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Women’s T20 World Cup, India vs Australia Preview: India will play defending champions Australia in the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa on Thursday. India and Australia met in the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Melbourne in 2020. The match was won by the hosts by 85 runs. Australia, the world’s number-one women’s T20 cricket team, have won the T20 World Cup five times in seven editions. India ranked fourth, have only made it to the final once. The two teams have contested in T20 match 30 times. India have only won six matches, whereas Australia have won 22. One match ended in a tie, while another ended in a draw. India have not beaten Australia in their last 11 matches and will be the underdogs on Thursday. Australia’s women’s cricket team won all four of their group matches, while India finished second with one loss and three wins. India lost their match against England, who will face South Africa in the second semi-final on Friday. In the end, India made it through with relative ease, despite the loss to England in their third match. Wins over Pakistan and West Indies saw Harmanpreet Kaur’s side begin the tournament well, and they were effectively already through when they took to the field to play Ireland in their final match due to a superior net run rate. (with inputs from ANI) Read all the Latest News ****, Trending News ****, Cricket News ****, Bollywood News ****, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook ****, Twitter and Instagram ****.
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Australia captain Meg Lanning
“One of the best wins I have been involved in. To fightback from behind well behind and win despite not playing our best cricket. India have got some incredible players. Came right down to the wire and we had to seize those clutch moments. We stayed in the game and that’s what you got to do under pressure. We didn’t executed as well as we would have liked, but we never panicked. Can’t wait to be out here on Sunday.”
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur
“Can’t be unluckier than this, to get that momentum back when me and Jemi were batting. We didn’t expect this. The way I got runout, can’t be unluckier than that. We discussed about fighting till the last ball. The result didn’t go our way, but I am happy with the way we played in this tournament. We know we have a good batting line up even if we lose early wickets. Jemi was outstanding today. Happy to see those performances. Happy to see them play their natural game. We gave those easy catches away. We can only learn from these lessons and not repeat the mistakes.”
Player of the Match: Ashleigh Gardner
“Bowling the last over, my average heart-rate is probably like 190. That just shows the way we fight as a team, and that’s what we kind of spoke about in the huddle right at the end. We probably weren’t in a winning position and that’s when this team does best. When our backs are up against the wall, we find a way and we scrap really hard and that’s what we did today with the ball. I think we set up the game really well with the bat, probably missed a few with the ball but I think that fight we showed shows the character of this team.
(Meg was telling me to) just be really clear with what I want to execute, we obviously know that they have handy batters all the way down, so it’s about being clear on what you want to do and not give any freebies. I was just trying to hit the wicket and keep the stumps in play as often as possible. Always nice spending time in the middle, spending time with Meg as well. She is always calm and keeps it simple out there. I felt with the confidence coming into this game after the couple of innings I have had throughout this World Cup, I guess I gotta take that confidence into the next game and then hopefully win in the final.”
These are just crazy numbers!
India ran Australia close in the Commonwealth Games final and today too. But could very well have gone over the line if they had battled better in the closing stages
Still a bit baffled by this Harmanpreet Kaur run out to be honest.
Australia in Women’s T20 World Cups:
2009: Semi-Final
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2012: ????
2014: ????
2016: Final
2018: ????
2020: ????
2023: ? (Final)
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Australia beat India by 5 runs. Four runs from the last ball for Deepti Sharma but the job was done a ball prior. Heartbreak for India in how close they ran and could have even gone over the line despite a horrendous day in the field. An incredible fight despite the first innings, despite losing three early wickets. They can keep their heads up high with this effort. Harmanpreet and Jemimah with a superb fight alas it didn’t work out in the end
Radha Yadav is GONE!
Radha Yadav had no option but to go for it and she did. Unfortunately, there was no power on the shot and it fell comfortably into Ellyse Perry’s hands. Gardner strikes and Yadav is gone for a duck.
India need 11 runs from 2 balls
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Double from the first two balls with Deepti Sharma on strike. Great fielding and perfect throws helping Australia out. 12 needed from 4. Need a boundary at the very least
Sneh Rana is BOWLED!
Sneh Rana comes down the track and Jonassen with a flat delivery to get the job done. Swing, a massive swing but no contact with the ball at all. Rana is gone for 11 runs from 10 balls. India need 16 runs from 6 balls
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WHAT A SAVE FROM PERRY! Sneh Rana connects with the shot this time and it is running away to the boundary rope but for Ellyse Perry who cuts it off with a strong right hand. Two runs, two very vital runs, saved at this late stage. India need 16 runs from 7 balls
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Two singles to start the Jonassen the over. Third one is a dot and surprises everyone as Sneh Rana moved out to wallop it but missed.
