India, July 13 -- Improved bowling and fielding performances have highlighted the Indian women's first T20I series win on English soil. Considering that India will play the T20 World Cup in the country in a year's time, India upstaging England at home hints at the foundation that the visitors are already laying for the marquee event.

"We had (the T20 World Cup) in our mind when we started our preparation for this series. All of us including selectors were on the same page, we picked our squad accordingly and we have started on a good note. The preparation has already started," India coach Amol Muzumdar said in his press conference following the fifth and final match of the series in Birmingham.

"We had a game plan in mind before we set ...