umpire. Mithali, at the non striker’s end, wasn’t too keen on a review either. Kaur lbw b Knight 16(38)

After 33 overs, INDW 130/3 (Mithali 31, Harmanpreet 16)

Ecclestone continues. After three dots, Kaur powers the next delivery towards long on for a single. Mithali returns the favour off the next. Another good over England, just two runs off it.

After 32 overs, INDW 128/3 (Mithali 30, Harmanpreet 15)

Knight continues. Three runs off the over. India women need 92 runs in 90 balls. But they should aim to stay well ahead of the run rate to avoid pressure later on.

After 31 overs, INDW 125/3 (Mithali 29, Harmanpreet 13)

Sophie Ecclestone returns to the attack. Mithali takes a calculated risk off the fourth, collecting a four after lofting the ball over mid on. Five runs off the over.

FOUR! Mithali steps down the track and lofts it over mid on for a boundary. Calculated risk there.

After 30 overs, INDW 120/3 (Mithali 25, Harmanpreet 12)

Knight continues. India need to pick their bowlers wisely here and go after them to keep the scoreboard pressure under check. Three runs off the over. And its time for a drinks break. India need 100 more from hereon.

After 29 overs, INDW 117/3 (Mithali 24, Harmanpreet 11)

Glenn continues. The past few overs have been decent from India’s perspective but they need to search for boundaries here. The required run rate is 5.72. Five runs off the over.

After 28 overs, INDW 112/3 (Mithali 23, Harmanpreet 10)

Bowling change for England as Heather Knight, right-arm off break, comes into the attack. Kaur tries to sweep the fourth, which was down leg. It missed the leg stump by a whisker but is signalled a wide. Seven runs off the over.

After 27 overs, INDW 105/3 (Mithali 20, Harmanpreet 8)

Glenn continues. Once again, India doing a decent job at rotating strike as they collect four singles in the over. But more is needed still. 3.89 is the current run rate, while the required is 5.75.

After 26 overs, INDW 101/3 (Mithali 18, Harmanpreet 6)

Sciver continues. All eyes will be Harmanpreet. She’s in the middle of a lean patch, and would want to get back in touch ahead of the T20Is, where she leads the side. Good rotation of strike by Harmanpreet in the over as she sneaks two doubles and a single. Mithali collects a single as well. Meanwhile, the 100 is up for India.

After 25 overs, INDW 95/3 (Mithali 17, Harmanpreet 1)

Glenn continues. This is a slower surface and hence, it’s suiting Glenn’s style of bowling. Just two runs off the over.

After 24 overs, INDW 93/3 (Mithali 16, Harmanpreet 0)

Sciver continues. Mithali collects a boundary off the second, becoming the leading run scorer in international cricket after surpassing Charlotte Edwards’ 10,273 runs. Just tells you about her calibre, class and how much she means for the Indian team. Five runs off the over.

FOUR! Stand and deliver! Mithali just waits deep in the crease and tonks it over mid on for a boundary.

After 23 overs, INDW 88/3 (Mithali 11, Harmanpreet 0)

Mithali breaks the shackles off the first, using her feet to loft the ball over Glenn’s head to collect her second boundary. Five runs off the over.

FOUR! Mithali steps down the track and lofts it over the bowler’s head for a boundary.

After 22 overs, INDW 83/3 (Mithali 6, Harmanpreet 0)

Another bowling change as Natalie Sciver, right-arm medium, comes into the attack in the 22nd over. After three dots, Mithali sneaks a quick single after opening the face of the blade and hitting the ball towards covers. A wide off the fifth, and it’s followed by two dots. Just two runs off the over.

After 21 overs, INDW 79/1 (Mithali 5, Harmanpreet 0)

Bowling change as Sarah Glenn, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack. And she does the trick, picking up the prized scalp of Mandhana, who misses out her half century by just a run. Once again, up to the middle order as far as India are concerned. Two runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! Mandhana departs for 49. Huge wicket for England. Glenn reaping the reward of bowling wicket to wicket. The ball kept slightly low too. Mandhana lbw b Glenn 49(57)

After 20 overs, INDW 79/1 (Mithali 4, Mandhana 48)

Ecclestone continues. Maiden over for her, her second, as Mithali blocks out the six deliveries. Onus on Mandhana here to keep the scoring rate up as the set batter.

