Match report
Raf Nicholson has filed her report from Hove. The full version will be on our site shortly. Thanks for your company – goodnight.
Jhulan Goswami’s farewell tour started with a flourish as the 39-year-old helped India restrict England to 227 for seven in the first Royal London One Day International at Hove on Sunday, despite an unbeaten maiden ODI half-century from Alice Davidson-Richards.
India then rollicked to their target in 44.2 overs with seven wickets in hand, thanks to fifties from Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana - the latter falling just nine runs short of a century. “In practice, we had spoken about trying to be more on the front foot,” Mandhana said.
“We learned a few things from England’s mistakes - a few of them got out on the back foot. I am a back foot player, but I was trying to tell myself to be on the front foot. It’s all about the mindset when you go out to bat - I have to keep telling myself not to get carried away.”
Curiously, England chose to omit the two seamers who had been most effective in the T20 leg of the series - Lauren Bell and Freya Davies - and then failed to bring premier bowler Sophie Ecclestone into the attack until the 17th over, when the match was already half-won.
The result hands India first blood in the new ICC Women’s Championship cycle, with the win worth two points in the race towards automatic qualification for the 2025 World Cup.
India put on a commanding performance with bat and ball to beat England in the first ODI 🏏 pic.twitter.com/botmHOQyym
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) September 18, 2022
India win by seven wickets with 34 balls to spare!
44.2 overs: India 232-3 (Kaur 72, Deol 6) The captain finishes the match in style, slog sweeping Davidson-Richards for six! It’s a crushing win for India, who made light work of a potentially awkward runchase. England have a bit to think about before the teams reconvene in Canterbury on Wednesday.
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44th over: India 226-3 (Kaur 68, Deol 6) Kaur reverse sweeps Ecclestone for four. India are two runs away.
43rd over: India 220-3 (Kaur 63, Deol 5) Harmanpreet Kaur launches Davidson-Richards over mid-off for four, which brings India’s target into single figures. Then she survives an LBW review after missing a swipe across the line at a clever slower ball. It was straight enough but would have bounced over the stumps.
42nd over: India 212-3 (Kaur 56, Deol 4) Kaur walks down the pitch to smash Ecclestone over extra cover for four. She has been in total control throughout this innings.
41st over: India 205-3 (Kaur 50, Deol 3) Kaur tucks Cross off the pads to reach a classy, restrained fifty from 80 balls. Cross, England’s best bowler today, finishes with figures of 10-1-43-2.
40th over: India 204-3 (Kaur 49, Deol 3) Deol survives a run-out chance off the next delivery, with Jones’s throw missing the stumps at the non-striker’s end.
REVIEW! India 202-3 (Deol not out 2)
Harleen Deol is given out LBW to Sophie Ecclestone, but she successfully reviews the decision. Replays show an inside-edge, without which she would have been plumb.
39th over: India 202-3 (Kaur 48, Deol 2) Cross is still charging in, but she must know the game is up. India are 26 runs away from victory.
38th over: India 200-3 (Kaur 47, Deol 1) Deol sweeps Dean towards short fine leg, where Wong puts down a difficult chance diving forwards. Poor Issy Wong has had a bad day – five overs for 35 and now a dropped catch.
Dean finishes a decent spell with figures of 10-0-45-1.
37th over: India 198-3 (Kaur 45, Deol 0) India need 30 from 78 balls.
WICKET! India 198-3 (Mandhana c Davidson-Richards b Cross 91)
There’ll be no century for Smriti Mandhana. She slices Cross high in the air, and Davidson-Richards runs round from mid-on to take a simple catch. It was a lovely innings from Mandhana, full of classy strokes: 99 balls, 10 fours and one six.
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36th over: India 195-2 (Mandhana 90, Kaur 45) Dean tosses one up to Kaur, who pings a beautiful drive through extra cover for four. England haven’t played well but India’s batitng, on an awkward pitch, has been tremendous.
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35th over: India 188-2 (Mandhana 89, Kaur 40) The new bowler Issy Wong is sliced high over point by Mandanha, with the ball dropping short of the fielder on the boundary. Mandanha nails an attacking stroke later in the over, driving Wong majestically over long on for six.
34th over: India 179-2 (Mandhana 82, Kaur 37) Charlie Dean returns after the drinks break. There’s no need for India to take any risks, and they are happy to milk four more runs. They have judged this runchase beautifully.
33rd over: India 175-2 (Mandhana 81, Kaur 35) Mandhana pulls Cross towards fine leg, where Capsey runs past the ball and then slips over as she tries to change direction. Four more to Mandhana, who moves into the effortless eighties as a result.
