Chasing 149, England got off to a bad start as opener Danni Wyatt (3) perished in just the second over bowled by Arundhati Reddy. Soon after, Natalie Sciver (1) was run-out in the third over and England was reduced to 31/2.
With India and Australia playing the second T20I on the same day, the visiting Test squad has been named India 'A' for the first of the two practice games