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India vs England, 6th WT20I at Mumbai, latest update: Hartley back into the attack. Two fours in the over, one for Mandhana and one for Kaur bring India level. And then the win off a wide. Symbolic of the indiscipline of the England bowlers in this match that the winning run came via a wide. India beat England by 8 wickets to register their first win of the tri-series. However, the win mattered little as India have already been knocked out. Preview: Led by Harmanpreet Kaur, India’s women’s cricket team will look for their solitary win in the ongoing T20 tri-series when they play England in Mumbai on Thursday. India are already out of contention for a berth in the final, but they would look to salvage some pride on their home turf in what is turning out to be a disappointing home season following a successful tour of South Africa. In their previous encounter against England, visitors chased down the 198-run target for the loss of just three wickets, powered by a sublime hundred from Danielle Wyatt. Besides contending with Wyatt and an in-form England line-up, India would hope for their batting to play to its potential on a friendly Brabourne Stadium pitch. [caption id="" align=“alignleft” width=“380”]
File image of England skipper Heather Knight and India captain Harmanpreet Kaur. Reuters[/caption] Apart from Smriti Mandhana, none of the batswomen has fired, and the hosts have been stymied by the increasingly ordinary run of form of the experienced Mithali Raj. The ODI skipper has been guilty of not being able to push the scoring at the top of the order, and in the process, putting pressure on her partner Mandhana. In India’s previous game, against Australia, Mithali was relieved of opening duties and sent in at No 3, but the 35-year-old fell first-ball to Megan Schutt. India’s death bowling also remains a concern, and all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar has admitted that she needs to work on bowling in the end overs. Eighteen-year-old Vastrakar made her T20 debut versus South Africa at Potchefstroom last month. She has grabbed six wickets in seven T20 internationals. “In the death overs, I need to improve on my fuller length deliveries, because I go for runs on length balls. So I need to improve on yorkers and slower ones,” Vastrakar said on the eve of team’s clash against England in the T20 tri-series. “In the team meetings, we often speak that we have to attack on stumps. If they (batters) get a mis-hit, then they can get bowled,” she said. Vastrakar had returned with figures of two for 28 in the game against Australia, but the team eventually lost the encounter. With PTI inputs
Highlights, Women's Tri-nation series, India vs England, 6th T20I at Mumbai, Full Cricket Score: Mandhana guides hosts to 8-wicket win
Hartley back into the attack. Two fours in the over, one for Mandhana and one for Kaur bring India level. And then the win off a wide. Symbolic of the indiscipline of the England bowlers in this match that the winning run came via a wide.
India beat England by 8 wickets to register their first win of the tri-series. However, the win mattered little as India have already been knocked out.
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India Women 108/2 (Smriti Mandhana 62, Harmanpreet Kaur 20) after 15.4 overs
Hartley back into the attack. Two fours in the over, one for Mandhana and one for Kaur bring India level. And then the win off a wide. Symbolic of the indiscipline of the England bowlers in this match that the winning run came via a wide.
India beat England by 8 wickets to register their first win of the tri-series. However, the win mattered little as India have already been knocked out.
India Women 97/2 (Smriti Mandhana 57, Harmanpreet Kaur 15) after 15 overs
Sciver returns. The last ball is hit in style over wide mid-off. India 11 runs away with loads of deliveries in hand.
India Women 91/2 (Smriti Mandhana 52, Harmanpreet Kaur 14) after 14 overs
Hazell is back into the attack. Mandhana gets to her fifty in that over with a boundary. Seven runs off that over and India inch ever so close to the target. 17 needed off 36 now. Cakewalk? Should be.
India Women 84/2 (Smriti Mandhana 46, Harmanpreet Kaur 13) after 13 overs
Wyatt continues. The Indians are doing it maturely. No risks taken and still five runs in the kitty. 24 runs to win off 42 balls.
India Women 79/2 (Smriti Mandhana 41, Harmanpreet Kaur 13) after 12 overs
Hartley is back into the attack. Another wide from England. Three more runs. It is only a matter of time before India wraps up this chase.
India Women 75/2 (Smriti Mandhana 39, Harmanpreet Kaur 12) after 11 overs
Another off-break bowler in the attack. Danielle Wyatt comes in. The fifth ball is a gift to Kaur and the Indian captain helps herself. That’s all India would het in that over.
