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Cricket PlayersIndia vs England Women’s World T20, Semi-Final, As it happened: Sciver leads England to emphatic win
As it happened: India needed early wickets, they got a couple in the powerplay, but then the partnership between Sciver and Jones never allowed them to get back into the contest. Excellent display of footwork and temperament as they ran the Indian field ragged. Harmanpreet could have been more proactive in the field, but India looked to be under pressure ever since Smriti Mandhana was dismissed in the first innings. It is now an England-Australia final. Earlier, India batted first, dropped Mithali Raj, started off positively and then after a bright start and a bright platform, they collapsed in a heap. The pitch was spinning, and it needed some astute batting, but India wanted to force the pace and in the end, could not even play out their 20 overs.
8:11 hrs IST
That will be that
Shortish ball, Jones steps back, and like she has done all match, slaps it past mid on to get to her 50 and take England roaring past the target. India never really did arrive on the day
8:00 hrs IST
Harmanpreet has not attacked enough
The batters have stayed on the backfoot, the fields have remained the same. One dimensional approach and no plan B has come back to bite them
7:52 hrs IST
Brilliant batting
These two have been so precise and confident with their footwork. They have learned from the mistakes made by the Indian batters and have preferred to stay on the backfoot. England are on course
7:43 hrs IST
Looking very comfortable
England are in command here, India have not been able to string together a number of dot balls and Sciver has now started to muscle boundaries. India need wickets in a hurry to even have an iota of chance here
7:37 hrs IST
50 up for England
Solid footwork, stays back, makes room and then cuts the shortish ball past point and cover. England in control here, there is no pressure applied on them
7:27 hrs IST
End of the powerplay
Both teams will be pretty happy with the progress so far. England have scored 30 runs and India have picked up a couple of wickets in the bargain. How will Harmanpreet attack now/
7:22 hrs IST
Wyatt commits the same mistake
Down the track and tries to muscle the ball away, no power behind the stroke and she has found Rodrigues perfectly at deep mid-wicket
7:19 hrs IST
Jones is looking good
The wicket-keeper batsman has been decisive with her footwork and has looked to be in control against the spinners. Harmanpreet has to keep attacking all the way
7:10 hrs IST
Beaumont has to go
Flat ball angled across, Beaumont wants to slap it away but finds short mid-wicket precisely. India have the early wicket
7:02 hrs IST
Chase about to commence
113 is the score England need to get to set up a date with Australia in the finale. India have the attack, they have to pick up early wickets and then keep chipping away
6:44 hrs IST
Brilliant fielding
Radha taps the ball to short cover, takes off for a quick run, Wyatt picks up the ball, turns around and knocks the stumps down.
6:38 hrs IST
India continue to lose wickets
Lobbed up on off stump, Hemalatha chips it to cover. Patil comes out, dances down the track, the ball does not arrive and it has been bunted to Winfield at long off who tumbles and takes a smart catch
6:33 hrs IST
Harmanpreet departs
Massive moment in the match, what an over from Gordon. Two wickets and she accounts for the Indian captain. Harman wanted to belt the ball over square leg, she miscues the stroke and the ball lobs to point
6:28 hrs IST
Spin, bounce, wicket
Veda came down the track, wanted to hack the ball away, Gordon slowed it down and the ball took the outside edge and an easy catch for the keeper
6:22 hrs IST
Rodrigues has to depart
She wanted the quick brace, but the fielding was excellent, the throw came in and despite the dive, young Rodrigues is short of her crease
6:17 hrs IST
Hitting the perfect length
The English bowlers have pulled their lengths and are more consistent in hitting the hard lengths which has taked away the drives from the Indian batters. India need to aim for around 130
6:14 hrs IST
Rodrigues is looking for a few strokes
The young batter wants to play her strokes, but then the pitch is slow and there is inconsistent bounce which is defeating her endeavours at the moment
6:03 hrs IST
Bhatia departs
Another batter trying to force the issue, another batter perishing in the cause. Bhatia rushed down the track, tried to scythe the ball over cow corner, balloons it to short mid-wicket
6:00 hrs IST
Pitch is an extremely slow one
The ball pitches and then stops, it takes forever to arrive and is also spinning. A tough pitch for stroke-making, India should eye a total here, anything in excess of 140 should be a good one
5:57 hrs IST
Mandhana has been dismissed
After playing all those glorious strokes, Mandhana has lobbed a short ball straight back to the bowler. It was a short ball which sat up and could have been slapped anywhere. But she has provided India the start
5:37 hrs IST
Mandhana with a languid cover drive
Watchful from the opener, but then she gave a glimpse of her ability in that over. Leaning forward to a length ball and caresses it through the covers
5:33 hrs IST
End of the 1st over
Big hooping inswingers from Shrubsole, it has been watchfully played out.
