इंग्लैंड vs भारत, दूसरा टी-20, काउंटी ग़्राउंड, ब्रिस्टल, 30 May 2026 - कमेंट्री

No timing on it. Tossed up, on off. Patil sits down to slog but get a top edge over the vacant mid-wicket region and collects a single.

Dragged length, angled into the batter, Reddy hits it down to long on for a run.

OUT! TIMBER! Full and fast, darted in on leg stump. Shreyanka Patil walks across and gets inside the line to play a cheeky lap, but is well beaten and the ball goes on to smash into the leg pole. Sophie Ecclestone gets her first wicket of the game and India are now 139/8.

Full and straight, tucked away through mid-wicket for one.

OUT! CHARANI IS RUN OUT! Fullish length, drifted into the pads. Arundhati Reddy swipes across the line and hits it to the right of deep mid-wicket. The batters pick up a single and go for the second. Alice Capsey picks the ball cleanly and fires in a throw at the bowler's end. Sophie Ecclestone whips off the bails and Sree Charani isn't even in the frame.

That's it, England Women get the job done as they win by 26 runs, and the series is levelled at 1-1. Flatter one angled into middle and leg, Arundhati Reddy rocks back and punches it down to wide long on for a single.

Slower delivery, bowled full and on middle, Deepti Sharma leans on and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Back of a length, over middle, pace off again. Reddy comes forward and drags it to long on for just one more.

Just short! A leg-cutter now, around off. Deepti Sharma advances to go over mid off but catches it high on the blade. The ball lands just in front of the diving fielder at mid off.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and England Women are finishing strongly here. Lauren Bell sticks to the slower ball, bowling it fuller and at the batter. Deepti Sharma gets low and inside the line to scoop it over short fine but miscues it badly. Heather Knight over there moves to her right and takes it with ease.

FOUR! Cheeky but effective. Full and straight, Shreyanka Patil brings out the reverse sweep and gets it fine of the fielder at short third for a boundary.

A slower one to end the over. Full and outside off, Patil gets a long way across to the off side and shovels it through backward square leg for a single.

Flighted ball on leg, Kaur goes down on one knee and slogs it away to deep square leg for a single. No timing on that shot.

OUT! CAUGHT! The English skipper comes up clutch and the hosts have a viper-like grip on the game now. Tossed up on leg stump, Richa Ghosh sits down to slog-sweep but gets it high on the bat. The ball lobs up over mid-wicket and Danielle Gibson charges in from the deep to take a fine sliding catch. India Women are now 123/5, needing 46 runs from 16 balls.

Nicely flighted, full and wide outside off. Deepti Sharma smacks the drive to deep cover and picks up a single.

SIX! Harmanpreet Kaur keeps the fight alive for her side. A loopy delivery, angled across off. Kaur steps inside the line and heaves it over cow corner for a biggie.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! That's a fine take from Amy Jones behind the stumps and India slump further. A smart piece of bowling from Charlie Dean as she flattens it up and darts it wide across the off stump. Harmanpreet Kaur reaches out to go big but gets an outside edge. Jones gets low to her right and pouches it brilliantly.

What an over from Charlie Dean! On middle and leg, Arundhati Reddy presses back and plays it back to the bowler.

Well bowled! Round-arm delivery, darted into the batter. Richa Ghosh backs away and jams it out to cover.

A bit slower now, shorter as well. Ghosh taps it through covers for a single this time.

Well bowled again. Linsey comes over the wicket to Kaur and spears it in on off. Kaur jams it down to long on for one more.

FOUR! Swatted away. Quicker one on off, Richa Ghosh collapses the front knee and smacks it over covers for a welcome boundary.

Floated up a bit, on middle and leg, tucked away between long on and deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full and flat, on middle. Harmanpreet Kaur hangs deep and hammers it on the bounce to long on for just another single. 47 needed now off 18 balls.

Short and wide of off, Jemimah Rodrigues cuts this to the right of the point fielder for a single as she makes a half-stop.

Back of a length, going across the batter, Kaur goes deep inside the crease and pulls this towards the deep square leg region for one.

