England finally got some points on the board in their World Cup defence, bowling India out for 134 in 36.2 overs – their lowest World Cup total since 2009 – before a see-saw chase got them over the line with four wickets and 112 balls to spare in Mount Mauganui.
The off-spinner Charlie Dean, playing in only her second World Cup match, finished with 4 for 23, while Anya Shrubsole (2 for 20) became the sixth Englishwoman to reach the milestone of 100 wickets in one-day internationals when she bowled Yastika Bhatia in the fourth over of the day.
