Women’s World Cup: England beat India by nine runs in thrilling final at Lord’s

Before the final, Shrubsole’s father shared a picture on Twitter of his daughter as a nine-year-old, who said she wanted to play in a World Cup final at Lord’s.

The vice-captain had already hit the winning runs in the semi-final, and, in the final, lifted England when the World Cup looked to be slipping away.

“It worked wonders for my dad’s media profile,” Shrubsole told BBC Sport. “He’s not always the most sentimental.

“You maybe have a dream, but you never actually think these things are going to happen. For that dream to be a reality is just amazing.”

Raut, who should have been stumped by Taylor on 64, was trapped lbw before Sushma Verma was bowled by Hartley without scoring.

India needed only 33 from 39 balls with five wickets in hand, but Shrubsole, charging in from the Pavilion End, was irresistible.

She removed the dangerous Veda Krishnamurthy, who top-edged a swipe to Sciver, bowled Jhulan Goswami and ran out Shikha Pandey from point.

Deepti Sharma spooned to Sciver at mid-wicket as Shrubsole completed the first five-wicket haul in a World Cup final and, after Gunn’s error, Shrubsole cleaned up Gayakwad to seal victory in style.