ENG-W vs IND-W Ball by Ball Commentary

Oh, what drama! Full and straight, Arundhati Reddy gets the yorker spot-on. Sophie Ecclestone manages to jam it out to a shortish mid on and starts sprinting for the single. Smriti Mandhana picks up the ball and opts to go for the underarm throw at the bowler's end and misses from just a few yards out. England Women have snatched the win on the very final ball and they win by 5 wickets.

Full and around off, drilled away towards cover where Harmanpreet Kaur makes a sharp stop and keeps it down to a single. 1 needed off 1!

Oh, that's gone through and they pinch the third run as well! Good length outside off, Sophie Ecclestone throws her hands at it and slashes it away in between short third and backward point. The ball slows down and the fielders manage to get it. However, the batters press for the third run and get it with ease in the end.

OUT! CAUGHT! That is simply outrageous from Radha Yadav. Fuller in length and straight at the stumps, Amy Jones clears the front leg and swings across the line but doesn't time it. The ball sails just over mid-wicket but Radha Yadav comes charging in from the deep and puts in a big dive to catch it brilliantly and even manages to hold onto it on the heavy fall. The third umpire is called in to check the fairness of the catch and the replays do confirm that Radha had control of the ball. Are we in for a Super Over?

Good length around off, tapped away in front of point for a single.

OUT! BOWLED! Oh, that is a beauty from Arundhati Reddy. A slower delivery, turns out to be a full toss on middle. Tammy Beaumont sets up for the big heave across the line but the ball dips and completely takes Beaumont by surprise. She goes through with the shot and the ball ends up crashing into the middle stump. This game is still alive!

On the stumps, tucked away into the leg side for a single. 6 needed off the final over.

Oh, hello! That's not where that was meant to go. Around off, Amy Jones goes for the reverse sweep but gets it off the back of the bat it seems and drags it towards short fine leg for a single.

Bowled into the pitch, Tammy Beaumont stays back and lofts it down to long on for a single.

A full toss around off, Beaumont hits it straight to covers. Jones wants the single but is rightly sent back.

FOUR! That could be the telling blow. This is flighted wide outside off, Tammy Beaumont goes inside-out over covers and nails it. The ball races away to the fence.

At the stumps, hit away through wide mid on for a single.

DROPPED! Oh, that is a simple chance and Shree Charani has made a meal of it. Floated up around off, Amy Jones shuffles across to lap and lobs it straight to short fine leg where Shree Charani fumbles an easy chance and the batters get a single.

Good running again! Full and around off, Amy Jones comes down the track and whips it across through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Good length around off, Amy Jones smacks it straight to covers.

Full and straight at the stumps, heaved across to dee mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! That's clever! Slower one, a bit full and wide outside off, Tammy Beaumont brings out the reverse sweep, hitting it fine towards deep third for a boundary.

Pitched up full and on off slower too, driven flat and down to long on for just a single.

Full and straight, drifting in, Jones uses her feet to advance down the pitch and pushes it to long on for one.

Tossed up, full and on off, patted down to long off for another single by Tammy Beaumont.

A low full toss around off, Jones gets low and swats it across to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Speared in on middle, right in the blockhole. Jones gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Nice and full, Beaumont leans on and hits it down to long off for one more.

Fired in towards middle and leg, wristed away just behind square leg by Jones for a single.

Full on off and middle, Amy Jones drills it straight down the ground and to the right of long off for a single. 27 needed now off 24 balls.

OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the fielder! Tossed up, full and on middle and leg. Maia Bouchier gets forward and looks to whip it across the line but does to uppishly. The ball is hit hard but straight to the fielder just in front of square leg. Smriti Mandhana takes a sharp catch and Bouchier has to depart for 16 (17).

Quicker one, darted in at the pads, jammed down to long on for one more.

Short on leg, pulled off the back foot down in front of mid-wicket for a single.

On a length and around leg, heaved away wide of long on for a couple of runs by Maia Bouchier.

