India Women vs England Women, 2nd T20I Live Score IND 138/4: Harmanpreet falls after laboured cameo, England in control after Shafali Verma's onslaught

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the 2nd T20I between England and India in Hove, England. This is Lavanya Lakshminarayanan here to take you through this fixture.

LIVE: IND: 138/4 (18 overs)

138/4 (19 overs): India is able to deal only in singles at the moment, but a desperate Deepti Sharma manages to get two boundaries on the trot, one just going wide down the leg side for four, keeper unable to do much about it. The second is a fluent sweep between  deep backward and deep midwicke. Fielder gets to it, but can't stop it from breaching the boundary fence.

TWO OVERS REMAIN. Rana and Sharma at the crease. Davies to bowl.

125/4 (18 overs): After looking comfortably poised to set England a 160+ target, India lost the plot a little here, looking a little shaky to get past the 140 mark. Sciver will want to make sure that stays that way, but Deepti Sharma has other plans. A short ball from Sciver is perfect for Sharma to hit over the fielders on leg for a SIX. Dunkley spills a hard catch at cover, but Sciver won't complain as she catches Ghosh off her own bowling on the final delivery. What a spell here from Nat Sciver. WICKET Richa Ghosh c & b Sciver 8 (9b 0x4 1x6) SR: 88.88
116/3 (17 overs): Another tidy over from Sophie Ecclestone, giving away just two runs in this over. Richa Ghosh and Deepti Sharma need to get going.

Ecclestone comes in.

114/3 (16 overs): Harman, down on one knee for a FOUR behind deep square leg. Follows that up with a confident SIX over the fielder at the deep but holes out at long off right after. Brunt dives and removes Harman. Glenn kept at it, giving the ball a little bit of height to tempt Harman to make a mistake and she bit the bait here. Fighting 31 from Harman. She should be happy with this, even if it means a long way to go to really break out the poor form shackles. WICKET HARMANPREET KAUR c Brunt b Glenn 31 (25b 2x4 2x6) SR: 124

Glenn comes in.

102/2 (15 overs): Sciver's short balls have been hard for India to deal with here and she is happy to deploy it sparingly. So much control from Sciver here. Delightful. Deepti Sharma tries to knock one down midwicket but a dive saves that from going through the rope. Harman needs to dive awkwardly to her end to avoid trouble. 100 up for India.

Sciver returns.

97/2 (14 overs): TOP EDGE HERE FROM DEEPTI SHARMA. Knight comes running in to get her hands on this but it was a tall ask. Deepti survives. Davies finishes with a slower ball which is saved at the boundary line. We talk about the Indian fielding in the first T20I but this England side has been clean and great to watch on the field all through.

Driven just over cover and an excellent effort in the deep saves a boundary!

Davies returns.

91/2 (13 overs): Glenn comes in. Oh here's a beautifully calm shot from Harmanpreet Kaur. She takes her time and gently gets this square between cover and point for FOUR. Eight runs off this over. Decent here from India. More important, good to see glimpses of old Harman.

83/2 (12 overs): The partnership between these two stands at 3 runs from 13 balls. What a changeover. One of these two needs to step out and be a little brave here. But the tension had to burst sometime and it does. She whacks one over long-on for a SIX! Eight runs off this over.

75/2 (11 overs): The keeper is up for this one but doesn't have much to do as just two runs come off it.

Brunt comes in now, after that mauling. Look at her figures.

73/2 (10 overs): AND SHE GETS SHAFALI VERMA FIRST BALL. Shafali falls for 48, with Nat Sciver getting her running in from long on. Two new batters at the crease. Harmanpreet has work to do here with Deepti Sharma. Just the one run from this over. Pressure on India. WICKET SHAFALI VERMA c Sciver b Villiers 48 (38b 8x4 1x6) SR: 126.31

Maddy Villiers comes into the attack now.

