ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: England vs South Africa, 5 things that England did right to win the semi-final

#1 Keeping calm and composed under pressure

Amy Shrubsole hitting the winning runs

Even as Wilson and Gunn took England to the threshold of victory, Wilson’s dismissal had a few nerves jangling in the English dressing room. Moreover, it sparked a sense of hope amongst the Proteas, who started believing that a win was possible.

England still needed nine runs from twelve balls with three wickets remaining and it could have been anyone’s match. The pressure was on – a win would secure a place in the final at Lord’s, a shot at glory, a loss, on the other hand, would send the team back home.

It all came down to who kept their cool and between the Shabnim Ismail and Amy Shrubsole, the English No. 10 batswomen, it was the latter who prevailed. Ismail had just bowled out Laura Marsh but Shrubsole was unperturbed by it. She stepped out authoritatively and smashed the ball through extra point to take her team to the final.