IND-W vs ENG-W Highlights, ODI World Cup: England Women defeat India Women by 4 runs

England secured their semi-final berth with a thrilling victory over India, who now face tough matches ahead. Despite Smriti Mandhana’s composed 88, India fell short in a heart-breaking finish. Heather Knight’s masterful knock, praised by Nat Sciver-Brunt for its brilliance, challenged India’s bowlers on a lively Indore pitch. A captivating game of cricket leaves India with work to do.

Indian Women managed to score 9 runs off the final over, leading to England securing win with a narrow margin.

Can Sneh Rana and Amanjot Kaur guide Indian team to victory?

New batters Amanjot Kaur and Sneh Rana are in action as India chase 27 runs off 18 deliveries

Ecclestone scalps wicket of Deepti Sharma50(57) as Sophia Dunkley takes the catch. Indian team is in trouble with Deepti's dismissal at a crucial moment.

Nat Sciver-Brunt dismissed Richa Ghosh for 8, caught by Heather Knight, silencing the crowd. A full delivery on off stump stopped Ghosh from getting elevation on her inside-out shot, sending it flat to extra cover. Knight took a sharp catch above her head, as England fought back yet again in a crucial moment.

India Women need 36 runs from 30 balls with Deepti Sharma 48 (53) and Richa Ghosh in action. The match is inclined on the side of the Women in Blue. Can they win the game from here?

Smriti Mandhana’s brilliant 88 off 94 balls ended when Bryony Smith dismissed her, caught by Alice Capsey at long-off. Bowling around the wicket, Smith’s delivery tempted Mandhana into a lofted shot, but it came off the inside half, miscuing to Capsey. Mandhana’s knock earned a huge ovation, but her exit leaves India’s chase in the balance.

The Women in Blue are 227/3 after 40 overs with Smriti Mandhana 87 (91) and Deepti Sharma 30 (34) taking charge.

INDW are 193/3 after 35 overs. Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma have stabilised the innings for the Women in Blue after Harmanpreet's crucial wicket.

Nat Sciver-Brunt dismissed Harmanpreet Kaur for 70, ending a strong 125-run partnership. Kaur tried to punch a short ball outside off but edged it to Emma Lamb at short third, who took a sharp low catch. The umpires checked the catch, but it was clean, sending Kaur back and giving England a big breakthrough.

Smriti Mandhana registered fifty off 60 balls including four boundaries. She has registered back to back fifties for her. However, there is no celebration from her.

INDW are 125/2 after 25 overs. They need 164 more runs to clinch win with 8 wickets in hand. Their Current run rate is 5 and they require 6.56 runs per over to win.

Harmanpreet Kaur 20 (17) and Smriti Mandhana 22 (28) are in hunt to chase the target of 289 runs.

Charlie Dean dismisses Harleen Deol for 24 with a brilliant delivery, to beat the batter, who missed the line and was struck on the back pad. India hesitated on the review, with Mandhana’s late attempt to challenge the LBW call coming after the time limit, sparing a lost review. Deol’s promising knock ended. India Women 42/2 after 10 overs.

Pratika Rawal 6(14) gets dismissed by Lauren Bell as Amy Jones takes the catch. INDW are 13/1 after 3 overs.

England’s 288/8 is their highest first innings total against India Women, surpassing 272/8 (2013 WC), and sets a new World Cup record against India Women, topping Sri Lanka’s 282/5 (2013).

England Women registered 288/8 (50 overs) after Team India made a strong comeback in the later overs.

ENGW 280/8 as Sophie Ecclestone 3 (3) gets run out on Shree Charani's delivery.

It's a 4-wicket haul for Deepti Sharma as Emma Lamb 11 (10) departs.

ENGW 259/6 after 46.3 overs as Deepti Sharma scalps her third wicket. Capsey walks back to pavilion after Harleen Deol took the catch.

ENGW are 255/5 after the end of the 46th over. Emma Lamb and Alice Capsy are in action.

Heather Knight currently leading the charge with 71 runs in 67 balls.

OUTTT!!! It's Deepti Sharma again as Amy Jones is caught by Smriti Mandhana. The off-spinner has both the openers nack in the hut. Jones departs for 56. ENG-W 98/2 (21.2)

OUTTTT! 150 ODI wickets for Deepti Sharma. Tammy Beaumont is clean bowled as India get the first breakthrough. ENG-W 79/1 (17)

The Indian bowlers have done a beautiful job in the first 10 overs to keep things at bay as Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones aren't able to accelerate in Indore. ENG-W 50/0 (11)

Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont have started on a steady note for England, not taking much risks at the start. For India, Kranti Gaud and Renuka Singh Thakur are keeping things tight. ENG-W 24/0 (5)

England have won the toss and Nat Sciver-Brunt opts to bat first. Lauren Bell and Sophie Ecclestone return to the playing XI. For India, Jemimah Rodrigues makes way for Renuka Singh Thakur.

The pitch looks hard and its a fresh wicket. The average score in both the games at this venue been 275. Expect a high-scoring game, says Mithali Raj.

Milestone alert in England camp. Charlie Dean is playing her 50th ODI while former skipper Heather Knight marks her 300th international appearance.

In India, Star Sports are have the exclusive rights to telecast the ICC Women's World Cup 2025. The India women vs England women clash will be telecast live on Star Sports channels in India. Live streaming of IND-W vs ENG-W will be available on JioStar app and website from 3 PM IST.

As far as England are concerned, they defeated South Africa, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in their first three matches. England's clash against Pakistan in Colombo was washed out.

India started their campaign with wins over Sri Lanka and Pakistan. However, their journey got derailed after losing to South Africa and Australia. India have three more matches left and need to win all to stake a claim for a place in the semifinal.

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