Women's T20 World Cup Semi-Final IND vs AUS HIGHLIGHTS: Australia Beat India By 5 Runs In A Thriller

Women's T20 World Cup Semi-Final IND vs AUS LIVE: Harmanpreet's innings brought India close but India fell short of Australia's total.

Background

There is hardly any excitement of watching a sporting clash without historic context. There is a reason why India-Pakistan clash creates the kind of buzz it does or why the Australia-England rivalry is as celebrated as it is. For all the talk that matches are not won or lost with the statistics or what has happened in the past, it does play a role in build up to the game and it does play a part as some victories taste sweeter than others.If India were to overcome their disappointment of their Women's T20 World Cup 2020 where they came so close yet remained so far, stumbling at the final hurdle, it would just be the most perfect redemption story but the fact that they have the same opponents against them who were there that historic evening at the Melbourne Cricket Ground- Australia- would make it all the more meaningful for the Women in Blue.However, it would also mean that the Asian would need to have their best day in the competition to beat Australia in the semifinal. Make no mistake, India beating Australia would be no less than an upset. The Aussies have clinched 22 of the 30 T20I matches that they have played against India with India clinching just six wins. It is also pertinent to note in this regard that the Aussies have won 54 of 63 T20Is which they have played since the beginning of 2018, making them a runaway favourite in this match.To make matters worse, India's Harmanpreet Kaur remains doubtful but whosoever takes the field for India would go out there to give their best. If they can play their best, they will have a chance to beat but if they fumble, like this team has in the past in the crunch games, then this Aussie side is too good a team to let any opportunity go.Fasten your seat belts and get set for an exciting game of cricket.

23/02/2023 21:49:52

END OF MATCH

Australia WIN! They are a champion side for a reason and they showed that once again. Give them the slightest of room and they will pounce on to that opportunity. They reach the finals again by beating India by 5 runs in the finals.

23/02/2023 21:36:46

END OF OVER 19: India- 157/7

Jonassesn STRIKES LAST BALL! She has cleaned up Sneh Rana. Rana misses, Jonasses hits! India need 16 off 6 balls.

23/02/2023 21:33:16

Jess Jonassen bowling the penultimate

Jess Jonassen bowling the penultimate over. India need 20 off 2 overs. Nail-biting stuff this.

23/02/2023 21:32:16

END OF OVER 18; IND- 153/6

Great over for India. 11 came off it. India 153/6 after 18 overs.

23/02/2023 21:31:01

Schutt Will Bowl Out

India Need 31 from 18 balls.

23/02/2023 21:29:52

END OF OVER 17; India- 142-6

7 came from that over including a boundary from Deepti Sharma.

23/02/2023 21:26:35

Ashleigh Gardner Back into the attack

Gardner Back into the attack. 2 overs 1 for 20 so far.

23/02/2023 21:25:55

END OF OVER 16; India- 135/6

What an over. India- 135/6

23/02/2023 21:24:21

WICKET!

Ghosh departs, is caught in the deep. Great over this for Australia as they have only conceded 1 run so far.

23/02/2023 21:20:28

Brown into the attack

Her first three overs went for 17.

23/02/2023 21:19:17

END OF OVER 15; India- 134/5

10 and a wicket from that over. Ghosh and Deepti Sharma out in the middle.

23/02/2023 21:18:07

RUN OUT!

Harmanpreet's got stuck as she tried to sneak a two there. Gardner on the throw. India lose their fifth in a decisive moment in the game after she completed a fine fifty.

23/02/2023 21:15:06

Georgia Wareham into the attack

Tensed moment in the game.

23/02/2023 21:13:37

END OF OVER 14; India- 124/4

Another life for Harmanpreet in that over. She made it count by scoring a boundary. A boundary from the bat of Ghosh as well as India scored 13 off that over. India 124/4.

23/02/2023 21:09:34

Tahlia McGrath Into The Attack

Tahlia McGrath Into The Attack for the first time.