32nd over: India 165-2 (Mandhana 74, Kaur 32) Mandhana square-drives Davidson-Richards for a couple, with Capsey making a superb stop on the boundary. India need 63 from 108 balls.
31st over: India 161-2 (Mandhana 71, Kaur 31) More technical problems. Sorry.
29th over: India 153-2 (Mandhana 68, Kaur 26) Kate Cross replaces Sophie Ecclestone (6-0-27-0). Mandhana clunks a full ball just short of mid-on before Kaur clips another boundary to fine leg. They are 7t runs away from an emphatic victory.
28th over: India 146-2 (Mandhana 67, Kaur 22) Kaur misses a vigorous pull at a short ball from Lamb that keeps low and just misses the off stump. But a decent over is tarnished by a poor final delivery that Mandhana helps to fine leg for four. She’s 33 away from another ODI century.
27th over: India 139-2 (Mandhana 62, Kaur 20) A misfield from Lamb (I think) gives Mandhana a couple of bonus runs. England look resigned to their fate.
26th over: India 133-2 (Mandhana 57, Kaur 19) Mandhana survives an enquiry for caught behind after pushing at a delivery from Lamb that keeps a bit low; then Kaur gets her first boundary with a classy glide past short third. India need 95 from 24 overs.
25th over: India 127-2 (Mandhana 56, Kaur 14) Ecclestone almost slips a quicker ball through Kaur, who adjusts at the last second and defends. England’s only chance of victory is to break this partnership in the next few overs.
24th over: India 122-2 (Mandhana 55, Kaur 10) Emma Lamb replaces Charlie Dean, who bowled a mixed spell of 7-0-32-1, and concedes three from her first over. India are strolling to victory.
23rd over: India 119-2 (Mandhana 54, Kaur 8)
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22nd over: India 116-2 (Mandhana 53, Kaur 6) Mandhana runs down the pitch and drives Dean over mid-off for four. That brings up a typically elegant fifty from 61 balls. Eight from the over in total, and India are now more than halfway to their target.
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21st over: India 108-2 (Mandhana 46, Kaur 5) Apologies, we’re having a few technical problems. You haven’t missed much, just a couple of economical overs from Dean and Ecclestone.
19th over: India 104-2 (Mandhana 43, Kaur 4) Kaur laps Ecclestone for a couple to get off the mark, a shot so effective that she plays it again off the next ball.
18th over: India 99-2 (Mandhana 42, Kaur 0) The new batter is the captain Harmanpreet Kaur.
WICKET! India 99-2 (Bhatia b Dean 50)
Bhatia, on the charge, inside edges Dean this far wide of leg stump. The ball runs away for four, which takes Bhatia to a breezy 45-ball fifty.
But she falls later in the over, bowled through the gate as she walks down the pitch again. Not a great shot, but her innings has put India in complete control.
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17th over: India 95-1 (Mandhana 42, Bhatia 46) Sophie Ecclestone belatedly comes into the attack. Mandhana charges her second ball, lofting it into the leg side for a couple. That could easily have gone to a fielder, and India don’t really need to take such risks given the match situation.
16th over: India 90-1 (Mandhana 39, Bhatia 44) Mandhana glides Dean for another four, the 13th of the innings. This is too easy for India, who now need 138 from 34 overs.
15th over: India 84-1 (Mandhana 34, Bhatia 43) A top-edged pull from Bhatia lands just short of Wong, running in from long leg. That aside it’s a quiet over.
14th over: India 81-1 (Mandhana 32, Bhatia 42) India’s fast start means they can play low-risk cricket now, working the ball around while they wait for the bad ball. That’s what they do here, with three more coming from Dean’s third over.
13th over: India 78-1 (Mandhana 30, Bhatia 41) A better over from Davidson-Richards, three from it.
12th over: India 75-1 (Mandhana 28, Bhatia 40) Bhatia drives Dean wristily through extra cover for four more. England are in urgent need of a wicket or three.
11th over: India 71-1 (Mandhana 28, Bhatia 36) England are haemorrhaging runs. Bhatia top edges Davidson-Richards for six, just over the head of Wong at long leg, and then tucks the next ball off the pads for four.
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10th over: India 59-1 (Mandhana 27, Bhatia 25) The offspinner Charlie Dean comes on, and she almost strikes when Bhatia inside-edges wide of leg stump for four. That’s the 11th boundary of the innings.
