England Thrash India To Set Up Odi Series Decider

Second one-day international, Lord's

India 143-8 (29 overs): Mandhana 42 (51); Ecclestone 3-27

England 116-2 (21 overs): Jones 46* (57), Beaumont 34 (35)

England won by 8 wickets (DLS method); bid level 1-1

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England levelled nan one-day world bid by thrashing India successful a rain-affected brushwood astatine Lord's.

The lucifer was initially reduced to 29 overs a side, pinch India trudging to a below-par 144-8 aft being put into bat.

England were 102-1 successful reply earlier different rainfall hold revised their target to 115 from 24 overs, which nan hosts reached pinch 18 balls to spare, winning by 8 wickets connected nan Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.

Amy Jones vanished 46 not out, having added 54 for nan first wicket pinch Tammy Beaumont and 48 for nan 2nd pinch skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt.

After dense rainfall successful nan greeting delayed nan commencement until 15:00 BST, India's batters struggled for fluency connected a slow aboveground arsenic they slipped to 72-5 wrong 16 overs.

They grounded to punish different inconsistent effort successful nan section from England, who dropped 4 catches and misjudged a mates much imaginable chances.

A important opportunity came successful nan 5th complete erstwhile Lauren Bell dropped Smriti Mandhana successful her follow-through connected two, and nan opener looked to beryllium anchoring nan innings contempt wickets tumbling astir her.

But nan unit told connected Mandhana successful nan 21st complete arsenic she holed retired to Charlie Dean disconnected Linsey Smith for 42 from 51 balls, arsenic only Deepti Sharma's unbeaten 30 helped springiness nan innings a glimmer of credibility.

England's spinners bowled brilliantly successful tandem passim nan innings, giving small distant successful miserly spells of 3-27 from Sophie Ecclestone, 2-28 for Smith and 1-31 for Dean.

The bid decider - which will beryllium England's last competitory ODI earlier nan autumn's World Cup - takes spot astatine Chester-le-Street connected Tuesday.

More to follow.