Zimbabwe
England boosted their World Cup hopes as they beat India by four wickets to clinch their first win of the tournament behind a captain’s performance from half-centurion Heather Knight and Charlie Dean’s earlier excellence with the ball.
Having won the toss, England challenged their opponents to set the tone before dismissing them for just 135 following figures of 4-23 from off-spinner Dean.
Nat Sciver subsequently led the charge with the bat with a knock of 45 and Skipper knight saw out the chase with an unbeaten 53 from 72 deliveries.
England had entered the contest on the back of three successive defeats, knowing their required wins in each of their final four matches to progress to the semi-finals.
The 2017 champions are now due to face New Zealand Women on Saturday followed by Pakistan and Bangladesh the following week.
