That's it, England W win by eight wickets. A comprehensive win for England. A half-century each for Sciver and Jones. They finish unbeaten on 54 and 51 respectively. And added match-winning unbeaten 92 for the third wicket.
With this, India have been knocked out and England will now meet Australia in the final of ICC Women's World T20 2018.Â
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23 Nov, 08:08 (IST)
23 Nov, 08:04 (IST)
England inching towards the victory and now need 10 runs to win from 24 balls. Both Sciver and Jones nearing towards their half-centuries.
23 Nov, 07:56 (IST)
The partnership between Sciver and Jones has gone past the 50-run mark and now is worth 63 off 55 balls. Meanwhile, England need 26 off 36 balls. With wickets in hand, England should get there.
23 Nov, 07:46 (IST)
England now need 43 more runs to win from 54 balls. India desperately need a wicket here to break this partnership. Sciver and Jones are taking this game away from India.
23 Nov, 07:38 (IST)
Fifty up for England. The partnership between Sciver and Jones is now worth 28 off 25 balls. Meanwhile, the required run-rate for England is under six at the moment.
23 Nov, 07:33 (IST)
England now need 76 more runs to win from 78 balls. Harmanpreet Kaur has used three bowlers thus far. Meanwhile, Sciver gets a life as Poonam Yadav dropped her at mid-wicket off Anuja Patil's bowling.
23 Nov, 07:25 (IST)
OUT! England lose another wicket. Deepti Sharma strikes. Wyatt was looking to break the shackles, tries to clear the cow corner but finds Rodrigues placed there. Wyatt c Rodrigues b Deepti Sharma 8(15)
23 Nov, 07:19 (IST)
Amy Jones is the new batter in for England and she has already smashed a four and a six. Meanwhile, England now need 91 more runs to win from 16 overs.
23 Nov, 07:11 (IST)
OUT! Radha Yadav strikes. Beaumont looking to go on the on-side, picks the fielder at mid-wicket to perfection. Good start this for Radha and India. Beaumont c Arundhati Reddy b Radha Yadav 1(3)
23 Nov, 07:07 (IST)
We are back! And it is Deepti Sharma who opened the attack for India. Wyatt and Beaumont are the England openers. Three runs from the first over.
23 Nov, 06:55 (IST)
India lost last eight wickets for just 23 runs and that shows how England bowlers made a come back. Nevertheless, as mentioned earlier, the pitch is on slower side and Indian spinners will be key.
Join us back for England's response.
23 Nov, 06:52 (IST)
OUT! That's it! India have been bundled out. Two wickets in this over. Arundhati Reddy was stumped first and then Deepti Sharma was run out. So, the target for England is 113.
23 Nov, 06:47 (IST)
OUT! Last thing India wanted was a run out. Radha Yadav is run out. Excellent fielding by Wyatt, she hits the stumps directly at the non-strikers end. Radha Yadav run out (Wyatt) 4(4)
23 Nov, 06:43 (IST)
The pitch is on slower side and if India can manage to take their total past 120, it will be a competitive one. India need to bat out these two remaining overs.
23 Nov, 06:40 (IST)
OUT! Two back to back wickets for England. Heather Knight strikes twice, she first removed Hemalatha and then Anuja Patil. So, in last two overs India have lost four wickets.
23 Nov, 06:33 (IST)
OUT! BIG wicket this for England. India lose Harmanpreet Kaur, crucial wicket at this stage. Two wickets in this over for Kirstie Gordon. The Indian skipper was looking to for a big shot, ends up hitting it towards backward point. H Kaur c Sciver b Kirstie Gordon 16(20)
23 Nov, 06:31 (IST)
OUT! Veda Krishnamurthy departs, she was looking to sweep it, gets the top-edge and the ball pops up in the air towards wicket-keeper. Easy catch that. V Krishnamurthy c Jones b Kirstie Gordon 2(5)Â
23 Nov, 06:23 (IST)
OUT! Such a shame this! Jemimah Rodrigues is run out! She was looking good and already smashed a six and a four in this over. In search of two runs, she has to sacrifice her wicket. Rodrigues run out (Beaumont/Jones) 26(26)Â
23 Nov, 06:18 (IST)
Good over this for India. Back to back boundaries for Jemimah Rodrigues. India looking to up the ante now. The run-rate is just under six runs at the moment.Â
23 Nov, 06:11 (IST)
With both the openers back in the hutch it is Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur who have a big responsibility now. England bowlers keeping it tight thus far.
The dream run for India continues after the Women in Blue defeated Australia by 48 runs and thus sealed a spot in the semifinals of the mega event underway in West Indies. India will be locking horns with their old rival England. The last time the two team contested against each other the Brits had the last laugh and defeated India in the finals of the 2017 Womenâs World Cup by nine runs. However, this time itâs a different ball game. Things have changed quite drastically with the Women in Blue. Live Cricket Streaming of India vs England ICC Women's World T20 2018 on Hotstar: Watch Free Telecast, Live Video of IND W vs ENG W T2O Match on TV & Online.
Indiaâs dream run in the mega event started off by defeating New Zealand in the Group B encounter. The team went on to defeat Pakistan, Ireland and Australia with comfortable margins and sealed a spot in the semis to meet England. The Brits, on the other hand, Bangladesh and South Africa before facing a narrow defeat to defending champions West Indies. Now, talking about the head-to-head encounter between both team, England definitely outweighs India as they have 10-3 record. However, India would definitely leave no stone unturned to make it 10-3.
India Squad:Â Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Taniya Bhatia (wk), Ekta Bisht, Dayalan Hemalatha, Mansi Joshi, Veda Krishnamurthy, Smriti Mandhana, Anuja Patil, Mithali Raj, Arundathi Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav
England Squad:Â Danielle Wyatt, Tammy Beaumont, Amy Ellen Jones(w), Natalie Sciver, Heather Knight(c), Lauren Winfield, Sophia Dunkley Brown, Anya Shrubsole, Danielle Hazell, Sophie Ecclestone, Kirstie Gordon, Jenny Gunn, Linsey Smith, Natasha Farrant, Katherine Brunt
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