 OUT! CAUGHT! The day keeps getting better for Kemp. Slower one, full and wide outside off, Jemimah Rodrigues looks to loft this over the fielders inside the circle on the off side but miscues this off the cue end towards cover. Charlie Dean settles herself underneath it and holds onto it. India are 111/4, needing 58 runs from 27 balls.

Slower one, full and on the pads, Richa Ghosh tucks this through mid on for a single. 

Too straight, on a back of a length. Kaur tries to pull it away. Gets an inside edge onto the pads where the ball rolls wide of short fine leg.

Kemp goes full and around off, Richa nudges this through mid on for a run. India require 55 runs from 24 balls. 

Bell comes from around the stumps, bowls it back of a length, on middle and leg, Yastika Bhatia takes a few steps down the track and pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Back of the hand slower one, wide outside off, Harmanpreet Kaur reaches at it and drives this towards sweeper cover for a couple. Kaur brings up 4000 runs in T20Is, just the third batter after Smriti Mandhana and Suzie Bates to reach the landmark. 100 comes up for India Women.

 SIX! Dispatched from the get-go. First pace on delivery from Bell and Kaur has hit this over the fence. Short and on middle and leg, Harmanpreet Kaur stays deep inside her crease and pulls this over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie.

Slower one, back of a length, around off. Harmanpreet Kaur hits this to deep square leg for a single. 

Yastika is not getting her act right and India might think of retiring her out. Back of the hand, slower one, wide of off, Yastika Bhatia gets down the track and swings at it but gets beaten.

Good length, on middle and off, Yastika Bhatia punches this through mid off for a single. 11 runs off the over. India need 60 runs from 30 balls.

Quicker one, around off, Yastika Bhatia looks to guide this in the gap to the right of backward point but gets beaten.

Full and on the pads, Yastika Bhatia drills this down to the long on region for a single.

Flighted, around off, Harmanpreet Kaur smashes this along the ground towards covers.

Flighted, around middle and leg, Harmanpreet Kaur backs away and drives this towards short extra cover.

Fired into the batter, on middle and leg, Harmanpreet Kaur hammers this back to the bowler. Required rate climbs over 11. Just 3 runs off the last 2 overs. Something has to give here. India need 71 runs from 36 balls.

Fired around off, Harmanpreet Kaur goes for a wild slog but misses and gets it deflected off her body towards short third.

Full and on the pads, Harmanpreet Kaur tucks this towards the right of long on for a single. 

Under-cutter, around off, Yastika Bhatia blocks this off the inside of her bat towards the right of the bowler for a dot.

Fired wide outside off, Yastika Bhatia steps across the stumps and drives this straight to point. 

 DROPPED! Dean drops Bhatia on 29. Charlie drifts one into the batter, and cramps her for any sort of room. Yastika backs away and goes through with the swing of her bat. Hits this off the inside of her bat straight back to the bowler's left and it comes to Dean around her waist but she can't hold on.

Floated into the batter, on middle and leg, Yastika Bhatia gets it edged off the inside edge towards short fine leg. 

Just 2 runs off this over. Short and wide of off, Yastika Bhatia cuts this to deep point for a single. The required run rate has now gone over 10 with India needing 72 from 42 balls.

Full and on leg, Kaur flicks it to short mid-wicket.

FOUR! In the gap! Floated up, full and wide on off, Kaur collapses her back knee and swings at it. She smacks it a bit uppishly but through the gap between cover and mid off for a boundary.

Flat and full, around off. This is cut away to deep point for a run.

Fired in at the pads, Bhatia sweeps it on the bounce to deep backward square leg. They cross.

Shorter and on middle. Kaur nurdles it wide of short fine leg and crosses over.

Beaten! Sliding across the left-hander, a bit short. Yastika waits back for the cut but misses. India require 74 from 48 balls.

Angled in at the sticks, on a good length. Kaur whips it on the bounce to mid-wicket.

Two wides! Down leg, on a short of a length. Kaur walks inside the line for the paddle but misses. Amy Jones gets a hand on it and makes a half-stop. The ball rolls towards short fine leg and the batters cross over.

Tucking the batter up for room, on a back of a length. Bhatia stabs it down on the off side.

FOUR! Fine shot! A bit too short, on top of off. Bhatia stays back and cuts it late to beat the diving backward point fielder to her right.

