England chipped away with regular wickets in Taunton but India, led by their captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, managed enough contributions to put up a competitive score on the board. England, that last-ball aberration from Sophie Ecclestone aside, were good in the field and this is a pretty fast-scoring ground. Ultimately, they will require their joint-second highest chase in T20Is to take the three-match series.
England won the toss and sent India in to bat first in the third and deciding T20I, both teams’ final competitive hit-out ahead of the T20 World Cup starting in less than a fortnight.
England went in unchanged after winning on Saturday by 26 runs in Bristol to level the series.
India, meanwhile, made one change, opting for the right-arm pace of Kranti Gaud after she bagged two wickets in their 38-run victory at Chelmsford first up with off-spinner Shreyanka Patil making way.
Play began in cloudy yet bright conditions with no forecast for rain and a strong westerly breeze blowing across the ground.
