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23 July 2017, 22:27 PM
India women suffered a heartbreaking nine-run defeat as hosts England won the ICC Women's World Cup final at Lord's.
Chasing a tricky total of 229, Indian middle-order collapsed like a pack of cards, being bowled out for 219 in 48.4 overs.
It was a case of so near yet so far for the Indian team who would be devastated having come within a sniffing distance of a historic triumph.
The last seven wickets fell for a mere 28 runs in 6.5 overs as India were cruising along at 191 for 3 at one stage before Veda Krishnamurthy's (35) atrocious shot selection brought the Englishwomen back into the game.
It was after opener Poonam Raut (86, 115 balls) anchored the innings while Harmanpreet Kaur hit a couple of sixes in her innings of 51.
Earlier, Natalie Sciver's 51 and Sarah Taylor's 45 laid the foundation for England's decent total of 228 for 7.
23 July 2017, 22:09 PM
India 219-all out (48.4 Ovs)
England beat India by 9 runs.
WICKET! 48.1 over: Deepti Sharma c Sciver b Shrubsole 14(12)
WICKET! 48.4 over: Rajeshwari Gayakwad b Shrubsole 0(1)
23 July 2017, 22:04 PM
Over 48 | Score 218/8 | Deepti Sharma 14 (11) ; Poonam Yadav 0 (3)
Suicidal from Shikha Pandey at such a crucial stage of the game. Failed to make her ground in time.
WICKET! 47.3 over: Shikha Pandey run out (Shrubsole/Taylor) 4(8)
WICKET! Shikha Pandey ran out! What a finish we have to this final! India 218/8 with 11 needed off 15! #ENGvIND #WWC17 pic.twitter.com/pe2ElS5S85
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 23, 2017
23 July 2017, 21:59 PM
Over 47 | Score 215/7 | Deepti Sharma 13 (10) ; Shikha Pandey 3 (6)
Deepti Sharma survived a stumping scare. India hanging in there, need 14 runs in 18 balls.
Common girls we can do this @BCCIWomen #WWC17Final
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) July 23, 2017
23 July 2017, 21:51 PM
Over 45 | Score 201/7 | Deepti Sharma 3 (4) ; Jhulan Goswami 0 (1)
200 up for India but wickets at regular intervals have made things a little difficult for the Women in Blue.
WICKET! 44.4 over: Veda Krishnamurthy c Sciver b Shrubsole 35(34)
WICKET! 44.6 over: Goswami b Shrubsole 0(1)
23 July 2017, 21:43 PM
Over 44 | Score 198/5 | Deepti Sharma 1 (2) ; Veda Krishnamurthy 34 (31)
Two wickets in two overs for England and it is getting super tense at Lord's.
WICKET! 43.3 over: Sushma Verma b Alex Hartley 0(2)
Come on India! We are just 3 hits away from cracking it. We have 7 overs left. #IndvsEng #WWC17Final
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 23, 2017
23 July 2017, 21:39 PM
Over 43 | Score 191/4 | Sushma Verma 0 (1) ; Veda Krishnamurthy 28 (28)
Back-to-back boundaries for Veda Krishnamurthy as she completes 50-run partnership with Punam Raut.
WICKET! 42.4 over: Punam Raut lbw b Shrubsole 86(115)
Punam adjudged leg-before. She wanted to review but the umpire says time has expired.
23 July 2017, 21:33 PM
Over 42 | Score 182/3 | Punam Raut 86 (114) ; Veda Krishnamurthy 19 (24)
India are inching closer towards the most iconic win in the history of women's cricket.
It's getting tight at Lord's!
India need 47 off 48 balls.
23 July 2017, 21:26 PM
Over 40 | Score 173/3 | Punam Raut 80 (107) ; Veda Krishnamurthy 16 (19)
India need 56 off 60 balls from here on with 7 wickets in hand.
23 July 2017, 21:10 PM
Over 37 | Score 161/3 | Punam Raut 73 (98) ; Veda Krishnamurthy 12 (10)
150 up for India in the 36th over and now it's India's title to lose from here.
Indian fans can be dancing in the stands as they can sense that India have inched very close to a historic win.
23 July 2017, 21:00 PM
Over 34 | Score 138/3 | Punam Raut 63 (87) ; Veda Krishnamurthy 0 (3)
Harmanpreet hits one straight to deep square-leg. Out for 51
WICKET! 33.3 over: Harmanpreet Kaur c Beaumont b Alex Hartley 51(80)
23 July 2017, 20:55 PM
Over 33 | Score 136/2 | Punam Raut 62 (86) ; Harmanpreet Kaur 50 (78)
And now Harmanpreet Kaur gets her fifty too! It's her 10th ODI fifty.
