Highlights, England Women vs India Women, Only Test Day 2 at Bristol, Full cricket score: Late collapse sees visitors finish day at 187/5
Highlights, England Women vs India Women, Only Test Day 2 at Bristol, Full cricket score: Late collapse sees visitors finish day at 187/5
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23:11 (IST)
STUMPS, Day 2: It's been another roller-coaster day of fortunes for both teams yet again. England declared at 396-9 following Anya Shrubsole's (47) wicket, and in reply, India started strongly, with Shafali Verma (96) and Smriti Mandhana (78) forging an opening stand of 167. However, Shafali was dismissed for 96 by Kate Cross, and since then, it was a comeback by England, just like how India scripted yesterday.
More importantly, India have also lost their skipper Mithali Raj. Harmanpreet and Deepti Sharma will resume the innings tomorrow, with a huge task in hand for the visitors. Do join us tomorrow, until then, it's goodbye!
23:06 (IST)
After 60 overs, INDW 173/5 (Harmanpreet 4, Deepti 0)
Right. Time for the final over the day. Harmanpreet at first given out for LBW off Ecclestone's ball, but she decides to review. It's a quicker ball, which skidded through to hit the pad, but replays say there's a thin inside edge. Harman survives. She then takes advantage if Sophie's short ball to smash through point for a boundary. Four runs off the day's final over.
23:01 (IST)
After 59 overs, INDW 183/5 (Harmanpreet 0, Deepti 0)
Punam Raut is the latest Indian victim to collapse, and India are losing the script here. She falls to Heather Knight's LBW. It's a straight ball, with the impact in front of middle and leg stump. Deepti Sharma joins Harmanpreet.
22:57 (IST)
OUT! Punam Raut's given LBW, trapped to Heather Knight's straight ball, with the impact in front of middle and leg stump.
22:56 (IST)
After 58 overs, INDW 183/4 (Harmanpreet 0, Punam 2)
Right. Ecclestone's back and she's back with another game-changing wicket. Mithali Raj is dismissed courtesy a catch by Beaumont at short-leg, after a not-out decision is overturned following DRS referral. Harmanpreet joins Punam.
22:52 (IST)
OUT! Big, big wicket for England! India in big trouble as Mithali departs. Caught by Beaumont at short-leg. Initially it's not out, but England go for the review. Replays show that there's a clear edge and it's more trouble for India
22:48 (IST)
After 57 overs, INDW 181/3 (Mithali 0, Punam 2)
Sciver returns. Punam Raut with a couple of runs towards wide of cover region. She finally gets off the mark. Mithali Raj is yet to get off the mark.
22:46 (IST)
After 56 overs, INDW 179/3 (Mithali 0, Punam 0)
Heather Knight returns. Wicket maiden for the skipper as she removes Shikha Pandey. India skipper Mithali Raj walks in with a task at hand
22:43 (IST)
OUT! Shikha Pandey goes for a duck as she's caught and bowled by Heather Knight! What a turnaround this is again in the match. Shikha Pandey c and b Knight 0
22:41 (IST)
After 55 overs, INDW 179/2 (Shika 0, Punam 0)
Right. Another big wicket for England as Mandhana falls to the trap of Brunt at mid-off. Much like Shafali, Mandhana was going for the big one. An off-cutter from Sciver did the trick. Shikha Pandey is the new batter.
22:38 (IST)
OUT! Mandhana goes for the big one, an off-cutter from Sciver, and Brunt makes no mistake with the catch at mid-off.
22:36 (IST)
After 54 overs, INDW 179/1 (Mandhana 78, Punam 0)
Knight resumes. Concedes just the one run with Mandhana nudging wide of midwicket. There's a huge shout for LBW against Punam but the umpire's hardly interested.
22:32 (IST)
After 53 overs, INDW 178/1 (Mandhana 77, Punam 0)
Change of bowling with Nat Sciver replacing Kate Cross. Mandhana with a single towards deep square leg. Raut, having faced 17 balls, is yet to get off the mark.
22:28 (IST)
After 52 overs, INDW 177/1 (Mandhana 76, Punam 0)
Right. We are back in action after a short break in play. Mandhana had walked off field for a short break, and English players had also taken this time to refresh. Knight continues with Raut facing her. It's a maiden as Mandhana retains strike.
22:20 (IST)
After 51 overs, INDW 177/1 (Mandhana 76, Punam 0)
Expensive over for England after that breakthrough. Two fours off Mandhana with 10 runs coming off Cross's over.
22:18 (IST)
FOUR! Full and straight from Cross, length on the middle and leg, and Mandhana lofts this one into the gap of midwicket.
