2017 Women 's cricket World Cup final - wikipedia 2017 Women 's cricket World Cup final 2017 Women 's Cricket World Cup Final Event 2017 Women 's Cricket World Cup England India 228 / 7 219 50 overs 48.4 overs England won by 9 runs Date 23 July 2017 Venue Lord 's, London Player of the Match Anya Shrubsole ( England ) Umpires Gregory Brathwaite and Shaun George Attendance approximately 24,000 ( Sold Out ) ← 2013 2021 → The 2017 ICC Women 's World Cup Final was a one - day international cricket match played between England and India to decide the winner of the 2017 Women 's World Cup. England won the game by nine runs to secure their fourth World Cup title, with Anya Shrubsole named player of the match. It was one of the closest finals in tournament history, with only the 2000 final being decided by a narrower margin. The final was played at Lord 's Cricket Ground, London, on 23 July 2017. Lord 's had been announced as the host on 8 February 2016. The game was sold out, with a near - capacity crowd of around 24,000 in attendance. The bell to signal the start of play was rung by Eileen Ash, who at 105 years old is the oldest surviving international cricketer. Contents 1 Background 1.1 Significance 1.2 Route to the final 2 Teams 3 Match 3.1 England innings 3.2 India innings 4 Notes 5 References Background Significance England were playing in the Women 's World Cup Final for the fifth time, a mark surpassed only by Australia. However, in the preceding five tournaments ( 1997 -- 2013 ), England had made the final just once, defeating New Zealand in the 2009 final to claim their third World Cup title. India on the other hand was playing in the World Cup Final, only for the second time in their history. The first had been a loss to Australia in 2005. Route to the final Main article : 2017 Women 's Cricket World Cup The group stage of the 2017 World Cup consisted of a simple round - robin, with each of the eight teams playing each other once and the top four teams progressing to the semi-finals. In the opening match of the tournament, India unexpectedly defeated England by 35 runs. However, England went on to win all six of their remaining group - stage games, finishing top of the table -- with the same number of points as Australia but a superior net run rate. India finished third in the group stage, after losses to South Africa ( by 115 runs ) and Australia ( by eight wickets ). In the first semi-final, played on 18 July at Bristol County Ground, England defeated South Africa by two wickets. South Africa batted first, posting a score of 218 / 6 from their 50 overs. Towards the end of their innings, England required three runs from the final over to win, with Anya Shrubsole hitting the winning runs off Shabnim Ismail with just two balls to spare. The second semi-final, played at The County Ground, Derby, was reduced to 42 overs per side due to rain. India posted a score of 281 / 4, with Harmanpreet Kaur scoring 171 ( not out ) from 115 balls, including seven sixes. This was the highest individual score in the knockout stages of a World Cup, and was widely heralded as one of the greatest ever World Cup innings. In response, Australia was bowled out for 245, leaving India the victors by 36 runs. Teams See also : 2017 Women 's Cricket World Cup squads Each team had 15 players in its tournament squad, 11 of whom played in the final. Both teams selected the same line - up for the final as they used in their semi-finals. Only five selected players had previously played in a World Cup final -- Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami for India, and Katherine Brunt, Laura Marsh, and Sarah Taylor for England. England India Heather Knight ( c ) Tamsin Beaumont Katherine Brunt Jenny Gunn Alex Hartley Laura Marsh Natalie Sciver Anya Shrubsole Sarah Taylor ( wk ) Fran Wilson Lauren Winfield Georgia Elwiss Danielle Hazell Beth Langston Danielle Wyatt Coach : Mark Robinson Mithali Raj ( c ) Rajeshwari Gayakwad Jhulan Goswami Harmanpreet Kaur Veda Krishnamurthy Smriti Mandhana Shikha Pandey Poonam Raut Deepti Sharma Sushma Verma ( wk ) Poonam Yadav Ekta Bisht Mansi Joshi Mona Meshram Nuzhat Parween Coach : Tushar Arothe Match 23 July 2017 10 : 30 Scorecard England 228 / 7 ( 50 overs ) India 219 ( 48.4 overs ) Natalie Sciver 51 ( 68 balls ) Jhulan Goswami 3 / 23 ( 10 overs ) Poonam Raut 86 ( 115 balls ) Anya Shrubsole 6 / 46 ( 9.4 overs ) England won by 9 runs Lord 's, London