India Women vs England Women Live Score, 2nd T20I of India Women tour of England, 2026

Onto Taunton - India landed the first punch and left England with plenty of questions to answer, but the hosts responded impressively to force a decider in the series. The third and final T20I will take place on Tuesday, June 2, in Taunton. It will be an evening fixture, with the first ball scheduled to be bowled at 11 pm IST (5.30 pm GMT). We look forward to having your company then. Cheers!

The skipper of England - Charlie Dean says that it feels good to put a good score on the board and then to defend it later. Adds that Freya was the difference between the two sides in this game, and for her to go out and play like that feels great as a skipper, and the way she bowled was brilliant as well. Dean says that Kemp's role in the team will mainly hinge on the game situation, as she has quality in both ball striking and strike rotation. She closes by saying that India is a really strong team and beating them will always make a side feel good.

The captain of India - Harmanpreet Kaur says that the way Kemp batted, she took the game away from them. Adds that they gave away 10-15 runs extra, and it was about building partnerships for them, which didn't quite happen. Further mentions that they played too many dot balls in between. On retiring out Yastika Bhatia, she says that the way Jemi batted in the last game, they had to take the risk and ends by saying that it just didn't come off.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Freya Kemp is given the award for her stunning cameo of 39* off just 13 balls and 2/15 with the ball from her 2 overs. Kemp says that the first game did not go the way they wanted to, but they are happy to win this one. Adds that she paced the innings nicely and the skipper told her that the team needs fireworks at the end, and she feels happy to have contributed to the team. Kemps credits the entire batting unit for batting well and setting a platform for the finishers to launch. Further says that it felt nice to be back bowling, and picking a couple of wickets felt extremely good.

Time for the presentation ceremony...

A late flourish saved the hosts - Earlier, England opted to put runs on the board on a wicket that was on the slower side, while the outfield was not the quickest either. Every time the hosts managed to build a partnership and looked set to find another gear, India pulled them back. It was the young spin duo of Sree Charani and Shreyanka Patil who kept the scoring in check for the tourists through the middle overs. England, however, found a saviour in Freya Kemp, whose late assault provided the finishing kick they desperately needed. With 24 runs coming off the final over, the home side surged to a competitive 168.

No way through - In pursuit of 169, Shafali Verma did not last long, but during her brief stay, she provided India with a brisk start. Smriti Mandhana carried that momentum forward and, for as long as she was at the crease, the tourists had the required rate under control. However, once Mandhana fell, England began to apply the squeeze and never allowed the visitors to break free. Yastika Bhatia's innings was anything but fluent, and India eventually made the tactical call to retire her out. Harmanpreet Kaur was also not her usual self, and none of the batters who followed were able to inject life into the chase as England's bowlers put the game beyond India's reach. Captain Charlie Dean led from the front with the ball, returning figures of 2/20 from her 4 overs.

England make it 1-1 - Rescued by a late burst from Freya Kemp with the bat, England backed it up with an impressive defensive effort with the ball through the middle overs and completely choked India's chase. India, meanwhile, were left to rue the manner in which they finished the first innings. The 39 runs conceded off the final two overs undid much of the excellent work they had produced up until the 18th over. With the bat, the visitors fell away rather tamely after a promising start.

That's it, England Women get the job done as they win by 26 runs, and the series is levelled at 1-1. Flatter one angled into middle and leg, Arundhati Reddy rocks back and punches it down to wide long on for a single.

Nandni Sharma is the last batter for India, but it will be Arundhati Reddy on strike.

OUT! CHARANI IS RUN OUT! Fullish length, drifted into the pads. Arundhati Reddy swipes across the line and hits it to the right of deep mid-wicket. The batters pick up a single and go for the second. Alice Capsey picks the ball cleanly and fires in a throw at the bowler's end. Sophie Ecclestone whips off the bails and Sree Charani isn't even in the frame.

Full and straight, tucked away through mid-wicket for one.

Sree Charani is in at number 10.

OUT! TIMBER! Full and fast, darted in on leg stump. Shreyanka Patil walks across and gets inside the line to play a cheeky lap, but is well beaten and the ball goes on to smash into the leg pole. Sophie Ecclestone gets her first wicket of the game and India are now 139/8.

Dragged length, angled into the batter, Reddy hits it down to long on for a run.

No timing on it. Tossed up, on off. Patil sits down to slog but get a top edge over the vacant mid-wicket region and collects a single.

Sophie Ecclestone to bowl the final over.

A slower one to end the over. Full and outside off, Patil gets a long way across to the off side and shovels it through backward square leg for a single.

FOUR! Cheeky but effective. Full and straight, Shreyanka Patil brings out the reverse sweep and gets it fine of the fielder at short third for a boundary.

Shreyanka Patil is the new batter.