9th over: India 53-1 (Mandhana 26, Bhatia 20) Alice Davidson-Richards replaces Issy Wong, and Mandhana walks down the track to pull sweetly for four. She does it again later in the over, nailing a pull through square leg. This is terrific batting from India, who are cashing in while there is pace on the ball. They need 175 from 41 overs.
8th over: India 45-1 (Mandhana 18, Bhatia 20) That’s a gorgeous shot from Bhatia, who stands tall to drive Cross for four off the back foot. She survives a biggish LBW appeal later in the over, with the ball pitching well outside leg stump. England decide to go upstairs, a very poor decision that costs them a review.
India are making superb use of the Powerplay; at the same stage, England were 21 for one.
7th over: India 41-1 (Mandhana 18, Bhatia 16) Too short from Wong, and Bhatia clatters a pull to the midwicket boundary. Then Mandhana times a wide half-volley through the covers for four. On this pitch, Wong’s extra pace is a mixed blessing; her four overs have gone for 26.
6th over: India 30-1 (Mandhana 14, Bhatia 11) Cross has a hopeful appeal for LBW turned down when Bhatia plays across the line at a full delivery. It pitched outside leg. A good over from Cross, just one from it.
A good catch from Charlie Dean and India lose their first wicket.
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 18, 2022
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5th over: India 29-1 (Mandhana 14, Bhatia 11) Bhatia gloves Wong’s bouncer down the leg side and is dropped by Jones. For a keeper as good as Jones, that was a relatively straightforward chance, but all she could do was help it on its way to the boundary. Later in the over, Mandhana drives Wong beautifully through extra cover for another four. India are off to a flyer.
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4th over: India 20-1 (Mandhana 10, Bhatia 7) Mandhana waves Cross through the covers for four, a glorious way to get your first boundary, and she back cuts another off the next delivery. It was in the air for a while, but I don’t think it carried to gully.
3rd over: India 9-1 (Mandhana 1, Bhatia 5) Bhatia gets off the mark with a boundary, timing Wong nicely past backward point. Later in the over Mandhana is beaten by a grubber that only just misses the off stump. This really isn’t a great pitch.
2nd over: India 4-1 (Mandhana 1, Bhatia 0) The new batter is the wicketkeeper Yastika Bhatia.
WICKET! India 3-1 (Verma c Dean b Cross 1)
Kate Cross shares the new ball. It’s already clear that England are going to bowl very straight, challening the Indian batters to force the pace on what is an awkward pitch.
Verma tries to do just that, flicking a straight ball wristily towards midwicket, but Charlie Dean swoops to her right to take an outstanding two-handed catch!
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1st over: India 2-0 (Mandhana 1, Verma 1) The speedy Issy Wong opens the bowling – and she almost strikes immediately. Shafali Verma, aiming to leg, gets a leading edge that loops just wide of the fielder at point. That was close.
The players are back out on the field. Here we go!
India need 228 to win
50th over: England 227-7 (Davidson-Richards 50, Dean 24) Davidson-Richards clips a full toss from Meghna for four to reach an excellent fifty, her first in ODIs, from 60 balls. She survives a stumping referral later in the over, which yields eight runs in total. It’s a decent recovery from England, who were in all sorts at 128 for six. India are still favourites, but England will fancy their chances on a tired pitch.
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49th over: England 219-7 (Davidson-Richards 46, Dean 22) Davidson-Richards swaggers down the wicket to launch Sharma to long on for a one-bounce four. Lovely shot. The next ball beats everyone and everything on its way for two byes. Sharma ends with figures of two for 33.
48th over: England 210-7 (Davidson-Richards 41, Dean 20) Dean scoops Meghna towards short fine leg, where Goswami fails to get a hand on an awkward low chance. The next ball is edged for four, and a single later in the over takes Dean to 20 from just 15 balls. England’s lower order have been excellent today.
47th over: England 202-7 (Davidson-Richards 40, Dean 13) Davidson-Richards drives Sharma for a single to bring up the 200. That’s a decent recovery from 128 for six in the 34th over. Six runs from the over.
46th over: England 196-7 (Davidson-Richards 38, Dean 11) Davidson-Richards plays a nice reverse sweep for two off Gayakwad, and repeats the shot off the final delivery. Gayakwad ends with figures of 10-0-40-1.
45th over: England 192-7 (Davidson-Richards 33, Dean 10) Vastakar, who bowled one expensive over earlier in the innings, returns to the attack. She goes around the wicket to angle the ball across the right-handers; after a series of drives for a single, Dean deftly steers a yorker past short third for four.
