RESULT
3rd ODI, Taunton, July 05, 2012, India Women tour of England
(47.2/50 ov, T:174) 177/7

England (W) won by 3 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
92* (138)
mithali-raj
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Brindle, Beaumont see England home

Arran Brindle struck an unbeaten 40 to help England Women win the third ODI against India Women

ESPNcricinfo staff
05-Jul-2012
England Women 177 for 7 (Beaumont 44, Sultana 3-26) beat India Women 173 for 5 (Raj 92*) by three wickets
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Arran Brindle struck an unbeaten 40 to help England Women win the third ODI against India Women and maintain their hopes of victory in the five-match series. Danielle Wyatt struck the winning runs with 16 balls remaining as England succeeded where they had failed 24 hours earlier, cutting India's lead to 2-1 ahead of the fourth ODI in Truro on Sunday.
England went into the series on a seven-match winning streak in one-day cricket but failed to defend 229 in a tight finish at Lord's and then came up short attempting to chase down 130 on a slow Taunton pitch. After reaching 100 for 2 in the 27th over of the third ODI, England made hard work of reaching their target of 174. Tammy Beaumont top-scored with 44 but the hosts lost four wickets for 28 in a late stumble, as Brindle battled stoically to get them over the line.
After another poor start that saw India slip to 47 for 4, captain Mithali Raj hit her second unbeaten ninety of the series to rescue the innings. She was the only India batsman to pass 24, combining with Reema Malhotra for a 71-run partnership, then adding adding 55 with wicketkeeper Sulakshana Naik in 8.2 overs at the end. However, despite economical and penetrative spells from Gouher Sultana, Nagarajan Niranjana and Archana Das, it wasn't quite enough.

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