Highlights, India vs England, 2nd T20I at Hove, Full Cricket Score: Visitors stage fine comeback, keep series alive with eight-wicket win

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England would be kicking themselves. They were 106/3 at a stage in the game and then collapsed to 137/8. The fall of wickets in clusters stemmed the flow of runs as well. And in the end, they fell short by just eight runs. Poonam Yadav didn’t give the batters any pace to work with and picked up two key wickets. She was ably assisted by Deepti Sharma. 4 run-out dismissals there too, how often do we see that? Even keeping those aside, India were brilliant in the field. Showed great awareness and athleticism in the fielding department.

The series is levelled at 1-1. They can’t win the multi format series but can still go on to clinch the T20I series if they win the decider.

That’s it from us today, but do join us on 14^th July as we’ll bring you the coverage of the series decider. Goodnight!

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Deepti Sharma is the Player of the Match for her all-round performance (24* and 1/18)!

Deepti: When me and Harry di were playing, the talk was about having a good partnership. My plan was to bowl maximum dot balls and bowl in a partnership as a bowing unit, cutting down on boundaries.

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Harmanpreet Kaur, India captain: It was a great effort by our whole team. Everybody was on their toes. We got a very good start, but in between, we didn’t go that well. At the last, our batters batted really well and we took it to 140. I will give credit to our bowlers. They know about the field placements. Today our fielders were outstanding. We always want to win wherever we go. This new bubble thing is not easy but we are getting better. Credit to support staff for helping us and covering up for us in every aspect.

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Heather Knight, England captain: I think we were very good for a large portion of the game. Way Beaumont batted was outstanding. 106/2, we should’ve won the game. (On run out) Obviously didn’t get back in. It was not at all deliberate by Deepti. Changed the game a little bit. It’s a good wicket, and we’ve got to be better. We can’t lose the series, but we’re desperate to win it. Credit to them, they fought back hard.

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What a tour this youngster's having at the moment

Sneh Rana has starred at the end in the only three matches India Women have not lost on this tour.

Twice with bat. Once with ball.

What a comeback.

— Abhishek Mukherjee (@SachinAzharCT) (@ovshake42) July 11, 2021

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Coming from someone who knows a thing or two about incredible comebacks

Top top effort from the girls to win this one. England needed just 33 in 30 balls with 6 wickets in hand and were cruising along but the Indian girls showed amazing skills and bowled superbly. This is an amazing win, so proud of the girls @BCCIWomen #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/GS116G9rnr

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) July 11, 2021

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After 20 overs,England Women 140/8 ( Sophie Ecclestone 5 , Sarah Glenn 1)

Rana has been given the responsibility of bowling the final over. Can she hold nerve? Another wicket falls as Villiers departs after failing to reach the crease back off the second delivery. Ecclestone slaps the fourth delivery down the ground, Rana does well to get hand to it and save a boundary. She’s in some pace thereafter but continues to bowl. Just five off the over.

DONE AND DUSTED! India win by eight wickets. A fine comeback from the visitors. The series is levelled at 1-1. All eyes on the decider now. 

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RUN OUT! On the line, there was no part of the bat that was inside the crease and Villiers has to depart. England are crumbling here. 12 needed off 4. Mady Villiers run out (Richa Ghosh) 2(3)

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After 19 overs,England Women 135/7 ( Sophie Ecclestone 3 , Mady Villiers 1)

Penultimate over of the innings and Poonam does a fantastic job, conceding only four runs and scalping another important wicket, that of Brunt. 14 needed off 6. It’s going down to the wire.

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OUT! Poonam removes Brunt. India staging a remarkable comeback here. Brunt looks to slap it through the covers but edges it straight to Richa behind the stumps. Again, hardly any pace to work with. Brunt c Richa Ghosh b Poonam Yadav 5(8)

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After 18  overs ,England Women 131/6 (Ecclestone 2, Katherine Brunt 4)

Sharma continues. Drops Ecclestone, who hits it straight back at the bowler off the final delivery. Tidy over, nevertheless. Just six off it. England need 18 from 12 balls. Game on!

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After 17  overs ,England Women 125/6 (Ecclestone 0, Katherine Brunt 3)

Poonam returns to the attack. Katherine Brunt joins Jones at the crease after Dunkley’s departure. The leggie bowls with a  lot of heart, tossing up most of her deliveries, and not giving the batters any pace to work with. And it pays as Jones tries to muscle one but holes out to Rana at square leg. No timing there whatsoever. Three runs and a wicket off the over.

