Sciver-Brunt leads England rebuild after openers fall cheaply

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16-07-2025

Update:
Date: 13:38 BST
Title: Post
Content: Alex HartleyFormer England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
That stayed slightly low, but Nat Sciver-Brunt loves to play off the back foot. It just misses the off stump as it nips back a little bit. The previous ball it misses the stumps, but then Sciver-Brunt always capitalises on half a chance.
Update:
Date: 7 overs
Title: Eng 33-2
Content: A first four for Nat Sciver-Brunt, timing Amajot Kaur nicely through long-off.
She came close to edging behind from the previous delivery, as Amanjot's delivery kept low and beat the England captain's bat.
Update:
Date: 6 overs
Title: Eng 28-2
Content: Nat Sciver-Brunt starts her innings by facing five dot balls from Kranti Goud then gets off the mark with a single to mid-wicket.
Goud, who is just 21, is playing in her third match for India today - she made her ODI debut against Sri Lanka in May, then played her first T20 international in the dead rubber at Edgbaston on Sunday.
She failed to take a wicket in either match, so Jones and Beaumont become her first international victims.
Update:
Date: 13:29 BST
Title: How's stat?!
Content: Rufus BulloughCricViz analyst
Both of these teams are absolute powerhouses with the bat in the powerplay. Amongst all sides globally since the start of 2024, India and England are the fastest scoring and highest averaging teams in the first phase of the innings:
Update:
Date: 13:29 BST
Title: Post
Content: Ebony Rainford-BrentFormer England batter on Test Match Special
Emma Lamb is looking good today. She is just punching and trying not to over hit. She has come off some good form from the T20s. She is in touch and in good domestic form.
Update:
Date: 5 overs
Title: Eng 27-2
Content: England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt comes to the middle with her side already in trouble.
She doesn't get to face any of Amanjot Kaur's third over, as Emma Lamb pulls the game's first boundary through mid-wicket.
Update:
Date: 13:26 BST
Title: Post
Content: Phil LongBBC Test Match Special statistician
Kranti Goud has only played once before in ODIs for India.
Those two wickets today are her first wickets for India in an ODI.
Update:
Date: 13:24 BST
Title: Post
Content: Ebony Rainford-BrentFormer England batter on Test Match Special
Kranti Goud is a very interesting bowler.
The batters are expecting the wide ones to go away and then one will just jag back on the surface.
This is very impressive from the youngster. You can see the real value in her. A real exciting talent.
Update:
Date: 4 overs
Title: WICKET
Content: Beaumont lbw b Goud 5 (Eng 20-2)
No bat on that!
A fair stride from Tammy Beaumont and the ball hits pad, with the ball tracking saying there'll be a strike on middle and off stumps.
Sue Redfearn reverses her decision, up goes the finger.
England openers, both scorers of twin hundreds against the West Indies, are back in the pavilion for single digit scores today.
Update:
Date: 4 overs
Title: India review
Content: Another wicket for Kranti Goud?
She thinks she's trapped Tammy Beaumont in front of her wicket.
Nothing from umpire Sue Redfearn - there's a possible inside edge there, but India are going to take a look...
Update:
Date: 3 overs
Title: Eng 17-1
Content: A good stop from Jemimah Rodrigues, tipping Emma Lamb's drive away from the cover ropes as England's batters run three.
Tammy Beaumont then knocks Amanjot Kaur into mid-wicket and takes two.
Like Amy Jones, Beaumont made twin hundreds in the first two ODIs against the West Indies, scoring 107 and 106 before missing the third game in the series.
Update:
Date: 2 overs
Title: Eng 12-1
Content: Emma Lamb walks out for England and immediately takes two into the covers.
Goud sends down another wide but it isn't followed by a wicket on this occasion.
Update:
Date: 13:13 BST
Title: Post
Content: Ebony Rainford-BrentFormer England batter on Test Match Special
I have a feeling that's why Kranti Goud is in this team! She has struggled to hold the line, but this time it was a scrambled seam - it nipped and came back. That was brilliant.
If the gameplan is to get Kranti Goud ready for the 50-over World Cup or beyond, then they will let her have four or maybe five overs. She is finding her radar and, more importantly, finding her confidence.
Update:
Date: 1.2 overs
Title: WICKET
Content: Jones b Goud 1 (Eng 8-1)
Wide, wide, wide... wicket?
Maybe Kranti Goud can claim that was the strategy!
The India seamer sends down three consecutive out-swingers that are called wide down the off side, then follows up with one that nips in a bit and bowls Amy Jones through the gate.
Jones, who made scores of 122 and 129 in the ODI series against the West Indies, departs for one today.
Update:
Date: 1 over
Title: Eng 5-0
Content: Tammy Beaumont tips Amanjot Kaur's first delivery round the corner and runs three, with the ball chased down at fine leg.
Amanjot follows with a wide, but then sends down four dot balls to Amy Jones before the England wicketkeeper turns the final ball of the over through backward square to retain the strike.
Update:
Date: 13:01 BST
Title: Post
Content: England's openers Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones have walked out to the middle.
Amanjot Kaur has the ball in hand for India.
We're ready to go in sunny Southampton.
Update:
Date: 12:59 BST
Title: Post
Content: Alex HartleyFormer England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
A team in transition for us in the media is almost like we've got some young faces and we've got some new people, but that's not the case.
England are the second most capped team to have played a T20 international in the last game they have played.
Yes, they are more or less the same team, but the way they want to play they are transitioning.
Update:
Date: 12:57 BST
Title: Line-ups
Content: England: Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones (wk), Emma Lamb, Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Sophia Dunkley, Alice Davidson-Richards, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Shree Charani, Kranti Goud
Update:
Date: 12:50 BST
Title: Post
Content: Alex HartleyFormer England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
On England's victory over India at Edgbaston...
It probably got a bit closer than England would have liked. The loss of Amy Jones gave India a sniff of winning that game. It went right down to the wire.
Update:
Date: 12:44 BST
Title: 'It's a very good opportunity'
Content: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur: "I think we are ready to go.
"The T20 series was very good for us, we want to carry that on.
"It's a very good opportunity for us to get used to the conditions for the World Cup next year. We're playing also playing one of the best teams in the world in England."