ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 Final, India vs England: 5 things England did right to clinch the title

#3 Runs from England’s lower order

Brunt impressed with the bat this time

After 37.1 overs, England were tottering at 164/6 with not much firepower left in their batting line-up. However, the lower order displayed an unflustered temperament to make sure that England get themselves up to a competitive total.

First it was Katherine Brunt and Jenny Gunn, who stitched together a partnership of 32 runs in 53 balls, which resurrected the innings to some extent. The acceleration came in the final four overs of the innings through a stand of 32 runs between Gunn and Laura Marsh.

The Indian bowlers lost the plot to some extent in the death overs as Marsh and Gunn kept gathering runs. The runs eventually proved to be a bit too much for the Indian batswomen to trace down.