ENG-W vs IND-W 1st T20I Live Commentary - Chelmsford (28 May 2026)

1 run.

Short and around off, Freya Kemp punches it down to long off for a single.

Flatter, full and down hte leg side, Charlie Dean goes for the reverse but misses.

Flighted, full and on off, Charlie Dean drags it wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Floated, full and around off, Charlie Dean swipes it to deep square leg for a run.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Another one bites the dust. Deepti Sharma sees the batter move across and pushes her line, well outside off, keeps the length short as well.

FOUR! A welcome boundary!

Fuller delivery, outside off, Freya Kemp drills it hard but straight to cover-point where the fielder makes a half-stop. A single taken.

Back of a length and around off, takes pace off, Amy Jones backs away and forces it past the bowler for a run.

Nandni Sharma bangs this into the pitch, on middle, gets some lift off the deck. Freya Kemp hops up and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Hits the deck hard and outside off, slower again, Freya Kemp heaves it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for another run.

OUT! CAUGHT! The pressure was building, and Amy Jones holes out, trying to be aggressive. Nandni Sharma bowls the back-of-the-hand slower one, full and around off. Jones gets down and across to slog sweep it. She connects well but just does not get the elevation she wants. It flies towards deep mid-wicket, where Shafali Verma runs a few yards to her right and takes a fine catch. Jones walks back after an excellent knock, but England's hopes are fading away.

OUT! CAUGHT! Two in two for Nandni Sharma and India Women will feel they are on top now. This is another slower one, full and on middle. Danielle Gibson looks to go big down the ground but goes through the shot early and mistimes it high in the air. Shafali Verma from deep mid-wicket runs a long way to her left this time, keeps her eyes on the ball and takes a fantastic catch by strethching both her arms in front of her.

 FOUR! Cracking shot! Tossed up outside off at 77 kph, and Jones gives herself room to free her arms. Crouches her back knee a bit and drives it crisply past the left of extra cover. Four runs, and England needed that.

 FOUR! Good start to the over for England. Jones moves to 64 (44). On a length, down leg at 83 kph, and Jones bends the back leg to sweep it behind square. Times it superbly to find the fence. Deep square leg never had a chance. Four more.

Serves it full and on leg, Amy sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for just one this time around.

Pushed away from the batter, short and outside off. Freya goes back and punches it to deep cover for a single.

Conventional off-break outside off, Jones gets low and sweeps it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Kemp shuffles a long way across to the off side, and Deepti drops it short and wide outside off. Kemp hangs deep and cuts it away to the deep cover region for a single. 12 runs off the over.

Floats it fuller and on middle, Jones shimmies down the track and knocks it away to long on for a single.

OUT! MISTIMED AND CAUGHT! A crucial wicket for India at a very crucial time. Sree slides it in, full and on leg. Heather Knight advances down the track and looks to take on the deep mid-wicket fielder by flicking it over her, but gets no timing whatsoever. Hits it off the toe end and airs it straight to Jemimah Rodrigues patrolling the boundary in the deep at the mentioned position. Rodrigues crouches low and takes it in front of her face. Knight got the start, but never got going and England are 101/3, needing 88 more runs from 40 balls.

On a length, this is pushed off the outer half to covers.

Flighted nicely through the air this time around off, Kemp mistimes the shot to the right of Charani.

A lot fuller, on leg, Kemp leans forward and drives it to long on for a single.

Drops it in front of the sticks, full in length. Amy Jones jumps out of the crease and flicks it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single. What an over! A wicket and just 3 runs from it.

Overpitched, wide outside off. Jones tries to drive it through cover, but mistimes off the toe end to the mid off fielder.

A low, dipping full toss. Jones fetches it from outside off and drags it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Misses out! Fairly outside off, too full, Heather Knight attempts to carve it out through the off side, but is beaten on the outside edge.

A lot fuller, outside off, Heather crouches a bit and drives it away, but straight to the cover-point fielder. Knight is itching to get going here as she is on 21 (22).

Very full and angled onto the pads. Knight knocks it through mid on for a single.

Full and just outside off, Jones drives it all along the ground to long on for one. Singles won't hurt India a lot at this point. 100 UP FOR ENGLAND WOMEN!

Not that full, around off, Jones smashes it off the front foot, tries to split the cover and point gap, but cannot get it through.

Trying to be a bit adventurous there! Outside off, on a fullish length. Amy Jones tries to reverse scoop it over short third, but that is not an ideal length to execute that short. Probably a lot fuller and she is beaten.

Full and straight, around off, Jones drives it to mid off from the front foot.

In-angler onto the pads, Jones takes it on the full and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Pulls the length back a bit, does Kranti. Heather Knight whips it to the left of deep mid-wicket and runs the first one hard. Jemimah Rodrigues swoops across to her left in the deep and slides to cut it off. Two taken.

