India vs England LIVE: Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 score, radio, highlights & updates
PostIsa GuhaFormer England bowler on BBC Radio 5Live Sports ExtraEngland have not put their best game together yet. They will no doubt be looking at Danni Wyatt-Hodge for the next game.They have not been tested to defend a total until this point.Ind 163-2Five singles from Charlie Dean's eighth over as we reach the 30 over mark.Double your score from here, they say - that would be enough for India.PostIsa GuhaFormer England bowler on BBC Radio 5Live Sports ExtraHarmanpreet Kaur is seeing this like a football now.Should England look to use Alice Capsey? Bring something they are not expecting - it could bring that bit of magic.Ind 158-2Skipper takes down skipper!Nat Sciver-Brunt returns to the attack and Harmanpreet greets her with back-to-back boundaries.One is all finesse, the other all power - she ramps over the keeper than muscles the ball through mid-wicket.The first shot takes India past 150, and this pair steadily take down various landmarks.PostIsa GuhaFormer England bowler on BBC Radio 5Live Sports ExtraSmriti Mandhana was served that shot on a plate. Charlie Dean bowling round the wicket has been hit for four at least three times. I don't understand it.Ind 149-2Target 289A pair of singles off the first two balls of Charlie Dean's over bring up the 100 partnership off 104 balls.Harmanpreet then takes two to mid-wicket and adds a single to long-on to take India past the half way point of their chase.Dean closes her over by sitting one up for Smriti Mandhana, who guides it through third for four.Ind 140-2No run off the last ball of the over, with Mandhana sending Bell out to point.This partnership is now worth 98.50 for Harmanpreet KaurInd 140-2And there's the skipper's half-century!It's not a great over for Lauren Bell, starting with wides either side of the wicket.The England seamer then attempts a slower ball and sends down a slow full toss that Harmanpreet dispatches through the covers for four, moving to 49.A drop and run off the next ball brings up the 50 off 63 deliveries.Ind 131-2Too short to finish from Charlie Dean and Smriti Mandhana cuts her away for four at point, with the ball breaking past a fielder.The first boundary since the first delivery of the 21st over.50 for Smriti MandhanaInd 126-2Thanks Elizabeth - and here's Smriti Mandhana's half-century to get me going.She faces three dots from Charlie Dean, then pushes the next delivery into the covers off the back foot, the single bringing up her landmark off 60 balls.Ind 125-2Target 289Lauren Bell returns to the attack and concedes two singles. The boundaries have dried up for India but they're in a good place.India need 164 runs from 25 overs.Over to Mike Peter, who will see this one through to its conclusion.Ind 123-2Target 289That was an iffy over from Harmanpreet Kaur. She was a bit all over the place against Charlie Dean. But, she still manages to add three to her side's tally.PostDaniel NorcrossTest Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports ExtraIs that the breakthrough? Harmanpreet Kaur did not hesitate at all before reviewing.There is no way she was letting England have that.
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