India eves on top, need 98 for a win in the 2nd Test against England

London, Sep 1 (UNI) Seamer Jhulan Goswami claimed five more wickets in England second innings to add her first innings five as India dismissed England for 305 after follow on and the tourists needing just 98 runs to register a win on the fourth and last day of the women's second and final Test at Tauton Country Ground today.

A victory would ensure a series win for India as the first Test ended in a draw at Leicester early this month.

Resuming at overnight 205 for two, England added 60 runs in the morning session but crucially lost four wickets in doing so and were only 57 ahead at the interval.

Goswami initiated England slide with two vital blows, first by dismissing England captain and overnight centurion Charlotte Edwards for 105 caught by Anjum Chopra and then bowling Jenny Gunn for four.

Caroline Atkins then tried to salvage some England pride but her marathon show of defiance came to an end when she was out lbw to Amita Sharma for 68.

The Sussex opener was unable to add to her overnight score and finally departed after six and a half hours at the crease.

Sarah Taylor showed a glimpse of her potential with five fours in a breezy 23. But, she then edged a ball from spinner Nooshin Al Khadeer to the keeper and it was left to Beth Morgan and Jane Smit to see England through to lunch without further loss.

In the post lunch, Morgan and Smit thwarted Indian onslaught for a while sharing a seventh wicket reargaurd stand of 43 runs.

However, once Al Khader removed Smit for 23, the writing was on the wall. Goswami cliamed two more tailenders and Khader tooked one to polish off the England innings.

Brief Scores: India 1st innings: 307 all out (Anjum Chopra 98, Mithali Raj 65, L K Newton 4 for 61) England 1st innings: 99 all out in 51 overs (CM Edwards 26, Jhulan Goswami 5 for 33, England 2nd Innings: 305 all out (Charlotte Edwards 105, Atkins 68, Jhulan Goswami 5 for 45, Al Khader 3 for 58) UNI XC PDS VV2205