इंग्लैंड vs भारत, तीसरा टी-20, द कूपर एसोसिएट्स काउंटी ग़्राउंड, टॉन्टन, 02 June 2026 - कमेंट्री

WIDE! Spins across on a length, and goes beyond the guideline, outside off. Freya Kemp leaves.

Across off, on a good length, Kemp punches it through point for a single.

From around the stump, this is pushed quicker on leg, Heather Knight charges down the track and clips it to the left of the deep square leg fielder for a couple of runs. SCORES ARE LEVEL NOW!

FOUR! GAME. SET. MATCH! England Women win by 6 wickets and 9 balls to spare. A perfect way to sign off the series in style and head into the World Cup on a very positive note. A length ball from Deepti, sliding down on the pads. Knight gets down and across on one knee and sweeps hard, perfectly bisecting the square leg and short fine leg fielders for a boundary. With this commanding performance, England Women also avenge their 2025 defeat to India, claiming the series 2-1.

Angled in at the pads, Capsey works this length ball through square leg for a single.

Around the off stump, on a back of a length. Knight punches it to point.

Fuller now, on off. Knight advances and drives it towards wide long off for one more.

Short of a good length, on top of middle. Alice hangs back and pulls it to the right of Jemimah Rodrigues at deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

OUT! TAKEN NICELY! Alice Capsey falls with the finishing line in sight for England. Short and slow by Reddy, outside off. Capsey stands tall and tries to ramp it up and over the short third fielder, but there is no pace on offer and she ends up lobbing it towards the fielder in the ring. The ball is dipping on Nandni Sharma but she puts in a dive forward to scoop the ball inches before the ground. Capsey walks off to a standing ovation from the Taunton crowd. England are 175/4, needing just 6 runs to seal the series.

Length ball around the off stump. Kemp punches it to deep point for a single.

A loosener from Gaud upon her return, but she gets away with it. Full toss on the pads. Heather Knight crouches and whips it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a single.

Just out of reach! Dishes it full and wide outside off. Alice Capsey shuffles far across in the crease and scoops it just over the short fine leg fielder. Yastika Bhatia sticks out her right hand but it just evades her and rolls behind for a couple of runs.

Length ball around off. Capsey creates room and drives it through the cover region for a single.

 FOUR! Fine, fine shot from Knight and England are hurtling through quickly now. Lands it full and around off. Heather Knight knows that mid off is inside the ring, so she backs away to create room and smashes it over the fielder in the ring for a boundary.

 DROPPED! A tough chance goes down. Knight presses forward to a pitched-up delivery around the fourth stump and drives it uppishly off the toe end. Ends up chipping the ball straight to Gaud, who gets both hands to it but cannot hold on. It goes in and out and a big chance is gone begging.

 FOUR! Simply no stopping to these two. Short of a length and around off. Easy pickings for Knight who shuffles across a bit and drags it away towards the deep backward square leg fence for a boundary.

Turns in from off, on a length. Alice Capsey is rushed on the back foot and bunts it back to the bowler.

Full and on middle, Alice Capsey shimmies down the track and flicks off the pads to deep mid-wicket for a single.

That's an innovative shot from Knight. Full and down leg, Heather Knight first shapes up to play the reverse sweep, but adjusts and angles it to the right of short fine leg for a couple of runs.

Flatter and quicker on leg. Heather Knight advances down the track, takes it on the full and whips it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Very full in front of the middle pole, Alice Capsey drills it down to long on for a single.

Quicker through the air, on off and middle, Heather Knight reverse sweeps off the inside edge. The ball dips and squirts through to the left of short third for a single. 22 runs needed from 24 balls.

Speared in full and around off. Capsey drills it down to long on and crosses over.

FIFTY FOR KNIGHT! A fine knock from the former England skipper. Low full toss on off, Knight pushes it down to long off for a single. She gets to her fifty off 31 balls, which is the fastest of her T20I career, according to the on-air commentators.

FOUR! Smashed! Fired in full from around the wicket, on middle. Capsey manages to get under the ball and whacks it back over the bowler's head for a four. The 100-run stand comes up between this pair.

SIX! Just over! Charani darts this one in full and on off. Capsey hangs low and gets under the ball before launching it towards long on. Arundhati Reddy leaps but the ball sails over her head.