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44th over: England 182-7 (Davidson-Richards 29, Dean 4) Good stuff from Gayakwad, who restricts England to just three runs.
43rd over: England 179-7 (Davidson-Richards 29, Dean 1) Davidson-Richards survives a run-out referral after being sent back by the new batter Charlie Dean. She was comfortably home.
WICKET! England 178-7 (Ecclestone LBW b Sharma 31)
A single from Davidson-Richards brings up a resourceful fifty partnership from 57 balls, but Ecclestone falls next ball. She went deep in her crease, missed an attempted flick to leg and was hit on the back pad. Plumb.
42nd over: England 176-6 (Davidson-Richards 28, Ecclestone 30) Ecclestone slices Gayakwad over the off side, with the ball dropping well short of the fielder running in from the boundary. She gets four later in the over, dragging a loose delivery past short fine leg. Ecclestone has 30 from 30 balls, an admirable rate of scoring on this pitch.
41st over: England 167-6 (Davidson-Richards 26, Ecclestone 23) Goswami finishes as she started, by giving the England batters almost nothing. She ends with outstanding figures of 10-2-20-1.
40th over: England 164-6 (Davidson-Richards 25, Ecclestone 21) Ecclestone sweeps Rana for two boundaries in three balls, the first through midwicket and the second behind square. These are really useful runs for England, who are inching towards a competitive score.
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39th over: England 153-6 (Davidson-Richards 24, Ecclestone 11) England still haven’t managed to hit a boundary off Jhulan Goswami, whose figures look like something from 1982: 9-2-17-1.
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38th over: England 151-6 (Davidson-Richards 23, Ecclestone 10) We’re having a few technical problems, but you haven’t missed much. Alice Davidson-Richards has just dragged Sneh Rana round the corner for four to bring up England’s 150.
36th over: England 141-6 (Davidson-Richards 14, Ecclestone 8) Three from Sharma’s over. England are going nowhere fast, though a score of 200 might be competitive.
35th over: England 137-6 (Davidson-Richards 13, Ecclestone 6) Ecclestone, a dangerous lower-order hitter, gets off the mark with a sweep for four off Deol. A no-ball later in the over gives England a free hit, but Ecclestone can only crash it to long off for a single.
34th over: England 128-6 (Davidson-Richards 11, Ecclestone 0) India’s four spinners have all taken a wicket now. In fact, Sharma might have had a second but she has just dropped Ecclestone off her own bowling. It was a sharp chance, two-handed at ankle height, and she put it down.
WICKET! England 128-6 (Wyatt b Sharma 43)
Correction: Danni Wyatt was playing very well. She’s gone now, bowled by Sharma after missing a sweep. It’s the end of an accomplished innings, 43 from 50 balls.
33rd over: England 128-5 (Wyatt 42, Davidson-Richards 11) Danni Wyatt is playing very well here. She skids back in her crease to pull Deol for four, which takes her into the forties, and a few singles make it seven from the over. Since drinks England have scored 25 from four overs.
32nd over: England 121-5 (Wyatt 37, Davidson-Richards 10)
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31st over: England 118-5 (Wyatt 35, Davidson-Richards 9) An excellent shot from Wyatt, who drives Rana over wide mid-off for four more. Another decent over for England, seven from it.
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30th over: England 111-5 (Wyatt 29, Davidson-Richards 8) Meghna Singh returns to the attack after the drinks break. Davidson-Richards pulls crisply for four, the first boundary since the 18th over, and four additional singles make it a good over for England.
29th over: England 103-5 (Wyatt 27, Davidson-Richards 2) Davidson-Richards drives Gayakwad for a single to get off the mark. Four from the over, and that’s drinks.
28th over: England 99-5 (Wyatt 25, Davidson-Richards 0) Sharma replaces Goswami, and Wyatt steals a pair of twos. She has manoeuvred the ball as well as anyone, moving to 25 from 32 balls despite hitting only one boundary.
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27th over: England 94-5 (Wyatt 20, Davidson-Richards 0) This pitch is so slow that even the bad balls are hard to put away; we’ve had just nine boundaries in 27 overs.
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WICKET! England 94-5 (Jones b Gayakwad 3)
Amy Jones is bowled by a grubber from Gayakwad! She went back in her crease to pull a shortish delivery which skidded on to hit the pad and deflect onto the stumps. England are now in a lot of strife.
