Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    17
    12
    3
    0
    141.66
    5.1 Chopped back on! Loose shot from Mandhana and her sprightly knock ends on 17. Bell gets that on a good length angling back in. Mandhana thinks she can cut it away, but there isn't enough room. Gets a thick inside-edge that rattles her middle and leg pole. 25/1
    8.4 Cross has sent Shafali's off stump for a cartwheel! She has been threatening to do that all morning and finally gets that W. Wobble seam around off stump, the ball moves away ever so late beating Shafali defences to thump into off stump. That was a ripper of a delivery from Cross 47/2
    32.6 outside off, swung away towards midwicket who takes the catch! It came from high on the bat. A low-key celebration but a big grin from Ecclestone as Nat Sciver-Brunt dives forward to take it low to the ground. So ends a wonderful knock from the debutante. 162/3
    37.6 length ball outside off, angling back in and Rodrigues is gone! Finds the gap between bat and pad as Rodrigues is indecisive between playing forward or back, does neither, can't lay bat on it and it crashes into the stumps. Handy wicket for England, she was playing so well on Test debut 190/4
    62.1 on off stump, worked away to the off side Harmanpreet is run out on 49! Backing up, looks like her bat got stuck on the pitch as she tried to slide it back in and she's not got anything behind the line as the ball is fired back into Amy Jones by Danni Wyatt at mid-off 306/5
    66.2 oh my! Charlie Dean with a big breakthrough! Yastika strides forward, skies the ball towards Lauren Bell, near where she dropped her on 15 but she holds on at mid-on this time! So ends another great knock by an India batter in this game 313/6
    99.4 gets the breakthrough, Bell's persistence pays off! She pitches it up again, this one is on the off stump so Deepti has to play at it. Deepti blocks, and the ball swings away to take the outside edge and go straight to first slip. Excellent work from Bell to work her way into this wicket this over 421/8
    90.5 Cleans her up. Elation for Sciver-Brunt late in the day. That was pushed fuller on middle, Rana looks to flick it across the line. She misses and the ball ricochets off her pad onto leg stump. End of a superb 92-run stand. 405/7
    not out
    10
    45
    2
    0
    22.22
    102.4 yorks her with change of pace and drift! Ecclestone doesn't need a fielder this time. She drifts this one in beautifully right at the base of leg stump and Renuka has no answer for that one to lose her stumps 424/9
    104.3 taken at silly point, England have finally held on to one! Dunkley is the fielder who takes off in celebration as soon as she uses both hands to pouch that around waist height after Gayakwad defended it towards her in the air 428/10
    Extras
    32 (b 23, lb 7, nb 2)
    TOTAL
    428 all out (104.3 Overs, RR: 4.09)
    Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Smriti Mandhana, 5.1 ov), 2-47 (Shafali Verma, 8.4 ov), 3-162 (Shubha Satheesh, 32.6 ov), 4-190 (Jemimah Rodrigues, 37.6 ov), 5-306 (Harmanpreet Kaur, 62.1 ov), 6-313 (Yastika Bhatia, 66.2 ov), 7-405 (Sneh Rana, 90.5 ov), 8-421 (Deepti Sharma, 99.4 ov), 9-424 (Renuka Singh, 102.4 ov), 10-428 (Rajeshwari Gayakwad, 104.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    KL Cross1406414.5702
    LK Bell1936733.5200
    Nat Sciver-Brunt1142512.2700
    L Filer1518405.6000
    CE Dean1916713.5200
    S Ecclestone26.359133.4300
  • BATSMEN
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    18.5 clipped off the toes towards midwicket, they set off for a run, the ball is fired in, great throw in from Pooja Vastrakar, one fluid motion as she runs in and throws it's a direct hit and Beaumont is run out as she slides in vain! Fantastic fielding! 79/3
    2.5 Renuka gets the first breakthrough, and it's her first Test wicket! The keeper coming up may have pushed Dunkley back in her crease, and her front foot barely moved for the length ball that pitched outside off and came in off the pitch to knock over her middle stump after sneaking through the big gap between bat and pad. Great comeback from Renuka after getting hit for two boundaries in the over 13/1
    7.3 struck right on the back foot in front of the stumps for a loud lbw appeal and she's been given. That looked plumb to me in real time, but Knight, the captain, consults Beaumont and decides to review just in time. There's no edge, the ball hits her in front of off after jagging in from outside, and Knight has to walk back! What a breakthrough from Vastrakar in her first over 28/2
