ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: England vs West Indies, 5 Talking Points

#3 Priceless contributions from Marsh and Gunn

An ecstatic Deandra Dottin after dismissing Sarah Taylor

For a chunk of the England innings, West Indies bowlers had the England batters in a hole. They hardly dished out loose deliveries, drying up the runs, and fetching wickets for their team at regular intervals.

After 43.3 overs, England found themselves in a precarious position with the score at 172/7. Laura Marsh joined Jenny Gunn at the crease and they strung together a quickfire stand of 48 runs in 39 balls for the eighth wicket that helped England post a competitive total.

Gunn was slow in the beginning, but her innings gathered momentum as the game wore on. Marsh showed her intent from the word go as she raced away to 31 runs in 19 balls that included four scorching boundaries.