Highlights, India vs England, 3rd T20I at Chelmsford: Wyatt shines as hosts clinch T20I series with eight-wicket win

02:42 (IST)

So that's that! Heather Knight's England were the far more superior side to India, but India showcased courage and determination to trouble the hosts at crucial junctures throughout their tour. England win this multi-format series 10-6, but Harmanpreet's visitors would have wanted to finish on a high. That's all we have for you from India women's tour of England. Until next time, it's goodbye and good night! 

02:33 (IST)

Harmanpreet Kaur, India skipper: We are very happy that supporters are coming and supporting us. Result wise, it is a disappoinment.  We could have scored a bit more runs with the bat and then dew made it tough in the second innings. Someone had to bat till the very end, it was something we had talked about but didn't happen today.They (Richa and Shafali) are really good, performing whenever they are getting opportunities. Hoping that they continue it. Always nice to play a multi-format series like this, gives more importance to each game.

02:32 (IST)

Natalie Sciver, Player of the Series: This series was really important for us. We didn't want it to end on a draw and wanted to win today. We all know Danny (Wyatt) can bat and it had been a long time. She did it so well. When conditions are favourable, it's important to swing the ball but if it doesn't, things do get easier for batters. The way I played in the first T20I, I would like to play like that a lot more. Today with Danny doing well, I didn't have to do it as much. (On being the top-ranked T20I all-rounder) When I started, I wasn't really an all-rounder but I always wanted to contribute with both bat and ball.

02:27 (IST)

Dannielle Wyatt, Player of the Match:  It was about time (to get back to form). It was my night today. It was a beautiful pitch, came on nice and I felt that my best options were to hit straight as well as over cover. There's always pressure to do well, I just try to enjoy it. Nat's really shown everyone how amazing she is, she's a legend. 

02:17 (IST)

After 18.4 overs,England Women 154/2 ( Danni Wyatt 89 , Knight 6)

ENGLAND WIN BY EIGHT WICKETS! The hosts seal the T20I series 2-1, as well as clinch the multi-format series 10-6. Danni Wyatt put up one of her best shows, and England hardly seemed out of the run chase. They were by far the superior team. A six and a four off Wyatt in the second and third balls had all but ensured victory for them.

02:12 (IST)

FOUR! Scores level as Wyatt finds another bounsdary

02:11 (IST)

SIX! Brilliant execution from Wyatt as she slams this out of the park! Is this the game now? 

02:10 (IST)

After 18 overs,England Women 141/2 ( Danni Wyatt 76 , Knight 6)

Poonam Yadav is in for her final over. It's a tidy over with just three runs off it, but the chase becomes much more tighter and tougher to predict. England need 13 from 12 balls.

02:07 (IST)

After 17 overs,England Women 138/2 ( Danni Wyatt 74 , Knight 5)

Sneh Rana returns and cleans up Sciver, who was going for the pull but missed. Heather Knight is in as the new batter for the hosts. The wicket of Sciver might have given India just a glimmer of hope to stay alive, but will they? England need 16 runs off 18 balls.

02:02 (IST)

OUT! Bowled 'em! Sneh Rana cleans up Nat Sciver to give India maybe a slim chance to stay alive in the game. Sciver goes for the pull but misses. 

02:00 (IST)

After 15 overs,England Women 131/1 ( Danni Wyatt 72 , Natalie Sciver 42)

Poonam Yadav returns. No boundaries in the over but Sciver and Wyatt have been good running between the wickets as they collect a couple off the last ball. England need 23 runs off 24 balls.

01:56 (IST)

After 15 overs,England Women 125/1 ( Danni Wyatt 70 , Natalie Sciver 38)

Radha Yadav returns. 12 runs come off the over as England edge closer towards another series victory. Indian bowlers have been far from perfect. England need 29 runs off 30 balls.

01:52 (IST)

FOUR! Wyatt smashes past extra cover region, what a powerful shot! 

01:52 (IST)

After 14 overs,England Women 113/1 ( Danni Wyatt 60 , Natalie Sciver 36)

Deepti's back. She does well this over, with just four singles coming off it. But, India might be too late in a response in this run chase if wickets don't come in their favour. England need 41 runs off 36 balls.

