Shrubsole cleared India’s lower order to help England win their fourth World Cup
#5 Failure to keep composure with target in sight
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Raut’s gritty knock went in vain
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Few would have put their money on the English women after Punam Raut-Harmanpreet Kaur’s 95-run partnership and Punam-Veda Krishnamurthy’s 53-run stand left India needing just 38 runs, with seven wickets and as many overs in hand.
Raut then became Shrubsole’s second victim. The Englishwoman then went on to bag four more wickets, those of Veda, Goswami, Deepti Sharma and Rajeshwari Gayakwad, and effect a run-out in the space of 28 runs and six overs.
While Veda played her part with a knock of 35 runs, none of the lower order batswomen showed composure and failed to drag India to the target.
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