After 19 overs, INDW 79/1 (Mithali 4, Mandhana 48)

Cross into her sixth over and the 19th off the innings. Mandhana continues to capitalise on her good touch, adding another boundary to her tally as she plays a short arm jab. Seven runs off the over, including a wide.

FOUR! Just a short arm jab from Mandhana and it beats the diving fielder at mid wicket.

After 18 overs, INDW 72/1 (Mithali 4, Mandhana 42)

Ecclestone continues. Just one run off the over. India have got to rotate strike better to avoid panic later on.

After 17 overs, INDW 71/1 (Mithali 4, Mandhana 41)

Mithali joins Mandhana at the crease after Jemimah’s departure. Raut was slower as far her strike rate is concerned. Her replacement at No 3, Jemimah, has failed to impress in both the outings. That’s just one headache for India. A boundary to end the over, five runs off it.

FOUR! Mithali gets off the mark after tickling the ball towards fine leg for a boundary.

After 16 overs, INDW 66/1 (Mithali 0, Mandhana 40)

Ecclestone continues. Huge appeal for LBW against Jemimah off the fourth. England opt for a review after the umpire signals not out. The ball would have gone to clip the top of middle stump but umpire’s call saved Jemimah there. But England don’t have to wait much for a wicket as Jemimah chops on the very next delivery onto the stumps to hand Ecclestone her first wicket. Just one run and a wicket off the over, brilliant bowling by the spinner.

BOWLED! Jemimah chops it back onto the stumps. She was just looking to use the pace of the ball and guide it towards third man, but it was too close to open the face of the blade. Ecclestone with the breakthrough.

After 15 overs, INDW 65/1 (Jemimah 4, Mandhana 39)

Cross continues. Mandhana has looked in superb touch. She’s timing the ball really well. Good signs for India, there’s a three-match T20I series against England after this. Three runs off the over.

After 14 overs, INDW 62/1 (Jemimah 3, Mandhana 37)

Ecclestone continues. Mandhana keeps the scoreboard ticking, taking a single after smacking a boundary. A single from Jemimah’s blade as well. Seven runs off the over.

FOUR! Seventh boundary for Mandhana. Classy cover drive from here. Just pure timing there.

After 13 overs, INDW 55/1 (Jemimah 2, Mandhana 31)

Cross continues. Huge appeal for LBW off the second against Jemimah. India opt for the review and there’s a clear spike there. So good use of DRS by India. Two runs off the over, one each from the blade of Mandhana and Jemimah.

After 12 overs, INDW 53/1 (Jemimah 1, Mandhana 30)

Ecclestone continues. Mandhana makes good use of the powerplay restrictions off the first as she lofts the first over Shrubsole at mid off for a four. She later collects two singles in the over. Six runs off the 12th over.

FOUR! Mandhana lofts it over Shrubsole at mid on for a boundary. 50 up for India.

After 11 overs, INDW 47/1 (Jemimah 0, Mandhana 25)

Cross continues. She has been so disciplined with her lines and lengths. Was rewarded with a five-for last game, and here too, she’s started on a good note. Just one off the over, courtesy a wide.

After 10 overs, INDW 46/1 (Jemimah 0, Mandhana 25)

Spin has been introduced in the form of Sophie Ecclestone, who bowls left arm orthodox. And she keeps it tight, starting off her spell with a maiden over.

After 9 overs, INDW 46/1 ( Mandhana 25)

Bowling change as Cross comes into the attack. And she gets the breakthrough in the form of Shafali after getting smacked for a boundary from the teenager’s blade. Four runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! Shafali has thown away her wicket here. She holes out to Knight at extra cover after mistiming a lofted shot. Cross with the breakthrough for England.

FOUR! Shafali slaps it over the infield at cover point. There was a lot of width on offer there.

After 8 overs, INDW 42/0 ( Shafali 15, Mandhana 25)

Shrubsole continues. Mandhana looks her best when she relies on timing. And she did that twice in the over and collected boundaries on both occasions. Eight runs off the eighth over.

