Heather Knight led from the entrance as England’s look forward to a primary Girls’s World Cup victory resulted in emphatic style with a cushty four-wicket victory over India at Mount Maunganui.
Holders England went into the sport needing a win to maintain their slim hopes of qualifying for the semi finals alive after shedding their opening three matches.
England managed to eradicate the fielding errors, which had proved pricey towards the West Indies and South Africa particularly, to bowl India out for simply 134, with Charlie Dean ending with 4 wickets in solely her second World Cup match.
Knight then steered England dwelling with the bat as they chased down India’s below-par whole with 17 overs remaining.
Tammy Beaumont and Danni Wyatt have been each out for only one run to depart England beginning their chase at 4 for 2 and the warning indicators have been there earlier than a resurgence from Knight and Nat Sciver.
Sciver made 45 and Knight performed a captains innings, seeing her aspect over the road as she completed unbeaten on 53.
England began with the ball as they meant to go on after profitable the toss and selecting to bowl, Anya Shrubsole claimed her a hundredth ODI wicket, bowling Yastika Bhatra on the prime of the Indian order for simply eight runs.
Regardless of 35 from Smriti Mandhana, the wickets continued to tumble with India slipping to twenty-eight for 3 then 86 for seven.
Richa Ghosh made 33 from 56 earlier than being run out by Sciver, however it was not sufficient for India as they have been bowled out for simply 134 with 13 overs remaining of their 50.
Dean completed because the choose of the England bowlers with 4 wickets for simply 23 runs, whereas Shrubsole completed with two for 20.
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