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

#3 The legacy of Mithali Raj and a blistering finish

Mithali Raj added impetus to the Indian innings with her seventh successive half-century

Mithali Raj has been a class act for India and her numbers in One Day Internationals are stupendous, to say the least. After the opening stand set the platform for a dynamic finish, Mithali took the onus upon herself to inject impetus to the innings.

With a knock of 71 runs from 73 balls, she peppered the boundary ropes to add to the agony of the English bowlers. Across the entire circumference of the ground, she showed her prowess, manoeuvring the field and fetching important runs for her team.

She also entered the record books by scoring a seventh half-century in a row, thereby becoming the first woman cricketer to achieve the feat. In the process, she overhauled Elysse Perry and Charlotte Edward’s record of six consecutive half-centuries.