01:47 (IST)

After 13 overs,England Women 109/1 ( Danni Wyatt 58 , Natalie Sciver 34)

Radha continues. There's a huge, optimistic shout for LBW against Sciver, but umpire's hardly interested. India go for the review right away. There's no bat involved, but the ball eventually fails to connect with the wickets. And Sciver escapes! Just five runs off the over.

01:42 (IST)

After 12 overs,England Women 104/1 ( Danni Wyatt 56 , Natalie Sciver 31)

Expensive overs continue to haunt India. Wyatt registers he eighth T20I fifty with a boundary as 14 runs come off it. England seem to be in a hurry to get the job done. Three fours in the over.

01:40 (IST)

FIFTY! Eighth T20I half-century for Danielle Wyatt and she brings it up with a boundary past wide long on. 

01:38 (IST)

After 11 overs,England Women 90/1 ( Danni Wyatt 47 , Natalie Sciver 26)

Rana is back after a not=so-good first over. England are well in control of the chase, and India will need a couple of wickets to change the complexion of the match. It's another poor over from Rana with eight runs off it as Sciver finds a boundary in the last ball.

01:36 (IST)

FOUR! Sciver's smashed that past the on-side area for a boundary! 

01:34 (IST)

After 10 overs,England Women 82/1 ( Danni Wyatt 45 , Natalie Sciver 20)

Radha Yadav returns. Wyatt opens the face of the bat to smash past the deep extra cover boundary for four. Halfway through the chase, and England are well past the halfway mark of the target as well. The hosts need 72 runs off 60 balls to win.

01:30 (IST)

After 9 overs,England Women 73/1 ( Danni Wyatt 39 , Natalie Sciver 18)

Poonam Yadav is back. Not a good over as Wyatt uses her aggressive best to smash two consecutive fours. The partnership between Wyatt and Sciver has gone past 50. 12 runs off the over.

01:27 (IST)

FOUR! Smartly swept from Wyatt as the ball races past deep square leg boundary! 

01:25 (IST)

After 8 overs,England Women 61/1 ( Danni Wyatt 29 , Natalie Sciver 16)

Deepti returns. No boundaries in this one but still eight runs come off it. India will be desperate for wickets once again.

01:22 (IST)

After 7 overs,England Women 54/1 ( Danni Wyatt 25 , Natalie Sciver 13)

Poonam Yadav is brought in for her first over. Sciver with a brilliant sweep to find the deep midwicket boundary. Arundhati dives deep to protect the ball but she seems to be in trouble. The physio attends to Arundhati, and she's off the field for the moment. 11 off it.

01:17 (IST)

FOUR! Swept it past deep midwicket as Sciver finds another boundary. 

01:15 (IST)

After 6 overs,England Women 42/1 ( Danni Wyatt 20 , Natalie Sciver 7)

Sneh Rana into the attack. Wyatt finds the deep extra cover boundary first up as she shimmies down the ground for a four. Wyatt comes up with two more further fours for England to sum up a good over. 12 from it. End of a good powerplay for England with 42 runs off it. 

01:11 (IST)

After 5 overs,England Women 30/1 ( Danni Wyatt 8 , Natalie Sciver 7)

Shikha Pandey returns for a new spell. It was a tidy over till the last ball, when Sciver slotted the ball past deep extra cover for a four. Seven off it.

01:10 (IST)

FOUR! Classy Sciver shot as she slots the ball past deep extra cover 

01:06 (IST)

After 4 overs,England Women 23/1 ( Danni Wyatt 7 , Natalie Sciver 2)

Deepti Sharma is introduced. She gets rid of Beaumont courtesy an LBW. Tammy wasn't convinced and she went for the DRS, only to find three reds on ball-tracking with the ball hitting leg stump. Nat Sciver joins Wyatt. Four runs and a wicket.

01:04 (IST)

OUT! Breakthrough for India as Beaumont is given LBW off Deepti Sharma's bowling. She goes for the sweep, but misjudges it completely. Tammy reviews the original decision, but ball-tracking shows it's hitting leg stump,. 

01:02 (IST)

After 3 overs,England Women 19/0 ( Tammy Beaumont 11 , Danni Wyatt 5)

Left arm orthodox bowler Radha Yadav comes into the attack. She concedes a boundary in the last ball, with Beaumont finding the backward square boundary. Shafali's effort to stop the ball from boundary goes in vain. Expensive one for India with 11 runs off the over.

00:59 (IST)

FOUR! Beaumont finds the backward square leg bounbdary as Shafali's runs quickly to stopt the ball, only for it to end in vain. 

