England are the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 champions.

 That's it from us in our coverage of the ICC Women's World Cup 2017, with hosts England emerging the deserved winners in the end! It was a wonderful experience for us covering this tournamnent, and in the end all we can say is that we are on the cusp of a revolution in women's cricket.

For now, this is Amit Banerjee signing off on behalf of my team, as well as cricketer-turned-journalist Snehal Pradhan (who is soaking in the post-match atmosphere at Lord's) and our statsman Umang Pabari. Goodnight!

Mithali Raj (India captain): Well yes, because it wasn't easy for England, but credit to them for holding on to their nerves. I would like to tell my girls that I'm very proud of them, and they didn't make any match look easy for the opposition. Also, thank you to the crowd. It gave us a boost. Goswami is an experinced bowler and has always delivered for the team, but England had a lot of depth in their batting. These girls have a lot of inexperience playing their first final. I will definitely play for a couple of years, but I don't see myself playing the next World Cup. She's (Goswami) done her bit for the country. That's truly because of the way the team has performed in the tournament, and it has changed back home. 

England captain Heather Knight: I can't stop smiling to be honest. The girls have benen outstanding throughout the tournament. We've won really tight games which is something we've worked on in the last 18 months. In the semifinal, and even in this game, we delivered when the heat is on. Anya Shrubsole, what a hero! (India batters) They were batting brilliantly, credit to them, they've had a great tournament. But we knew that if we stayed on till the end and brought the rate up over 5 or 6, we would be in the game. Punam  was brillaint and they put two partnership together but we hung in and the girls held their nerve. And we got over the line. A huge thank you to the crowds and ECB. This will help with the growth of the game in the country and persuade more girls to get involved. WOmen's cricket has been going from strength to stength. We put on a good show. The tournament has been outstanding. England is a perfect place to be hosting this tournament given the stage at which we are now. This will be a springboard for women's cricket.