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26th over: England 93-4 (Wyatt 19, Jones 3) Another thrifty over from Goswami, whose figures are outstanding: 7-2-13-1.
25th over: England 91-4 (Wyatt 18, Jones 2) The new batter is the captain Amy Jones.
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WICKET! England 88-4 (Dunkley c Sharma b Deol 29)
Gone! Dunkley blasts Deol straight to mid-off, where Deepti Sharma takes an easy catch. England are in a bit of strife.
24th over: England 87-3 (Dunkley 29, Wyatt 16) Goswami returns to the attack. Dunkley times a cut shot nicely but doesn’t beat the point fielder, and there are three singles from the over.
23rd over: England 84-3 (Dunkley 28, Wyatt 14) Harleen Deol comes into the attack, the fourth spinner India have used on this tired pitch. It’s a better over for England, with Dunkley and Wyatt milking Deol for five singles.
22nd over: England 79-3 (Dunkley 26, Wyatt 11) I’m not sure Dunkley realised the ball had hit the glove, because she only reviewed after chatting with Danni Wyatt.
REVIEW! England 75-3 (Dunkley not out 25)
For the second time in the innings, Sophia Dunkley successfully reviews an LBW decision off the bowling of Rajeshwari Gayakwad. She missed a sweep and was hit on the backside in front of middle stump, but replays show the ball brushed the glove on its way through.
21st over: England 74-3 (Dunkley 25, Wyatt 7) Here’s that brilliant catch from Harmanprett Kaur to get rid of Alice Capsey.
What a catch this is! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/zv7PKAUJpm
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) September 18, 2022
20th over: England 72-3 (Dunkley 24, Wyatt 6) Gayakwad replaces Rana, and it’s another quiet over. Apart from a flurry of boundaries between the 11th and 14th overs, this has been hard work for England.
19th over: England 70-3 (Dunkley 23, Wyatt 5) A quiet over from Sharma, just two from it.
18th over: England 68-3 (Dunkley 22, Wyatt 4) The new batter Danni Wyatt drags her second ball round the corner for four.
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WICKET! England 64-3 (Capsey c Kaur b Rana 19)
A brilliant catch from Harmanpreet Kaur! Capsey flicked Rana towards short midwicket, where Harmanpreet swooped to her right to take a beautiful one-handed catch just above the ground. Capsey goes after a promising debut innings of 19 from 28 balls.
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17th over: England 59-2 (Dunkley 21, Capsey 15) Another offspinner, Deepti Sharma, comes into the attack. Her first ball skids on to beat Dunkley, and her last zips past Capsey’s attempted slog sweep. Three from the over.
16th over: England 56-2 (Dunkley 18, Capsey 15) It’s hard to know what a good score is on this pitch, especially as it will get slower and lower as the game progresses. I suspect England would be very happy with 250.
15th over: England 54-2 (Dunkley 17, Capsey 14) A nicely flighted delivery from Gayakwad induces a false stroke from Capsey, whose uppish drive drops short of cover. Three singles from the over.
14th over: England 51-2 (Dunkley 16, Capsey 12) Vastrakar is hooked after one expensive over, with the offspinner Sneh Rana coming into the attack. Dunkley laps her for two and then four, continuing a good little spell for England – they’ve scored 23 from the last three overs.
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13th over: England 43-2 (Dunkley 9, Capsey 11) Dunkley clouts Gayakwad back over her head for four. Time for drinks.
12th over: England 38-2 (Dunkley 4, Capsey 11) Capsey gets his first boundary, lacing the new bowler Pooja Vastrakar through extra cover. Later in the over she threads an even better drive between extra cover and mid-off for four more. Outstanding batting.
Capsey that was GLORIOUS 😍#ENGvsIND
— England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) September 18, 2022
11th over: England 28-2 (Dunkley 4, Capsey 1) And if there was an inside edge, that’s an extraordinarily good bit of umpiring from Anna Harris.
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Dunkley is not out! Hmm. There was a murmur on Hotspot as the ball passed the bat, and the third umpire has concluded it was an inside edge. Otherwise she would have been plumb.
10.5 overs: England 28-2 (Dunkley 4, Capsey 1) With the Powerplay done, the left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakward comes into the attack to replace Goswami (5-2-8-1). Dunkley survives a huge LBW shout, but India have reviewed. I think this is out.
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10th over: England 26-2 (Dunkley 4, Capsey 0) Dunkley gets off the mark from her tenth delivery, timing Meghna sweetly through backward point. That’s an excellent shot, and a much needed boundary.