72/1 (9 overs): Davies is back. England needs a wicket ASAP. And as I type this, Mady Villiers pouches a dangerously aerial knick here from Mandhana's bat at cover. What's this? Harmanpreet comes in at one down. This is positive. She has time to settle in, with Shafali batting the way she is. Is this Harman's day to strike form? We need to wait and find out.  WICKET SMRITI MANDHANA c Villiers b Davies 20 (16b 1x4 1x6) SR: 125

66/0 (8 overs): Boundary after 20 deliveries! Relief for Shafali as she uses her wrists to guide this one down to the fine leg boundary. Smriti backs up her partner. She takes her time, gets into position and gets this down to long-on for a SIX! Footwork has been great from both these batters today. They are applying themselves and should be content with this powerplay, although given that 21-run over, they won't be wrong to feel a little short.

Sarah Glenn into the attack. England clearly embracing the slower game. If not wickets, they'll take this now.

54/0 (7 overs): Smriti Mandhana seems very happy to rotate the strike and watch the Shafali show. We feel you, Smriti. Another tidy over from England.

Freya Davies comes on now. Fourth bowling change.

49/0 (6 overs): Maiden from Ecclestone. Wonderfully pulled back. There is so much to learn here from the English bowling attack and its discipline.

Ecclestone comes in now. Can she take advantage of the pause Sciver has given this game?

49/0 (5 overs): And she does just that. Just the two singles coming off this over. Sciver has done the job. FOR NOW.

Nat Sciver comes in. She needs to calm things down here and stem the run flow. Shafali Verma's strike rate is 190. ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY. Yes, take a minute to digest that.
Average 1st innings score at the Hove is 127. Shafali Verma is here to school the record keepers.

47/0 (4 overs): Oh beautiful. FIVE boundaries in this over. ON THE TROT One whacked to midwicket, the second down the bowler's shoulder, the third down backward point and the last two thumped over mid-on. 21 runs in this over. You better believe it. Brunt needs some time to lick her wounds here. She is not going to be happy and god help the fielder who annoys her today.

Brunt returns. I wonder if we will get an addition to the 'Brunt making faces at Shafali' gallery.

26/0 (3 overs): Shafali is in a mood today! She welcomes Ecclestone's slightly tossed up opening delivery down cow corner for a boundary. She is standing her ground here today. She does one better two deliveries later but this one has breached the fence into the hospitality tents - SIX. There's the Shafali we know! Negotiating lengths really well, the teenager.

Heather Knight has brought Sophie Ecclestone into the attack early. Not the worst decision given there's something assured about Shafali Verma today.

15/0 (2 overs): It's not a Brunt over if you don't get glared for shoddy fielding. She is shocked as the third delivery there runs down a little wide of the keeper down third man for four. Mandhana the batter. Two deliveries down, Shafali gets in too, tickling her nemesis by getting this short-ish delivery again down third man. Expensive early on, Brunt.

Katherine Brunt into the attack.

4/0 (1 over): Smriti and Shafali begin in singles here at Hove. Setting a target is not the Indin side's strongest area and this series has given them plenty to be anxious about. Much depends on these two at the crease right now.

Nat Sciver opens the bowling yet again. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma have taken guard. Can they manage to use the powerplay to their advantage?

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I can't help but think about the last time a Wimbledon final clashing with a cricket match in England at the same time. Novak Djokovic was there. The English cricket team (albeit the men) was there. A champion was dethroned, a new one was crowned. Hearts were broken all around the world. What a year 2019 was!

Playing XIs:

ENG: Beaumont, Wyatt, Sciver, Knight (capt), Jones (wk), Dunkley, Brunt, Ecclestone, Glenn, Villiers, Davies

IND: Mandhana, Verma, Deol, Kaur (capt), Sharma, Ghosh (wk), Rana, Reddy, Pandey, R. Yadav, P. Yadav

6.30pm: ENGLAND HAS WON THE TOSS AND CHOSEN TO BOWL. England and India remain unchanged. Meaning - Still no Jemimah Rodrigues.

It's a packaged sports itinerary today. Wimbledon men's final, Euro 2020 final, a whole lot of cricket and of course this game. In case you're worried about missing anything from this game while watching Djokovic vs Berrettini, we've got you covered. Follow the 2nd Women's T20 with us here on the blog.

