1 week ago England suffered a chastening pre-T20 World Cup decision arsenic they were wholly outplayed by India successful a 38-run decision successful Chelmsford.
Chasing 189 to win, England stuttered to 150-8 arsenic questions stay astir their batting line-up earlier the tourney begins successful June.
Openers Alice Capsey and Sophia Dunkley fell cheaply earlier Amy Jones made a fluent 67 from 48 balls, but the run-rate climbed retired of power arsenic they collapsed from 120-3.
The returns of Danni Wyatt-Hodge from maternity permission and Nat Sciver-Brunt from wounded cannot travel soon capable for England's stuttering apical order.
Extras besides proved a large difference, with England giving distant 21 compared to India's three.
Lauren Bell gave England the cleanable commencement with 2 wickets successful the archetypal over, including prima batter Smriti Mandhana from the archetypal shot of the innings earlier Shafali Verma fell for two.
But Jemimah Rodrigues and Yastika Bhatia remained unflustered, taking 27 from the 2nd implicit bowled by Issy Wong to kickstart their counter-attacking third-wicket basal of 126.
England's standards successful the tract slipped again erstwhile they were nether pressure, but stand-in skipper Charlie Dean led an encouraging fightback by removing some acceptable batters successful the 14th over.
Bhatia was tally retired for 54 and Rodrigues was caught and bowled for 69 arsenic India slipped from 133-2 to 148-6, including debutant Tilly Corteen-Coleman's archetypal T20 wicket arsenic Richa Ghosh was sensationally caught by Wong.
But Deepti Sharma, truthful often a thorn successful England's side, struck 4 boundaries successful her 22 from 13 balls astatine the decease to guarantee India's mediate overs brilliance was not successful vain arsenic they finished 188-7.
The three-match bid continues astatine Bristol connected Saturday, wherever Wyatt-Hodge is successful contention to diagnostic for the archetypal clip this summer.
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