Wide! Around the wicket, very full nd just down leg, Bouchier shuffles to sweep but misses and a wide is called.

Shortish length around off tapped away towards cover.

FOUR! That is a stellar shot from the skipper! Short and over middle, Tammy Beaumont hooks it away along the turf and splits the fine leg and deep square leg fielder to perfection. 15 off the over, a big one!

FOUR! All the built-up pressure seems to be released now. Short and wide, Beaumont uses those quick hands and hammers the cut shot behind point for a boundary.

Short ball at the body, pulled away firmly and to the right of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Up and over! Length ball around off, Tammy Beaumont steps out and goes after it, thrashing it over extra cover and into the fence.

Fullish length around off, hit away through extra cover for a single.

Swing and a miss! Full of a good length and on off, Maia Bouchier backs away and throws the kitchen sink at it but is beaten by the extra bounce. That one really shot up off the deck.

Nagging length at the stumps, eased on the up and down to long on for one more. 49 needed now off 36 balls.

Floated up, very full and on middle, Beaumont jams the on drive through mid on and picks up a run.

Looped up, full and outside off, Tammy Beaumont creams the drive along the ground but finds Deepti Sharma at covers.

Flatter on angled into the pads, nudged away behind square leg for a single.

FOUR! Flat and outside off, Maia Bouchier reaches for it and drags the slog wide of long on and the ball races away to the fence. A first boundary after more than 5 overs.

In the air, mistimed but fairly safe! This is tossed up, full and around middle, Bouchier clears the front leg and lofts it back over the bowler's head for a couple of runs.

Bowled flatter and attacking the stumps, Beaumont taps it towards point. 58 needed now off 42 balls.

Tossed-up delivery at the stumps, Bouchier steps out and smears the lofted shot down to long on forjust another singlke.

Tossed up around off, driven past the diving fielder and to her left for a single by Beaumont.

Half a shout for LBW but the impact seems to be outside the line of off. Fuller in length, angled in from outside off, Tammy Beaumont gets right across to sweep it fine but misses and get hit on the pads.

Nicely flighted, on a dragged length and around off. Maia Bouchier advances and looks to drive but chips it wide of the bowler to long off for one.

Tossed up at the stumps, Bouchier tucks it across to mid-wicket.

Quick and flat at the stumps, Tammy Beaumont jams it back out.

OUT! CAUGHT! Deepti Sharma shows her experience and India Women now have both England Women openers in the hut. Deepti flights it up and around off, but drags the length back a few inches. Danni Wyatt-Hodge dances down the pitch and looks to slog it over long on but miscues it badly. The ball goes to mid on where Jemimah Rodrigues takes a simple catch. End of a solid knock of 56 (37) from Wyatt-Hodge.

Tossed up on leg, Wyatt-Hodge picks it up and sweeps it aerially behind square leg for a couple of runs more.

Oh, Arundhati Reddy got into no human's land there! Fired in at the stumps, Danni Wyatt-Hodge advances and shanks it flat down to long on. Reddy runs in but lets it bounce and fumbles as well, allowing the batters to pick up a couple.

Fuller on middle, slogged away to the right of deep mid-wicket and on the bounce for a single.

Flatter delivery from around the wicket and on off, Maia Bouchier rocks back and jams it firmly back to the bowler who makes a good stop on the follow-through.

Around middle, Bouchier eases it down to long on and picks up a single.

Flighted ball on off, Maia Bouchier leans on to block.

OUT! TIMBER! Sophia Dunkley has yorked herself here! Held back a touch by Radha Yadav and she floats it up straight at the stumps, gets some dip and drift as well. Dunkley comes down the pitch and looks to get inside the line and flick but plays all around a straight ball and sees her middle stump get rattled. Dunkley departs for 46 (30) and the 101-run stand is finally broken.

Flighted ball, full on off, Sophia Dunkley gets inside the line and plays a delicate dab down to fine leg for another couple of runs. The 100 is also up for England Women.

