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Latest Updates, India Women vs England Women, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final: That’s it. The match has been abandoned and India are through to the finals by virtue of topping their group’s points table. No reserve day as well. Tough luck for England! Preview: India and England, against each other, in one more important World Cup clash. This time it is the semi-final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup but its significance goes beyond that. The two teams have gone against each other twice earlier in global tournaments and England have come out winners on both occasions. The two matches in question are the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup final in 2017 in England and ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2018 in the Caribbean. Like in 2018, India find themselves in the semi-finals and up against England. Harmanpreet Kaur’s team have had a smooth run up to the last four stage, winning all their games in the group stage. England, on the other hand, had a bad start to their tournament, losing their first clash against South Africa. However, they made quick amends and won the remaining three matches to cement their place in the semis. England know they have a better Indian side up against them than the one they had faced in 2018, which was a team under development. With the form that Indians are in, it will be a huge task for England to stop them. One more concern for England will be the weather. In case the match is washed out, India will be through to the final on basis of better performance in the group stages as there are no reserve days for the two semis. Weather in Sydney has not been great for cricket, with rain pouring intermittently for the last two days. England will be praying for a bright and sunny morning on 5 March. For India, Shafali Verma, now the World No 1 T20I batswoman, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav and Taniya Bhatia have been the top performers and the team will be hoping they continue to be good in the semis. Harmanpreet too will be looking to make her presence count as she has not delivered so far in the tournament. England will hope Natalie Sciver maintains her top form and Sophie Ecclestone blows away the threatening Indian top order. A high-octane contest, if weather permits, is up for grabs on 5 March. Here’s all you need to know about the 1st semi-final between India and England. When is the first semi-final between India and England? The 1st semi-final between India and England will take place on 5 March, 2020. Where is the match being played? The match will be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney. What time does the match begin? The match begins at 9:30 AM IST with toss taking place at 9 AM IST. Which TV channels will broadcast India vs England 1st Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final? The match will be telecast on Star Sports Network in both standard as well as HD format. How do I watch online the match online? The match will be live-streamed on Hotstar. You can also catch the live score and over-by-over updates on Firstpost.com. Squads: India Women Squad: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia(w), Veda Krishnamurthy, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Pooja Vastrakar, Harleen Deol, Arundhati Reddy, Richa Ghosh England Women Squad: Danielle Wyatt, Tammy Beaumont, Natalie Sciver, Heather Knight(c), Fran Wilson, Amy Ellen Jones(w), Katherine Brunt, Anya Shrubsole, Mady Villiers, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Georgia Elwiss, Lauren Winfield, Kate Cross, Freya Davies
India vs England, Highlights, ICC Women's T20 World Cup, Semi-Final: Match abandoned due to rain, India through to final
Latest Updates, India Women vs England Women, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final: That’s it. The match has been abandoned and India are through to the finals by virtue of topping their group’s points table. No reserve day as well. Tough luck for England!
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That’s it. The match has been abandoned and India are through to the finals by virtue of topping their group’s points table. No reserve day as well. Tough luck for England!
England will hope Natalie Sciver maintains her top form and Sophie Ecclestone blows away the threatening Indian top order. India, on the other hand, will hope Shafali Verma, Poonam Yadav continue their fine run and other team members, particularly senior pros Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur, join the party.
Firm title contendors, India would aim to dish out a solid all-round performance against formidable England. Read the preview here
More delay for Toss
The fans are out at the iconic SCG, they’re waiting for some good cricket but will have to wait some more time for the toss.
The wait continues…
India W v England W in T20Is:
Matches: 19
India W won: 4
Eng W won: 15
India have lost the most number of matches against England than any other team in Women’s T20Is.
India have lost each of the five matches that they played against England in Women’s T20 World Cup before today.
Sydney Cricket Ground – the venue for both the semi-final clashes today. It’s time you update yourself with the history of this iconic cricket ground.
India beat both Australia and New Zealand (and two others) to top the points table of the group stage of the 2018 T20 World Cup and made it to the semi-final. Then they played England, who had finished second in the other group. The similarities between the 2018 and the current edition, thus, suffice to make Indian fans uncomfortable, for India ended up losing a one-sided contest.
To read about the possible strategies India can employ in case of a rain-shortened contest at Sydney today, click here
TOSS has been delayed due to rain
Glum faces in the England camp at the moment. Live visuals aren’t encouraging at all. According to regulations, a minimum of 10 overs per side is needed to have a shortened game.
Remember, India will be through to the finals if the downpour continues by virtue of finishing higher on the points table since there is no reserve day.
Heavy rains have been predicted for Sydney and the weather is expected to play spoilsport in both the semi-final clashes today.
In case the match is washed out, India will be through to the final on basis of better performance in the group stages as there are no reserve days for the two semis. Likewise, in the other clash, defending champions Australia could be knocked out without a ball bowled against Group B leaders South Africa, if the match isn’t possible due to bad weather.
It is pouring heavily as of now. Not good, especially for England who’ll be eliminated in case the match is abandoned due to rain.
The Indians are on a roll, having sealed their semi-final berth with wins over defending champions Australia (by 17 runs), Bangladesh (by 18 runs), New Zealand (by 4 runs) and Sri Lanka (by seven wickets).
England, on the other hand, did not have a great start to their campaign, suffering a six-wicket defeat against South Africa. However, they came back strongly to register convincing wins against Thailand (by 98 runs), Pakistan (by 42 runs) and West Indies (by 46 runs).
No doubt! This is arguably the strongest Indian women’s team one has seen over the years.
Unlike India’s batting, which has heavily relied on the brilliance of Shafali Verma, their bowling attack has all bases covered at the moment. More often than not, it is the bowlers who have held their nerve in crunch situations to take the side home.
To read the takeaways from India’s group stage campaign, click here