Wow yet another great knock and this one under pressure. Keep it up @ImHarmanpreet ! #WWC17Final #WWC17 #GoIndiaGo
— Vijay Goel (@VijayGoelBJP) July 23, 2017
23 July 2017, 20:44 PM
Over 30 | Score 120/2 | Punam Raut 50 (75) ; Harmanpreet Kaur 46 (71)
Punam Raut scores her 10th ODI half century. India need 109 runs off 20 overs.
FIFTY! It's a 10th ODI half-century for the India opener Punam Raut off 75 balls!#ENGvIND #WWC17 pic.twitter.com/a8NOIVkxqZ
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 23, 2017
23 July 2017, 20:31 PM
Over 27 | Score 106/2 | Punam Raut 45 (69) ; Harmanpreet Kaur 39 (59)
100 up for India in the 27th over. Mithali Raj still has her pads on.
23 July 2017, 20:19 PM
Over 24 | Score 88/2 | Punam Raut 37 (58) ; Harmanpreet Kaur 30 (51)
SIX! Another big one from Harmanpreet Kaur's bat. Seems like another big score is on cards for India's star batter.
What a crucial moment of this final - #MithaliRaj ran out for 17! #ENGvIND #WWC17
WATCH: https://t.co/1sYPJmWM7S pic.twitter.com/3WJ81ezcsa
— ICC (@ICC) July 23, 2017
23 July 2017, 20:06 PM
Over 20 | Score 69/2 | Punam Raut 31 (48) ; Harmanpreet Kaur 17 (37)
SIX! Harmanpreet Kaur seems to be getting her groove back. India need 160 runs more to win the elusive title.
23 July 2017, 19:49 PM
Over 16 | Score 50/2 | Punam Raut 24 (41) ; Harmanpreet Kaur 6 (20)
50 up for India in the 14th over. India need 179 more runs to win.
India are finding it hard to score off jenny Gunn. Her figures read 4-2-4-0.
23 July 2017, 19:40 PM
Over 13 | Score 43/2 | Punam Raut 23 (38) ; Harmanpreet Kaur 0 (5)
Mithali Raj departs as she fails to make her ground. Not a good news for India fans. Harmanpreet Kaur comes to the crease
WICKET! 12.1 over: Mithali run out (Sciver/Taylor) 17(31)
23 July 2017, 19:27 PM
Over 10 | Score 31/1 | Punam Raut 17 (32) ; Mithali Raj 11 (24)
Back-to-back maiden overs for England. 10 overs gone and India need 198 more runs to win.
23 July 2017, 19:21 PM
Over 8 | Score 31/1 | Punam Raut 17 (26) ; Mithali Raj 11 (18)
SIX! Punam Raut takes on Shrubsole and sent the short ball out of the long-on fence.
Not a pretty sight for an India fan! #WWC17#ENGvIND LIVE: https://t.co/1jZwFySuyo pic.twitter.com/AnxnigvAgN
— ICC (@ICC) July 23, 2017
23 July 2017, 19:18 PM
Over 7 | Score 24/1 | Punam Raut 10 (21) ; Mithali Raj 11 (17)
Raut and skipper Mithali are trying hard in the middle to give India a solid platform in pursuit of 229.
23 July 2017, 19:06 PM
Over 4 | Score 13/1 | Punam Raut 8 (15) ; Mithali Raj 2 (5)
First boundary of the Indian innings came from Raut's willow in the 4th over.
23 July 2017, 18:59 PM
Over 2 | Score 6/1 | Punam Raut 2 (7) ; Mithali Raj 1 (1)
Massive blow for India, Smriti Mandhana fails yet again. Dream start for England.
WICKET! Over 1.4: Mandhana b Shrubsole 0(4)
23 July 2017, 18:52 PM
Punam Raut and Mandhana are at the crease. Punam Raut is on strike. Brunt will open the attack.
23 July 2017, 18:22 PM
Over 50 | Score 228/7
India need 229 runs to win in 50 overs.
Nat Sciver's 51 leads England to 228/7 in the #WWC17 final at Lord's - will it be enough to claim the trophy for a fourth time? #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/A6XrJj8Bx3
— ICC (@ICC) July 23, 2017
23 July 2017, 18:09 PM
Over 47 | Score 201/7 | Jenny Gunn 10 (28) ; Marsh 3 (2)
200 up for England and there are three more overs to go.
WICKET! 45.6 Over: Brunt run out (Deepti Sharma) 34(42)
A direct-hit from Deepti Sharma dismisses Brunt.
Ha ha ha... direct hits are always welcomed, Deepti :-) #IndvsEng #WWC17Final
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 23, 2017
23 July 2017, 17:55 PM
Over 45 | Score 192/6 | Brunt 32 (40) ; Jenny Gunn 6 (20)
Five overs to go and England will be looking at a total of at least 230.