Sees the batter setting up for the lap and slows it up. Dunkley has to wait a fraction more and helps it down to fine leg for another brace.

Brilliant running! Floated up on the pads, Dunkley stays back and clips it through square leg before racing back for the second run.

Back of a length and Dunkley just turns it off the back foot through mid-wicket for one more.

Short again and around leg, this is pulled away in front of square for a single.

Short on middle and leg, swung away through square leg for a single.

There should never have been two there! Around the wicket and on middle and leg, hit away towards short mid-wicket where Shafali Verma runs after it but opts not to bend down and lets the ball go. The batters pick up an extra run and the skipper is not happy with that effort.

Nagging length on off, darting back in, Wyatt-Hodge jams it into the off side for one.

A bit of a long hop to begin with. Sophia Dunkley hoicks it through the hands of Smriti Mandhana at square leg and the ball trickles towards the fence. Radha Yadav chases it down and manages to save a run for her side.

Fired in a bit full on off, slides in with the arm, Wyatt-Hodge just about manages to jam the bat down in time.

Dragged length outside off, cut away straight to point.

Excellent effort in the deep but Danni Wyatt-Hodge does get a couple and she brings up her 21st T20I FIFTY in a special game for her. Short of a length over off, pulled away in between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket. Jemimah Rodrigues moves to her right from deep mid-wicket and dives to save the boundary.

Full and straight, angles in with the arm, Dunkley waits well and jams it in front of mid-wicket for a single.

Into the pitch and angled into the batter, tapped away off the back foot through mid on for one more.

Very full and around off, Dunkley reaches across and pushes it down to lomng of for one.

FOUR! Oh, a hat-trick of boundaries to end the over and 19 runs come off it, England Women in cruise control here. Fractionally short over middle, Wyatt-Hodge stays put and shovels the pull away to the right of deep mid-wicket and beats the fielder as well.

FOUR! Crunched away! Too full and wide, Danni Wyatt-Hodge get her back leg to angle towards square leg and opens up the off side, creaming the drive through the infield for another boundary.

FOUR! The bowling seems to be all over the place right now. Attempted knuckleball, full and angling down leg, helped on its way down to fine leg for a boundary by Wyatt-Hodge.

In the air but will land safely! Pitched up outside off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge reaches out and lifts it over covers without much timing and picks up a couple of runs.

Length ball on off, Dunkely stays low again and hits it down to long on for one more.

FOUR! Easy pickings for Sophia Dunkley. Full and angled into the pads, Dunkley gets the front leg out of the way, stays low and clips it away firmly behind deep square leg for a boundary.

Bowled into the pitch, Dunkley rocks back and pulls it aerially down to long on for another single. Tidy start from Radha Yadav, just 5 singles off it.

Floated up around off, just eased through the off side for a run by Wyatt-Hodge.

Flatter delivery around middle, jammed through wide mid on for one more.

Tossed up again, full and straight, Wyatt-Hodge comes forward and heaves it down to long on for a single.

Tossed up full on off, Wyatt-Hodge advances and converst it into a full toss but drives it straight to covers.

Starts from around the wicket and drifts it in towards the pads, Dunkley stays back and nudges it just behind square leg for a single.

On the stumps, hit down to long on for a single. England Women are 57/0 after the Powerplay, a rollicking first 6 overs.

Shortish length, turned off the back foot through mid-wicket for one more.

Floated up on middle, driven through mid on for a single.

FOUR! That's just begging to be hit! A long hop around middle and leg, Sophia Dunkley has all the time in the world to rock back and pull it wide of short fine leg for a boundary.

Tossed up very full and gets this one to drift in. Dunkley advances but gets beaten in the flight and gets hit on the pads.

Shortish ball on middle, pulled off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single. 50 up in quick time for England Women.

Flatter one angled into the pads, Sophia Dunkley brings out the reverse sweep but hits it straight to backward point. 13 off it.

Shorter and outside off, chopped down to short third for a quick single.