9th over: England 21-2 (Dunkley 0, Capsey 0) The new batter is the debutant Alice Capsey. Replays show that the ball from Goswami to Beaumont was just shaving leg stump, so it wouldn’t have been overturned on review. A wicket maiden for the outstanding Goswami.
Still too good @JhulanG10…please don’t retire #ENGvsIND
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) September 18, 2022
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WICKET! England 21-2 (Beaumont LBW b Goswami 7)
Now Tammy Beaumont has gone! She pushed around a superb nipbacker from Goswami and was given out LBW. I thought it might be missing leg, but Beaumont decided not to review. Her laboured innings – 7 from 21 balls – is over.
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8th over: England 21-1 (Beaumont 7, Dunkley 0) Sophia Dunkley is the new batter. This doesn’t look like the fastest pitch in the world.
WICKET! England 20-1 (Lamb c Bhatia b Meghna 12)
Emma Lamb didn’t really get going, and now she has gone. She tried to pull a vigorous short ball from Meghna and got a bottom edge through to Bhatia, who took a comfortable catch.
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7th over: England 20-0 (Lamb 12, Beaumont 7) Beaumont tries to force the issue against Goswami by premeditating a lap stroke, but she doesn’t time it and it loops towards the vacant short fine leg region. Despite a wide later in the over, the first of the innings, Goswami has terrific figures of 4-1-8-0.
6th over: England 16-0 (Lamb 10, Beaumont 6) Beaumont pushes Meghna through the covers for a couple. It’s been a pretty slow start, mainly because of the accuracy of the Indian bowling. Lamb has 10 from 20 balls, Beaumont 6 from 16.
5th over: England 14-0 (Lamb 10, Beaumont 4) Goswami’s line has been immaculate so far, with nothing for the openers to hit and not much for them to nurdle. In fact, her third over is a maiden to Lamb.
4th over: England 14-0 (Lamb 10, Beaumont 4) An eventful over from Meghna Singh. A leading edge from Beaumont falls short of point; then Lamb times a boundary through backward square leg and is beaten outside off stump.
3rd over: England 8-0 (Lamb 5, Beaumont 3) Beaumont shovels Goswami off the pads for a couple to get off the mark. She has started walking down the track, trying to disrupt Goswami’s length, and gets another run with a work behind square.
2nd over: England 5-0 (Lamb 5, Beaumont 0) Meghna Singh shares the new ball, and her second delivery is a jaffa that swerves past Kamb’s tentative push. India will be encouraged by the early movement, both in the air and off the pitch. But when Singh slips a low full toss onto the pads, Lamb drives pleasantly through mid-on for the first boundary.
1st over: England 1-0 (Lamb 1, Beaumont 0) Jhulan Goswami is into her work immediately, beating Emma Lamb outside off stump with the first ball of the match. She’s a giant of this format – she has 252 ODI wickets, 61 more than anyone else. An excellent opening over includes a big nipbacker that Tammy Beaumont defends.
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The teams line up for a minute’s silence in memory of Queen Elizabeth II, followed by the anthems.
It’s a nice morning in Hove. A little brisk, but dry, with a good forecast for the rest of the day.
The teams
Alice Capsey makes her ODI debut, but Freya Kemp and Maia Bouchier will have to wait.
England Beaumont, Lamb, Dunkley, Capsey, Wyatt, Jones (c/wk), Davidson-Richards, Ecclestone, Dean, Cross, Wong.
India Mandhana, Verma, Kaur (c), Deol, Bhatia (wk), Sharma, Vastrakar, Rana, Goswami, Gayakwad, Singh.
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Alice Capsey has just been presented with her ODI cap on the outfield. I mean, fair enough - it would be utter insanity to drop her. #ENGvODI
— Raf Nicholson (@RafNicholson) September 18, 2022
India have won the toss and will bowl first
The Sky Sports pundits are surprised at that decision, as the match is being played on a used pitch and England have two very good spinners.
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Preamble
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the first ODI between England and India at Hove. This three-match series is the start of England’s attempt to qualify for the 2025 World Cup in India, and the last of a summer in which they have transitioned almost seamlessly from one generation to the next. With Heather Knight and Nat Sciver unavailable, Tammy Beaumont is the only member of the England squad who played in the World Cup final against India five years ago.
A new-look squad includes Freya Kemp and Alice Capsey, two remarkable teenagers who hope to make their ODI debuts at some stage this week. India are also in transition. Mithali Raj retired earlier in the summer, and the great Jhulan Goswami will do the same after this series. The times they are a-changin’.
