Overview

• England defended 288 at Indore to win by four runs and confirm a place in the semi-finals.
• Heather Knight struck 109 in England’s 288 for 8, while Deepti Sharma led India’s attack with 4 for 51.
• India’s chase of 289 featured Smriti Mandhana’s 88, Harmanpreet Kaur’s 70 and Deepti’s 50 before late wickets stalled the effort.
• Linsey Smith removed Mandhana and then held her nerve at the death, bowling a tight 48th over and defending 14 in the final over.
• The defeat was India’s third in a row, leaving them fourth with four points (net run rate +0.526) and a route that requires wins over New Zealand on October 23 and Bangladesh to be sure of progressing.