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It was a collapse rarely seen. India Women were in cruising with Shafali Verma Smriti Mandhana posting a 167-run opening stand in reply to England Women's 396/9 at County Ground, Bristol Thursday. Then, they lost five wickets for 16 runs. Meaning, Mithali Raj & Co still need another 60 runs to avoid follow-on. India were 187/5 in 60 overs, still trailing by 209 runs. It will be another testing day for the visitors. Meanwhile, nos so far from Bristol, Indian Men are taking on their New Zealand counterparts for the ICC World Test Championship mace. Follow Day 3 updates and live cricket scores of the one-off Test between England Women and India Women here:
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6:20 PM IST: Rain in Bristol too. Post-lunch session delayed.
5:40 PM IST: Lunch! India Women, following on, lost opener Smriti Mandhana for eight runs. At lunch, they were 29/1 with Shafali Verma unbeaten on 20. India still trail by 136 runs.
5:01 PM IST: 231 all out for India, and they trail England by 165 runs. Follow-on enforced.
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