Indore: England held their nerves to edge past India by four runs and book a place in the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup here on Sunday.
Electing to bat, England rode on skipper Heather Knight’s classy 109 off 91 balls (15×4, 1×6) — in her 300th international appearance — to post 288 for 8. Amy Jones contributed a solid 56 (68b, 8×4).
England were cruising at 249 for 3 in the 45th over before India’s bowlers, led by off-spinner Deepti Sharma (4/51) and debutant Shree Charani (2/68), triggered a collapse that saw them lose five wickets in the final five overs.