In line with the off stump, on a nagging length. Yastika taps it dwon the strip.

Keeps it in and around the off pole, on a short of a length. Bhatia looks to force it away on the off side but chops it down the deck.

FOUR! Quality stroke! At the sticks, on a good length. Bhatia gives herself room and makes use of the angle of the ball going across her. She plays it late and dabs it to the left of short third for the second four of the over. 10 runs off the over. India need 81 runs from 54 balls.

Pushed through, on a good length, on off. Bhatia pushes it to the left of the bowler and crosses over.

Leg bye. Short and on leg. Kaur walks inside the line but fails to lay any bat on it. The ball brushes her pads and goes behind for a leg bye.

Full and quick, on middle. Bhatia firms the drive back to the bowler.

FOUR! Threads it through! A bit short, on off. Bhatia lets the ball come to her and just guides it in the gap between backward point and cover-point for a boundary.

Fuller and on middle, Bhatia smears it in front of square on the leg side for one.

From around the wicket, full and on off. Kaur eases it to long off and picks up a single. 8 runs off the over. India require 91 runs from 60 balls.

Bangs it in short first up, on off. Smriti swivels and pulls it through square leg for a single.

Short and wide on off, Bhatia throws her hands at the ball. It nips away a bit to go past the outside edge.

PUT DOWN! Sophie Ecclestone can't quite hold on. On a good length and closer to the off stump. Bhatia swings at it but the ball is not full enough for the shot. It balloons off the upper half of the blade and dips on Ecclestone at mid on. Sophie gets forward and leans low but the ball clips her fingertips and a chance goes down.

FOUR! How often have we seen this? A dropped catch followed by a boundary on the very next ball. Angled in at the hips, on a back of a length. Mandhana swivels and pulls it through backward square leg for a boundary.

FOUR! Up and over! On the shorter side, on off. Mandhana backs away and spanks it with a flat bat over mid off for four more.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Alice Capsey makes no mistake and England have a timely wicket. Kemp digs it in short, on off. Mandhana pivots on the back foot and just tries to ride the bounce and help the pull behind square leg. She fails to get on top of the bounce and a top edge is found. It is skied towards deep backward square leg, where Capsey settles under the skier and does the rest. The 43-run stand has been broken. India are 70/2, needing 99 runs from 66 balls.

Fuller around off, Smriti Mandhana goes deep inside her crease and punches this wide of cover for one.

Quicker one, around off, Yastika Bhatia cuts this towards sweeper cover for a single.

Darted onto the pads of Smriti by Charlie and the batter thumps this towards long off for a single. 

Arm-delivery, around middle and off, Yastika Bhatia puts on her dancing shoes and comes down the track. She goes for a wild heave but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Fractionally short, around off, Yastika Bhatia punches this towards sweeper cover for one.

Full and wide of off, Smriti drives this square to deep point for a single. 

Good length, around off, Yastika Bhatia pushes this towards mid off for a dot.

Slower one, full and around off, Yastika Bhatia flicks this on the bounce towards mid on.

Hard length, around off, going across the batter. Yastika Bhatia slashes hard at it but the ball bounces over the bat of Yastika and beats her.

 FOUR! Yastika gets one away to the fence finally. Gibson goes a shade fuller, and bowls it around middle and off, Yastika Bhatia clears her front foot and hits this past the left of the bowler for a boundary down towards long on. 

Good length, around off, Yastika Bhatia lofts this over the bowler for a single down to the right of the long on fielder.

Short of a length, around off, Smriti Mandhana cuts this to sweeper cover for a single. 

 FOUR! Quicker one, around off, Smriti Mandhana stands tall and cuts this off her back foot for a boundary in the gap between point and cover point.

Floated around off, Smriti Mandhana looks to play this late and run this through the backward point region but gets beaten.

Fired onto the pads, Smriti Mandhana flicks this through mid-wicket for a single. 

Darted onto the off stump, Yastika Bhatia cuts this while arching back towards point for a dot.

Flighted around the pads, Yastika Bhatia goes down on a knee and sweeps this towards the left of the deep mid-wicket fielder for a run.

