Mandhana makes sublime century as India target 200 in first T20

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6 days ago

Update:
Date: 15.3 overs
Title: Ind 166-1
Content: Smriti Mandhana rocks on her heels and hooks a Lauren Bell
India have feasted on the low-hanging fruit from England's attack.
Mandhana moves to 96.
Update:
Date: 15:46 BST
Title: How's stat?!
Content: Kieran ParmleyCricviz analyst
This is Smriti Mandhana's highest score in T20Is, going past her previous best of 87 against Ireland during the 2023 T20 World Cup.
Update:
Date: 15:46 BST
Title: Post
Content: Alex HartleyFormer England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
England lose games when they are under pressure, it has been a problem for a number of years.
It is clearly a great pitch to bat on but one wicket could change it.
Update:
Date: 15 overs
Title: Ind 160-1
Content: Smriti Mandhana is unbeaten on 90 now off 47 balls. Harleen Deoli is 43 not out off 22 balls.
Update:
Date: 15:45 BST
Title: How's stat?!
Content: Kieran ParmleyCricviz analyst
Indian batters sweeping and coming down the pitch in this innings:
Update:
Date: 14.3 overs
Title: Ind 157-1
Content: India have not taken their foot off the pedal here and an absolute masterclass from Smriti Mandhana.
The India stand-in skipper heaves Lauren Filer for four through square leg and then thrashes the England quick through the covers for back-to-back boundaries.
England look on their last legs, and we have just over five overs left here.
Update:
Date: 15:42 BST
Title: Post
Content: WinViz is only going in one direction at the moment.
A reminder that England started the game at 79%.
Update:
Date: 15:42 BST
Title: Post
Content: Katherine Sciver-BruntEx-England bowler on BBC Sport commentary
Sophie Ecclestone has a huge array of different balls going on here. The plan isn't that clear to me.
It's making me wonder where her head is at, at the moment. I would say that's her done for the day.
Update:
Date: 14 overs
Title: Ind 148-1
Content: A bit more like it from Sophie Ecclestone from her first three deliveries as she restricts India's batters to three singles. Harleen Deol sweeps her fourth delivery for four, then Smriti Mandhana finishes the cover with a shot inside out through cover.
12 runs off Ecclestone's over.
Update:
Date: 13 overs
Title: Ind 136-1
Content: Sophie Ecclestone back for her second over. She'll hope it isn't as expensive as the 19 off her first.
Update:
Date: 15:38 BST
Title: Post
Content: Katherine Sciver-BruntEx-England bowler on BBC Sport commentary
For England, the spinners have got to bowl at the stumps. The seamers are struggling and they need to introduce their slower balls and bouncers in a good fashion.
At the moment, this is continuing to help India feel invincible.
Update:
Date: 13 overs
Title: Ind 136-1
Content: Danni Wyatt-Hodge partially amends for that earlier drop, to a degree.
Wyatt-Hodge makes up good ground on the boundary and slaps the ball back to prevent a four after Smriti Mandhana whipped it over square leg.
A couple of balls later and Harleen Deol thumps Arlott for four through the covers.
Update:
Date: 12 overs
Title: Ind 125-1
Content: This video can not be played
Mandhana 'walloped' the ball for six
Smriti Mandhana is purring at the moment.
Update:
Date: 15:34 BST
Title: Post
Content: Melissa StoryTest Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
Danni Wyatt-Hodge didn't even have to move. A big, big moment for England.
Update:
Date: 11.4 overs
Title: Deol dropped on 26
Content: Danni Wyatt-Hodge drops a pretty routine chance in the deep.
Harleen Deol skies one down the ground off Alice Capsey, hitting with the spin, and the ball comes down with snow on it but Wyatt-Hodge spills it.
England have not excelled in the field today.
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Wyatt-Hodge 'had too much time to think about the ball' and dropped it
Update:
Date: 11.3 overs
Title: Ind 120-1
Content: Shot of the day from Smriti Mandhana, who goes inside out to Alice Capsey and chips the part-time spinner down the ground for four.
Superb stuff.
Update:
Date: 11.2 overs
Title: Ind 115-1
Content: This video can not be played
Arlott dismisses Verma for 20
Just the one wicket to fall. so far.
Update:
Date: 11.1 overs
Title: Ind 114-1
Content: The TV cameras trail on Sophie Ecclestone who is sporting shades and a bit of a glum expression. Alice Capsey is thrown the ball by Nat Sciver-Brunt.
Harleen Deol skips down the pitch and wallops the England spinner for four.
Update:
Date: 15:27 BST
Title: How's stat?!
Content: Kieran ParmleyCricviz analyst
India have scored 98 or more in the first 10 overs seven times previously in T20Is, all resulting in wins.
Update:
Date: 10.4 overs
Title: Ind 108-1
Content: England have been chasing leather for most of the afternoon so it's not surprising they are changing their plans a little.
However, Lauren Filer bowls two consecutive wides as she fails to execute yorkers.