Australia currently lead the multi-format Ashes 6-4. England will need to win all the ODI matches to win the Ashes.
Delhi Capitals made one change, bringing in Poonam Yadav for Tara Norris. Gujarat Giants left out Annabel Sutherland and Sabbineni Meghana in favour of Laura Wolvaardt and Ashwani Kumari.
While Shafali Verma starred with the bat, scoring a 45-ball 84, Norris picked up a 5-fer, conceding just 29 runs in her quota of 4 overs.
Delhi Capitals defeated UP Warriorz by five wickets to book their place in the final of the Women's Premier League.
Ellyse Perry's fifty went in vain a second time in as many matches, as Jess Jonassen and Marizanne Kapp maintained their composure in a match that went down to the wire, scoring 29 and 32, respectively, to bring DC home.
Renuka Singh got one wicket each in her first three overs, unsettling the batters before Nat Sciver-Brunt and Heather Knight forged a reliable partnership to revive England.
After the bowlers, led by Marizanne Kapp, restricted MI for 109-8, DC batters Meg Lanning (32* from 22 balls), Shafali Verma (33 from 15 balls) and Alice Capsey (38* from 17 balls) finished the game in 9 overs.
Capsey struck as many as 10 fours during her whirlwind knock that blew Ireland away and helped England notch up the win -- their second consecutive one -- with 34 balls to spare.
The 26-year-old beat Australia's Darcie Brown, England's Alice Capsey and compatriot Yastika Bhatia to take home the emerging player award.
India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. It was also India women’s first ODI series win in England after 1999.
After restricting England Women to 227/7, India Women chased down the target in 44.2 overs for a comfortable win in the first ODI.
Batting first, India managed 122/8, thanks to knocks from Richa Ghosh and Pooja Vastrakar. In reply, England reached their target in 18.2 overs losing just...