FOUR! And now Mandhana uses the pace of the ball and steers it towards deep backward point.

FOUR! Overpitched delivery outside off from Shrubsole and Mandhana answers with a majestic cover drive.

After 7 overs, INDW 34/0 ( Shafali 15, Mandhana 17)

Brunt continues. Brilliant fielding effort by Dunkley on the deep square leg fence as she saves a boundary off the second. Only a single for India there. A well-directed bouncer off the fourth against Shafali, who was taken by surprise but did well to duck it. A boundary to end the over. Six runs off the seventh over.

FOUR! Short from Brunt and Shafali opens her arms, lofting it over mid on for a boundary.

After 6 overs, INDW 28/0 ( Shafali 10, Mandhana 16)

Shrubsole continues. Surprisingly, Mandhana has been quicker than the explosive Shafali as far as the scoring is concerned. Probably a different approach from Shafali here, not wanting to throw away her wicket. Three runs off the over.

After 5 overs, INDW 25/0 ( Shafali 8, Mandhana 15)

Brunt continues. Excellent batting from Mandhana as she collects three fours in the over, and all of them were along the ground. India upping the scoring rate here. 13 runs off the over.

FOUR! And now Mandhana squeezes it towards third man. Third boundary of the over. India upping the ante here.

FOUR! Classy cover drive by Mandhana. And she holds the pose too! Second boundary of the over.

FOUR! Short from Brunt and Mandhana pounces on it, pulling it towards square leg.

After 4 overs, INDW 12/0 ( Shafali 7, Mandhana 3)

Shrubsole continues. India’s middle order hasn’t looked promising. Hence, a lot would depend on their openers here. Two consecutive wides off the fourth followed by a lovely drive down the ground from Mandhana, but straight to the fielder at mid-on. Four runs off the over, courtesy two singles and two wides.

After 3 overs, INDW 7/0 ( Shafali 6, Mandhana 2)

Brunt continues. Shafali getting her eye in here as she defends the final three deliveries after Mandhana gives her strike off the third. Just one off the over.

After 2 overs, INDW 7/0 ( Shafali 6, Mandhana 1)

Anya Shrubsole, right-arm medium, comes into the attack. She tends to swing it in to the right-hander’s as opposed to Brunt, who’s really good at swinging it away. Five runs off the over, including a boundary by Shafali.

FOUR! Shafali makes good use of the powerplay restrictions as she lifts it over the packed off side in field. First boundary for India.

After 1 over, INDW 1/0 ( Shafali 1, Mandhana 0)

We’ll witness the exciting battle between Shafali vs Brunt battle once again. An absolute peach of a delivery by Brunt off the third, beats Shafali’s outside edge. A similar delivery off the next and Shafali’s outside edge is once again beaten. A single to end the over from Shafali’s blade.

The chase begins! Indian openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana are out in the middle. Katherine Brunt will take the new ball for England, with Shafali on strike.

After 47 overs,England Women 219 all out (Cross 16)

Thirteen runs and a wicket come off the last over as England finish on a high. A four and a six from Cross, but balls later, miscommunication between the duo led to Glenn’s run-out, meaning India bowl out England for 219. The bowlers have done their bit, now it will be upto the batters to seal a consolation win for India. India need 220 runs to win. Will they do it? Run chase coming up in a few minutes, so stay tuned.

OUT! Miscommunication from Glenn and Cross there. Cross smashes to long on for a single, and the duo decide to go for a second run. Yadav with a brilliant throw to the bowler’s end and Deepti seals the deal. Glenn run out (Radha Yadav/Deepti Sharma) 6(6)

SIX! Cross with a brilliant shot to clear the long-off fence. Deepti is punished in this over.

FOUR! Beaten! Kate Cross with a brilliant boundary over the bowler’s head to find the long-on fence

After 46 overs,England Women 206/9 (Cross 3, Glenn 6)

England finally reach 200 as Goswami continues the penultimate over of the innings. Both Cross and Glenn are off the mark. Glenn finishes the over with a boundary, unleashing the ball over extra cover. Nine off it.

FOUR! Welcome boundary as Sarah Glenn lofts this one over the extra cover region.

