12:00 (IST)
Done and dusted at Mount Maunganui. England finally get their World Cup campaign off the mark with a four-wicket win, giving their Net Run Rate a massive boost with a little under 19 overs to spare. India though, did well to snare six wickets, three of which went into Meghna Singh's kitty, and certainly could've defended a total in excess of 200 if only the batters had shown a little more application.
India, meanwhile, face an even tougher test later in the weekend, as they take on six-time champions Australia — who are among the two sides yet to lose a game in the tournament. Mithali Raj and Co will have to quickly regroup and iron out their batting flaws as they plot what will considered an upset win by some later this week.
For now, this is Amit signing off wishing you all a good day ahead.
11:56 (IST)
Heather Knight: I think we just needed that. Probably a little scrappy towards the end, two more wickets than what we would’ve liked. Hopefully the start of a momentum shift. I thought the mentality of the girls was great. The bowlers were outstanding. It wasn’t an easy pitch. I was desperate to see the girls over the line with the bat, and wanted to finish the game. Congratulations to Goswami for 250 wickets, it’s an honour playing against her.
11:55 (IST)
Mithali Raj: We definitely didn’t have partnerships up the order, and that’s something that didn’t go our way today despite getting what we wanted in the toss. Putting up 200-plus would’ve definitely brought us in the game. Every game as a fielding unit we’ve been doing well, and we hope to continue that. Batting is a concern. (On Australia) We’re playing a side that has not been beaten in our next game, so we really need to improve. (On Goswami) It’s an honour to play alongside her.
11:47 (IST)
Charlotte Dean is the Player of the Match!
Dean: Really happy. We’ve played really well to come back from a few bad games. I was trying to keep it simple, keep it tight along the stumps. When you’re bowling at the other end of Soph, you’re in good hands. She always has some words of wisdom. This is for you (to family).
11:44 (IST)
After 31.2 overs,England Women 136/6 ( Heather Knight (C) 53 , Sophie Ecclestone 5)
FOUR! Sophie Ecclestone hooks a short ball from Meghna Singh to collect the winning boundary, as England open their account in the 2022 ICC Women's World Cup with a four-wicket win over India with a little under 19 overs to spare! Skipper Heather Knight remains unbeaten on 53, regaining her form with a match-winning knock.
11:42 (IST)
After 31 overs,England Women 131/6 ( Heather Knight (C) 53 , Sophie Ecclestone 1)
Mithali brings Goswami back, hoping to snare another wicket or two. Just two from the over. Meanwhile Harmanpreet appears to have hurt her knee badly while putting in a slide near mid on in the fifth delivery. The physio runs to the ground to assess her knee, and she’s seen hobbling off the pitch thereafter. Two from the over. England need four to win.
11:35 (IST)
After 30 overs,England Women 129/6 ( Heather Knight (C) 52 , Sophie Ecclestone 0)
Outstanding over from Meghna Singh — too bad it didn’t come earlier when India still were in the game. Dunkley and Brunt depart in a space of three balls as Meghna takes her match tally to three. India will want to make England fight hard for the remaining runs.
11:31 (IST)
OUT! Two wickets in three balls for Meghna Singh! Brunt was perhaps looking to level the scores, but got a thick top-edge instead. Easy catch for Richa Ghosh. ENG 128/6
Brunt c Ghosh b Singh 0(2)
11:30 (IST)
OUT! Dunkley attempts to dab the ball towards third man off Meghna, but ends up serving a low catch for keeper Richa Ghosh. England lose their fifth wicket with just seven more needed to win. ENG 128/5
Dunkley c Ghosh b Singh 17(21)
11:28 (IST)
After 29 overs,England Women 128/4 ( Heather Knight (C) 51 , Sophia Dunkley 17)
Dunkley brings the equation down to single figures by charging down the track and lofting the ball over mid off for a boundary in the third delivery. Couple of singles collected in addition to the boundary. Six from the over.
