| Second one-day international, Canterbury |
| India 333-5 (50 overs): Harmanpreet 143* (111), Deol 58 (72) |
| England 245 all out (44.2 overs): Wyatt 65 (58); Thakur 4-57 |
| India won by 88 runs, lead series 2-0 |
| Scorecard |
The second one-day international between India and England was won by India by 88 runs.
India scored 331-5, the highest total England have ever conceded in a home one-day international.
The captain struck 18 fours and four sixes while Harleen Deol hit 58.
It was Renuka Singh Thakur who starred with the ball, taking 4-57 as England were destroyed for 245.
After Danni Wyatt's dismissal for 65 in the 30th over, England collapsed from 167-4 to 169-4.
It was India's first win in England in over a decade.
Heather Knight injured and NatSciver took a break for her mental health as England struggled in the absence of key senior players.
India capitalised on the inexperience of the English bowling attack. As a team, the bowling figures of Kemp and Bell were the most expensive in England's history, returning 1-82 and 1-79, respectively.
England will play at Lord's for the first time in over a year on Saturday in the third and final one-day international.
The impact of injuries and absences on England's bowling attack has been well documented.
At Canterbury, it all fell apart.
Bell had a hard time with the consistency that England have been looking for.
Kate Cross went at more than six runs an over, but Charlie Dean held her nerve with a score of 1-29.
Three of the highest totals England have ever conceded in one-day internationals have come in the last five years.
Amy Jones has become the leader of the side in the absence of Knight andSciver. She decided to stick with her five bowlers.
Bell and Kemp were carted around the ground by the other players. Alice Capsey and Emma Lamb did not have any overs.
It is a young, inexperienced bowling attack in transition from the retirement of Anya Shrubsole and one which is preparing for Brunt's retirement, but they looked lost and lacked leadership when faced with her.
India has shown an over reliance on their opening pair.
When India fell to 99-3, Harmanpreet was patient, accumulating patiently to reach her 50 from 64 balls before capitalising on England's poor bowling to reach her century at a run a ball.
She smashed her last 43 runs from just 11 balls and finished with an average of 116.2.
She was able to use England's tactics to her advantage.
As Jones persisted with the same bowlers, the pace became predictable as he scored all around the ground with perfect timing and occasional flair.
Even the world's best bowler couldn't stop England from losing their fifth match in a row.
England's pursuit of the record run chase in women's one day internationals started as poorly as the bowling ended, with Tammy Beaumont run out for six.
Sophia Dunkley and Emma Lamb both fell within the first 10 overs.
The middle-order partnerships with Alice Capsey and Jones were important in England's 65-54 victory.
Capsey's 39 was her highest of the summer and she hit her first 24 runs in boundaries.
Dean's 37 from 44 balls allowed England to get past 200, but with the run-rate so high, the regular wickets cost England as India beat them by a wide margin.
Every loss is hard and they got away from us there. In the end, he took it to us, batting brilliantly and almost flicking a switch. We struggled to defend at the end.
We didn't have a match-winninginning as well as we needed.
The captain of India said that today was important. Everyone was able to use it.
It wasn't an easy place to bat on but I was taking my time. I gave myself that freedom after that because I wanted to keep going.
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