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OUT! Poonam giving no pace whatsoever as a result Jones has to manufacture it and she perishes in the process, handing a simple catch to Rana at square leg. Jones c Sneh Rana b Poonam Yadav 11(12)

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India's fielding certainly has impressed!

I cannot remember the last time I saw an Indian team field like this in two consecutive matches.

— Abhishek Mukherjee (@SachinAzharCT) (@ovshake42) July 11, 2021

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After 16 overs,England Women 122/5 ( Amy Jones (W) 10 , Katherine Brunt 1)

Five overs to here. Can well go down to the wire, provided India pick up a few wickets here. Sharma continues. And India get a wicket in that over courtesy another run out as Dunkley departs. Six runs and a wicket off the over.

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RUN OUT! Dunkley departs. India managing to pick up wickets somehow. A terrible mix up between Dunkley and Jones and it was Dunkley’s call to rush back for the second. But she seemed in two minds there and a nice throw by Mandhana was well collected by Sharma, who effected the run out. Sophia Dunkley run out (Mandhana/Deepti Sharma) 4(4)

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After 15 overs,England Women 116/4 ( Amy Jones (W) 7 , Sophia Dunkley 2)

Bowling change as Harleen Deol, right-arm off break, comes into the attack. Really a gamble here, bringing on a part timer with England keeping the run rate in check. And England don’t miss out, collecting 10 runs off it, including a massive six by Jones.

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SIX! Poor line and length, way down the leg side from Harleen, with width too, and Jones ferociously pulls it over deep square leg.

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Knight certainly won't let Deepti forget about the dismissal

Heather Knight is FUMING. Good luck to Deepti Sharma who will be playing under her at London Spirit in The Hundred ???????????? #ENGvIND

— Raf Nicholson (@RafNicholson) July 11, 2021

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After 14 overs,England Women 106/4 ( Amy Jones (W) 0 , Sophia Dunkley 0)

Sharma returns to the attack. Huge appeal for LBW off the second against Beaumont, the umpire denies, but India promptly go up for a review. No spike there, but the impact is umpire’s call. Later in the over, England take a review as Beaumont gets beaten while aiming for a sweep. This time, she gets trapped LBW and it’s a lost review for England. Knight is unlucky off the last and is found short her crease as the ball hits Sharma’s feet and goes on to hit the stumps. Superb over, two wickets and just a run off it.

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OUT! Bizzare dismissal here. Sharma tries to save the ball, which hits the bowler on her feet and goes on to hit the stumps. Knight was well short of her crease, with the diving Sharma blocking her way. Knight run out (Deepti Sharma) 30(28)

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OUT! Sharma traps Beaumont LBW. Huge wicket. Beaumont charges down the track and tries to employ the sweep but misses. England opt for a review and it would have gone on to hit the stumps. Can this be a turning point? Beaumont lbw b Deepti Sharma 59(50)

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After 13 overs,England Women 105/2 ( Tammy Beaumont 59 , Heather Knight (C) 29)

Reddy returns to the attack. Gives way too much width to Knight off the second and pays the price, getting peppered through point for a four. Concedes another four, but is unlucky on that occasion.  Beaumont was looking for the sweep but top edged one over the wicketkeeper. 13 runs off the over, costly one for India.

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FOUR! Unlucky for India. Beaumont top edges it over the wicketkeeper while aiming for the sweep.

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FOUR! Unlucky for India. Beaumont top edges it over the wicketkeeper while aiming for the sweep.

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FOUR! Too much width outside off from Reddy and Knight peppers the cut through point.

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After 12 overs,England Women 92/2 ( Tammy Beaumont 51 , Heather Knight (C) 24)

So runs continue to come at a brisk pace for England. They’re well in control of the chase, with eight wickets in hand. The rotation of strike has been fantastic. Not in this over though, just two runs off it.

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After 11 overs,England Women 90/2 ( Tammy Beaumont 50 , Heather Knight (C) 23)

Radha returns to the attack. 10 runs off the over, including two fours from the blade of Knight. Two important milestones for England in the over – the fifty run stand between Knight and Beaumont, and a half century for Beaumont. 10 runs off the over.

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FOUR! Short from Radha, Knight goes on the backfoot and punches it through the covers. Second boundary off the over.

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50! After the fifty-run stand, now Beaumont completes her fifty. She has been so good against anything short and scored runs all round the park.

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FOUR! Knight walks towards the off stump, goes down on one leg and nails the sweep. 50-run stand up between Knight and Beaumont.

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After 9 overs,England Women 74/2 ( Tammy Beaumont 47 , Heather Knight (C) 11)

Bowling change for India as Deepti Sharma, right-arm off break, comes into the attack. A wide off the fifth and then Beaumont loses the grip of the bat completely and it falls out of her hands as she aims to nudge it towards deep mid wicket. 10 runs off the over.

