IND W vs AUS W Highlights: ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 30th match India and Australia It was played at the historic Lord’s Cricket Ground. The Indian team suffered a six-wicket defeat in this match, ending their challenge in the tournament. Now from ‘Group A’, Australia and South Africa have decided their place in the semi-finals. This is the second time in a row that the Indian team has been eliminated in the group stage (group stage) of the Women’s T20 World Cup.
Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat first and guided the team to 170 for 4 in 20 overs. Harmanpreet Kaur played like a captain and scored 56 runs off 27 balls. Australia achieved this target with the loss of four wickets in 19 overs. Ashley Gardner and Ellyse Perry were instrumental in the team’s victory, scoring half-centuries for Australia.
The Women’s T20 World Cup was first held in 2009. Despite 17 years and 10 tournaments, India are yet to win a World Cup title. The Indian team has reached the final only once; Australia defeated India by 85 runs in the 2020 World Cup final. Meanwhile, the Australian team is another step closer to winning its seventh title. Australia have maintained their 100 percent performance to reach the semifinals. Since 2009, Australia has reached at least the semi-finals in every edition of the T20 World Cup. They have played in the final seven times and won the title six times.
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Meanwhile, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma opened the innings for India while batting first. The pair put on a 66-run stand for the first wicket in 9.1 overs, a relatively slow partnership by T20 standards. Shafali became the first batsman to be dismissed; She scored 34 off 26 balls, which included two sixes and three fours.
After Shafali’s dismissal, Mandhana was also dismissed as the second wicket with the team on 83. She scored 38 runs off 37 balls. Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur then saved the Indian innings. Jemimah scored 34 off 28 balls (a six and a four) before being forced off the field due to injury.
Harmanpreet Kaur played a game befitting a captain. The aggressive right-handed batsman was instrumental in taking the team to 170 for 4; She hit three sixes in the last over. She scored 56 off 27 balls, including three sixes and six fours, before being dismissed on the fifth ball of the last over. Deepti Sharma (4 runs off 1 ball) and Richa Ghosh (1 run off 1 ball) remained unbeaten.
Chasing the big limelight, Australia suffered an early setback; Georgia Vol (4 runs) was dismissed in the first over against Renuka. Shri Charani dismissed Phoebe Litchfield after 24 runs off 25 balls. Beth Mooney scored 22 off 20 balls. Ellyse Perry scored 56 off 38 balls, while Ashley Gardner remained unbeaten on 53 off 29 balls. With this, the teams of Australia and South Africa have reached the semi-finals.
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