Quicker one, around off, Smriti Mandhana gets right behind the line of the ball and keeps it out. End of the Powerplay. After 6 overs, India Women are 49/1, needing 120 runs from 84 balls.

In the air...but safe! Full and on middle and off, Smriti Mandhana looks to slog this towards the deep mid-wicket region but miscues this off the bottom of her bat behind mid-wicket. Linsey Smith turns around and goes after it but the ball lands out of her reach. Single taken.

Tossed up, around off, Yastika Bhatia sweeps this towards deep mid-wicket for a single. 

 FOUR! Excellent timing and placement from Smriti Mandhana. Flighted around off, Mandhana comes down the track and drives this in the gap through the covers region for a boundary.

 FOUR! Sophie drags her length back and bowls this around middle and leg, Smriti Mandhana sweeps this over the leaping square leg fielder for a boundary. 

Quicker one around the pads, Smriti Mandhana hits this past the bowler for a single down to long on. 

Pushed through around off, Yastika Bhatia hits this well but straight at covers.

Tossed up, full and around off. Mandhana plays a lovely off drive but picks the fielder at extra cover.

Flighted again, outside off, driven to the right of extra cover now, and again, it will be a dot.

Slightly dragged length, outside off, dabbed down with soft hands to point.

Quicker and flatter, around off. Mandhana cuts it late but off the outside edge and straight to short third. Four dots in a row here.

Flatter again, angled into the stumps, Mandhana tucks it wide of mid on for one.

FOUR! Yastika Bhatia begins with a bang. Flighted delivery outside off. Bhatia advances, holds her shape and fluently drives it through covers for a boundary.

Full and swinging into the pads. Mandhana gets across the off stump and clips it to the right of deep square leg for one.

That's a snorter from Bell. A bumper now, over middle and leg, right around head height and Verma sways away from the line, ducking slightly under the ball as well.

FOUR! This is smart batting from Verma. Shortish length, too straight, and helped off the hips and over backward square leg for a boundary.

FOUR! Not where Verma intended that to go, but she'll take it. Hard length, shaping away from off. Verma looks to power it over the off side but gets a top edge that flies over short third for yet another boundary.

Tighter line on off, on a good length and nudged into the off side by Verma.

WIDE! A slower ball gone wrong from Bell. Full and wide outside off, dips but lands beyond the tramline outside off.

OUT! CAUGHT! Lauren Bell executes the slower ball to perfection this time and gets the hard-hitting Shafali Verma. Back-of-the-hand slower ball, back of a length and around off. Verma hangs back and tries to power it over extra cover, but doesn't get the connection. Danielle Gibson over there, leaps up and takes a fine catch. India Women are 27/1 in a chase of 169.

Flighted ball, full and on off. Verma drives it straight back to the bowler.

FOUR! Top shot! A touch too full and wide outside off. Shafali Verma makes room and goes inside-out over covers, picking up the first boundary of the chase.

Flatter this time, fired into the pads. Verma looks to sweep but fails to get it away.

FOUR! Carbon copy of the previous boundary. A half-volley outside off, Verma backs away and swats it up and over covers for another boundary.

Dragged down and angled into the batter, Verma rocks back but jams the pull straight to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Best of the lot from Shafali Verma. Floated up on off and middle, Shafali Verma makes room again and smacks it up and over mid off for the third boundary in the over. India need 152 runs from 108 balls.

Off the mark right away. Shortish delivery on leg, Smriti Mandhana walks inside the line and swivel-pulls it down to long leg for a single.

Verma is off the mark as well. Good length, too straight and worked away off the pads to deep square leg for one more.

Oh, unlucky! Full and straight, swinging in. Mandhana gets forward well and nails the straight drive, but the ball smashes into the stumps at the other end.

Uppish but safe. Pitched fuller and angled across off, Mandhana leans into the drive but gets it off the outside edge and to the left of gully for a single.

WIDE! Length ball, slides down the leg side for a wide.

Pitched up again, at the stumps, Shafali Verma hangs back and watchfully blocks it off.

Nice and full again, just nibbles away. Verma is late to drive at it and gets it off the inner half of the blade to mid-wicket and picks up a single. Five runs off the first over of the chase.