23 July 2017, 17:54 PM
Over 43 | Score 179/6 | Brunt 23 (32) ; Jenny Gunn 2 (16)
Some valuable runs added by Brunt and Gunn to England's total in last 3 overs. The running between the wickets has been quite exceptional between these two. Although they have not gone for big shots, still they have managed to keep the scoreboard ticking.
It's a Goswami party! #WWC17 pic.twitter.com/s8LApJNix9
— ICC (@ICC) July 23, 2017
23 July 2017, 17:44 PM
Over 40 | Score 168/6 | Brunt 13 (17) ; Jenny Gunn 1 (13)
Jhulan Goswami completes her quota of 10 overs with brilliant figure of 10-3-23-3. Ten more overs to go in England's innings.
Jhulan goswami with her last over in World Cup history
— Snehal Pradhan (@SnehalPradhan) July 23, 2017
23 July 2017, 17:35 PM
Over 38 | Score 164/6 | Brunt 10 (13) ; Jenny Gunn 0 (5)
Massive blow for England as Jhulan Goswami strikes for the third time. Natalie Sciver was caught in front of the wickets after a splendid knock of 51.
WICKET! 37.1 over: Sciver lbw b Goswami 51(68)
Jhulan ne Jhula daala.
Wonderful fightback from India.#WWCFinal2017— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 23, 2017
23 July 2017, 17:21 PM
Over 35 | Score 155/5 | Sciver 48 (62) ; Brunt 4 (6)
150 up for England in the 34th over. Natalie Sciver is still going strong for England as she is closing in on her fifty.
Keep going strong Jhulan. A perfect ball for someone especially after good partnership. Smart thinking. #INDvsENG #WWC17Final
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 23, 2017
23 July 2017, 17:04 PM
Over 33 | Score 146/5 | Sciver 43 (55) ; Brunt 0 (1)
Jhulan Goswami strikes twice in an over to remove Sarah Taylor and Fran Wilson.
WICKET! 32.4 over: Taylor c Sushma Verma b Goswami 45(62)
WICKET! 32.5 over: Fran Wilson lbw b Goswami 0(1)
Crucial break through... Come on India!!! #WWC17 #IndvsEng
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 23, 2017
23 July 2017, 16:51 PM
Over 30 | Score 133/3 | Taylor 39 (52) ; Sciver 39 (49)
Harmanpreet for her third over.
FOUR! Cheeky shot played by Sciver. Paddle sweep right past the keeper for a boundary. Absolutely elegant!
10 off the over.
Deepti stepped in next to give away five runs.
23 July 2017, 16:42 PM
Over 28 | Score 118/3 | Taylor 33 (46) ; Sciver 31 (43)
Mithali Raj brought back a bit of pace as Shikha Pandey stepped in for her fourth over. Seven off the over.
Deepti back in. Four singles off the over.
23 July 2017, 16:35 PM
Over 26 | Score 107/3 | Taylor 29 (40) ; Sciver 24 (35)
Kaur continued into her second over.
FOUR! Sciver sweeped it down the leg for a boundary. 100 up for the hosts.
Raining heavily there at Lord's. 10 off the over.
Poonam back in. Four runs scooped up between the wickets
23 July 2017, 16:29 PM
Over 24 | Score 94/3 | Taylor 24 (35) ; Sciver 17 (30)
Vice captain Harmanpreet Kaur into the attack. Her first over. Three singles off the over.
Poonam Yadav followed in as there are few drops of rain coming down there at England.
23 July 2017, 16:28 PM
Over 22 | Score 88/3 | Taylor 19 (28) ; Sciver 16 (25)
Poonam Yadav back in. Five singles off the over.
Deepti in for her fifth. Three runs.
23 July 2017, 16:23 PM
What an atmosphere inside the @HomeOfCricket #ENGvIND #WWC17 pic.twitter.com/bBOaAr5DoZ
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 23, 2017
23 July 2017, 16:15 PM
Over 20 | Score 80/3 | Taylor 14 (22) ; Sciver 13 (19)
Poonam Yadav in for her third over. Five runs off the over.
Spin attack continued with Gayakwad. Six off the over.
23 July 2017, 16:09 PM
Over 18 | Score 69/3 | Taylor 10 (19) ; Sciver 6 (10)
Poonam Yadav back in to scalp her second wicket and this time it was skipper Heather Knight.
WICKET! LBW as the captain was looking to sweep it across the line. India slowly bouncing back after those quickly early strikes by the English openers.
Natalie Sciver walked in next. Just a single off the over.
Deepti for her fourth over.
