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1st Semi-Final, ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2020 at Sydney, Mar 5, 2020
India Women
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Womens T20 World Cup India Beat Defending Champions Australia By 17 Runs In Tournament Opener
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Women's T20 World Cup: India Beat Defending Champions Australia By 17 Runs In Tournament Opener
February 21, 2020 17:44
Indian women's team began their T20 World Cup campaign with a 17-run win over defending champions Australia in Sydney.
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Sixteen-year-old Shafali Verma (19 off 15 balls) got India off to a flying start, adding 40 runs in first four overs. All images courtesy: AFP
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Australia bowlers pulled things back towards the end of the powerplay as they picked up three wickets in quick succession.
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Jemimah Rodrigues (26 off 33 balls) and Deepti Sharma (49 not out off 46 balls) bailed India out of spot of bother with a crucial 53-run stand for the fourth wicket.
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Alyssa Healy (51 off 35 balls) got Australia off to a solid start but Indian bowlers picked three wickets inside first 10 overs to pull things back.
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Poonam Yadav spun a web around Australia batters and picked up four crucial wickets, conceding just 19 runs, in her comeback game.
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Riding on Poonam Yadav's brilliant bowling spell, India bowled Australia out for 115 runs, thus winning the match by 17 runs.
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