SIX! Wide enough. Charani keeps it full, on off. Capsey swings through the line. She does not quite get hold of it and Shafali Verma is interested for a moment at long off. Verma stretches her right hand out but the ball evades her and drops just beyond the ropes. The 150 comes up for England Women.

Full and on middle. Capsey chips it towards long on and keeps the strike with a single.

Tossed up, on off. Capsey steps out and hits it down to long on for a single.

Slows it down, full and on off. Knight advances, looking to go inside out, but miscues it off the inner half back to the bowler.

Flatter and shorter, on middle. Knight nails the pull wide of deep square leg. Sree Charani sprints and slides to her left to mop it up. Two runs taken.

Offers flight, on a length, on off. Knight uses her feet and pushes it to the left of long off for a brace.

FOUR! Just too good from Knight. Shafali floats it up, full and a bit wide on off. Knight walks across to get closer to the line of the ball and plays the reverse sweep to the right of short third fielder for a four.

Gets away with it, does Shafali. Dishes out a juicy full toss, on off. Knight pats it straight to the cover fielder. 9 runs off the over. 47 needed from 36 balls.

Hurls it on a length, on off. Knight plays an uppish drive but it drops well in front of mid off.

FOUR! Smartly played. Pace taken off, on the fuller side, on off. Knight walks inside the line and plays the sweep, beating the diving short fine leg fielder to her left for a four.

Drags the length back now, on off. Heather punches it to cover-point.

Angled in at the sticks. Knight walks across and swipes this full ball behind square leg for a run.

Slips in the yorker, at the toes. Capsey gets the front pad out of the way and whips it to deep mid-wicket for one more run.

FOUR! Once more, the sweep is out, and it fetches the former England skipper a boundary. Back-of-the-hand slower one by Nandni, trying to follow the batter. Heather gets her hands through the ball and sweeps it to the right of deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Fractionally short, on off. Capsey cuts it square of the wicket on the off side. A half-stop at point and the batters cross over.

FOUR! Class written all over it. Floated up by Reddy, full and on off. Knight collapses her back knee to get under the ball and extends her hands to go inside out over cover for a boundary.

Wide! Keeps it away from the batter's arc but this is just beyond the tramline, on a good length. Knight lets it go. 

Hurls it on a back of a length, outside off. Heather punches it wide of point and turns the strike over.

FIFTY FOR CAPSEY! This has been a quality knock from the young batter and she is making a strong case for herself ahead of the World Cup. Reddy lands it full, on off. Alice hits it down to long on and takes a single to bring up her half-century.

Fuller and in line with the off stump. Knight angles the drive to the left of cover for a run.

FOUR! Excellent use of the feet. Bowled full, on off and middle. Capsey gives the bowler the charge and gets to the pitch of the ball. She puts her head down and slams it back over the bowler's head. 

Full and around off, Capsey knocks it to long on for a single.

Keeps it full and at the sticks. Knight eases it to long off and crosses over.

Looped up, full and on off. Capsey drills it to extra cover.

Shorter and on middle. Alice turns it towards wide long on for a run. The 100 comes up for England.

Fired in full and on off. Knight walks across the stumps and plays the sweep through backward square leg for another single.

A bit of air given this time, on middle. Capsey steps out and firms the drive down to long on. They cross. A quiet over from Charani, just 5 runs off it. England need 79 from 54 balls.

On a length, on leg, nudged off the pads by Knight to deep square leg for a single.

WIDE! Short and far down leg, Alice Capsey goes for the pull shot, but misses.

Spins in from off, on a length, Alice Capsey heaves it down to long on for an easy single.

Touch short and outside off, Heather Knight plays the late cut to split the backward point gap, but Deepti Sharma dives to her left and makes a half stop. There's a bit of confusion between the batters, but seeing Deepti fumble a bit, they pinch in a single. Sharma's throw is late and way too far from the batter's end and that allows Knight to scoot through safely.

Fractionally full, outside off, Capsey taps it to the cover region with soft hands.

Full outside off, Alice carves it to the left of Harmanpreet at covers for a quick run.

Flighted up outside off, Knight steps down the track and drives it wide of long off for a couple of runs. 84 required off 60 balls.

Back of a length, outside off, Capsey carves it up and over cover-point for a run.

