Women's World T20: England beat India by 8 wickets to enter final- How it happened

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Nov 23, 2018, 08:30 AM IST

Live cricket score and updates of India vs England Women's World T20 semifinal match.

India vs England Women's T20 World Cup semifinal: Reigning ODI World Champions England beat India by eight wickets to enter the final of the ICC Women's World T20 on Friday. England will meet Australia in the final after the Southern Stars demolished hosts and last edition's winners West Indies by 71 runs.

Batting first, India collapsed to 112 in 19.2 overs with opener Smriti Mandhana scoring 33 off 24 balls. While chasing, England coasted along nicely to reach the below-par target in only 17.1 overs.

It was a dominating performance from England who won by eight wickets with 17 balls remaining. India's middle and lower-middle fell apart after being 89 for 2 once. England bowled smartly and fielded brilliantly to bundle out India for 112. India struck early twice but Amy Jones and Nat Sciver took them home easily. Jone was declared the player of the match. There will be a lot said in India about the non-selection of Mithali Raj. But it seems England were much better on the day anyway.

India vs England Women's T20 World Cup semifinal: Reigning ODI World Champions England beat India by eight wickets to enter the final of the ICC Women's World T20 on Friday. England will meet Australia in the final after the Southern Stars demolished hosts and last edition's winners West Indies by 71 runs.

Batting first, India collapsed to 112 in 19.2 overs with opener Smriti Mandhana scoring 33 off 24 balls. While chasing, England coasted along nicely to reach the below-par target in only 17.1 overs.

It was a dominating performance from England who won by eight wickets with 17 balls remaining. India's middle and lower-middle fell apart after being 89 for 2 once. England bowled smartly and fielded brilliantly to bundle out India for 112. India struck early twice but Amy Jones and Nat Sciver took them home easily. Jone was declared the player of the match. There will be a lot said in India about the non-selection of Mithali Raj. But it seems England were much better on the day anyway.

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Live cricket score and updates of India vs England Women's World T20 semifinal match.

07:56 AM

England Women require another 26 runs with 8 wickets and 36 balls remaining. Schiver and Jones have taken the match away from India.

ENGLAND 87/2 after 14 overs

07:37 AM

England Women require another 39 runs with 8 wickets and 48 balls remaining now. England are making it look easy. There have not been any risks taken - Indian spinners have also not tested them much. They have been bowling their usual line- good for saving runs but not wickets.

ENGLAND 74/2 after 12 overs

07:33 AM

England are in control of the match despite losing two wickets early. Jones and Nat Sciver are dealing in singles and doubles at the moment. They need not do more as just 69 runs are required from 12 overs.

ENGLAND 44/2 after 8 overs

07:25 AM

OUT

Danielle Wyatt is gone. Deepti bowls it slow and invitingly wide of off stump. Wyatt (8) goes for the big hit but she picks out Rodrigues at deep midwicket.

ENGLAND 24/2 after 4.5 overs

07:22 AM

Amy Jones is looking in good touch here and has already collected a four and a six. India need to get her out early. 91 runs required from 16 overs now.

ENGLAND 22/1 after 4 overs

07:13 AM

OUT

Radha Yadav gives India their breakthrough. It was flighted wide of off stump and Beaumont went for a slog-sweep. She picks out straight midwicket.

ENGLAND 4/1 after 1.3 overs

07:08 AM

So we are back for the second innings...

Danielle Wyatt and Tammy Beaumont to open the batting. India start with spin in Deepti Sharma.

07:07 AM

India were 89/2 in the 14th over. It seems 112 is at least 20-25 runs short of an ideal total here. India could take heart from the fact that England's batting line-up hasn't been in great form so far in this tournament.

06:49 AM

OUT

Can India play the full 20 overs here? Ecclestone saw Reddy coming down and bowled it flatter and quicker. It beats her and Jones completes the stumping.

INDIA 112/9 after 19.2 overs

06:48 AM

Another wicket, another run out 

India's are implosion continues as they lose their 8th wicket. Danielle Wyatt She nails a direct hit and catches Radha some short.

