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

#1 Anya Shrubsole ripping India apart

She hardly allowed the Indian batswomen to get on top of her by hitting immaculate line and lengths

Anya Shrubsole struck gold for England when it mattered the most. She ripped the heart out of India’s batting line up with a spell of 9.4-0-46-6. She hardly allowed the Indian batswomen to get on top of her by hitting immaculate line and lengths.

She struck first blood for England when she went through Smriti Mandhana’s defence to castle her. She came back in her second spell to trap Poonam Raut in front of the stumps. Veda Krishnamurthy threw her wicket away to an ugly swat, which gave the pacer her third scalp.

In the next ball, she cleaned up Jhulan Goswami for a golden duck. She picked her fifth and the all-important wicket when she foxed Deepti Sharma into playing a false stroke that was pouched by the mid-on fielder. Her sixth and final wicket came in the form of Rajeshwari Gayakwad, which sealed the deal for England.