Summary England put together 228 after electing to bat first
LONDON (AFP) - India are chasing 229 against England on Sunday at Lord s to win Women s World Cup and by 10 overs India were 31 for 1.
Innings update in the Women s World Cup final between England and India at Lord s on Sunday:
10 overs: India 31-1, still need a further 198 runs in 40 remaining overs to reach victory target of 229
+ Punam Raut 17 no, Mithali Raj 14 no
+ Smriti Mandhana b Anya Shrubsole 0
+ England make 228-7 in full 50 overs after winning the toss
+ India spearhead Jhulan Goswami rocks England with superb return of 3-23 in maximum 10 overs
+ Nat Sciver top scores for England with 51 (68 balls, 5x4)
England bat
England elected to bat first at Lord s today and set a target of 229 for India eleven.
England captain Heather Knight won the toss and elected to bat against India in the Women’s World Cup final at Lord’s.
Both teams were unchanged from their respective semi-final wins with England having narrowly beaten South Africa by two wickets, and India stunning reigning champions Australia by 36 runs on the back of Harmanpreet Kaur’s remarkable 171 not out.
Teams
England: Lauren Winfield, Tammy Beaumont, Sarah Taylor (wkt), Heather Knight (capt), Nat Sciver, Fran Wilson, Katherine Brunt, Jenny Gunn, Laura Marsh, Anya Shrubsole, Alex Hartley
India: Smriti Mandhana, Poonam Raut, Mithali Raj (capt), Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Veda Krishnamurthy, Sushma Verma (wkt), Shikha Pandey, Jhulan Goswami, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav
Umpires: Shaun George (RSA), Gregory Brathwaite (WIS)
TV umpire: Paul Wilson (AUS)
Match referee: Steve Bernard (AUS)
