ICC Women’s World Cup: India, England gear up for historic final

India skipper Mithali Raj and England skipper Heather Knight pose with the ICC Women’s World Cup trophy ahead of the final at Lord’s. (PTI)

Updated on: Jul 22, 2017 11:34 PM IST

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India skipper Mithali Raj and England skipper Heather Knight pose with the ICC Women’s World Cup trophy ahead of the final at Lord’s. (PTI)

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India and England players practised at Lord’s ahead of the final between the two sides in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017. (Action Images via Reuters)

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Jhulan Goswami, India’s spearhead, will be aiming to put in a great performance in what could potentially be her last World Cup. (Action Images via Reuters)

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India’s players practised hard ahead of the final. (Action Images via Reuters)

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Heather Knight would be aiming to help England register their third win as hosts of the ICC World Cup. (Action Images via Reuters)

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England would be hoping to avoid a slip-up against India in the final, having lost in the league game against them in Derby. (Action Images via Reuters)

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Mithali Raj has said England will not have it easy in the final. (Action Images via Reuters)

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Katherine Brunt will once be a key player lower down the order. (Action Images via Reuters)

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England will be playing in front of a record crowd of 26500 at Lord’s. (Action Images via Reuters)

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England have lost only one game in this whole tournament and it was to India in Derby. (Action Images via Reuters)

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Heather Knight and the other batter will be aiming for a good show. (Action Images via Reuters)

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England women's head coach Mark Robinson talks to Anya Shrubsole (L) and Heather Knight during nets. (Action Images via Reuters)

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Both Mithali Raj and Heather Knight pose with the ICC Women’s World Cup trophy. (Action Images via Reuters)

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Mithali Raj is already the leading run-getter in women’s cricket and the first to get to 6000 ODI runs. (Action Images via Reuters)

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Harmanpreet Kaur, who smashed 171* against Australia in the semi-final, will once again be the key. (Action Images via Reuters)

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Harmanpreet and Mithali will be the key batters as they aim to win the ICC Women’s World Cup for the first time. (Action Images via Reuters)