Pitched up outside off. Knight has the scoop in mind early. Looks to lap it past short third but gets nowhere near it. Beaten completely.

Too full and flat, on leg, Jones shimmies ahead a bit and clips it down to long on for a single.

Full and on the pads, this is flicked off the pads to deep mid-wicket for a single. The 50-run partnership comes up between the two.

FIFTY FOR AMY JONES! Off just 32 balls. A fantastic knock so far from Jones and a much-controlled one as well. She gets to her milestone by advancing down the track and flicking the full ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

 FOUR! Straight as an arrow! Full and on leg, drifting in. Heather Knight dances out of the crease and drills it to the left of long on for a boundary.

Around off and full, this is eased along the ground to long on for a single.

On a fuller length, on middle, Jones sweeps it wide of deep mid-wicket for an easy single.

A loopy full toss, around off, Heather Knight heaves it wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Heather Knight eases it down to long on for a single.

Flighted, full and on middle, Amy Jones drills it to long on for a run.

Full and floats it around off, Knight reverse sweeps it but straight to point.

Quicker, shortish and on leg, Heather Knight uses her feet and works it through square leg for one.

Fires this one full and on leg, Amy Jones looks to clip it but gets an inside edge onto her pads as the ball rolls to the leg side. They cross.

Floated, short and on middle, Heather Knight tucks it away to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Nicely done! Flighted, full and around leg, Amy Jones gets into position for the reverse sweep but has to drag it and hits it between cover and cover-point. Both Jemimah Rodrigues and Arundhati Reddy gave up early, before sprinting after it, but the ball wins the race in the end.

FOUR! To the other side now! Flatter, full and on middle and leg, Amy Jones goes down on one knee and sweeps it to the deep square leg fence for four more runs.

Good running! Darts in a yorker, on leg, Amy Jones jams it out towards mid-wicket and Knight calls her for the second. She is running to the danger end, with Deepti herself going after the ball. She throws it at the bowler's end, where the backup fielder fails to collect it cleanly, but Knight's full-length dive would have saved her anyway.

Short and around leg, Amy Jones flicks it through mid-wicket for one.

Short again and on middle and leg, Heather Knight flicks it off the back foot through square leg for another run.

Tossed up, full and around off, Amy Jones goes down for the sweep but misses, and Richa Ghosh also fails to collect it cleanly.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Floated, full and on off, Amy Jones uses her feet, leans onto the drive and creams it through extra covers. Shafali Verma from long off runs to her left and dives but fails to stop the boundary.

Drops it short and on middle, Amy Jones nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Heather Knight comes down the track to loft it over covers but gets it off the toe-end down towards long on for a run.

Dragged back and around leg, Amy Jones clips it away through square leg for one.

Flighted, full and on middle, Heather Knight steps out but yorks herself and jams it towards extra cover for one more. England Women need 123 runs in 72 balls!

Fine effort in the deep! Short of a length and on middle, slower as well. Amy Jones waits for it and heaves it wide of deep mid-wicket. Jemimah Rodrigues quickly moves to his left and gets both her hands on the ball to parry it away. She gets up and releases the ball to keep it down to two runs.

FOUR! Up and over! Fuller delivery, on middle, Amy Jones backs away to get under it and lofts it wide of long off for a boundary.

FOUR! Two in two! Back-of-the-hand slower one, full and outside off. Amy Jones drags her sweep from there and nails it to the right of long on for another boundary. 50 up for England Women.

Back of a length and on middle, Amy Jones swipes it away to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! This is turning out to be an expensive over! Short and well outside off. Heather Knight uses the width on offer and cuts it away between point and short third for the third boundary of the over.

Hard length and around off, Heather Knight punches it towards extra cover. 15 runs off the over!

Hard length and angling into the leg side, Heather Knight fails to glance it away as the ball goes off her thigh pad towards short fine. A leg bye taken.

Back of a length and outside off, Amy Jones punches it wide of sweeper covers for a brace.

Good length and on off, nips back in a bit, Amy Jones stays back and pats it towards short cover.

Just short! Fuller one and on middle, Amy Jones drills it a bit aerially but on the bounce to mid on. Smriti Mandhana grabs the ball and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end, but Knight has made her ground.

Pitched up and around off, Amy Jones drags it off the inside half of the bat to deep square leg for a single.

On a length and around off, Heather Knight steers it away towards point. There is another direct hit at the bowler's end but Jones was never in trouble. England Women are 43/2 at the end of the Powerplay.

Sharp inward shape, from middle to leg, Jones tickles the full ball but straight to short fine leg.

BEATEN ALL ENDS UP! Was there an edge? Short of a good length around off, and it nips back in sharply off the surface. Jones is cut in half completely. Looks to punch it straight but the inside edge is beaten. The ball whistles over the off stump through to the keeper who fails to collect it to her left.

