India 105/4 after 33 overs: steady over by Glenn. At the current RR, India will reach 159. At 6 an over, they will take it to 207.

India 102/4 after 32 overs: Another good over for India. The singles coming that little bit more freely now. This is the bare minimum of what Raj need to do. Deepti has had a good tour with the bat and can be expected to do more than just hang around.

India 96/4 after 31 overs: Now, Raj getting into the act too. Another four down the ground. India have been far too passive today and losing wickets hasn’t helped.

India 90/4 after 30 overs: Deepti Sharma ends the over with a solid four down the ground. Used her feet and bam! India need a few more like that to just get this innings moving.

India 84/4 after 28 overs: It was a change of ends for Ecclestone and it paid off immediately. Spin in tandem now.

Over 27.2: WICKET! Terrific from Sophie Ecclestone and Amy Jones and Harmanpreet Kaur is out for 1. A slider from the spinner, sharp catch off the outside edge by the keeper. India in deep trouble. 84/4 and we are already at the last recognised batting pair.

India 84/3 after 27 overs: Sarah Glenn is the next bowler, India really need to consider going after her but the fall of wicket doesn’t help (perhaps why Knight is bringing her on now to get a few overs out of the way). Kaur, who is also a slow starter, misses out on a full toss. The captain and vice captain have a task on their hands.

Over 25.2: WICKET! Just after the halfway mark in the innings, Kate Cross breaks a 50-plus partnership. Punam Raut falls going for a big shot. Almost the same shot she went for in the last over that saw her almost clear the fence but this time, it’s a skier off a leading edge. She made 32 off 61 balls.

After 25 overs, India are 83/2: The run-rate is creeping up towards 4 an over (last 5 overs 20) as we get to the halfway mark.

After 24 overs, India are 79/2: Big shot alert! Raut goes after Cross and plays a lofted shot over midwicket, she plays this well when set. Almost clears the rope too. Partnership is now worth 52 runs off 86 balls.

After 22 overs, India are 69/2: Ecclestone and Cross bowling in tandem now and the two bowlers rarely give anything easy to the opponents. Things are hard for the Indian batters at the moment. Raj finds her first boundary with a signature cover drive in Cross’ over. Moves on to 17 off 44 with that. More shots in that over, well middled, but found fielders.

Worth noting that India’s approach after losing the openers is invariably dictated by their middle order strength (or lack thereof). The partnerships are often laboured in this phase of the innings because a collapse always seems to be around the corner. Which is also why the team selection is a bit baffling. Jhulan Goswami at No 8 is not a deep batting lineup.

After 20 overs, India are 62/2: There is life in this pitch for sure. The cutters are rising sharply every now and then and there is enough in it for bowlers. Better rotation of strike in the last couple of overs but still going at 3 an over.

After 18 overs, India are 56/2: The dot balls are piling up for India as Sciver and Cross keep things tight. Mithali takes a quick single off the last ball of 18th, something they could use more of. But this Indian innings is heading nowhere at the moment. Far too familiar, unfortunately.

After 16 overs, India are 51/2: The fifty comes up in he 16th over for India. Another cover driven four for Punam Raut who is looking in better touch now but still striking below 50.0

After 15 overs, India are 45/2: Time for a drinks break. Sciver tests Mithali with a couple of bouncers. The English seamers have actually used the short ball really well today. The Indian captain didn’t look comfortable.

(Scores have been corrected in the previous updates)

After 13 overs, India are 42/2: Oh, terrific shots by Punam Raut1 That should help her get going. Sciver goes full but her line is a bit too wide and the swing not threatening. Two elegant cover drives for four.

After 12 overs, India are 33/2: Sciver and Shrubsole keep things tight post powerplay 1 with two three-run overs. India really need to look at upping the ante, at least through strike rotation.

  India’s first powerplay of 10 overs (27/2)

 First 28 balls: 23 runs 

Next 32 balls: 4 runs, 2 wickets  

Over 9.4: WICKET! Smriti Mandhana did not quite look set in the middle and she is bowled by Anya Shrubsole. It was a bit too full to play the cut shot, Mandhana’s feet were stuck on the crease too and the hands couldn’t save her. The stumps are rattled. India struggling in Bristol. 27/2.

After 9 overs, India are 27/1: GOOD REVIEW: Raut is given out LBW but she reviews immediately. It looked the in-dipper did too much at first look and the tracker confirms that. Raut survives, but she is struggling on 1 off 19 balls.

After 8 overs, India are 25/1: Punam Raut is a well established slow-starter and she is having a bit of a struggle at the moment in the middle. Batting on 1 off 16 balls. Got rapped on the pads a couple of times and then the ones she did manage to hit, found the fielders.

Another milestone for Shafali today:

The Shafali Verma vs Katherine Brunt mini-battle has carried over from the Test to the ODIs as well. Brunt gets one back today after two boundaries in an over. Sets it up nicely for the matches to come.

After 4.5 overs, India are 23/1: WICKET! Brunt gets Shafali! She hit back-to-back fours earlier in the over. The first one was a mid-timed cross-batted slog which landed safely and ran away, the next one was push past backward point. But Brunt has the last laugh as Shafali mistimes the pull to get caught by Shrubsole at mid-on.

After 4 overs, India are 15/0: Cracking shot from Mandhana! England have packed the off-side ring for her, unsurprisingly, but the left-hander managed to find the gap with a strong square-cut. Five runs from that Shrubsole over.

After 3 overs, India are 10/0: Another good over from Brunt. Tested Shafali with a bouncer but the 17-year-old managed to get it away for single despite getting into an awkward position. Two runs from that over.

After 2 overs, India are 8/0: All class from Shafali! Shrubsole got it to swing in sharply but the right-hander maintained her balance and timed it beautifully to pick a four through mid-wicket. Five runs from that over.

After 1 over, India are 3/0: Mandhana gets off the mark with a punch past extra cover off the fourth ball. Shafali then gets her first run in ODI cricket with a flick past mid-wicket. Steady start by the experienced Brunt. The right-arm pacer gets good shape into the left-hander and keeps things tight in the first over.

3.30 pm: Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana are at the crease for India. Katherine Brunt has the new ball in hand for England. The conditions are quite windy and overcast in Bristol. Here we go!

Playing XIs

England: Lauren Winfield Hill, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight (c), Natalie Sciver, Amy Ellen Jones (w), Sophia Dunkley, Katherine Brunt, Sarah Glenn, Sophie Ecclestone, Anya Shrubsole, Kate Cross.

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Punam Raut, Mithali Raj (c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (w), Shikha Pandey, Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Ekta Bisht.

3.03 pm: England have won the toss and will bowl first! Sophia Dunkley is set to make her debut for the hosts.

Hello and welcome to live coverage of the first One-Day International between India and England in Bristol.