INDIA 104/8 after 18.1 overs

06:43 AM

2 wickets in 2 balls

Heather Knight has broken India's lower order here. Hemalatha goes for a drive and pops a simple catch to short extra.

Anuja Patil then goes for the big shot off her first ball. Lauren Winfield at long-on takes a superb tumbling catch to her left.

INDIA 99/7 after 17 overs

06:35 AM

OUT

Oh! Oh! Oh! Harmanpreet Kaur is gone. She went down the wicket for the big slog over midwicket. The top-edge went high in the air but was safely taken at backward point. Kaur goes for 16 off 20 balls. India in all sorts of trouble now.

INDIA 94/5 after 15.5 overs

06:30 AM

OUT

India losing the plot here? Veda Krishnamurthy goes for just 2 runs. She went down the track but didn't reach the pitch of delivery. Krishnamurthy tried to convert it into a slog-sweep but top-edged it to Jones. Gordon gets the wicket.

INDIA 93/4 after 15.1 overs

06:24 AM

OUT

Just when the momentum was shifting- India were doing well in the over with a SIX from Harmanpreet and another boundary from Jemimah. But then they lost Jemimah to risky second- it was played over the diving cover point fielder, they decided to go for a second as but the diving Rodrigues can't beat the throw home from Beaumont.

INDIA 89/3 after 14 overs

06:20 AM

FOUR and FOUR

Jemimah finally gets India a boundary and then hits another to end the 13th over on a postive note. 10 runs from the over.

The pitch has been playing slow so anything over 140 should be a competitive score.

INDIA 77/2 after 13 overs

06:13 AM

Just 5 off the 11th over- India have not scored a boundary for 26 balls now.

INDIA 64/2 after 11 overs

06:10 AM

Half of the innings is done- the run rate has fallen below 6 for the first time since the third over. India will look to Harmanpreet to score some runs here. England have done really well with the ball so far.

INDIA 59/2 after 10 overs

06:04 AM

OUT

India lose another one. Bhatia (11) goes down the track and looks to hit over midwicket. However, it is a simple catch for Sciver.

Harmanpreet Kaur walks out to bat.

INDIA 53/2 after 8.4 overs

06:01 AM

50 for India. England have pegged India back with Mandhana's wicket. Only 13 runs have from the last three overs. Jemimah (3 off 7) and Taniya Bhatia (11 off 18) will need to up the ante soon.

INDIA 50/1 after 8 overs

05:52 AM

OUT

Oh! Big blow for India. Smriti Mandhana falls after a good start (34 off 23 balls). Ecclestone gets the last laugh. It was bowled a length outside off and Mandhana ends checking her shot. It pops back towards the bowler. 

INDIA 43/1 after 6 overs

05:47 AM

Dropped

Mandhana gets a life... she drives away from her body and hits it uppishly to the left of Ecclestone, who dives to get both hands to the ball but puts it down.

05:41 AM

FOUR

Another boundary by Mandhana- it was back of a length and Mandhana put it away nicely past backward point.

INDIA 18/0 after 3 overs

05:39 AM

Good start by the England bowlers. Anya Shrubsole bowls a tight first over giving away just 3 runs. Mandhana takes a boundary off the next over from Nat Sciver.

INDIA 9/0 after 2 overs

05:32 AM

Australia entered the World T20 final with a 71-run win over West Indies in the firsts semifinal earlier tonight. Who will join them in Sunday's final? The action in the second semifinal is about to begin.

Anya Shrubsole has the new ball for England. Bhatia is on strike, and at the non-striker's end is Mandhana.

Here we go.

05:13 AM

Here are the two playing XIs

INDIA XI: Smriti Mandhana, Taniya Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, D Hemalatha, Dipti Sharma, Veda Krishnamurthy, Anuja Patil, R Yadav, A Reddy, Poonam Yadav

ENGLAND XI: T Beaumont, D Wyatt, Amy Jones, N Sciver, H Knight, L Winfield, S Dunkley, A Shrubsole, D Hazell, K Gordon, S Ecclestone

05:07 AM

Toss

Harmanpreet Kaur wins the toss and India will bat first. India are sticking to the same XI that beat Australia in the last group stage game. Which means there is no Mithali Raj in the Indian playing XI. 

05:05 AM

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