Anya Shrubsole acknowledged England simply needed to get “over the road” after the defending champions stored their slim Ladies’s World Cup semi-final hopes alive with a four-wicket overcome India at Mount Maunganui.
Captain Heather Knight led from the entrance with 53 not out as England chased down India’s below-par 134 with greater than 18 overs remaining to register their first victory of the competitors, having misplaced their opening three matches in New Zealand.
“There was no dialogue about how shortly we needed to chase it down,” seam bowler Shrubsole mentioned when requested whether or not the facet had been desirous about the online run-rate, which may come into play for semi-final qualification.
“We’ve clearly misplaced our first three video games, so it’s all about getting over the road.
“I believe the best way that Heather batted to see us there, I don’t assume I would like to enter how we chased it… we chased it and I believe that’s all that basically issues.”
England managed to eradicate the fielding errors which had proved pricey towards the West Indies and South Africa, specifically, and Shrubsole is optimistic they’ve put such errors to mattress.
“I actually hope (that these errors are prior to now),” she mentioned.
“We’re going to need to do all the identical issues earlier than the following recreation and never take issues as a right, however I believe fielding can typically be a confidence factor.
“I believe that’s a lot nearer to the place we’re at as a crew.
“We haven’t shied away from the truth that we’ve been actually poor within the discipline within the first three video games, the final two specifically, and it’s good to place a few of that proper at the moment and hopefully it’s a step in the precise route for us shifting forwards.”
Twenty-one-year-old Charlie Dean completed because the decide of the bowlers, with figures of 4 for 23 in solely her second World Cup match, incomes the reward of her extra skilled team-mate.
“I’m completely buzzing for Charlie,” Shrubsole mentioned. “Clearly that is her first World Cup, to come back in and bowl in addition to she did in what was a extremely high-pressure recreation… I’m over the moon for Deano.
“She’s somebody who’s actually well-liked round this group and is an immensely gifted cricketer and hopefully she’ll be taking wickets for England in World Cups for years to come back.”
India bowler Jhulan Goswami, who claimed her 250th ODI wicket, mentioned of the match and the upcoming conflict with Australia: “I believe on this World Cup each match may be very a lot necessary, and each match shouldn’t be simple, you may’t predict, and positively we now have to bounce again.
“We’ve to remember every part, have just a few days, we will certainly kind out no matter issues are there and positively exit and play constructive cricket.”
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