India win! Fuller on off, plays a reverse sweep to deep third to notch up the winning runs
ENG Women vs IND Women, 3rd T20I at Mumbai, IND v ENG (W), Dec 10 2023 - Match Result
IND Women won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Knight and Charlie Dean's 50-run partnership is ENG-W's highest for the 9th wicket in WT20Is, breaking the record of 33 between Holly Colvin and Hazell
That's it from us today. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. Both teams will have a three-day rest before they switch gears and switch to red ball, which will be the first Test in India in nine years. Do stay tuned to read Valkerie's match report and Sruthi's piece from the Wankhede. For now, I am signing off on behalf of the Valkerie, Sruthi, Sudeep Poojar and K Vairavan. Take care and good night!
Knight, England captain: " Good learning, decided to rest some players and give others an opportunity. Crowd was noisy. Having that composure would be a great learning for youngsters. Shreyanka bowled really well. We didn't quite apply ourselves well enough. Felt it was the best option to bat first. 140 would been a good score. Probably little bit short for bowlers to defend. Lot of positives, we did well to put the pressure back on them and also learnt a lot about some of our younger players."
Sciver-Brunt is the Player of the Series: "Really happy to perform in the first two games. Had to rest today. Was a special game of cricket that was enjoyable for the fans. It was tricky, slightly slower and less consistent than the first T20I. India played well and made it difficult. [On what she needs to improve] I would probably work on my tempo and committing to shots, knowing when to consolidate and go big. I have been working on these two. There's always going to be a different situation, adaptability is important. Whatever the team needs, I am up for it. "
Shreyanka is the Player of the Match: "Very happy because it's the first time I am getting a three-for. My coach and parents are watching. Love to continue the performance. The experience I got in WPL and with India A was crucial. Happy to be chipping in. It's a huge experience for me to be bowling in tandem with Deepti, she is backing me, coming and having a chat on and off the field. Looking forward to the journey. I enjoyed all three wickets. As a bowler, you always look to take wickets, hard to pick one as best."
Harmanpreet, India captain: "Well, if I talk about all games, we improved day by day, We needed a game plan. the more we play, the better we will be. Wicket was a bit tricky, we just wanted to hang in there and do what is required. Some balls were turning, some were going straight. sometimes you just keep thinking about that. Those things play a big role when you are batting. As a batting group, we wanted to pick the balls, the left-right combination also played a big role for us."
Mandhana: "First two matches didn't go the way we wanted. We knew that this win will be important going into the Test despite losing the series. Back to back games little tough on the body. Would have been pleased had I finished the game but glad I could contribute. I think we bowled pretty well, toward the end, they got 10-20 runs extra. We always knew the second innings will be difficult. We had to apply ourselves in the chase. When I got out, definitely it's easier to watch than bat in there. But the way Amanjot played, really proud, the kind of composure she showed, it's what we look at in the dressing room."
10.09pm: Amanjaot comes and hits two fours straightaway to ease the pressure and help India seal the five-wicket victory, a consolation victory. England complete the series 2-1. Chasing 127, India lost Shafali early. But Mandhana and Rodrigues played a 57-run stand to keep India safe. Mandhana fell two short of fifty and a few wickets from Kemp and Ecclestone did slow down India. But Amanjot's cameo ensure India finished the series with a win. Earlier, Knight's fifty lifted England from 76 for 8 to 126 all out. India struck early Renuka. Just when Jones and Knight were looking for a big stand, Ishaque and Patil fought back with three wickets each to keep them silent. Amanjot, who replaced Vastrakar, picked up two wickets at the end to finish things off for India.
Full toss and through the gap again! This is excellent from Amanjot. She smashes this through the covers to bring the equation to one off seven
Full ball on the stumps, taps it gently to leg side and takes a single
Can the two Kaurs finish it off?
Swept away to deep backward square leg
A confident shot! Full ball around off stump, she clears front leg and drives this down the ground towards cover
Cleans up! That was not needed from Ghosh. Full delivery on the stumps, Ghosh goes down on one knee to scoop this over keeper, exposes her stumps, sees her stumps being disturbed
11 needed from 12 now. Ecclestone in
Short of a length delivery outside off, pulled away to deep midwicket
Length ball around off stump, clipped away to long-on
Excellent stop at point. Full ball wide of off, Harmanpreet cuts this away to off side where Dean dives and stops the ball
Length ball on the stumps, pulled down the ground to leg side
Short ball outside off, Kaur looks to pull and misses, it runs off to deep third
Full ball outside off, drilled to extra cover
Falls short of 50! Fuller just outside off, Mandhana looks to drive this towards cover, Dunkley dives in front to take a good, low catch. Soft dismissal!
Fuller outside off, Mandhana moves across and scoops this past the keeper for four! Did Harmanpreet inspire her to play this shot!?
Fuller on middle stump, puts this away to short fine leg
Swept away to deep square leg
Fuller on leg stumps, tries to sweep this to leg side, doesn't connect. wide
Yorker length on leg stump, works it to deep backward square leg
Fuller on the stumps, swept away to deep backward square leg
Full ball outside off, again tries the scoop shot, goes straight to deep backward square leg
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Toss | England Women, elected to bat first |
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Season | 2023/24 |
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Series result | England Women won the 3-match series 2-1 |
Match number | WT20I no. 1712 |
Hours of play (local time) | 19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20 |
Match days | 10 December 2023 - night (20-over match) |
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