After 45 overs,England Women 197/9 (Cross 0, Glenn 0)

Another over, another scalp for Deepti as she cleans up Sophia Dunkley. Balls later, Shrubsole is run out by Deepti after the former steps out of the crease at the non-strikers end. Five runs, two wickets as England find themselves nine down.

OUT! Shrubsole steps out of crease, and Deepti accurately aims the ball at the stumps at the non-strikers’ end. Brilliant work this from the bowler.

OUT! Bowled ’em! Three wickets for Deepti as she cleans up Sophia Dunkley. Wickets keep coming for India. Sophia Dunkley b Deepti Sharma 28

FOUR! Brilliant reverse sweep from Dunkley to squeeze the ball past third man.

After 44 overs,England Women 192/7 (Dunkley 24, Glenn 0)

Goswami continues. There’s a run-out opportunity with Mithali aiming a direct hit at the stumps, but Dunkley had made her ground. The next ball, Ecclestone’s given out, but England review. There’s no bat involved, and the ball’s pitching in line, as well is the impact, with the wickets favouring in umpire’s call. Sarah Glenn is the new batter.

OUT! LBW! Ecclestone’s given LBW by the umpire. This ball from Goswami clearly hit the leg stump, but England went for the review. But their review is unsuccessful with the wickets ending up as umpire’s call.

After 43 overs,England Women 190/6 (Dunkley 23, Ecclestone 8)

Poonam continues. Ecclestone with a welcome boundary for the hosts with a sweep down the leg side towards the deep midwicket region. Eight runs off the over.

FOUR! Welcome boundary as Ecclestone sweeps through the leg side to find the deep midwicket boundary.

After 42 overs,England Women 182/6 (Dunkley 21, Ecclestone 2)

Rana continues. Ecclestone is off the mark in the second ball of her innings. Just five singles off the over. Five more overs to go. Meanwhile, the commentators on air says it’s been almost 14 overs since the last boundary. The last boundary was hit in the 27th over by Sciver.

After 41 overs,England Women 177/6 (Dunkley 18)

Poonam Yadav returns for her penultimate over. Another blow for England in what has been a mixed day so far for the hosts as Taniya Bhatia stumps Brunt. Sophie Ecclestone is the new batter. Five runs and a wicket.

OUT! Stumped by Taniya Bhatia and Brunt departs. India are on a roll here. Brunt st Bhatia b Poonam Yadav 6

After 40 overs,England Women 172/5 ( Brunt 4 , Dunkley 15)

Sneh Rana continues. Four singles off the over. England would look to get to the 200-run mark, and eight an over from now would take them to 228. Just seven more overs to go now.

After 39 overs,England Women 168/5 ( Brunt 2 , Dunkley 13)

Poonam Yadav returns. Another tidy over, and how the tables have turned again. Relatively two new batters, the ones who took England over the line in the last match, need to help the hosts finish on a high. Four off the over.

After 38 overs,England Women 164/5 ( Brunt 0 , Dunkley 11)

Less than 10 overs to go now, and Mandhana at deep midwicket has pulled off one of the most spectacular catches. Deepti with the ball to Sciver on 49, and the batter smashes this looking to find the boundary, but finds Mandhana taking the catch at the deep. Katherine Brunt is the new batter. A wicket and two runs.

OUT! Nat Sciver is devastated. She’s out for 49. She goes for the big one, confident that it would go all the way, only to find Smriti at deep midwicket.

After 37 overs,England Women 162/4 ( Natalie Sciver 49 , Dunkley 9)

Shikha continues. Nat Sciver is on the verge of a half-century, but Dunkley retains strike with a single off the last ball. Just three off it.

After 36 overs,England Women 159/4 ( Natalie Sciver 48 , Dunkley 7)

Deepti’s back. Dunkley with a paddle towards long on for a couple of runs. Just five runs off the over.

After 35 overs,England Women 154/4 ( Natalie Sciver 47 , Dunkley 4)

Shikha is back, and Dunkley is the off the mark with a couple of runs. Short ball from Pandey, and Dunkley pulls in front of square to find the gap for a couple. Just three off it.

