IND-W vs ENG-W Live Score 3rd ODI: Mandhana falls to Cross; India five down

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IND 105/5 in 27 overs

Kate Cross continues as England looks to go for the kill. Cross misses her line and Jones can’t gather it and it flies away for a wide four. Freebies for India. Hemalatha, the new batter and Deepti see out the rest of the Cross over. Deepti Sharma goes after Ecclestone and nails a lofted shot over mid wicket for a four.

IND 87/5 in 24 overs

Kate Cross is brought back in, but Deepti and Mandhana deal with her comfortably. Mandhana, meanwhile, gets to her 25th ODI half-century and takes in the applause from an adoring crowd. But her joy is soon cut short as she somehow manages to drag a short delivery from Cross to her stumps. Mandhana looks bewildered and Cross is leaping with joy as she gets her fourth. Huge blow for India.

Smriti Mandhana b Cross 50 (79b)

IND 82/4 in 20 overs

Emma Lamb is the next spinner to get a ball. Mandhana and Deepti has a confusion and almost results in a mix up. Mandhana is safely back in. Deepti brings up the 50 partnership with a sweep shot. These two have stabilised the Indian innings after Cross and Jones rocked the ship ealry.

IND 74/4 in 18 overs

Deepti Sharma has had enough of the defending and slogs Ecclestone over mid wicket for her first four. Dean continues from the other end and Deepti late cuts her for another FOUR!! Shift in tempo from India.

IND 58/4 in 16 overs

Sophie Ecclestone is introduced into the attack. She pushes a quiet over past the Indian left-handers. England is in control of the game, but India’s hopes will be alive until Mandhana continues.

IND 53/4 in 14 overs

Mandhana slashes one outside off from Kemp and it flies past point. third man dives in and keeps it down to two. Kemp offered a loosener and Mandhana goes to her backfoot and thumps it to midwicket. FOUR!! Mandhana has held India’s innings together so far.

IND 43/4 in 12 overs

Freya Kemp is the first change for England. Mandhana drives one a little uppishly and it races away for a four. Chalie ,Dean replaces Cross with her off spin. Deepti paddles her for a double.

IND 32/4 in 10 overs

Davies with her fifth over. She hits Harleen Deol on her pads and the umpire brushes the appeal aside. England goes up for a review and the replay shows the ball had hit the pad first and it is all three red. Harleen Deol is gone. Davies gets her first of the day. Cross too gets her fifth and Mandhana and Deepti Sharma sees her out.

IND 22/3 in 8 overs

Davies continues. She keeps Mandhana down and delivers a maiden over. Cross delivers another unplayable ball and beats Harmanpreet before rapping her on her pads. Umpire gives out and India reviews. The ball is shown to be clipping the leg stump and the decision stands. Harmanpreet Kaur is dismissed for the first time in this series. Cross’s dream spell continues. Cross misses her line and Mandhana nudges it to fine leg boundary for a four.

Harmanpreet Kaur lbw b Cross 4 (9b)

IND 17/2 in 6 overs

Davies draws an edge from Harmanpreet, but it is just wide of second slip. Harmanpreet gets a drive past the infield, but its not timed well enough and gets a double. Cross lands one on middle and leg and it swings it away from Mandhana. The ball almost skims both the outside edge and the off stump before nestling in Jones’ gloves. Some bowling from Cross. She then draws a false shot from Harmanpreet and almost gets a caught and bowled. But the ball slips out of her grasp on the follow up.

IND 11/2 in 4 overs

Mandhana nails a cover drive and it goes racing away for a four. First boundary of the game. She hits the same spot again, but this time from the backfoot. As elegant as the first one. FOUR! She defends everything else to see through Davies’ over. Cross gets one more!! This time it is Yastika. She swings it back inside for the left-hander and Yastika had no answers. Second wicket for Cross and England. The skipper is out in the middle, much earlier than she would have expected to.

Yastika Bhatia b Cross 0 (2b)

IND 2/1 in 2 overs

Smriti Mandhana begins well with a few drives, but no boundaries yet. Davies beats her once in the first over. Just two runs from the first. Kate Cross with the second over. Shafali Verma blocks few, but the fifth ball from Cross swings in just enough to beat her bat and she is bowled. Shafali’s poor form continues. Yastika Bhatia is the next batter.

Shafali Verma b Cross 0 (5b)

Freya Davies to open the bowling for England. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma to open the innings for India.

PLAYING 11s

India 1 Smriti Mandhana, 2 Shafali Verma, 3 Harmanpreet Kaur (C), 4 Harleen Deol, 5 Yastika Bhatia (WK), 6 Deepti Sharma, 7 Pooja Vastrakar, 8 Jhulan Goswami, 9 Dayalan Hemalatha, 10 Rajeshwari Gayakwad, 11 Renuka Singh Thakur

. England 1 Tammy Beaumont, 2 Emma Lamb, 3 Sophia Dunkley, 4 Alice Capsey, 5 Danni Wyatt, 6 Amy Jones (C & WK), 7 Freya Kemp, 8 Sophie Ecclestone, 9 Charlie Dean, 10 Kate Cross, 11 Freya Davies.

TOSS UPDATES

 England wins the toss and choose to bowl against India in Lord’s

India legend Jhulan Goswami will play her final international match during the third ODI against England at the Lord’s Cricket Ground on Saturday.

Jhulan’s last dance

Jhulan Goswami, a name synonymous with ‘fast bowling’ in women’s cricket, will walk into her cricketing sunset at the Lord’s on Saturday and the Indian team will strive to make it a memorable swansong for her by completing a historic ODI series clean sweep on English soil.

Playing one game at Lord’s is an ultimate dream for a cricketer.

Scoring a hundred or taking a five-for is a different high but bidding adieu to the game following an illustrious career at the ‘Mecca of Cricket’ is only reserved for a few chosen ones.

Where can I watch the live streaming of the Jhulan Goswami’s last international match – India Women vs England Women 3rd ODI?

Jhulan Goswami’s last international match –  India Women vs England Women 3rd ODI – will be streamed LIVE on the SonyLIV app and Jio TV.

Which TV channels will broadcast Jhulan Goswami’s last international match – India Women vs England Women 3rd ODI?

Jhulan Goswami’s last international match – India Women vs England Women 3rd ODI – will be aired LIVE on the Star Sports Network.

At what time will the Jhulan Goswami’s last international match – India Women vs England Women 3rd ODI?

Jhulan Goswami’s last international match – India Women vs England Women 3rd ODI – will begin at 3:30 PM IST.