London, July 4 -- England found its way out of a hole and kept the five-match series alive by narrowly escaping with a slender five-run victory against India women's team in the third T20I, in a contest where simple dropped catches took centre stage at The Oval.

With designated captain Nat Sciver-Brunt out of the contest due to an injury, stand-in captain Tammy Beaumont inspired England to a comeback win to bring the series to 1-2. England dropped several chances, but eventually, it didn't come back to hurt them enough as India failed to gun down the 172-run target.

During India's pursuit of a 172-run target, in-form Smriti Mandhana and young Shafali Verma went all guns blazing from the get-go. England brutally hurt their chances by dro...