FOUR! Length ball, spun it in as Sciver shimmied out to smash it over the bowler, down the ground for a boundary.
Five off the over.
23 July 2017, 16:03 PM
As @englandcricket bat at Lord's, here's what they walked into at the @HomeOfCricket this morning!#ENGvIND #WWC17 pic.twitter.com/ZjBe0380nI
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 23, 2017
23 July 2017, 16:01 PM
Over 16 | Score 63/2 | Taylor 10 (18) ; Knight 1 (6)
Change in attack as Poonam Yadav stepped in for her first over.
WICKET! Full toss delivery as Beaumont looking for a biggy dispatches it straight, high into the air only to find Jhulan at midwicket.
Skipper Heather Knight walked in next.
Two runs off the over.
Deepti followed in. Two singles off the over. Drinks break.
23 July 2017, 15:49 PM
Over 14 | Score 59/1 | Taylor 7 (13) ; Beaumont 23 (36)
Deeepti Sharma continued. Two runs from the over.
Gayakwad in for her fourth over.
EXCELLENT FIELDING! Up the length, tossed up as Taylor shimmied out to ramp it high over the bowler. Not much the distance as Harmanpreet ran in stop the ball from racing away to the boundary.
FOUR! Length delivery, well outside off as Beaumont rocked back to cut it down poibnt for a boundary.
Seven off the over.
23 July 2017, 15:38 PM
Over 12 | Score 49/1 | Taylor 2 (4) ; Beaumont 19 (32)
Change in attack again as Deepti Sharma stepped in for her first over. Just three runs off the over.
Gayakwad for her third over.
WICKET! Well down leg side, spun it in as Winfield was looking for a sweep down fine leg. Outfoxed as the ball spun round to rattle against the leg stump. That was a stunner!
Sarah Taylor walked in next.
23 July 2017, 15:32 PM
Over 10 | Score 43/0 | Winfield 22 (28) ; Beaumont 19 (32)
Goswami back in.
SAVED! LBW, loud appeal by the Indian eves and umpire raised his finger. But England opted for a DRS and...the ball missed the stumps. Was in line, impact too on the line,but missed out on the stumps by an inch. Winfield survived. Single off the over.
Gayakwad continued. That's an improvement! Maiden from the spinner.
23 July 2017, 15:23 PM
Over 8 | Score 42/0 | Winfield 22 (24) ; Beaumont 19 (18)
Jhulan for her fourth over. Gets a maiden. Thats a confident boost for India. Well, for Beaumont, she is now the top scorer in the tournament, brushing past India's Mithali Raj and Australia's Ellyse Perry.
405 runs at #WWC17 for @Tammy_Beaumont! She's now the tournament's leading run scorer! #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/7EE4SaC8gB
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 23, 2017
Change in attack as Rajeshwari Gayakwad stepped in for her first.
FOUR! Fuller, turned it in as Winfield creamed it through covers for a boundary.
FOUR! Length of a delivery, towards leg side as Winfield sweeped it back. Nut-meg through the keeper and it went for a boundary.
FOUR! Paddle sweep through to fine leg for a boundary.
12 off the over.
23 July 2017, 15:15 PM
Over 6 | Score 30/0 | Winfield 10 (18) ; Beaumont 19 (18)
Jhulan in for her third over. Four off the over.
Pandey back in only to be punished more.
FOUR! First ball and Beaumont slaughtered it down covers, beating young Deepti Sharma's dive, for a boundary. Excellent shot, excellent timing!
FOUR! Once again punched down the covers. 400 runs up for the opener this season.
Nine off the over.
23 July 2017, 15:08 PM
Over 4 | Score 17/0 | Winfield 7 (12) ; Beaumont 9 (13)
Goswami back in.
FOUR! Fifth delivery, shorter delivery outside the off stump as as Beaumont elegantly cut it down cover for a boundary.
Just four off the over.
Pandey continued in. Bit of aggression from the pacer it seems, while Beaumont smiled. Two off the over.
23 July 2017, 14:56 PM
Over 2 | Score 11/0 | Winfield 6 (9) ; Beaumont 5 (3)
Tammy Beaumont and Lauren Winfield walked in towards the pitch while Jhulan Goswami warmed up with the new ball. Just a single off the over. Shikha Pandey shared the new ball.
FOUR! Fuller of a delivery as Beaumont played it along with the swing to punch it down midwicket for a boundary.
FOUR! Another in-swing delivery, misfield by Mandhana at mid-on and another boundary came up.
Expensive indeed! 10 off the over
23 July 2017, 14:56 PM
105-year-old Eileen Ash, the oldest living former Test international, rings the five-minute bell at the @HomeOfCricket! #WWC17 pic.twitter.com/J0KWKUKjSA
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 23, 2017