Straight on the stumps, Knight clips the full ball to deep mid-wicket. They run the first run hard, and look for the second, but Rodrigues is too quick to attack the ball from the deep and they settle with just one.

Short and this one stays low. Alice Capsey drags it across with a pull shot. Clears mid-wicket for a single.

 FOUR! Cunningly played by Knight! Way too short and far outside off. Heather Knight uses the width on offer and ramps it over short third for a boundary. England need 96 runs from 68 balls.

Attacks the pads, on a shade fuller length. Heather Knight plays from the crease and nudges it between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a single. It is Rodrigues once again who is quick to get across and prevent the second.

 FOUR! That's a fantastic shot! This is on a length, around off, jagging back in. Alice Capsey tiptoes ahead, uses her wrists and whips it into the gap between long on and deep mid-wicket, and just manages to split that gap for a four. 12 runs from the over, 24 from the last 2 for England. 91 needed from 66 balls.

Dipping full ball, on leg, Heather Knight drills it to the right of long on for a single.

Slower through the air again, too full on the toes. Alice Capsey clips it through mid-wicket for an easy run.

Serves it full and on leg, Heather Knight shimmies down the track and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one more.

 FOUR! Just beats the fielder! Deepti tries to go full on the stumps, but Capsey converts it into a full toss and spanks it down the ground. Smriti Mandhana cannot stop it with a dive to her left from long on. Capsey picks up another boundary.

Full and tossed on the stumps, this is whipped to deep mid-wicket's left for a single. Jemimah gets across there in the deep and tidies up.

 FOUR! Top shot! Flighted up, full and around the off pole. Heather Knight switches her stance and nails the reverse sweep between backward point and short third for a boundary. 

Dropped on a fractionally fuller length, on middle and leg. Heather Knight hangs back and eases it back to Sree.

Good running! Lands it full and around off, Knight advances a bit and lofts it inside-out over the cover region for a couple of runs.

 FOUR! The intent is clearly visible now from these two! Full and aimed on the pads. Heather Knight sits down on a knee and sweeps it behind square on the leg side, for a boundary at deep backward square leg.

Shorter in length, in and around leg, this is worked off the back foot towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

 FOUR! Crunched away! Sree drops it short and on middle. Alice Capsey goes deep in the crease and nails the pull shot to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. 11 runs off the over already, with a ball to go.

Around off, on a fullish length. Alice Capsey gets on the front foot and lifts it over the in-field on the off side, in front of square. The ball lands safely in the deep cover region with two fielders converging out there. A couple of runs taken. Another profitable over for England. 13 runs from it. 115 needed from 78 balls.

OUT! CAUGHT! England's troubles multiply as their top three are dismissed inside the Powerplay. Back of a length, nipping back in while staying low, on a tighter line, on middle and leg. Amy Jones shapes up to pull but hits it flat off the toe end to the mid-wicket fielder. Deepti Sharma bends low and scoops it around her left shin. A sharp take from Sharma there. England Women are 38/3, in trouble, and needing 143 runs from 89 balls.

Good length ball, and Knight bunts it back to the bowler.

Around off, on a length, Knight taps it wide of backward point and scampers through for a quick run. A hasty one, though.

 SIX! That's a glorious hit from Capsey! A lot fuller and wide outside off. Alice Capsey has plenty of room to work with. Gets her bat properly under the ball and smokes it over extra cover for a cracking six.

 FOUR! Good, proactive batting! Again, this is overpitched and the line is around off and middle. Alice Capsey uses her bottom hand and smashes it to the left of the mid on fielder for a boundary down the ground.

 FOUR! PUNISHED! Capsey on the counterattack. Gaud overcorrects, bowls a long hop, on middle. It nips in, Capsey lets it and then pulls it off the back foot to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. 15 runs off the over. A very productive one for England. The hosts are 53/3 after 6 overs.

 Full and on middle. this is pushed to mid on.

FOUR! Good shot. Fractionally short, outside off. Capsey has enough width to work with. She stays back and cuts it past point for a boundary.

Fuller and on off, Capsey drives it on the up to deep cover for a run.

It is that back-of-the-hand slower one, on a nagging length, on off. Amy wrists it through square leg and crosses over.

Bowls a sharp, short ball, over off. Capsey drops her wrists and lets it pass.

