India vs Australia, Women's T20 World Cup Semi-Final Highlights: Australia Knock India Out, Enter 7th Straight Women's T20 WC Final
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IND-W vs AUS-W Highlights: Top knocks from Beth Mooney and Meg Lanning, followed by two-wicket hauls from Ashleigh Gardner and Darcie Brown, guided Australia to a five-wicket win over India
India vs Australia, Women's T20 World Cup, Semi-Final Highlights: Top knocks from Beth Mooney and Meg Lanning, followed by two-wicket hauls from Ashleigh Gardner and Darcie Brown, guided Australia to a five-wicket win over India in the first semi-final match of the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup on Thursday at Newlands, Cape Town. Opted to bat first, Australia had a good start to their innings with Beth Mooney smashing 54 off 37 balls while skipper Meg Lanning also smashed 49 off 34 balls. Chasing 173, India started off on a bad note but Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues provided momentum to their side. However, Jemimah perished for 43 while Harmanpreet departed for 52 as India stumbled in the chase and were restricted for 167/8. For Australia, Darcie Brown and Ashleigh Gardner took two wickets each.
Australia Women (Playing XI): Alyssa Healy(w), Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning(c), Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Georgia Wareham, Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown
Here are the Highlights of the Women's T20 World Cup Semi-Final Match between India and Australia straight from Newlands, Cape Town
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India vs Australia Live: Australia defeat India by 5 runs
Australia defeat India by five runs to enter the finals of Women's T20 World Cup 2023. Meg Lanning and Beth Mooney smash 49* and 54 runs respectively. For India Harmanpreet Kaur smash 52 while Jemimah Rodrigues score 43. Australia will now face either England or South Africa in the summit clash on Sunday.
OUT!!! Australia completely take the control over India as Ashleigh Gardner dismisses Radha Yadav for a duck. Radha tries to go for a big hit but ends up giving a simple catch to Ellyse Perry. India need 11 off 2 balls to win.
OUT!!! In the dying moments of the match, Jess Jonassen removes Sneh Rana for 11. Rana completely fails to judge the delivery as it goes and rattles the off stump. India need 16 runs to win from the last last over.
FOUR!!! Sneh Rana joins the party and smashes a boundary off Megan Schutt's delivery. She perfectly sweeps towards the leg-side as the ball goes for a one-bounce four.
FOUR!!! Deepti Sharma acts as the last hope for India as she hits a brilliant boundary on Ashleigh Gardner's delivery. Deepti takes advantage of the short delivery and hammers it towards the mid-wicket for a four. India need 32 to win off 20 balls.
OUT!!! Darcie Brown provides another breakthrough to Australia as she removes Richa Ghosh for 14. Ghosh tries to go for a big hit but Tahlia McGrath takes a brilliant catch at the boundary line as India lose their sixth wicket. India in deep trouble now.
OUT!!! What a mishap!!! Harmanpreet Kaur departs for 52 after gets run out by Ashleigh Gardner. India lose a crucial wicket in the tense situation. India need 40 to win from 32 balls.
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur smashes two back-to-back boundaries on Georgia Wareham's delivery and brings up her half-century. She reaches the 50-run mark off just 32 balls as India gain momentum in the chase.
FOUR!!! Harmanpreet Kaur hits another boundary on Tahlia McGrath's delivery. She places a shot towards the deep backward point for a four as India gain some momentum in the chase.
Australia slowly getting an upper hand over India as Darcie Brown leaks only four runs off her previous over. Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh aim to take India across the line. India need 62 runs to win from 42 balls.
India vs Australia Live: India need 66 off 8 overs
After the sudden dismissal of Jemimah Rodrigues, India are cautiously moving ahead in the game. They still need 66 off 48 balls to win the semi-final match.
OUT!!! What a blow for India as Darcie Brown removes Jemimah Rodrigues for 43. The ball hits the edge of the bat and lands safely into the hands of the wicketkeeper as the crucial partnership breaks. India in trouble now.
FOUR!!! Rodrigues keeps the momentum towards India with another boundary on Georgia Wareham's delivery. Rodrigues drives it brilliantly towards the extra cover.
FOUR!!! Jemimah Rodrigues gives a strong support to Harmanpreet Kaur as she hits a brilliant on Georgia Wareham's delivery. She places a shot into the deep extra cover as the ball goes straight for a four.
After two back-to-back big overs, Georgia Wareham controls the flow of runs as she concedes only six runs off her previous over. Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues aim to take India across the winning line.
SIX!!! Harmanpreet Kaur keeps the hopes alive for India as she hits a huge six on Jess Jonassen's delivery. Harmanpreet smashes it towards the long-off as the ball goes sailing over the fence. Brilliant piece of batting from the India skipper.