    30.3 the big wicket of Nat Sciver-Brunt, there it comes! Sharp turn for Rana; she pitches it wide outside off, NSB goes back seeing that but the vicious turn beats her cut and knocks the off stump back. This one also kept a little low 130/7
    25.2 tossed up, it turns, catches an inside edge, onto the pad and Deepti strikes second ball as a simple catch is taken at short leg! Wyatt started walking with a split second of that going to hand, she knew Rodrigues was lurking there and heard India's jubilation 108/4
    29.4 Deepti has struck again, and this is a bizarre dismissal! Jones pulls the short ball to leg and the ball deflects off Smriti Mandhana's head at short leg to balloon in the air towards leg slip where Shafali settles under it very easily. Very unfortunate for Amy Jones and what a stroke of luck for India 126/5
    29.6 stays low and goes right through her! Deepti has two wickets in three balls. Tossed up nicely well outside off, Ecclestone goes back to play for the turn, and the ball does turn in but keeps quite low and beats the bat easily to knock over off stump 126/6
    32.4 another loud appeal for lbw and given almost straightaway! Dean goes down the pitch to chat with Cross, she doesn't look too confident but reviews it anyway. This one turned in sharply too from well outside off, the line was so wide that Dean left it alone, but it curved in and hit her on the back foot, on the thigh pad, and even though the impact is outside, she's not offering a shot so they'll check ball-tracking for whether it's hitting or not, and it is hitting! Dean gone for a duck 131/8
    33.4 No. 4 for Deepti because she's taken a sharp return catch! Pitched up, sending the invitation for the drive, invitation accepted with a big drive but it's taken the ball straight towards Deepti who completes the catch with a tumble to her left before she's mobbed by her team-mates 135/9
    35.3 Deepti has her five-for and England are all out! Stunning figures of 5 for 7 as Deepti turns one in from outside off, beats Filer's outside edge and knocks her off stump back 136/10
    not out
    0
    6
    0
    0
    0.00
    Extras
    8 (b 8)
    TOTAL
    136 all out (35.3 Overs, RR: 3.83)
    Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Sophia Dunkley, 2.5 ov), 2-28 (Heather Knight, 7.3 ov), 3-79 (Tammy Beaumont, 18.5 ov), 4-108 (Danni Wyatt-Hodge, 25.2 ov), 5-126 (Amy Jones, 29.4 ov), 6-126 (Sophie Ecclestone, 29.6 ov), 7-130 (Nat Sciver-Brunt, 30.3 ov), 8-131 (Charlie Dean, 32.4 ov), 9-135 (Kate Cross, 33.4 ov), 10-136 (Lauren Filer, 35.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    Renuka Singh913213.5500
    S Rana602524.1600
    P Vastrakar913914.3300
    RS Gayakwad602504.1600
    DB Sharma5.34751.2700
  • BATSMEN
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    15.1 on middle stump, she advances and tries to go over long on and ends up slamming it into the hands of Sophie Ecclestone who is stationed there! 71/2
    12.5 taken at short leg, sharp catch by Tammy Beaumont! Such is England's situation and Ecclestone's figures right now that she doesn't even celebrate. Shorter ball turning in, Mandhana wants to work it to leg but it's slower than expected and the ball goes off the sticker at the top of the bat to go towards Beaumont's right where she hangs on to it in desperation 61/1
    16.3 turn from outside off, jumps off the pitch and Bhatia chips to Beaumont at short leg! Ecclestone got a good amount of turn from that length ball and Bhatia had no answer 77/3
    23.6 oooh, great delivery! A bit of drift, it turns and bounces into the shoulder of the bat and sails to Beaumont again at short leg! 109/4
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    44
    67
    5
    0
    65.67
    27.4 flighted on middle, she tries to sweep, plays over the top of it and the ball strikes her low on the belly just above her back leg as she kneels down, England ask for a review for lbw and yes, it's hitting the stumps! 133/5
    27.5 oh wow! Charlie Dean! Pitching just outside off it turns substantially, keeps low, and bowls her through the gate Sneh Rana was slow to get the bat down on it, she goes for a first-ball duck and Dean is on a hat-trick! 133/6
    not out
    17
    41
    3
    0
    41.46
    Extras
    10 (b 10)
    TOTAL
    186/6d (42 Overs, RR: 4.42)