FOUR! Nice use of the feet. Bowled on a length by Sharma, on off. Despite the keeper being up to the stumps, Capsey shimmies down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball. She whips it through wide mid on and picks up a boundary.

Nearly sneaked through! Bowled on a good length, on middle. Jones is a bit hurried and squeezes out an inside edge onto the pads.

Keeps it at the stumps, on a nagging length. Amy turns it square on the leg side and opens her account with a single.

Gaud serves the short ball, over middle. Capsey leans back and pulls it behind square leg for a single.

Oh, that could have gone back into the stumps. This is on the fuller side, on off, Jones' feet go nowhere and she pushes at the ball with hard hands. Ekes out an inside edge onto the pads, and the ball rolls behind.

Half a shout for LBW. Jagging back in, on a good length, on middle. Jones hangs back to deal with it. Gets rapped on the pads as she is beaten by the seam movement. Amy is alert enough to sneak in a leg bye as the ball goes away on the off side.

On top of off, Alice pats it in front of extra cover and takes a quick single.

Nails the yorker, on middle. Dunkley jams it out back to the bowler.

Wide! Sprayed down leg by Reddy, on a length. Dunkley fails to get it away. A good take by Richa Ghosh diving to her left.

FOUR! Hammered away. Floated up there by Reddy, on off. Dunkley springs onto the front foot and gets her hands through to drill it to the left of mid off for a boundary.

FOUR! Overcorrection by Reddy and Dunkley makes her pay. The length is pulled back by Arundhati, but the line is down leg. Sophia stays inside the line and pulls it past short fine leg to her left for another boundary.

Digs it in short now, around off. Sophia is happy to let it go.

Wide! Reddy goes short again but this is too high, over off. Dunkley hops and watches the ball sail over her head.

A loud shout for LBW, but that is doing too much. Cutting back in sharply off the surface, on a back of a length. Dunkley crouches for the pull but is beaten and gets hit on the pads. Even the impact seemed outside the line of the leg stump there.

OUT! CAUGHT! Sophia Dunkley could not have picked out the fielder in the deep any better. Reddy serves it full, swinging back in, on middle and leg. Dunkley reaches out in front and looks to swing it away with the angle of the ball. She is slightly early into her shot and it goes only as far as deep mid-wicket. Jemimah Rodrigues has the shades on and is looking into the sun. She gets down on her knees and takes a safe catch. England Women are now 24/2, needing 157 from 102 balls.

Hits the good length first up, just outside the off stump. Dunkley dabs it behind point and gets to the other end.

Rapped on the pads! That seemed to be going down leg. Nip-backer by Gaud, on a good length, on middle and leg. Wyatt-Hodge does not move her feet at all. She brings her bat out in front but is beaten on the inside edge and gets hit on the pads. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes to the left of short third.

FOUR! Up and over! Gaud goes full, on off. Dunkley hangs low and reaches out to drag it back over the bowler's head with a horizontal bat for her first boundary.

Shorter and on off, Sophia taps it in front of cover and hurries to the other end.

FOUR! Width offered and Wyatt-Hodge cashes in! This is on the shorter side and Danni has the pace to work it. She extends her hands and slaps it to the left of deep point for a four.

OUT! CASTLED! A perfect riposte from Kranti Gaud. Just too good for Wyatt-Hodge. Gaud bowls it fuller in length and keeps the stumps in play. Danni stays rooted to the crease and leg side of the ball. She tries to angle it behind point, but the ball jags back in off the deck to beat her on the inside edge and it crashes into the stumps. England Women are 14/1, needing 167 from 108 balls.

Dunkley and England are underway. Reddy pitches it up and gets the ball to curve back into the right-hander. Sophia flicks it off the pads past the diving mid-wicket fielder for a single.

Another one that shapes back in at the pads, on a length. Wyatt-Hodge is beaten on the flick and wears it on the front pad.

Stays nice and full, on middle. Danni powers it to the left of mid on and takes a quick single.

DROPPED! A tough one, but a chance nonetheless. Slightly too straight by Reddy, full and on the pads. Dunkley's head falls over to the off side as she attempts the glance. Richa Ghosh is standing up to the stumps but she fails to gather it cleanly. The UltraEdge confirms that there was a tickle.

Banged in short, over middle. Sophia Dunkley ducks under it.

Hooping back in a long way, on a length, on middle and leg. Sophia turns it through mid-wicket for a run.