FOUR! Short delivery from Gardner, Deepti Sharma plays it wide of mid-wicket. Two fielders converge but lose the race to stop it from running away to the boundary
India are 142/6 from 17 overs, 31 needed from 18 balls
RICHA GHOSH IS OUT!
Richa Ghosh swings, desperately, but only finds the fielder in the deep. Darcie Brown has swung the match Australia’s way with crucial wickets and kept the flow of runs down. Short of length, Richa cramped for room and goes big but finds McGrath at wide long-on
Richa Ghosh c McGrath b Darcie Brown 14(17), India 135/6
Harmanpreet Kaur is run out!
Harmanpreet Kaur departs after scoring 52 runs and it comes in absurd fashion. She made the ground in a double but her bat got stuck before the crease and is run out. Her feet were in the air when Healy took the bails off.
⚠️ First time in 5 years that Harmanpreet has been run out
India are 134/5 after 15 overs
FIFTY FOR HARMANPREET!
Back-to-back boundaries for the India skipper and she gets to the milestone in 32 balls. Richa Ghosh congratulates her captain and hugs, while her teammates are up to their feet in the dug out.
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EDGED AND DROPPED! Harmanpreet swings against Darcie Brown, went for a slog, gets a thick edge, luckily it was more towards where a first slip fielder would have been. Healy tried to get both hands to the right but spilled it. Not easy though
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After 12 overs,India Women 107/4 ( Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 35 , Richa Ghosh (W) 6)
Richa Ghosh is the new batter in to try and fight this out. Her finishing skills would be extremely handy today. 9 runs from this 12th over of the chase. India need 66 runs from 48 balls. Doable if they keep wickets in check
Jemimah Rodrigues departs!
Jemimah Rodrigues is gone and she is absolutely livid with herself. Yells at herself as she walks back, hits her helmet with the bat in anger. Short slower delivery from Darcie Brown, it would have been a wide had she let it be given how much it bounced. Instead, ‘Jemi’ decided to jump and tried to ramp it over the keeper. Instead, she tickles it to Healy who completes the simple catch. Gift!
Rodrigues c Healy b Brown 43 (24), India 97/3
India looked down and out couple of overs back. Not anymore!
FOUR MORE! Played inside-out over extra cover. Harmanpreet Kaur gets closer to the pitch of the full delivery and sends it over the extra cover fielder. She was confident with that shot and she has good reason to be.
India are 93/3 after 10 overs, need 80 runs from 60 balls
Fifty run partnership
50 run stand between Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur. They desperately needed someone to stick around and bat through after losing those early three wickets. Bit of a mix up in getting this single but no harm done in the end as the throw came at the wrong end.
India are 80/3 after 9 overs, need 93 runs more
Yastika RUN OUT!
India are three down in four overs. Yastika comes down the wicket, flicks the full delivery from Darcie Brown straight to mid-wicket. She calls Jemimah for a quick single. Jemimah considered it and instantly turned back on seeing Harris pounce on the ball. Both Indian batters stranded at the bowling end and the throw goes to Healy who finishes the formalities. Yastika tries to get back but that was futile
Yastika run out (Harris/Healy) 4 (7)
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FOUR! FOUR! Jemimah Rodrigues is the new batter in for India. Dropped short by Gardner, Jemimah swivels and hammers the pull on the leg-side, beats deep mid-wicket to her right. Next ball, Full and wide of off, Rodrigues smashes the drive in the gap between cover and backward point
Smriti Mandhana departs!
India go two down and lose both openers. Smriti Mandhana is late on the Ashleigh Gardner delivery. Did it get pad first or the bat? Pad it is confirms UltraEdge after Australia do take the review. Mandhana looks to slash it but is late on it and is struck pad first.
Mandhana lbw Gardner 2 (5)
Shafali Verma is leg before!
Appeal for leg before on Shafali Verma. Umpire has a long think before raising the finger. India batters discuss whether to review and they do. No bat involved on UltraEdge. Schutt drags the length back, Shafali looks to flick it but plays around it. Review confirms it would have struck top of leg stump. Umpire’s call and Verma is gone for 9 runs
Verma lbw 9 (6)
Beth Mooney vs India
Australia post 172/4, Target: 173 runs
India have been handed a stiff 173 run target with Australia putting 172/4 on the board. Meg Lanning remaining unbeaten on 49 runs at the end. Beth Mooney scoring a fifty. Ashleigh Gardner with a well-timed cameo as well. India were poor in the field and cost themselves quite a few runs. Elsewhere, poor field placements and poor deliveries didn’t help.
Last 10 overs: 103 runs
Last 2 overs: 30 runs