Weather update:  Hove is expecting some cloudy weather and rain later in the evening. Hopefully a full game of cricket awaits the women.

6.10pm: Harmanpreet Kaur has her work cut out for her in the second T20I. India's fielding performance has been sensational and we have quite a few examples from the first T20I to attest to that but the bowling needs to get a little tighter. Natalie Sciver has spoken about England working on playing Poonam Yadav's slower deliveries and prepping for the Indian bowling arsenal. India is going to need to push itself to subdue a very trigger-happy English lineup. England seems to have caught on to Shafali Verma's short ball blues early on, with Katherine Brunt making a meal of her wicket in the last few games. It isn't fair to be critical of India's batting given they barely got going in the chase, but losing Verma for a duck is definitely the side should look to avoid. Smriti Mandhana has looked fluent all season, has gotten starts but fumbled before she can build anything with it. It will interesting to see if India can iron these chinks heading into this fixture.

For England, even thought Danni Wyatt looked a little out of sorts and England struggled to find boundaries during one stage, the 78-run stand between Sciver and Amy Jones is a shot in the arm for the side that prides itself in a deep batting lineup. England will look to seal the series tonight but can be rest assured of a fight from an invigorated Indian side.
 

We can't head into this match without replaying that stunner from Harleen Deol on loop A fantastic piece of fielding We finish our innings on 177/7 Scorecard & Videos: https://t.co/oG3JwmemFp#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/62hFjTsULJ — England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 9, 2021

 

Recap of the 1st T20: England won by 18 runs (D/L Method)

England beat India by 18 runs (D/L method) to win the first of three T20Is between the two sides in Northampton on Friday.

Before rain halted play, England cruised to 177/7 in its 20 overs, largely thanks to a feisty 78-run stand for the fourth wicket between Nat Sciver and Amy Jones. Sciver went on to make the fastest fifty ever for England with the host looking poised to cross 180.

However, three wickets fell in the 19th over, with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Harleen Deol taking impressive catches to dismiss the duo and turn the momentum of the game in India's favour.

 

Chasing 178, India had just gotten to the ninth over when rain halted play. However, Katherine Brunt gave England an early boost, removing Shafali Verma for a duck. Smriti Mandhana fell for a brisk 17-ball 29 while Harmanpreet Kaur's poor run continued after she was dismissed for a solitary run. With Harleen Deol and Deepti Sharma at the crease, India was at 54/3 in 8.4 overs when the covers were brought in.

The win gives England an 8-lead in the multi-format series with just four points up for grabs in the remainder of the tour.

India can still tie the points tally, but will need to win the next two games, at Hove and Chelmsford, in order to do so.

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How the points table stands -

FORMAT	ENGLAND	INDIA
TESTS	2	2
ODI	4	2
T20IS	2	0

6 points up for grabs in the remainder of the series.

Squads: India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia(wk), Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Ekta Bisht, Pooja Vastrakar, Harleen Deol, Arundhati Reddy, Richa Ghosh (wk), Simran Bahadur, Indrani Roy (wk) England: Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight(c), Natalie Sciver, Amy Ellen Jones(wk), Anya Shrubsole, Katherine Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Danielle Wyatt, Natasha Farrant, Sophia Dunkley, Fran Wilson, Freya Davies, Mady Villiers

 

Where are the teams playing?

The 2ns T20I will be played at The 1st Central County Ground, Hove.

Where to watch - telecast and live streaming details?

The 1st T20I between India and England women will be telecast on Sony TEN 1 and available for live streaming on Sony Liv. Jio TV and Airtel XStream will also provide live streaming. Alternatively, you can catch over-by-over updates here on Sportstar.

FULL FIXTURES

Friday July 9: 1st Vitality IT20. England v India (The County Ground, Northampton) - England won by 18 runs (D/L Method) Sunday July 11: 2nd Vitality IT20: England v India (The 1st Central County Ground, Hove) Thursday July 15: 3rd Vitality IT20: England v India (The Cloudfm County Ground, Chelmsford