After 34 overs,England Women 151/4 ( Natalie Sciver 47 ,  Dunkley 0)

Deepti continues. Full outside off in the second, Sciver goes for an early loft, there are shouts for a catch but falls just short of deep midwicket. However, Jones is later caught by substitute Radha Yadav, who was running in from long-on. Radha is on for Harman, who is off the field.  Sophia Dunkley is the new batter.

OUT! Big wicket! Jones is caught by substitute Radha Yadav, as she makes the long way back. Partnership broken.

After 33 overs,England Women 142/3 ( Natalie Sciver 41 , Amy Jones (W) 14)

Shikha Pandey continues. This English duo are hardly looking tired despite managing in singles. India need to break this partnership to get back in the game.

After 32 overs,England Women 142/3 ( Natalie Sciver 41 , Amy Jones (W) 14)

Right. We’re back after drinks. Deepti Sharma returns for her new spell. Just two runs from the over, giving no room for improvement to the duo of Sciver and Jones. Sciver is on 41*.

After 31 overs,England Women 140/3 ( Natalie Sciver 40 , Amy Jones (W) 13)

Poonam Yadav is back. Six singles from the over, and players once again take a drinks break.

After 30 overs,England Women 134/3 ( Natalie Sciver 37 , Amy Jones (W) 10)

Goswami continues. Sciver looks set in the middle at the moment, and India will need to get rid of her before England walk away with the momentum. Sciver with a single towards long-on. Jones also comes up with a single in the last ball to retain strike.

After 29 overs,England Women 131/3 ( Natalie Sciver 36 , Amy Jones (W) 8)

Poonam Yadav returns. Four runs from the over. Sciver and Jones will be looking to steady the ship, especially after losing their skipper Knight.

After 28 overs,England Women 127/3 ( Natalie Sciver 34 , Amy Jones (W) 6)

Goswami is back for her new spell. Brilliant return for Goswami in this one, with just two runs off it. A single each from Jones and Scive

After 27 overs,England Women 125/3 (Sciver 33 , Jones 5)

Full and wide from Harmanpreet, and Jones slaps through point for a boundary. Jones with another boundary through square leg for a four. 10 runs off it.

After 26 overs,England Women 115/3 (Sciver 28 , Jones 0)

Nat Sciver goes on the backfoot, and she pierces mid-off boundary for a four. Five runs off the latest Rana over.

After 25 overs,England Women 110/3 (Sciver 23 , Jones 0)

Big, big over for India. Harmanpreet continues, and she gets rid of the big fish Heather Knight. She falls for the slog sweep, only to find Shikha at deep midwicket. Amy Jones is the new batter.

OUT! Harmanpreet gets the big fish Heather Knight. Knight falls victim to the slog sweep, Shikha Pandey completes the catch at deep midwicket.

After 24 overs,England Women 105/2 (Sciver 18 , Heather Knight (C) 46)

Sneh Rana continues, and finishes a brilliant over, with just two runs off it. Sciver and Knight with a single each.

After 23 overs,England Women 103/2 (Sciver 17 , Heather Knight (C) 45)

Harmanpreet Kaur continues. Heather Knight finds the backward point boundary to bring up England’s 100. India need to regularly threaten English batters, and look for another breakthrough.

After 22 overs,England Women 81/2 (Sciver 14 , Heather Knight (C) 35)

Rana continues. Sciver and Knight alternate with four singles off the first four balls. Five runs come off the over.

After 21 overs,England Women 81/2 (Sciver 14 , Heather Knight (C) 35)

Shikha continues. Sciver with a smashing boundary to beat Jhulan at mid-off, she picks the half-volley outside off from Pandey to initiate the boundary. Eight off it.

FOUR! Full and outside off from Pandey and that’s smashed through mid-off for a boundary.

After 20 overs,England Women 81/2 (Sciver 9 , Heather Knight (C) 31)

Poonam continues, and it’s another brilliant over from her, with just two runs from it. Knight rotates the strike to Sciver for the next over, and is beaten on the edge courtesy a brilliant ball to end the over.

After 19 overs,England Women 79/2 (Sciver 8 , Heather Knight (C) 30)

Sneh Rana continues. Sciver intiates an uppercut down the ground for a one-bounce four. Expensive one with eight runs off it.