11:24 (IST)
After 28 overs,England Women 122/4 ( Heather Knight (C) 50 , Sophia Dunkley 12)
Knight collects a boundary first ball with a cover drive, and follows it up with a single to complete her 23rd ODI half-century. Dunkley then moves to double figures with back-to-back boundaries to bring the equation down to 13 from 22 overs.
11:20 (IST)
After 27 overs,England Women 109/4 ( Heather Knight (C) 45 , Sophia Dunkley 4)
Gayakwad continues. Dunkley gets off the mark in style in this over, getting down on one knee and clobbering the ball over a leaping Harmanpreet at mid on for a boundary. England’s equation comes down to just 26 off 23 overs.
11:18 (IST)
After 26 overs,England Women 104/4 ( Heather Knight (C) 44 , Sophia Dunkley 0)
Meghna Singh replaces Deepti Sharma, and starts off her new spell with a maiden. Sophia Dunkley, meanwhile has joined Knight at the centre, the latter on 44 at the moment.
11:15 (IST)
After 25 overs,England Women 104/4 ( Heather Knight (C) 44 , Sophia Dunkley 0)
Knight collects a single off the first ball. Jones then dances down the track and smashes the ball over the logoff fence to collect the first six of the innings. Tries to replicate the shot next ball, but doesn’t quite time it and Harmanpreet Kaur pulls off a stunner at mid on to result in England losing their fourth wicket. Nine runs and a wicket from the over. England need 31 more to win.
11:12 (IST)
OUT! Harmanpreet Kaur pulls off a blinder at mid on to dismiss Amy Jones, who was looking for a second consecutive maximum. Jones didn't quite time this one, but even then it required Kaur to time her jump precisely to be able to hold on to this one. ENG 102/4
Jones c Kaur b Gayakwad 10(28)
11:10 (IST)
After 24 overs,England Women 95/3 ( Heather Knight (C) 41 , Amy Jones (W) 4)
Knight moves to 40 with a firm sweep off Deepti in the penultimate ball. Three singles collected in addition to the boundary. Seven from the over, with England needing just 40 more to win.
11:05 (IST)
After 23 overs,England Women 88/3 ( Heather Knight (C) 35 , Amy Jones (W) 3)
Last throw of the dice from Mithali as Jhulan returns to the attack in the 23rd over. The senior pacer collects her first maiden of the day. Excellent stop by Sneh Rana at cover after a solid punch by Jones.
11:02 (IST)
After 22 overs,England Women 88/3 ( Heather Knight (C) 35 , Amy Jones (W) 3)
FOUR! Knight brings out the reverse sweep in the second delivery, beating the fielder at point to collect her sixth boundary. Two singles collected off the remaining balls, with Amy Jones keeping the strike. Six from the over. Just 47 more needed for England to wrap this up with 28 overs and seven wickets left.
10:58 (IST)
After 21 overs,England Women 82/3 ( Heather Knight (C) 30 , Amy Jones (W) 2)
Jhulan Goswami is back into the attack as India search for quick wickets. She earlier took the wicket of Tammy Beaumont and India are in desperate need of more of her expertise. No wickets in this over but just two singles off it.
10:55 (IST)
After 20 overs,England Women 80/3 ( Heather Knight (C) 29 , Amy Jones (W) 1)
Rajeshwari Gayakwad into the attack. In the fifth ball, Knight collects three runs with Deepti Sharma rushing to save the boundary, Deepti chased from backward point but she was in contact with the boundary rope and the ball as she attempted to stop it. Six off the over.
10:49 (IST)
After 19 overs,England Women 74/3 ( Heather Knight (C) 24 , Amy Jones (W) 0)
FOUR! Knight moves into the 20s with a lovely shot through point. Keeps the scoreboard ticking with a single off a dab towards third man three balls later. Dot to end the over, with five coming from it.
10:48 (IST)
After 18 overs,England Women 69/3 ( Heather Knight (C) 19 , Amy Jones (W) 0)
Excellent over from Rajeshwari, as she collects her first maiden in her fourth over. Keeper-batter Amy Jones joins Knight at the middle after Sciver’s wicket.
