England “reside to fight another day” within the Women’s World Cup after their anxious one-wicket victory over New Zealand, says bowler Kate Cross.
The defending champions would most likely have been eradicated had they misplaced and located themselves needing eight runs with the final pair on the crease.
Number 11 Anya Shrubsole hit the profitable runs to preserve England in rivalry for the semi-finals.
“We’ve bought a win and we’re nonetheless alive on this match,” mentioned Cross.
“We want to regroup, take a breath, realise we have now the 2 factors on the board. That is all that issues.”
England are actually possible to attain the semi-finals in the event that they win their remaining two, towards Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Knowing that defeat towards New Zealand at Eden Park would possible have put them out, England bowled the hosts out for 203, then reached 176-4 with greater than 9 overs remaining.
However, they contrived to lose 5 wickets for 20 runs, leaving Shrubsole and Charlie Dean to eke out the profitable runs.
“It’s about discovering methods of profitable and we discovered a means to win right now,” mentioned tempo bowler Cross.
“We don’t need to be too detrimental concerning the truth we have now bought that win on the board.
“We’ve received a must-win recreation towards New Zealand on their residence soil at Eden Park in entrance of the largest crowd we have performed in entrance of.”
Cross additionally praised fellow tempo bowler Shrubsole, who bounced again from being the final wicket to fall when England had been crushed by seven runs towards West Indies earlier within the match.
Shrubsole bowled England to victory within the 2017 ultimate towards India, but additionally hit the profitable runs within the semi-final win over South Africa.
“She truly apologised after the West Indies recreation,” Cross advised BBC Sport.
“I knew she may do it. Having these moments earlier within the match makes it simpler to take care of them once more.”
England had been on the verge of elimination after dropping their first three video games, however now discover themselves stage with fourth-placed India within the desk.
Depending on outcomes involving West Indies and India, who every have two video games to play, England can have the chance to progress on internet run-rate at the least in the event that they win their ultimate pair of matches.
“Tournament cricket is all about peaking on the proper time,” mentioned 30-year-old Cross.
“As lengthy as we will preserve making enhancements, which I really feel like we have now, hopefully we will get into that knockout stage.”
