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.
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.
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!
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.
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)