Umpires : Gregory Brathwaite ( WI ) and Shaun George ( SA ) Player of the match : Anya Shrubsole ( Eng ) England won the toss and elected to bat. England innings Jhulan Goswami was India 's best bowler, finishing with 3 / 23 from 10 overs. England 's captain Heather Knight won the toss and elected to bat. Their openers, Lauren Winfield ( 24 runs ) and Tammy Beaumont ( 23 ), made steady progress, putting on 47 runs before Winfield was bowled by Rajeshwari Gayakwad. Beaumont was out three overs later, caught in the deep off the bowling of Poonam Yadav. This brought Heather Knight ( 1 ) to the crease, but she lasted just seven balls before also being dismissed by Yadav, leg before wicket ( lbw ; via DRS ). Sarah Taylor ( 45 ) and Natalie Sciver ( 51 ) steadied the ship somewhat, putting on 83 runs for the fourth wicket whilst light rain fell. With the score at 146, Taylor was caught behind from the bowling of Jhulan Goswami. Goswami then had Fran Wilson out next ball, for a golden duck. Sciver also fell to Goswami a few overs later, unsuccessfully challenging an lbw decision. Katherine Brunt ( 34 ) and Jenny Gunn ( 25 not out ) put on 32 runs for the seventh wicket before Brunt was run out by Goswami with a direct hit. Gunn continued on with Laura Marsh ( 14 not out ) for the last four overs, with England finishing on 228 / 7 from their 50 overs. Jhulan Goswami was the pick of the Indian bowlers, finished with 3 / 23. India innings India lost a wicket in their second over, with Smriti Mandhana bowled by Anya Shrubsole for a duck. Poonam Raut ( 86 runs ) and Mithali Raj ( 17 ) then put on 38 runs before Raj was run out by Natalie Sciver. Raut and Harmanpreet Kaur ( 51 ) compiled a 95 - run fourth - wicket partnership, lasting just over 20 overs, before Kaur was caught in the deep off the bowling of Alex Hartley. Raut then combined with Veda Krishnamurthy ( 35 ) for an additional 53 runs. Raut 's dismissal with the score at 191 prompted a batting collapse, with India losing their final seven wickets for just 28 runs. As the match reached its climax, India required 11 runs from the last two overs, but instead lost their last two wickets in the first four balls of the 49th over, bowled by Anya Shrubsole. Shrubsole -- the player of the match -- finished with 6 / 46 from 9.4 overs, the best bowling figures in any World Cup final. Notes Jump up ^ England have finished in the top two of seven separate World Cups, but at the first two tournaments no final was played. References Jump up ^ South African to umpire in WWC Final, ESPNcricinfo, 22 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` Lord 's to host 2017 Women 's World Cup final ''. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2016. Jump up ^ Women 's cricket World Cup final sells out at Lord 's, Financial Times, 22 July 2017. Jump up ^ Eileen Ash to ring the bell at Lord 's, International Cricket Council, 22 July 2017. ^ Jump up to : ICC Women 's World Cup History, International Cricket Council. Jump up ^ Andrew Miller, Mandhana sets the standard as India overwhelm England in World Cup opener, ESPNcricinfo, 23 June 2017. Jump up ^ Jarrod Kimber, India provide the fireworks for Derby 's big day, ESPNcricinfo, 24 June 2017. Jump up ^ S. Rajesh, England 's run rate, best among all teams, ESPNcricinfo, 22 July 2017. Jump up ^ Vithushan Ehantharajah, Sarah Taylor revels in tense finish as England make Women 's World Cup final, The Guardian, 19 July 2017. Jump up ^ Shiva Jayaraman, 103 off 40 balls, 22 off one over, ESPNcricinfo, 20 July 2017. Jump up ^ Matias Grez, Harmanpreet Kaur : India 's new cricket star wants to inspire next generation, CNN, 21 July 2017. Jump up ^ ' Best innings I have ever seen ', ESPNcricinfo, 20 July 2017. Jump up ^ Vithushan Ehantharajah, Harmanpreet Kaur 's power - hitting takes India past Australia into final, The Guardian, 20 July 2017. Jump up ^ Squads confirmed for ICC Women 's World Cup 2017, International Cricket Council, 23 May 2017. Jump up ^ England bat, both teams unchanged, ESPNcricinfo, 23 July 2017. ^ Jump up to : England v India : Women 's World Cup final -- live !, The Guardian, 23 July 2017. ^ Jump up to : Live commentary : Final, ICC Women 's World Cup at London, Jul 23, ESPNcricinfo, 23 July 2017. ^ Jump up to : World Cup Final, BBC Sport, 23 July 2017. 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Question: who won the women's cricket world cup
Answer: England