That’s it from me, Raf’s report from the ground should be along any moment,Thanks for tuning in, goodnight!England Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt speaks:Sophia Dunkley and Alice Davidson-Richards played really, really well,To get to that total from 90-4 was brilliant, but ultimately we didn’t have enough runs,The outfield really dried out through our innings and the second innings, with it being a big field we knew we’d be running quite a lot,280 would have been a good score.

I think the way we stayed in the game for as long as we did was brilliant,Deepti played really well, that partnership with her and Jemi Rodrigues did the damage,We can be more disciplined, that’s the battle between the two sides… who can last longer,”India Captain Harmanpreet Kaur speaks:It was a great feeling the way we played today,In the end, the way the team played, it was a very crucial innings and very happy we all performed today.

We knew when we were bowling, if we stayed there we could easily chase this total.On Sharma and Rodrigues’ partnership:It was very important Deepti’s [Sharma] calmness on the field and the way they rotated the strike was very important.”Deepti Sharma scoops Player of the Match:I think I was waiting for this opportunity.We had a conversation that we had to build a partnership.We had to take five-to-six runs per over.

”On her sweep shot: I was working on it and that helps me a lot.If I play, I play those kind of shots.”On that six: I played it in the practice and I am used to those shots.I like that shot.”On playing in England: I think I played last time we play lot of series in England.

We are used to these conditions.We enjoy each and every game.”That was India’s second best ever chase in women’s ODIs and they have now won five-in-a-row in England.Deepti Sharma finished unbeaten on 62 from 64 balls and her 90-run partnership with Jemimah Rodrigues was the crucial stand for the visitors.Amanjot Kaur finishes the match in style, hitting Kate Cross for consecutive fours to see India home and to a 1-0 lead in the series.

48th over: India 254-6 (Sharma 62, Kaur 12) Filer slams in two bouncers for dot balls but is worked around off the rest, India happy to get there in singles by the looks of it.India need 5 runs off 12 balls.47th over: India 250-6 (Sharma 60, Kaur 10) Kate Cross is summoned.Amanjot Kaur drives her for four down the ground and the whips for two into the leg side to leave India on the brink – 9 runs needed from 18 balls.46th over: India 242-6 (Sharma 59, Kaur 4) Sharma top edges Filer over Amy Jones’ head and away for four! That relieves some pressure for India.

Ouch,Lauren Filer hits the deck in her bowling stride and the physio comes on to assess her,She’s good to go after a short delay,Amanjot pulls a single behind square and a leg side wide sees the target into the teens with one ball to go in the over,Sharma pulls into the deep for a single and to keep strike.

India need 17 runs from 24 balls,45th over: India 232-6 (Sharma 53, Kaur 2) Amanjot Kaur joins Deepti Sharma int the middle,They trade singles to make it five runs and one wicket off the over,Where’s your moolah now eh? 27 runs required from 30 balls,A sting in the tale? Ghosh dances down to Dean but swishes and misses, Amy Jones taking the bails with the batter stranded well out of her crease!44th over: India 227-5 (Sharma 51, Ghosh 9) Curious shot from Ghosh who dances down and then plinks Filer over point for a couple.

Four off the over in total as India close in on victory.43rd over: India 223-5 (Sharma 50, Ghosh 6) Charlie Dean is swept fine for four by Ghosh! It was too leg side and Dean knows it, she kicks the turf in frustration.Sharma sweeps to go to a well made half century off 52 balls.She’s been ice cold in this run chase so far.36 needed from 42.

42nd over: India 216-5 (Sharma 48, Ghosh 1) Richa Ghosh is the new batter.India were cruising but Rodrigues’ wicket has given England a sniff.43 runs needed off 48 balls.Lauren Filer returns.Sharma cuts past point for two and pulls into midwicket for single.

Gone! Rodrigues tries to upper cut a short ball but gets a glove through to Amy Jones!41st over: India 211-4 (Rodrigues 48, Sharma 44) Rodrigues plays a lovely in-to out of Ecclestone to manipulate the ball into the gap for a single.Ecclestone is trying to cramp her up but Rodrigues footwork is so precise.Ecclestone beats Sharma with a flighted ball that cuts batter in half but misses the stumps! The left-armer finishes with 1-34 from her ten overs but the game is slipping away from England.40th over: India 208-4 (Rodrigues 47, Sharma 42) Gah, Lauren Bell spears down a leg side wide and then follows up with four leg byes, Sharma got so far across her stumps that it was actually lbw but England’s players didn’t appeal.They needed that one, Bell gave it a quizzical look but there was nothing from Amy Jones behind the stumps.

