Jones and Beaumont started the summer with back-to-back partnerships of 200-plus against a poor West Indies, but were put under far more run-rate pressure against India’s new ball threat.
Promising young seamer Goud struggled with consistency, bowling six wides, but found decent seam movement to bowl Jones through the gate for one and pinned Beaumont lbw for seven.
Sciver-Brunt and Lamb looked to be rescuing the innings, both dominating against India’s spinners after moving to 55-2 from the powerplay, but again their dismissals meant that most of England’s innings was spent in a rebuilding mode.
India could have won the game far more comfortably had they held on to their chances, a disappointment considering their supreme fielding in the preceding T20 series which they won 3-2.
Davidson-Richards was put down on 16 by Goud in her follow-through and Dunkley survived on 22 as Rodrigues spilled a chance at short mid-wicket.
England rotated the strike efficiently throughout the middle overs and were innovative against spin with an array of sweeps, but despite the wickets in hand they showed little sign of intent.
Dunkley’s knock was well paced and she improved her strike-rate towards the death but the innings was crying out for some aggression as they reached the final 10 overs on 182-4.
Though Sophie Ecclestone struck 23 not out as she was promoted ahead of Charlie Dean to seven, it felt like England were a batter light which could explain their hesitancy to kick on earlier.