22:16 (IST)
After 50 overs, INDW 167/1 (Mandhana 66, Punam 0)
Knight continues. She switches to round the wicket after the first two balls. She initiates a couple of tossed-up deliveries, but Punam opts to play it safe. Maiden over.
22:13 (IST)
After 49 overs, INDW 167/1 (Mandhana 66, Punam 0) \
Shafali Verma (96) misses out on a century, as she goes for the big one. But, she finds Shrubsole at mid-off. Partnership broken. Punam Raut is in at number three.
22:09 (IST)
OUT! Shafali Verma misses out on a century on debut! She goes for the big one, only to find Shrubsole in the deep. What an innings from the teenager. Shafali Verma c Shrubsole b Kate Cross 96
22:06 (IST)
FOUR! Trademark shot from Shafali as she cuts this one past the third man fence.
22:05 (IST)
After 48 overs, INDW 163/0 (Mandhana 66, Shafali 92)
Skipper Heather Knight introduces herself into the attack. She comes up with a couple of tossed up balls which Smriti presses forward in defence.Maiden over.
22:03 (IST)
After 47 overs, INDW 163/0 (Mandhana 66, Shafali 92)
Kate Cross resumes. Mandhana shows intent to clear the mid-on boundary for a four. Length ball outside off from Cross and Mandhana clears her front-leg and heaves the shot over the boundary. Shafali Verma is into her 90s with a four towards the long-on fence. Nine off it.
22:01 (IST)
FOUR! Shafali with a boundary towards long-on fence. She's into her 90s now.
21:57 (IST)
After 46 overs, INDW 154/0 (Mandhana 61, Shafali 88)
Shafali is onto 88*, with a huge six over the long-on fence. She's playing fearless, powerful cricket, and is moments away from a potential century. Eight runs off it.
21:55 (IST)
SIX! Tossed up ball from Ecclestone and Shafali smashes this over long-on.
21:54 (IST)
After 45 overs, INDW 146/0 (Mandhana 61, Shafali 80)
Right. Kate Cross to continue post drinks. It's a silent over which ends in a maiden. Off to Shafali to take strike the next over. She's on 80*.
21:48 (IST)
After 44 overs, INDW 146/0 (Mandhana 61, Shafali 80)
Right. Ecclestone with the final over before drinks. She delivers a juicy full toss in the second ball, and Shafali punishes her with a lofted shot over the deep mid-on fielder. India are almost running away with the momentum. Will the hosts find a way back?
21:45 (IST)
FOUR! Full toss from Ecclestoned and Shafali easily lofts this over deep mid-on fielder.
21:44 (IST)
After 43 overs, INDW 142/0 (Mandhana 61, Shafali 76)
Short and wide from Cross and Shafali steers through wide of backward point for a four. Just five off the over with Shafali retaining the strike.
21:41 (IST)
FOUR! A boundary in quite a long time as Shafali opens the face of the bat to find the backward point boundary.
21:40 (IST)
After 42 overs, INDW 137/0 (Mandhana 61, Shafali 71)
Ecclestone is back. Long on is still in position. Just the one single off Shafali in this over. England have been trying everything to find a breakthrough but just not getting it right.
21:36 (IST)
After 41 overs, INDW 136/0 (Mandhana 61, Shafali 70)
Kate Cross is back. Shafali picks a couple with a wristed shot through the gap of square leg. That was a straight ball and fuller length one. Shafali is into her 70s now. Just three off it.
21:33 (IST)
After 40 overs, INDW 133/0 (Mandhana 61, Shafali 67)
Ecclestone continues. Mandhana with a pull shot to find the deep square-leg fence for a four. Five off it.
21:31 (IST)
FOUR! Mandhana pulls it past the deep square-leg fence for four.
21:29 (IST)
After 39 overs, INDW 128/0 (Mandhana 57, Shafali 66)
Shrubsole is back. Shafali plays down the ground for a single towards long-off. That's all India get out of it in this over.
21:25 (IST)
After 38 overs, INDW 127/0 (Mandhana 57, Shafali 65)
Ecclestone continues. Shafali punches towards long-off for a single. The openers seem to be taking their time, and not taking any undue risk after going past the team 100. Three off the over.
21:22 (IST)
After 37 overs, INDW 124/0 (Mandhana 56, Shafali 63)
Shrubsole is back. Shafali nudges a couple of the balls toward deep midwicket, but unable to find a run. She finally finds the long-on fielder for a single. Anyhow it's a good over from Shrubsole with just one off it.
21:19 (IST)
After 36 overs, INDW 123/0 (Mandhana 56, Shafali 62)
Smriti Mandhana opens the over with a boundary down to the fine-leg fence. She executes the half-pull and shuffling on the backfoot to lead for the boundary.
