India (191 for 5; Maben 56*) beat England (78 all out; Raj 3-4) by 113 runs England's women crashed to 78 all out today to lose the third one-day international against India by 113 runs, and with it the five-match series in which they have barely competed. They had already lost the first one-dayer by eight wickets, and the second by nine wickets, revealing an alarming gulf in class between the two sides.

In today's game in Hyderabad, Clare Connor's side got off to a good start after winning the toss, reducing India to 54 for 3 after 24 overs, with Lucy Pearson and Laura Newton among the wickets. But, on a flat pitch, the Indian middle order launched a fightback led by Mamatha Maben's unbeaten 56 off 86 balls. She was ably supported by Mithali Raj (38) and Arundhati Kirkire (36).

England never got to grips with the Indian bowling, with only Caroline Atkins (21), Arran Thompson (21) and Connor (15) registering double figures. They inched along at barely more than two runs an over, with only four boundaries coming in the whole innings. The star for India was Raj who took three wickets for four runs from just 4.3 overs with her legspin. She received the Woman of the Match award.

"We didn't expect to be beaten so easily," said a disappointed Connor. "We haven't played well at all and India have been very solid in all departments. We are capable of competing with India and it's a massive disappointment that we just haven't shown it.

"But there is a fair bit of the tour to go yet. We will now be focussing on the Test, where we can regain some pride by putting in a good showing."

There is now a break from the pyjama games, and England will hope putting on the whites will bring a change in fortune, giving them the chance to regroup for the one-off Test that starts in Lucknow on January 14. The last two one-dayers will be played on January 21 and 24.

England's coach John Harmer said: "We've got two practice matches between now and the Test match on Monday and we've got a lot to do in that time if we're going to be competitive for the rest of the series. "

England were outplayed in both the previous one-day internationals. They could only muster 106 all out in the first game at Chennai, losing their last four wickets for 13 runs. Connor's 22 was the top score. India reached their target within 28 overs for the loss of just two wickets. Raj, with an unbeaten 33-ball 36 and captain Anjum Chopra (26*) saw them home.

India were equally dominant in the second game at Hyderabad, bowling England out for 71 in 23 overs. Jhulan Ghoswami took 3 for 8 with her medium-pacers, and England's poor batting resulted in an embarrassingly sparse scorecard - the highest score was Dawn Holden's 13*. India cruised to their target, this time for the loss of just one wicket, with Chopra and Raj again unbeaten.

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