    Fall of wickets: 1-61 (Smriti Mandhana, 12.5 ov), 2-71 (Shafali Verma, 15.1 ov), 3-77 (Yastika Bhatia, 16.3 ov), 4-109 (Jemimah Rodrigues, 23.6 ov), 5-133 (Deepti Sharma, 27.4 ov), 6-133 (Sneh Rana, 27.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    LK Bell31602.0000
    S Ecclestone1527625.0600
    CE Dean1936843.5700
    KL Cross301304.3300
    L Filer201306.5000
  • BATSMEN
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    9.3 sliced straight to gully! Dunkley will be so disappointed with that; it wasn't a threatening delivery at all and she handed a catch straight to the fielder. Width outside off, Dunkley is tempted and she cuts it hard, but in the air and into the hands of Harleen Deol, fielding in place of Shubha 37/2
    6.6 no need for the lbw, she's knocked over the off stump! She kept bringing it in, expectedly, towards middle and leg stumps. This one though pitches around off and holds its line to beat the outside edge and knock the off stump back 27/1
    13.3 edged behind and the captain is gone! Third wicket for Vastrakar. Pitched outside off, Knight is probably expecting it to come in, but the ball holds its line, Knight plays inside the line, and tickles it behind for an easy catch 68/4
    9.4 it's the massive wicket of Nat Sciver-Brunt and she's bowled first ball! Perfect length ball outside off, NSB moves her front foot a few inches forward to defend but leaves a gap between bat and pad, and Vastrakar nips the ball in through that gap to knock the stumps back. Vastrakar is getting mobbed by her team-mates 37/3
    14.1 edged to slip and Deepti gets her first! Lovely offbreak with flight from outside off, Wyatt doesn't move her feet at all to either go forward or rock back and ends up poking when the ball reaches her, edging it behind for a sharp catch at slip 68/5
    16.1 taken at midwicket! Soft dismissal for Jones. She opens up and rocks back for the shorter ball, goes for the pull but without any power and ends up handing a simple catch to Shafali Verma 83/6
    17.4 rattles the stumps! That was hardly a convincing shot from Ecclestone. Flighted generously on the stumps, a little bit of turn, and Ecclestone's sweep again misses the ball completely 83/7
    not out
    20
    33
    3
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    60.60
    24.1 vicious turn from outside off and it's knocked over the leg stump! Flighted well outside off, Cross backs away to make more room for the cut but it's spun in so much that she's nowhere close to it and is more disappointed than surprised to see her stumps disturbed 108/8
    24.4 charges down and one more loses her stumps! Filer charges down after seeing the flight on offer from Deepti, goes for a big swing but the ball turns in, keeps low and beats everything Filer threw at it to hit middle 108/9
    27.3 taken at silly point, India complete the massive victory by 347 runs! Bell waited for the length ball and defended but couldn't keep it down and handed a simple catch to silly point 131/10
    Extras
    7 (b 5, lb 2)
    TOTAL
    131 all out (27.3 Overs, RR: 4.76)
    Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Tammy Beaumont, 6.6 ov), 2-37 (Sophia Dunkley, 9.3 ov), 3-37 (Nat Sciver-Brunt, 9.4 ov), 4-68 (Heather Knight, 13.3 ov), 5-68 (Danni Wyatt-Hodge, 14.1 ov), 6-83 (Amy Jones, 16.1 ov), 7-83 (Sophie Ecclestone, 17.4 ov), 8-108 (Kate Cross, 24.1 ov), 9-108 (Lauren Filer, 24.4 ov), 10-131 (Lauren Bell, 27.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    Renuka Singh613015.0000
    S Rana401904.7500
    P Vastrakar412335.7500
    DB Sharma823244.0000
    RS Gayakwad5.312023.6300

Match Details

Toss

India Women , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

India Women won the one-off match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

9.30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.30

Match days

14,15,16 December 2023 (4-day match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Close of Play

  • Thu, 14 Dec - day 1 - India Women 1st innings 410/7 (DB Sharma 60*, P Vastrakar 4*, 94 ov)
  • Fri, 15 Dec - day 2 - India Women 2nd innings 186/6 (H Kaur 44*, P Vastrakar 17*, 42 ov)
  • Sat, 16 Dec - day 3 - England Women 2nd innings 131 (27.3 ov) - end of match

Match Notes

ENG Women 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st27TT BeaumontSIR Dunkley
2nd10HC KnightSIR Dunkley
3rd0HC KnightNat Sciver-Brunt
4th31DN WyattHC Knight
5th0DN WyattAE Jones
6th15AE JonesS Ecclestone
7th0S EcclestoneCE Dean
8th25KL CrossCE Dean
9th0CE DeanL Filer
10th23LK BellCE Dean