An inswinger on a fuller length, Jones flicks off the pads to deep square leg for a single.

Wide on off, full in length. Knight leans across and eases it to the cover-point fielder.

Dishes out a good length ball around off. Knight walks down the track and defends it to the bowler.

Full in length and an inswinger at the pads. Knight gets an inside edge on the flick and it deflects off the front pad towards backward square leg for a single. Excellent over from Reddy. Just a couple of singles off it.

Overpitched on off, Capsey drives off the front foot to the cover-point fielder.

FOUR! Absolutely crunched! Slightly short and outside off. Alice Capsey transfers her weight on the back foot and scythes it away, through point, and beats the deep backward point fielder to her right for a boundary.

Short and jagging back in, on middle. Alice Capsey advances a bit and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

 FOUR! Plays it through the gap! Short of a good length, with a lot of width on offer. Amy gets the chance to free her arms, gets on top of the bounce, and smashes it well to the left of the point fielder for a boundary.

Outside off again, short in length. Jones hangs back and cuts it to deep point for a single.

 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Wicket number 2 for Kranti and Capsey is absolutely gutted. Not a wicket-taking delivery by any means, as this is too short and too wide outside off, begging to be put away. Alice Capsey presses back and looks to square cut it over point, but the ball kicks up a bit and takes a feather of the outside edge. Goes through to the keeper, where Richa Ghosh grabs it to her right very comfortably. England are 37/2, needing 152 runs.

Full and swinging away, outside off. Jones gets a good stride across and creams it to the right of the deep point fielder for a coupl of runs.

Back of a length, shaping away gently, on top of off. Jones presses in front and blocks it down the pitch.

A low full toss, on off, swinging away. Amy Jones takes it on the full and heaves it off the inner half. It goes on the bounce to Shafali Verma at mid on, who picks and throws in a motion to the bowling end, but misses her shy. Had the throw hit, Capsey would have been in trouble as she is forced to dive back to retreat after being sent back by her partner.

Touch full and nipping away from off, Amy tries to tuck it to the leg side, but closes the bat face early and a leading edge is found. The ball bounces in front of backward point.

 FOUR! Wonderful shot! A half volley from Nandni, on off. Amy Jones smashes it straight down the ground and a bit uppishly. Nandni Sharma sticks her right hand out on the follow-through to pluck it, but the ball clips her fingertips and runs away to the fence for a boundary.

A lot fuller, on the pads. Jones whips it aerially between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a cuple of runs.

Just a hint of away shape, good length, on top of off. Capsey hangs back and punches it to deep point for a single to get off the mark.

 BEATEN! An absolute beauty from Gaud. A full ball and it straightens up the pitch, in the channel of off. Sophia Dunkley completely misses reading the line and is squared up. Tries to block from the crease, but the ball keeps leaving her and beats the outside edge.

 SIX! That will make her feel a lot better! Fuller and around off. Sophia Dunkley collapses her back leg and it almost kisses the floor. She walks out of the crease and lofts it over mid off for a clean six.

Way too short and outside off, Dunkley lets it be.

OUT! MISTIMED AND GONE! Gaud strikes big and India have their first breakthrough. Hard length around the fourth stump, and Dunkley walks down the track. Flat bats it but only finds the splice. Shafali moves to her right from mid off and takes a good running catch with both hands. Dunkley was just getting started but her stay is cut short and she frustratingly walks back to the dugout. England are 18/1, chasing 189.

Touch full and curving in and around middle. Jones covers the line and clips it to deep backward square leg for a single.

On the money straightaway! In-angler on a fuller length. Sophia Dunkley drops the bat down in time and carves it back to the bowler.

WIDE! Curves down the leg stump line, on a length. Dunkley misses the flick. Wide called.

EDGED AND FOUR! Oh, dear. Dunkley flirts with danger. Swings in from outside off, on a fuller length. Sophia Dunkley tries to block it away, but gets a thick inside edge and the ball just whistles past the stump, beating the keeper to her left and races to the deep fine leg fence.

Nice and full, around off, Dunkley strides across and taps it to point.

 Swing and a miss! Full in length, outside the off pole. It lands and straightens off the pitch, beating Dunkley's desperately attempted lofted shot over the off side. The ball zips past the outside edge by a kitten-whisker.

Full and curving back onto the pads. Sophia Dunkley flicks it to the right of mid-wicket. Shafali Verma runs a bit and dives to take the sting out of the ball, parrying it to the deep for a couple of runs.

 FOUR! Gets it away! On a good length, just outside off. Sophia Dunkley presses back and cuts it to the left of the diving backward point fielder for a boundary. 11 runs from the first over. England need 178 runs from 114 balls.