10:45 (IST)
After 17 overs,England Women 69/3 ( Heather Knight (C) 19 , Amy Jones (W) 0)
Pooja Vastrakar returns. Both Knight and Sciver collect a boundary each, the latter moving to 45 with a flick over midwicket in the penultimate ball. She departs just five short of her half-century though, getting a top-edge that results in an easy catch for mid on. Nine from the over along with a wicket. Sciver’s wicket comes as a sliver of hope for the Women in Blue. But they need a burst of two-three wickets to stay in the game.
10:43 (IST)
OUT! Just when Sciver was starting to charge towards her half-century, she's undone by the variable bounce as she tamely chips the ball towards mid on. Goswami settles under the ball and grabs the sitter. ENG 69/3
Sciver c Goswami b Vastrakar 45(46)
10:39 (IST)
After 16 overs,England Women 60/2 ( Heather Knight (C) 14 , Natalie Sciver 41)
Gayakwad returns on the other side of the drinks break. Just one from the over, with Knight collecting a single off the penultimate delivery, the skipper moving to 14. Sciver, meanwhile, is just nine short of her fifty at the moment.
10:36 (IST)
After 15 overs,England Women 59/2 ( Heather Knight (C) 13 , Natalie Sciver 41)
Three singles collected in the first four balls before Sciver brings up the fifty stand for the third wicket with back-to-back hits to the fence off Sneh Rana, guiding the ball towards either side of the wicket. Time for the players to have a drink at the end of this over.
10:34 (IST)
FOUR! Nat Sciver gets down on one knee and swings her arms to bring up the fifty partnership with Heather Knight with a sweep through square leg. ENG 55/2
10:29 (IST)
After 14 overs,England Women 48/2 ( Heather Knight (C) 11 , Natalie Sciver 32)
FOUR! Muscled through the midwicket region by Sciver off a short of length ball from Vastrakar. Five from the over, with Knight having collected a single in the third delivery.
10:25 (IST)
After 13 overs,England Women 43/2 ( Heather Knight (C) 10 , Natalie Sciver 28)
Sneh Rana, quite the useful option for the Indians when it comes to getting breakthroughs in middle overs, is introduced in the 13th over. Sciver and Knight collect a single each as the offie concedes two in her first over.
10:23 (IST)
After 12 overs,England Women 41/2 ( Heather Knight (C) 9 , Natalie Sciver 27)
Vastrakar bowls a wide far down off in the second delivery. Sciver then works the ball through point for a single two balls later. Two from the over. The game has been slipping away from India’s grasp for a while now and they desperately need a couple of wickets if they are to defend such a modest target.
10:19 (IST)
After 11 overs,England Women 39/2 ( Heather Knight (C) 9 , Natalie Sciver 26)
Sciver collects a couple of doubles — a sweep towards fine leg in the first delivery followed by a late dab towards third man two balls later. She keeps the strike with a single off the last ball, sweeping towards deep square leg. Five from the over.
10:16 (IST)
After 10 overs,England Women 34/2 ( Heather Knight (C) 9 , Natalie Sciver 21)
Change from both ends with Pooja Vastrakar replacing Meghna Singh. She off to a tidy start, conceding just one off her first over. England end the powerplay on 34/2, with Sciver and Knight having build a healthy third-wicket stand so far. Unless India are able to break this stand, England could finish this in a canter thanks to these two.
10:11 (IST)
After 9 overs,England Women 33/2 ( Heather Knight (C) 9 , Natalie Sciver 20)
FOUR! Rajeshwari Gayakwad’s off to a shaky start as Sciver sweeps a full delivery behind square for a boundary in the second ball. The left-arm spinner’s guilty of committing the same mistake three balls later, and is met with another sweep, this time over square leg. Sciver keeps the strike with a single off the last ball. Nine from the over.
