3.05pm England managed to dig themselves out of deep trouble in their semi-final win over Australia but they will need something even more special to overcome India here.
Titus Sadhu tells the host broadcaster: "We were planning that we would give a good start". She and Archana Devi well and truly did that with England battling from the beginning and never truly recovering as the India duo claimed two wickets each and Parshavi Chopra also chimed in with two. They need just 69 for victory and Sudarshanan will be here shortly to take you through the start of their run chase.
17.1
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Yadav to SAE Smale, OUT, oh my! England are bowled out for just 68 inside 18 overs! Too easy for India here... Yadav pulled back her length, it was flighted on off stump, Smale tries to work it away but succeeds only in chipping it straight back to the bowler.
SAE Smale c & b Yadav 11 (12m 7b 2x4 0x6) SR: 157.14
END OF OVER:17 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG-W: 68/9 | RR: 4.00
- Ellie Anderson0 (2b)
- Sophia Smale11 (6b)
- Mannat Kashyap3-0-13-1
- Sonam Yadav1-0-3-0
16.6
0
Kashyap to Anderson, no run, again she fails to pierce the off side and Kashyap wraps up a tidy over
16.5
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Kashyap to Anderson, no run, off stump line and she guides it to the cover region but there's plenty of protection for India there and no run there
16.4
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Kashyap to Stonehouse, OUT, floated up on off stump, she mis-times that and chips tamely to cover, where it's taken with ease! Yadav does the needful there, swallowing the catch as England face the prospect of failing to bat out their overs in this final
A Stonehouse c Yadav b Kashyap 11 (30m 25b 1x4 0x6) SR: 44.00
16.3
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Kashyap to Stonehouse, no run, worked cover, they set off but think better of it and Stonehouse makes it back
16.2
2
Kashyap to Stonehouse, 2 runs, worked through the covers, Tiwari dives, parries it away and they get two for that
16.1
0
Kashyap to Stonehouse, no run, on middle stump, she tries to clip it off her toes, the ball dribbles away to the off side