FOUR!!! Harmanpreet Kaur hits another boundary on Ellyse Perry's delivery. Kaur makes a good use of Ellyse's pace and smashes it towards the left of the keeper as the ball goes for a four.
FOUR!!! Harmanpreet Kaur keeps the hopes alive for India as she hits a boundary on Darcie Brown's delivery. She brilliantly drives it through the covers for a four.
OUT!!! Another shock for India as Yastika Bhatia departs for 4. Yastika goes for a single on Darcie Brown's delivery but shuffles in the middle as Grace Harris makes no mistake and Yastika gets run out. India lose their third wicket within four overs.
Jemimah Rodrigues enters with a bang and smashes two back-to-back boundaries on Ashleigh Gardner's delivery. The first one comes after she beats the fielder on the deep mid-wicket while the second one comes after she finds the gap between the cover and the backward point.
OUT!!! India face another blow as Ashleigh Gardner dismisses Smriti Mandhana for 2. Mandhana misses the delivery as the ball hits the pads. After taking the DRS review, the TV umpire overturns the on-field umpire's decision and declares her as Out.
FOUR!!! Yastika Bhatia enters with a bang and hits a boundary on Megan Schutt's delivery. Yastika smashes a straight down the ground shot as the ball goes for a one bounce four. Good batting from Yastika.
OUT!!! India face an early blow as Megan Schutt dismisses Shafali Verma for 9. Schutt strikes Shafali on her pads as the umpire declares her as LBW out. First wicket gone for India.
FOUR!!! Shafali hits a boundary off Ashleigh Gardner's delivery. She brilliantly places the shot towards the deep square leg as the ball goes for a four. Good start for India in the mammoth chase.
Hello and welcome back to the second innings of the semi-final match between India and Australia. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana opening the batting attack for India in the chase of 173 while Ashleigh Gardner bowls the first over for Australia.
India vs Australia Live: SIX, Australia 172/4 in 20 overs
SIX!!!! Meg Lanning finishes the innings in style as she hits a huge six on Renuka Singh's delivery. Australia post 172/4 in 20 overs. Meg Lanning remains unbeaten at 49* off 34 balls. Apart from her, Beth Mooney smashes 54 off 37 balls. For India, Shikha Pandey scalps two wickets.
FOUR!!! Meg Lanning continues her carnage as she gets another boundary off Renuka Singh's delivery. The ball hits the pads and simply crosses the boundary line.
SIX!!! Meg Lanning keeps the hopes alive for Australia as she hits a brilliant six off Renuka Singh's delivery. She hammers it towards the backward square leg as the ball goes sailing over the fence.
OUT!!! Shikha Pandey strikes again and removes Grace Harris for 7. Harris gets completely bamboozled with the delivery as the ball clears up the off stump and Australia lose their fourth wicket.
OUT!!! Deepti Sharma joins the party and removes Ashleigh Gardner for 31 off 18. Gardner completely fails to judge the delivery as the ball rattles the off stump. Brilliant piece of bowling from Deepti.
Ashleigh Gardner thrashes Renuka Singh as she hits her for two back-to-back boundaries. The first comes after Gardner places the full-toss delivery into the fine leg. The second one comes after she hammers it towards the long-off.
Ashleigh Gardner continues her carnage and smashes two back-to-back boundaries on Radha Yadav's delivery. The first one comes after she places a shot towards the long-on while the second one comes after she beats the fielder at the long-off. Brilliant piece of batting from Gardner.
FOUR!!! Ashleigh Gardner hits another boundary off Sneh Rana's delivery. Gardner takes full advantage of the poor delivery and places it towards the square leg as she successfully beats the short fine-leg fielder.
FOUR!!! Meg Lanning hits a brilliant boundary on Sneh Rana's delivery. Lanning plays a sweep shot towards the fine leg and steals four runs. Good piece of batting from Lanning.
India vs Australia Live: Good over from Radha Yadav
Radha Yadav brilliants bowls the 14th over as she controls the flow of runs and concedes only five runs. Australia aim to get back on track after the dismissals of their opening batters Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney.
OUT!!! Shikha Pandey provides India with their second breakthrough as she removes the dangerous Beth Mooney for 54. Mooney plays a shot towards the backward point as the ball goes straight into hands of Shafali Verma, who redeems herself with this catch. Second wicket gone for Australia.
Beth Mooney smashes two back-to-back boundaries and brings up her half-century off just 34 balls. She plays a scoop shot on Shikha Pandey's delivery as the ball goes away for four. This is Mooney 17th T20I half-century.
FOUR!!! Beth Mooney inches closer towards her half-century as she hits another boundary on Sneh Rana's delivery. She perfectly lofts the shot as the ball goes the fielder at the deep cover and long-off.