10:08 (IST)
After 8 overs,England Women 24/2 ( Heather Knight (C) 9 , Natalie Sciver 11)
Three singles from the over as Knight and Sciver slowly rebuild after the early exits for the openers. Fine stop by Harmanpreet at mid on in the fifth ball to restrict Sciver to just a single. India have matched England in terms of fielding so far today.
10:03 (IST)
After 7 overs,England Women 21/2 ( Heather Knight (C) 8 , Natalie Sciver 9)
Sciver collects a single off the second delivery. Three balls later, Knight decides to punish Goswami for bowling another short-of-length ball, pulling authoritatively towards deep square leg to collect her second boundary.
10:01 (IST)
After 6 overs,England Women 16/2 ( Heather Knight (C) 4 , Natalie Sciver 8)
Meghna continues to build pressure from her end, collecting her second maiden in three overs as Knight opts to remain on the defensive side.
09:56 (IST)
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Jhulan Goswami becomes the first ever player to take 250 wickets in Women's ODIs.
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09:55 (IST)
After 5 overs,England Women 16/2 ( Heather Knight (C) 4 , Natalie Sciver 8)
Now new batter Nat Sciver gets into the boundary-scoring act, collecting a couple of them in this over. She’s also lucky to escape getting bowled in the fourth ball after a bat-shoe deflection towards the stumps, the bails refusing to dislodge in the end. Eight from Goswami’s third over.
09:52 (IST)
After 4 overs,England Women 8/2 ( Heather Knight (C) 4 , Natalie Sciver 0)
FOUR! Heather Knight collects the first boundary of the innings with a crisp cover drive off the penultimate ball of the over. That should release some of the pressure.
09:51 (IST)
After 3 overs,England Women 4/2 ( Heather Knight (C) 0 , Natalie Sciver 0)
Goswami starts off with a wide down the leg side first ball, but keeps things tight for the next four balls. Appeal for LBW is turned down in the final ball but Mithali pushes for the review — and is rewarded in the form of Beaumont’s wicket as England find themselves two down for just four runs. This could turn out to be a low-scoring thriller after all!
09:42 (IST)
After 2 overs,England Women 3/1 ( Tammy Beaumont 1 , Heather Knight (C) 0)
Meghna Singh bowls from the other end, and starts off with a wicket maiden, getting rid of Danny Wyatt first ball. Skipper Heather Knight joins the in-form Beaumont at the centre, and also edges the ball towards slip — only this time the ball lands well short of Rana. Looks like there is some hope for the Indians after all.
09:39 (IST)
OUT! Meghna Singh with the early breakthrough, and boy will that work wonders for their confidence! The ball kicks up higher than usual and takes Wyatt by surprise, getting the thick outside edge. And top effort by Rana as well to complete a superb catch at slip. ENG 3/1
Wyatt c Rana b Meghna 1(3)
09:34 (IST)
After 1 over,England Women 3/0 ( Tammy Beaumont 1 , Danni Wyatt 1)
Goswami starts off with a dot followed by a wide down the leg side — which opens England’s account in the process. First run off the bat is collected two balls later with a single to Beaumont. Wyatt follows suit two balls later, working the ball towards cover for a single. Three from the first over.
09:29 (IST)
India get into a quick huddle, Mithali Raj giving one final pep talk before they make their way out to the centre. India’s body language certainly has taken a hit after that batting display, though that still can change with an early wicket or two. For England, a start similar to the one Dottin and Matthews had provided on Saturday should seal the deal. Beaumont and Wyatt to open as usual, with Goswami bowling the first over.
09:12 (IST)
After 36.2 overs,India Women 134/10 ( Rajeshwari Gayakwad 1 , )
India fail to bat out the second powerplay, getting bundled out for their lowest World Cup total in more than a decade thanks to a shambolic batting display by Mithali and Co. Dean, meanwhile, caps off an outstanding day in office with her fourth wicket after getting rid of Meghna. While still a tricky surface for the batters, England should comfortably collect their first win of the campaign today.