After 18 overs,England Women 71/2 (Sciver 1 , Heather Knight (C) 29)

Poonam Yadav returns. Just two runs off the over, with Sciver retaining strike with a single for the next over. Excellent stuff from Poonam.

After 17 overs,England Women 69/2 (Sciver 0 , Heather Knight (C) 28)

Sneh Rana is introduced. There’s a slip in place for the spinner. It’s a big over for India with Sneh getting the important wicket of Winfield Hill. Nat Sciver is the new batter.

OUT! Hill goes for the sweep, but finds Sikha Pandey at the deep. Not a well-executed shot as the skipper departs.

After 16 overs,England Women 67/1 ( Lauren Winfield 36 , Heather Knight (C) 26)

Deepti continues after drinks. Heather Knight with a brilliant reverse sweep to beat a couple of fielders en route to the boundary. Six off the over.

FOUR! Knight nails the reverse sweep in this one to steer the ball towards the boundary.

After 15 overs,England Women 61/1 ( Lauren Winfield 35 , Heather Knight (C) 21)

Poonam is back. Hill heaves away to the wide long-on area for a couple of runs. Five runs off the over. And it’s time for drinks.

After 14 overs,England Women 56/1 ( Lauren Winfield 31 , Heather Knight (C) 20)

Deepti continues, with another four singles off the over. The Indian bowlers have been better so far, bowling consistently within the exact lines to build pressure on the batters.

After 13 overs,England Women 52/1 ( Lauren Winfield 29 , Heather Knight (C) 18)

Poonam continues. England bring up the 50 in the over, with four singles coming off this. It’s a decent over from Poonam nevertheless.

After 12 overs,England Women 48/1 ( Lauren Winfield 27 , Heather Knight (C) 16)

Deepti continues. Sneh Rana at slip almost manages a catch off an outside off Hill in the third ball. Hill survives that. Just three off it.

After 11 overs,England Women 45/1 ( Lauren Winfield 24 , Heather Knight (C) 16)

So it’s spin from both ends, with the introduction of Poonam Yadav. Winfield punches towards cover in the first ball, but a brilliant diving save from Mandhana stops the ball from going towards the boundary. Another tidy over with three singles off it.

After 10 overs,England Women 42/1 ( Lauren Winfield 22 , Heather Knight (C) 15)

First bowling change as Deepti Sharma is introduced. She begins with a tossed up ball, and Knight goes for the drive and gets the edge to beat the slip fielder. The point fielder comes to the rescue to save a boundary. Tidy start with just two off it.

After 9 overs,England Women 40/1 ( Lauren Winfield 22 , Heather Knight (C) 13)

Goswami continues, but it’s another decent over for England. They are into the team 40s, as Knight brings up a boundary finding the square leg fence. Five off it.

FOUR! An angling down the leg delivery from Goswami, and Knight flicks this one through square leg.

After 8 overs,England Women 35/1 ( Lauren Winfield 22 , Heather Knight (C) 8)

Expensive over from Shikha Pandey. Three fours from Hill with 12 runs coming off him. These two are gradually looking to settle down here.

After 7 overs,England Women 23/1 ( Lauren Winfield 10 , Heather Knight (C) 8)

Goswami continues. It’s another tidy over with just two runs off it. Winfield Hill with the strike for the next over with Knight defending towards the off side for a dot.

After 6 overs,England Women 21/1 ( Lauren Winfield 10 , Heather Knight (C) 7)

Shikha Pandey continues. Three runs off the over, with one of them being wide. Heather Knight to take strike next over. These two are playing cautiously after losing Beaumont early on.

After 5 overs, ENGW 18/1 (Hill 9, Knight 6)

Goswami continues. Just two runs off the over, with Knight going for a couple of runs towards the fielder at fine leg.

After 4 overs, ENGW 16/1 (Hill 9, Knight 4)

Pandey continues. Hill smashes for a lofted boundary over cover region.There’s an appeal for a stumping against Winfield, but the batter is safe. Five off it.

After 3 overs, ENGW 11/1 (Hill 5, Knight 4)

Goswami continues. Winfield Hill is off the mark with a boundary, finding the midwicket rope. Winfield Hill retains strike with a single.