00:55 (IST)

After 2 overs,England Women 8/0 ( Tammy Beaumont 5 , Danni Wyatt 2)

Arundhati Reddy into the attack. Beaumont beats Shafali at deep square leg to find England's first boundary. Shafali Verma had completely misjudged the ball in the deep. Six runs off it.

00:53 (IST)

FOUR! Shafali misjudghes a chance for a catch in the deep as Beaumont finds the deep square leg boundary. 

00:50 (IST)

After 1 overs,England Women 2/0 ( Tammy Beaumont 0 , Danni Wyatt 1)

Shikha Pandey begins the proceedings in the run chase. Wyatt dabs a back-cut to short third man for a single. Tidy start with just two off the first over.

00:47 (IST)

Right. Time for England's run chase. Tammy Beaumont and Danielle Wyatt take centre-stage to begin the second half of the match. Shikha Pandey to begin proceedings with Beaumont on strike.

00:38 (IST)

After 20 overs,India Women 153/6 ( Deepti Sharma 9 , Arundhati Reddy 1)

Ecclestone with the final over off the innings. India cross the 150-run mark, setting a reasonable target of 154 for England, thanks to two consecutive fours from Ghosh. 12 runs and a wicket off the final over.

7.70 is the required run rate for England. So India have something to play with, can their bowlers carry on from their remarkable performance in the last game? Stay tuned to find out.

00:35 (IST)

OUT! BOWLED! Ecclestone strikes. Ghosh aims to clear the infield on the off side, but is nowhere close to the line off the ball. Richa Ghosh b Ecclestone 20(13)

00:35 (IST)

FOUR! Two in two! Outside edge, Ghosh was looking to go over the covers there. But India will happily take those.

00:34 (IST)

FOUR! Ghosh goes for the sweep over backward square leg. Much needed boundary for India.

00:31 (IST)

After 19 overs,India Women 141/5 ( Richa Ghosh (W) 12 , Deepti Sharma 6)

Sciver with the penultimate over off the innings. India must aim at a total in excess of 160. Remember, England have great depth in their batting line up. Chance for a run out off the fourth but Deepti makes her way back in the second run as the wicketkeeper couldn’t collect the throw from the fielder at long off. Just six off the over.

00:27 (IST)

After 18 overs,India Women 135/5 ( Richa Ghosh (W) 11 , Deepti Sharma 1)

Davies returns to the attack. Huge appeal for LBW off the first against Sharma. England go upstairs as the umpire signals not out. There was no bat involved and will be umpire’s call on the wickets, meaning Sharma survives. Five runs off the over. 12 balls to go, how far can India swell the total here?

00:22 (IST)

After 17 overs,India Women 130/5 ( Richa Ghosh (W) 8 , Deepti Sharma 0)

Eventful over as Brunt gets rid of the dangerous Mandhana after conceding a four from her blade earlier in the over. Richa Ghosh, meanwhile announces her arrival at the crease, hammering two consecutive fours in the over. 12 runs and a wicket in the over.

00:20 (IST)

FOUR! Two in two! This time, the connection was even better. Ghosh once again targeting the straight boundary.

00:19 (IST)

FOUR! Ghosh announces her arrival in style as she beats the fielder at long off and collects a four.

00:18 (IST)

OUT! A slower one from Brunt has done the trick. Mandhana made a low full toss out it and holed out to Sciver at deep mid wicket. Huge wicket this. Just the one England needed. Mandhana c Sciver b Brunt 70(51)

00:18 (IST)

FOUR! Mandhana makes room for herself by moving towards the leg side and lofts it over the covers for a boundary.

00:15 (IST)

After 16 overs,India Women 118/4 ( Smriti Mandhana 66 , Richa Ghosh (W) 0)

Ecclestone returns to the attack. She has a knack of striking when England need it the most. And does that in this over too, getting rid of Rana, who gets clean bowled. Still, 10 runs off the over, courtesy a six from Mandhana’s blade off the second, three singles and a bye.

00:13 (IST)

BOWLED! How often have we seen Ecclestone striking at crucial intervals. Rana aims for a sweep across the line and pays the price. Sneh Rana b Ecclestone 4(8)

00:11 (IST)

SIX! Mandhana gets down on one leg and slog sweeps it over deep square leg for a maximum.