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After 9 overs,England Women 74/2 ( Tammy Beaumont 47 , Heather Knight (C) 11)

Yadav continues. Beaumont pulls the first towards deep square leg for a triple, a single saved by Rana at in the deep as she put on a dive. Beaumont once again targets the deep square leg region off the fourth and this time collects a four. 10 runs off the over.

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FOUR! Short from Yadav, Beaumont walks across towards the off side and pulls it towards deep square leg for a one-bounce four. Talk about playing with the field.

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After 8 overs,England Women 64/2 ( Tammy Beaumont 40 , Heather Knight (C) 10)

So spin from both ends as Rana continues. Knight expertly employs the reverse sweep off the first to collect a boundary. It is followed by four singles and a double. Good rotation of strike, something India can learn from. 10 runs off the over.

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FOUR! Knight watches the ball till the very end and employs the reverse sweep. Welcome boundary for England. 

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After 7 overs, England Women 54/2 ( Tammy Beaumont 36 , Heather Knight 4)

Another bowling change as Poonam Yadav, right-arm leg break, takes the ball after the end of the powerplay. Just two runs off the over as the batters have to generate their own pace for runs.

21:07 (IST)

After 6 overs, England Women 52/2 ( Tammy Beaumont 35 , Heather Knight 3)

Bowling change for India as Sneh Rana, right-arm off break, comes into the attack to bowl the final over of the powerplay. Width off the penultimate delivery, Beaumont swivels on her feet and pulls it towards square leg, but its only a double, thanks to the fielder in the region, who didn’t shy away from putting in a full length dive. Five runs off the over.

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After 5 overs,England Women 47/2 ( Tammy Beaumont 30 , Heather Knight 3)

Reddy returns to the attack. Beaumont’s eyes light up as soon as she sees some width. This was visible on the second delivery of this over too as she cut it through point and collected a boundary. The batter fails to capitalise on a free hit off the fifth delivery and holes out to Harmanpreet in the deep on the leg side. Nine runs off the over.

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Take a look at that effort!

Awesome work https://t.co/lWwaiDPQw4 pic.twitter.com/jmPQaknj5r

— mubin (@mubean_) July 11, 2021

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FOUR! Width outside off from Reddy, she allowed Beaumont to open her arms and cut it through point.

20:57 (IST)

After 4 overs,England Women 38/2 ( Tammy Beaumont 24 , Heather Knight (C) 1)

Bowling change as Radha Yadav, left arm orthodox, comes into the attack. Beaumont collects a four off the first, thanks to some lovely strokeplay through the off side. But the batter fails to capitalise on the free hit off the fourth, only sneaking a single. Seven runs off the over.

20:54 (IST)

FOUR! Just fractionally short from Radha and Beaumont drives it through covers. Beaumont seems like a woman on a mission today.

20:52 (IST)

After 3 overs,England Women 31/2 ( Tammy Beaumont 19 , Heather Knight (C) 0)

Pandey continues and concedes three fours in the over, two from Beaumont’s blade and one after bowling a wide down the leg side which evaded the wicketkeeper. Sciver pays the price after running off a misfield by Richa, who effects the run out. 17 runs and a wicket in the over, eventful one that.

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OUT! Sciver departs. Richa fails to collect it a wide delivery outside off, then gets hold of it and removes her gloves in a jiffy to effect the run out. As they say, never run off a misfield. India will happily take that. Sciver run out (Richa Ghosh) 1(1)

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FOUR! Beaumont creams it through the covers. Pandey isn’t learning. There was width on offer again.

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FOUR! 5 wides. It was way down the leg side. Poor line from Pandey.

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FOUR! Short and wide from Pandey and Beaumont slaps it between backward point and cover.

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After 2 overs,England Women 13/1 ( Tammy Beaumont 8 , Natalie Sciver 0)

Arundhati Reddy, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack. Bowls a wide off the second, it was way past the tramline on the off and then concedes a four from the blade of Beaumont, who lofts it over mid on for the first boundary of England’s innings. A direct hit by Harmanpreet off the fourth, but Wyatt was well inside the crease. Finally, a wicket off the final delivery as Wyatt holes out to Harmanpreet at mid on. Eight runs and a wicket in the over.

20:44 (IST)

OUT! Huge wicket. India draw first blood. Waytt tries to loft it over mid on but hands a simple catch to Harmanpreet in that region. The batter just didn’t get the timing right there. Reddy with the breakthrough. Wyatt c Kaur b Arundhati Reddy 3(5)