After 2 overs, ENGW 5/1 (Hill 0, Knight 4)

Shikha Pandey is introduced into the attack. She gets rid of Beaumont by trapping her LBW, with India gaining an early breakthrough. Heather Knight is the new batter and she is off the mark with a boundary. Four runs and a wicket.

FOUR! First boundary of the innings comes from Heather Knight. She plays a brilliant square cut

OUT! Struck LBW! Early breakthrough for India as Pandey traps  Beaumont leg before wicket.

After 1 over, ENGW 1/0 (Hill 0, Beaumont 0)

Jhulan Goswami into the attack, with Winfield Hill on strike. She starts off with a wide down the leg side. There’s an LBW appeal against Hill, but the umpire’s hardly interested. Ball-tracking shows the= ball was missing the wickets, despite the impact being in line.

Right. Time for LIVE action. Lauren Winfield Hill and Tammy Beaumont walk out to open the innings for England. Jhulan Goswami to open India’s bowling. Finally, the match is set to get underway!

England playing XI: Heather Knight(C), Lauren Winfield Hill, Tammy Beaumont, Amy Ellen Jones(w), Natalie Sciver, Sophia Dunkley, Katherine Brunt, Sarah Glenn, Anya Shrubsole,  Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone.

India playing XI: Mithali Raj(C), Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia(w), Shikha Pandey, Jhulan Goswami, Poonam Yadav

Toss update: India women have won the toss and the visitors decide to field first. Both sides are unchanged from the second ODI.

Confirmation from England Cricket’s Twitter handle 

Play will get underway at 12:30pm with the toss taking place at 12.

The match is reduced to 47 overs per side.#ENGvIND https://t.co/3ITeVtsawS

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 3, 2021

Update: Toss to take place at 12 pm local time (4.30 pm IST). Match to start at 12.30 pm local time (5 pm IST). Match reduced to 47 overs per side.

Meanwhile, in other news, Australia’s Steve Smith is ready to skip the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 for the all-important Ashes later in the year. The former Australia captain pulled out of their current limited-overs tour of the West Indies with an elbow injury and said recovery was proving a slow process.

Read more on that here while we wait for updates from Worcester.

What a career the 22-year-old has had so far!

Five years of international cricket for @Sophecc19!#OnThisDay in 2016 she made her England debut 🐐 pic.twitter.com/gCZO3sxHnO

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 3, 2021

The script seemed way too familiar, just like the first ODI, as far as India Women’s batting in the second ODI is concerned. And similar was the result too as England Women were the better team on the day, notching up a series-clinching five-wicket win. The solitary saving grace was India’s much-improved bowling, which gave them a fighting chance despite posting a below par 221 with the bat.

Concerns around India’s batting (rotation of strike, pacing the innings and the right personnel for doing so) still persist, and with the World Cup looming, India would want to solve them as quickly as possible. They need to post totals between 250-300 to have a real shot at becoming world champions and consistently winning against quality oppositions like Australia and England.

Click here to read Sameer Chhabra’s analysis of the second ODI.

The toss has been delayed, with the covers still in place at Worcester. There will be an inspection at 3.45 pm IST (11.15 am local time).

Covers still on, but there’s cricket elsewhere!

While we wait for the covers to come off, there is some cricket happening around just on the sides. 😀☔ #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/twdHfEHukZ

— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) July 3, 2021

We may be in for a delayed start. 

We are at New Road, Worcester and it is not looking good at the moment. Pull out your ☔ #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/BrRXbqfDrN

— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) July 3, 2021

Having lost six out of the last seven ODIs, the Mithali Raj-led side is finding it difficult to stem the rot as it faces the ignominy of another one-sided series defeat after being thrashed by the South African women on home soil.While the bowlers did up their game in the second ODI with a much-improved performance, the batting has left the team down yet again with skipper Mithali left to do all the heavy lifting, which is also affecting her game.

Click here to read the match preview

Welcome to our LIVE coverage of the third ODI between India and England. After losing the first two matches, India will aim to salvage some pride with a consolation win in the final ODI of the series. At the same time, they will also hope to make progress on their slow scoring rate. Stay tuned for more updates as we buildup to the match.