England Edge Thriller To Keep T20 Series Alive

Third T20, The Oval

England 171-9 (20 overs): Dunkley 75 (53); Sharma 3-27

India 166-5 (20 overs): Mandhana 56 (49); Filer 2-30

England won by 5 runs; India lead bid 2-1

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England held their nervus to support nan T20 bid live pinch a thrilling last-ball triumph by 5 runs against India astatine The Oval.

Chasing 172 to win, India needed 12 from nan past complete and six disconnected nan last ball, but seamer Lauren Bell had opposing skipper Harmanpreet Kaur caught astatine mid-off for 23 - and nan hosts now only way 2-1 successful nan bid pinch 2 matches to play.

The tourists, eyeing a bid triumph astatine nan earliest opportunity, were successful afloat control, needing 49 from 42 balls pinch 9 wickets successful manus earlier an eye-catching spell of accelerated bowling from Lauren Filer changed nan people of nan game.

Filer had Jemimah Rodrigues caught down for 20 and prima batter Smriti Mandhana, who made 56, was besides beaten for gait and caught astatine mid-on arsenic nan speedy regularly reached speeds of 79mph.

Harmanpreet's sound kept India successful nan hunt but England restricted them to 166-5 contempt a flurry of dropped chances successful a chaotic ending, mounting up a tantalising brushwood successful nan 4th of 5 T20s astatine Old Trafford connected Wednesday.

England's first innings besides provided plentifulness of drama, arsenic they raced to 137-0 aft good half-centuries from Sophia Dunkley and Danni Wyatt-Hodge, earlier losing 9 wickets for 31 runs successful nan abstraction of 4.4 overs, and finishing pinch 171-9.

Dunkley made 75 from 53 balls and Wyatt-Hodge struck 66 from 42, but Sophie Ecclestone's 10 was nan only different people successful double figures successful a illness which included 3 batters falling first ball.

It is yet to beryllium confirmed whether skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt, who was ruled retired of nan lucifer pinch a hep injury, will beryllium fresh for nan remainder of nan series.

More to follow.