India Women 71/2 (Smriti Mandhana 39, Harmanpreet Kaur 8) after 10 overs
Alice Davidson Richards introduced into the attack. Mandhana welcomes her with perhaps the shot of the match so far. Pulls a short delivery over the ropes at square leg. Two back-to-back wides. England are reaqlly being hurt by these extras. Ten runs off that over. India coasting aqt the halfway stage.
India Women 61/2 (Smriti Mandhana 32, Harmanpreet Kaur 7) after 9 overs
Alex Hartley continues. Mandhana very keen to dance down the track. Good use of her feet. A run off every ball in that over.
India Women 55/2 (Smriti Mandhana 29, Harmanpreet Kaur 4) after 8 overs
Bowling change. Natalie Sciver in place of Hazell. Medium pace instead of spin. Good disciplined bowling. Fou runs off that over.
India Women 51/2 (Smriti Mandhana 27, Harmanpreet Kaur 2) after 7 overs
Spin from both ends now. Alex Hartley comes into the attack with her left-arm orthodox spin. Starts with obe down leg. Kaur gets a touch off a sweep. England would have to have their line and length right to stand any chance of competing in this match. The last ball has Hartley coming roi=und the wicket and trying to angle the ball into Kaur. the Indian captain comes down the track, but can’t get it away for runs. Only two runs from that over.
India Women 49/2 (Smriti Mandhana 26, Harmanpreet Kaur 1) after 6 overs
Hazell continues. A wicket off the first ball itself as Rodrigues is caught trying to go over the in-field. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur comes in. A run only from that over. This match is not over yet!
OUT! England are in the match as the Indian batswomen are throwing their wicket away. Rodrigues goes in nearly a carbon copy of Raj’s dismissal. Caught at mid-off. India 48/2 in the 6th over.
Rodrigues c Farrant b Hazell 7(7)
India Women 48/1 (Smriti Mandhana 26, Jemimah Rodrigues 7) after 5 overs
Heather Knight comes into the attack. More spin for England. Spin is the flavour of this match. The Indian have been all over England, can the visitors return the favcour. The first ball is edged and would have been gobbled up by slip had it been there. When you are defending such a small total as England are, wouldn’t have been prudent to have a more attacking field? Nine runs from that over.
India Women 39/1 (Smriti Mandhana 23, Jemimah Rodrigues 1) after 4 overs
Some spin. Danielle Hazell with her off-breaks now. Raj comes down the track off the first ball and plays it to the bowler. She tries the same tactic and looks to go over the top, only to offer a catch to mid-off. Jemimah Rodrigues comes to the crease. A good end to the over for India, as Mandhana collects two back-to-back boundaries.
OUT! Raj comes down the track and hits it straight to mid-off. Got too close to the ball and didn’t get the elevation she desired. Simple catch, but Alice Richards nearly made a hash of it. Taken on the second attempt. India 30/1 in the 4th over.
Mithali c Alice Richards b Hazell 6(15)
India Women 30/0 (Smriti Mandhana 15, Mithali Raj 6) after 3 overs
Farrant continues. Four wides in that over, including three on the trot. This is going to be a long, long over. This is poor from England. They are not defending a big score and these extras are killing them. Raj, unlike Mandhana, shows no rush of blood. She has loads and loads of experience and knows India need not take unnecessary risks when Farrant is helping them keep the scoreboard ticking on. Five runs from that over.
India Women 25/0 (Smriti Mandhana 15, Mithali Raj 5) after 2 overs
Katie George to bowl the second over of the innings. The first three balls are slammed. The first ball is short and Mandhana stays on the front foot and hooks. The next ball is short again and Mandhana pulls it to the mi-wicket fence. The third ball is played past backward point. That is risky though. Was not too far away from the diving fielder there. A golden opportunity dropped by Beaumont in front of square leg off the last ball as Mandhana skies one. She gets a ’life’, but is there any need to go hammer and tongs, when India are chasing a score just over 100? Mandhana could well have thrown her wicket away after a sprightly start again.
India Women 9/0 (Smriti Mandhana 0, Mithali Raj 4) after 1 over
End of the first over from Farrant. Five wides and a boundary conceded. Strong start for the hosts.