Indian eves lost to England by a narrow margin of nine runs in the ICC Women's World Cup final at Lord's in London last night. Chasing a target of 229, Indian middle-order collapsed like a pack of cards, being bowled out for 219 in 48.4 overs. The last seven wickets fell for a mere 28 runs in 6.5 overs. At one stage, India were well placed at 191 for 3. Opener Poonam Raut was top scored with 86, while Harmanpreet Kaur contributed 51. Earlier, Natalie Sciver's 51 and Sarah Taylor's 45 laid the foundation for England's decent total of 228 for 7. For England, it was their fourth Women's World Cup. The home side looked in danger of defeat, but an astonishing spell of seam bowling by Anya Shrubsole turned the game on its head in the most nail-biting of finishes. Shrubsole who took six wickets was declared Player of the Match. India were coasting on 191-3 when Shrubsole took the key wicket of Poonam Raut, lbw for 86, and the inexperienced middle order collapsed to 219 all out in the 49th over. Apart from her wickets, Shrubsole also played a key role in the run out of Shikha Pandey, when India were still in the game needing 14 off the last three overs.