39th over: India 200-4 (Rodrigues 46, Sharma 40) Sciver-Brunt is forced to recall Ecclestone to try and make something happen,Rodrigues and Sharma work the singles and bring up the 200,India have only faced six dots in the last six overs, they’ve rotated strike perfectly,38th over: India 195-4 (Rodrigues 44, Sharma 37) What a shot! Deepti Sharma swipes Lauren Bell off a length for SIX over midwicket,Her bottom had came off the handle during the shot and she holds her bat aloft like a periscope as the ball flies away over the rope.

Shades of Yuvraj Singh in that one! Eleven runs off the over, 64 off 72 balls for India,37th over: India 184-4 (Rodrigues 43, Sharma 27) Nine runs off Lamb’s latest as this pair look more and more comfortable, Rodrigues plays a classy loft over extra cover for four to take the partnership to 60 off 59 balls,36th over: India 175-4 (Rodrigues 37, Sharma 24) Sharma sweeps Dean hard along the baize but there is cover on the leg-side boundary,A scampered two brings the fifty partnership up between this pair,England could do with winkling out another one right about now.

35th over: India 168-4 (Rodrigues 34, Sharma 20) Lamb continues, she drags a few deliveries down and is fortunate to get away with them as Sharma hits the fielders.Five singles off it.34th over: India 163-4 (Rodrigues 32, Sharma 17) Deepti Sharma sweeps Dean hard for four off the first ball! Pressure on the bowler for the rest of the over.A full toss is glided away to the cover fence by Rodrigues.The target comes down into double figures, decent over for India – eleven runs off it.

96 needed off 96 balls.33rd over: India 152-4 (Rodrigues 27, Sharma 11) Rodrigues is a real touch player, Emma Lamb is summoned for some right arm off spin and a loose first ball is cut fine with Andrex soft hands for four.Lamb tightens up in the rest of the over, six off it as India chip away.32nd over: India 146-4 (Rodrigues 22, Sharma 10) Dean continues after the electrolyte slurping.England are trying to force this run rate higher in the hope that it will force a rash shot.

31st over: India 141-4 (Rodrigues 19, Sharma 8) Rodrigues chops Cross away behind point for four.The bowler responds with some extra pep and gets one to lift and take the leading edge, luckily for Rodrigues it lands a few feet short of cover.Time for a drink – England have pegged India back, they were 140-4 at the same stage so there’s only a single to separate them.30th over: India 134-4 (Rodrigues 13, Sharma 7) Dean chastises herself as she sends down a gift on the leg stump for Deepti to sweep away fine for four.India need 125 runs from 20 overs, England need six wickets or to continue this constriction.

29th over: India 128-4 (Rodrigues 12, Sharma 2) Kate Cross applies the squeeze now, bowling stump to stump and giving nothing away.28th over: India 126-4 (Rodrigues 11, Sharma 1) England really fancy this now, they buzz about in the field as Deepti Sharma arrives in the middle.Dean has 1-11 from her four overs so far.Huge wicket! Charlie Dean pins Harmanpreet lbw! The umpire turned it down but the bowler was certain and with good reason, the DRS sending India’s skipper on her way.Now then!27th over: India 124-3 (Harmanpreet 17, Rodrigues 10) Cross comes back and eight runs are worked off her over.

At this stage England were 122-4 so India just have their noses in front,26th over: India 116-3 (Harmanpreet 10, Rodrigues 9) Charlie Dean has been excellent in her short spell so far,Just nine runs off her three overs,Ecclestone is being replaced by Kate Cross,Can the seamer keep the pressure on?25th over: India 113-3 (Harmanpreet 9, Rodrigues 7) Shot! Ecclestone is swept fine by Rodrigues to release some pressure for India.

It’s dots once more afterwards though as India reach the halfway stage needing needing 146 more with seven wickets in hand,Add a couple of wickets on though…24th over: India 108-3 (Harmanpreet 9, Rodrigues 2) Rodrigues off the mark with a poke into off,Dean lands it on a pocket square and India can only deal in singles at the moment as the run rate begins to creep,23rd over: India 103-3 (Harmanpreet 6, Rodrigues 0) Dot follows dot… Ecclestone stitches together her second maiden in a row,England on the squeeze.

22nd over: India 103-3 (Harmanpreet 6, Rodrigues 0) England going with spin with Charlie Dean and Sophie Ecclestone applying the pressure.21st over: India 103-3 (Harmanpreet 6, Rodrigues 0) Jemimah Rodrigues joins Harmanpreet in the middle with the door just about ajar for England.Oh that is stonkingly bad from Deol, she is well home when the direct hit comes in but her bat is in the air and her toe is short of the crease.England can’t believe it but they’ve been gifted a wicket.