FOUR! Oh, this is skillful batting! Flatter and outside off, not all that short. Wyatt-Hodge waits back well and pats it down through the point region for a boundary.

FOUR! Danni Wyatt-Hodge is really making good use of the drag sweep. Full and outside off, Wyatt-Hodge is quick to move to the off side and she brooms it in front of square leg this time for another boundary.

Loops this one up, short and outside off, Wyatt-Hodge waits and cuts but can't beat the short third fielder to her right.

FOUR! Excellent use of the angle! Floated up well outside off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge shuffles right across and sweeps it behind square leg and past the diving fielder as the ball trickles away into the fence.

Good length around the pads, turned through backward square leg for one but the fielder fumbles and allows the batters to pick up an extra run.

FOUR! Wow, what a shot! Just too full again and straight, swinging into the hitting arc. Dunkley takes the front leg out and plays a checked lofted drive over mid on for a boundary and she even holds the pose.

SIX! Clean strike! Slower one again, right in the slot around middle, Dunkley clears the front leg and swings through the line, lifting it high over long on for a biggie.

Beautifully bowled! Slower in pace, bowled well full and just tails back into the leg stump. Sophia Dunkley shapes up for the drive but has to adjust and jam it out.

A length ball on middle and leg, flicked away through square leg for a single.

Bowls it full and on middle, gets it to dip and angle back in. Wyatt-Hodge plays all around it and gets hit on thepads but probably it is going down leg.

Length ball in the channel, skidding through. Dunkley gets hurried and is late to just push it out behind point.

Good length on off, angling in with some extra bounce. Wyatt-Hodge bunts it down in front of backward point and scampers through for a single.

Oh, that's a sharp bumper! Dug in short and over off, skidding through and Wyatt-Hodge just about manages to duck under it.

FOUR! Picked up and dispatched! Full and straight, Danni Wyatt-Hodge hangs deep and gets low before swinging it away over and in front of mid-wicket for a boundary.

Fuller in length, slanting into the pads, flicked down to long leg for a single.

Hard length around middle, this one jags back in late and catches Dunkley on the crease. She gets hit high on the pads and there is a stifled appeal for LBW and nothing more.

Flatter delivery on the stumps, tucked away towards mid-wicket for a run. 12 off the over!

In the air but safe! Nagging length on off, Sophia Dunkley looks to get across and drag the sweep but gets a top edge right back over the bowler's head and in between short third and short fine leg for a couple of runs.

Dragged length on off, pushed away through mid on for a single.

DROPPED AND FOUR! Straight through the hands! Flatter one at the stumps, Danni Wyatt-Hodge gets inside the line and sweeps it flat around the head of the short fine leg fielder. Shree Charani goes for the catch but the ball bursts through the hands and goes into the fence. How costly will this prove to be?

FOUR! Up and over! Wyatt-Hodge gets her first boundary in her 300th international game for England Women. Floated up on middle and leg, Danni gets inside the line and sweeps it just over backward square leg for a boundary.

Shortish length, well outside off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge shuffles across the off stump and shovels it straight to the square leg fielder.

Tap and run! Good length at the stumps, Danni just nudges it down in front of covers and scurries through for the single. A good comeback after starting with 3 wides from Kranti Gaud, just 5 runs off it.

A fourth dot on the trot! The in-between length, darted in on middle, Wyatt-Hodge blocks it off with soft hands.

Good length around the top of off, cut away straight to Radha Yadav at point.

Much better! Nagging length around off, this one jags back in, Wyatt-Hodge watchfully blocks it off.

Back to over the wicket, another outswinger and flirting with the tramline. Danni Wyatt-Hodge looks to cut but misses.

Changes the angle of attack and angles it across the right-hander. Dunkley hangs back and taps it through covers for a single.

WIDE! Now, on the other side! Full and on leg, angling down the leg side for a third straight wide in the over.

WIDE! And again! Good length around the tramline outside off and moving away for another wide.

WIDE! Swing but the line is wrong. Fuller and outside off, shaping further away and Dunkley leaves it alone.