India at 3/0 after the 1st over.
5:28 hrs IST
National anthems belted out
The atmosphere is electrifying, England team belt out a scream in the huddle and rush out. Smriti Mandhana and Taniya Bhatia walk out.
Let’s go!
5:18 hrs IST
An interesting trivia
England have won all four times they’ve met India in the ICC Women’s World T20 competition; and they have been successful in chasing down India’s target in all those four matches.
A trend for India to reverse!
5:17 hrs IST
Pitch report - Too much interest
“There’s a bit in it for everybody,” says Ebony Rainford-Brent. “It’s very firm and hard, the seamers will get good bounce through to the ‘keeper. The spinners will get bounce as well as turn, though, and that’s what will be vital tonight.”
5:07 hrs IST
Toss update - India bat first
Big news, there is no Mithali Raj in the playing XI as India bat first.
“We’re just sticking to the winning combination,” Harmanpreet said.
4:54 hrs IST
Good wishes coming across from England
#JerseyKnowsNoGender💪 Great initiative by @Uber Wishing Team England all the very best for the semifinals! @ICC #WT20 Proud of how far you've come, and supporting you all the way! 🏴𠁧𠁢𠁥𠁮𠁧𠁿 pic.twitter.com/aQACBh5wsF
— Sarah Taylor (@Sarah_Taylor30) November 22, 2018
4:30 hrs IST
Predicted XI for India
1 Mithali Raj, 2 Smriti Mandhana, 3 Jemimah Rodrigues, 4 Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), 5 Veda Krishnamurthy, 6 Dayalan Hemalatha, 7 Deepti Sharma, 8 Taniya Bhatia (wk), 9 Arundhati Reddy, 10 Radha Yadav, 11 Poonam Yadav
4:27 hrs IST
Recent form
England: LWWWW (last five completed games, most recent first)
India: WWWWW
4:15 hrs IST
Australia enter the finals
So, we have our first finalist. Australia have bulldozed West Indies by 71 runs and will now chill and wait for the winner of this match between India and England. This pitch is tricky, yes, we are sounding like a broken record, but it will play a massive role in the upcoming match
3:58 hrs IST
The Indian team is in the house
As Australia dominate West Indies, Harmanpreet Kaur’s India are seated in the pavilion gauging the surface and playing conditions. About to commence!
3:28 hrs IST
The pitch could suit India
The Indians have a good battery of spinners and this pitch could be tailored for them. The English batters have not been stretched too much in the tournament so far, and this could be their biggest test. It is all building up perfectly
2:46 hrs IST
Pitch appears to be slow and assisting the spinners
If the ongoing match between West Indies and Australia is anything to go by, the pitch has a lot of assistance for the spinners and is not entirely conducive for stroke-making. Plenty of spinners from either sides could play a part. It might get slower after 40 overs. Ahh, the permutations even before the game has started.
23:47 hrs IST IST
Hello and welcome
Welcome to the live coverage of the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s World T20 as India take on England. The India-England tie will be preceded by the other semi-final that will be played between Australia and hosts West Indies at the same venue. Indian women have been impressive in the ongoing World T20I so far after getting past two formidable teams in their group -- New Zealand by 34 runs and Australia by 48 runs -- maintaining an all-win record at the league stage.