09:07 (IST)
BOWLED! Charlotte Dean completes the formalities and signs off with excellent figures of 4/23 as India are bowled out for a paltry 134 after being asked to bat by England on a dry Bay Oval wicket! Meghna looks for the sweep, and misses completely to get her stumps rattled.
Meghna b Dean 3(12)
09:05 (IST)
After 36 overs,India Women 133/9 ( Meghna Singh 3 , Rajeshwari Gayakwad 0)
Sophie Ecclestone returns, hoping to close the innings out. Bowls a wide down the leg side in the final delivery, and is followed by a brace to Meghna in the last ball.
09:04 (IST)
After 35 overs,India Women 130/9 ( Meghna Singh 1 , Rajeshwari Gayakwad 0)
Knight continues, conceding just one from the over with Meghna Singh getting off the mark. Meghna and last batter Rajeshwari Gayakwad will hope to guide India past the 150-mark, the practical target for them at the moment.
09:00 (IST)
After 34 overs,India Women 129/9 ( Meghna Singh 0 , Rajeshwari Gayakwad 0)
What an over! Both Ghosh and Goswami are gone in a space of six deliveries, the former getting run out while the latter departs right after collecting her second boundary. Six runs and a wicket off Cross’ third over.
08:56 (IST)
OUT! Both set batters depart in a space of a few deliveries, as Goswami hits the ball straight to point at a comfortable catching height to depart for 20. India one wicket away from getting bowled out. IND 126/9
Goswami c Wyatt b Cross 20(26)
India vs England, Women's World Cup 2022 LIVE score and updates: Sophie Ecclestone hits the winning boundary as England win by four wickets with 112 balls to spare, collecting their first points of the 2022 World Cup in the process.
Preview: Mithali Raj-led India women will look to carry on their winning momentum from the West Indies match, as they face winless England in a Women’s World Cup 2022 match on Wednesday.
This will be a rematch of the 2017 World Cup final, where India lost by nine runs at Lord’s.
Heather Knight’s England have got off to a forgettable start, losing all of their first three matches (Against Australia, West Indies and South Africa) and will hope to open their World Cup account against India. England lie seventh, ahead of eighth-placed Pakistan (With four defeats in as many games).
India, meanwhile, have played three matches, winning two of them (Against Pakistan and West Indies), while having lost only to hosts New Zealand. India lie third on the points table (4 points), behind South Africa (6) and Australia (8).
In their match against West Indies, Smriti Mandhana (123) and Harmanpreet Kaur (109) scored centuries while Yastika Bhatia (31) too got among the runs as India posted 317/8 from 50 overs.
Defending the total, it was an all-round bowling effort from the Indians that hindered the opposition's chances of winning the game. Sneh Rana collected three wickets, finishing with figures of 3/22 while Meghna Singh enjoyed figures of 2/27 in six overs.
West Indies’ batting card was a disappointing one, barring the performances of Deandra Dottin (62) and Hayley Matthews (43).
England were made to sweat in their game against South Africa, eventually losing by three wickets. Having been put to bat, Tammy Beaumont (62) and Amy Jones (53) scored fifties to take the defending champions to 235/9 in 50 overs.
The English bowlers then kept troubling the Proteas at regular intervals. South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt scored 77 and probably that was the difference in the game. South Africa lost Marizanne Kapp in the 49th over with their score reading 226/7, and needed 10 to win from as many balls. Trisha Chetty (11*) and Shabnim Ismail (5*) took the South Africans home in the end, with four balls to spare.
A win against England would certainly boost India’s confidence, having surrendered to them five years ago when they eventually lost the final in Lord’s.
Here’s all you need to know about when and where to watch the match:
When will the Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and England take place?
The Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and England will be played on Wednesday, 16 March 2022.
What is the venue for the Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and England?
The Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and England will take place at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.
When will the Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and England start?
The Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and England will begin at 6.30 am IST. The toss will take place at 6 am IST.
Which TV channels will broadcast the Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and England?
The match will be telecast on Star Sports Network. The live streaming of the match will also be available on Disney + Hotstar. You can also browse firstpost.com for live updates and over-by-over commentary.
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