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That’s a paddling. A couple of wickets fell in the first 10 overs after
England asked
India to bat, and from that point Mithali Raj and Punam Raut added 56 in 15 overs. At once stage Mithali was 23 from 63 balls, while Punam got out for 32 off 61. That ain’t the juice in international cricket anymore, where it may once have been.
Later in the innings Mithali started playing some shots, and some impressive ones too, finding the boundary seven times to finish with 72 from 108. It was a big improvement, but the early problem wasn’t a lack of looking for the fence, it was a lack of looking for ones and twos. That has been an India problem for a long time, and it has to change for them to challenge. 5.14pm BST
35th over: England 202-2 (Beaumont 87, Sciver 74) Singles ahoy, as Harmanpreet bowls, until Beaumont decides she’s had enough. Skips down and launches over long on, a clean swing picking up the ball from just outside off stump, and clearing the catcher on the rope in exactly that spot. Scores are level with one ball to go, and the match finishes with a wide, Harmanpreet losing her line way outside off stump.