ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: India vs England, 5 things that India did right to beat the hosts

#4 Opening partnership setting the platform

Poonam Raut contributed with a gutsy knock of 86

Partnerships are of the utmost importance as they not only guide a team towards victory, but also frustrate the fielding team in the process. In their contest against England, the Indian team needed to get off to a decent start to set the ball rolling.

The opening stand between Poonam Raut and Smriti Mandhana turned out to be a vital one as it began India’s campaign in style. Raut began defensively while her partner, Smriti took the aggressive route. Both complemented each other perfectly to garner 144 runs at a healthy run rate of 5.17, setting the platform for a substantial total.