21:16 (IST)
After 35 overs, INDW 119/0 (Mandhana 52, Shafali 62)
Shrubsole continues. Tough chance for Sophia Dunkley as her attempt for a catch at short extra cover fails. That could have dismissed Mandhana. Just one off it.
21:14 (IST)
After 34 overs, INDW 118/0 (Mandhana 51, Shafali 62)
Ecclestone is back. Shafali defends towards the covers in the first couple of balls. Shafali, in the last ball gets an outside edge with the ball racing away to third man. Four off it.
21:12 (IST)
FOUR! Shafali gets an edge and slots this towards third man fence.
21:10 (IST)
After 33 overs, INDW 114/0 (Mandhana 51, Shafali 58)
Anya Shrubsole continues bowling wicket to wicket to Shafali. Shafali drives nicely off the front foot towards long-on for a single off a full length ball. Just the one run off it.
21:06 (IST)
After 32 overs, INDW 113/0 (Mandhana 51, Shafali 57)
Ecclestone is back, and Shafali picks the lone single in the over. She drives away down to long-on for that single.
21:05 (IST)
After 31 overs, INDW 112/0 (Mandhana 51, Shafali 56)
Expensive over with two fours for Mandhana. The second one brings up her 50, and India clearly gain the upper hand at the moment. Nine off it.
21:02 (IST)
FIFTY! Mandhana with a pull shot, finding the gap between deep square leg and fine leg for a boundary. This four eventually brings up her fifty.
21:00 (IST)
After 30 overs, INDW 103/0 (Mandhana 43, Shafali 55)
Ecclestone is back. Concedes just the one run with Shafali finding the fielder at deep midwicket. Tidy over but England will need to find a way to break through in this innings.
20:57 (IST)
After 29 overs, INDW 102/0 (Mandhana 43, Shafali 54)
India bring up the 100-run stand for the opening wicket with a single from Shafali. She's shown real intent throughout the innings, along with a supporting Mandhana at the other end. No boundaries but just four singles this over.
20:54 (IST)
After 28 overs, INDW 98/0 (Mandhana 41, Shafali 52)
Shafali Verma gets to her maiden Test fifty on debut in style. She brings it up with a clinical boundary towards deep midwicket. It's just taken a bit over 80 balls to reach it. Ecclestone shouts for a huge LBW against Shafali in the final ball but the umpire's not interested. Four off it.
20:50 (IST)
FIFTY! Maiden Test fifty for Shafali Verma on debut with a boundary towards deep midwicket. Such a fearless innings it has been from the 17-year-old.
20:49 (IST)
After 27 overs, INDW 94/0 (Mandhana 41, Shafali 48)
Katherine Brunt continues. Shafali Verma finds the midwicket gap to find a couple of runs. A decent over for England after a couple of expensive ones, with just five off it.
Live Score updates England Women vs India Women Test Day 2: Right. Time for the final over the day. Harmanpreet at first given out for LBW off Ecclestone's ball, but she decides to review. It's a quicker ball, which skidded through to hit the pad, but replays say there's a thin inside edge. Harman survives. She then takes advantage if Sophie's short ball to smash through point for a boundary. Four runs off the day's final over.
India named five Test debutants in the playing eleven-Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Shafali Verma and wicketkeeper Taniya Bhatiya, and the spin duo of Deepti and Rana impressed right away by sharing five wickets amongst themselves.
The hosts started off on a positive note with openers Tammy Beaumont and Lauren Winfield-Hill scripting a 69-run stand, before the latter departed for 35. Beaumont (66) played her part as well, but it was Heather Knight (95), who stole the show later on her 100th appearance as England skipper.
England were comfortable heading to tea at 162-2, with Knight and all-rounder Nat Sciver (42) at the other end, but it was in the third session where India completely turned the game around.
The DRS reviews just did not go in the hosts’ favour as Sciver departed in the 73rd over before Amy Jones (1) followed three overs later.
Sciver was dropped by Deepti early on in the innings, but the latter compensated for it by trapping the English all-rounder leg before.
Sciver had forged a 90-run stand for the third wicket with Knight.
With England in a tricky position at 244-4 following Amy Jones’ wicket, the task was cut out for Knight to bring the hosts back on track. But the innings changed drastically when Knight was trapped on the pad with Deepti coming around the wicket. She was initially given out, but Knight desperately went for the DRS, but there was no bat involved. Ball-tracking showed the ball was pitching in line, with the impact also intact, and the wickets staying with umpire’s call. Knight was gone, and England, starting on a formidable note, looked in deep trouble.
The task will be upto debutant Sophia Bunkley (12*) and Katherine Brunt (7*) to revive the hosts’ fortunes with England resuming Day 2 at 269-6.