23/02/2023 21:09:04

END OF OVER 13; India- 111/4

Superb over under the circumstances by Brown could have been even better had Healy not dropped Kaur. 4 runs coming off that over. India are 111/4 after 13 overs.

23/02/2023 21:05:17

Brown continues

Brown continues.

23/02/2023 21:04:20

END OF OVER 12; India- 107/4

9 runs coming off that over. India are 107/4.

23/02/2023 21:02:23

Megan Schutt Back into the attack

2 overs 14 for 1 are her bowling figures as of now.

23/02/2023 21:00:16

END OF OVER 11; India- 98/4

4 runs and a wicket for Australia in that over. India are 98/4 after 11 overs. Richa Ghosh has replaced Rodrigues in the middle.

23/02/2023 20:57:25

Darcie Brown STRIKES!

WICKET after DRINKS BREAK! Fine edge to the keeper and Rodrigues departs after a quick 43.

23/02/2023 20:54:08

END OF OVER 10; India- 94/3

What a superb display of batting by this Indian duo. Finding the gaps and it's not all about power-hitting at the moment. 13 runs from that over, thanks to two boundaries by Jemimah. India are 94/3 after 10 overs. DRINKS!

23/02/2023 20:51:16

Wareham to bowl the 10th

Georgia Wareham, after a 6-run 1st over, returns.

23/02/2023 20:50:07

India need 93 runs in 66 balls

India need 93 runs in 66 balls. Match hangs in fine balance at the moment.

23/02/2023 20:49:21

END OF OVER 9; India- 80/3

6 more added to India's score in that over. India are 80/3 after 9 overs.

23/02/2023 20:47:39

Jess Jonassen back into the attack

Jess Jonassen is back into the attack, went for 12 in her first over.

23/02/2023 20:46:19

END OF OVER 8; India- 74/3

9 from that over. A boundary and 5 singles, superb cricket from the duo. India are 74/3 after 9 overs.

23/02/2023 20:44:49

Schutt returns

Schutt returns for her second spell.

23/02/2023 20:43:01

END OF OVER 7; India 65/3

Wareham delivers a 6-run over. All singles. India 65/3 after 7 overs. Harmanpreet Kaur (21* off 12); Jemimah Rodrigues (23* off 13)

23/02/2023 20:41:03

END OF OVER 6; India- 59/3

12 more runs to the total in that over, including a brilliant SIX over long on from the Indian captain. India are 59/3 AT THE END OF POWERPLAY.

23/02/2023 20:38:30

Jonassen Bowling The Final Over Of Powerplay

Jonassen Bowling The Final Over Of Powerplay. India very much alive in this game.

23/02/2023 20:37:27

END OF OVER 5; India- 47/3

The positive thing for India is they are scoring at a good rate despite losing those wickets. Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues taking it along nicely at the moment as India added 14 runs to their total in the 5th over with a help of a couple of boundaries. India are 47/3 after 5 overs.

23/02/2023 20:30:52

Perry Into The Attack

Perry for the first time into the attack in this match.

23/02/2023 20:29:46

END OF OVER 4; India- 33/3

8 runs and a wicket came off that over. India are 33/3 after 4 overs.

23/02/2023 20:27:50

RUN OUT!

Would you believe it? Yastika Bhatia is run-out and India's innings getting bad to worse when they need their best-ever performance in a run-chase in the T20 World Cup.

23/02/2023 20:24:26

Darcie Brown replaces Schutt

Darcie Brown has replaced Schutt. Advantage Australia at the moment.

23/02/2023 20:23:10

END OF OVER 3; India- 25/2

Gardner with a successful over but Jemimah Rodrigues has started briskly with a couple of boundaries. 10 came off that over. India 25/2 after 3 overs.

23/02/2023 20:20:32

WICKET!

Gardner strikes. What a start for Australia. Mandhana is caught right in front of the stumps. Australia take a successful DRS. India are 15/2, both openers back in the paviion.

23/02/2023 20:22:13

END OF OVER 2; India 15/1

Yastika Bhatia, in at 3, started with a boundary. But a successful over for Australia. India are 15/1 after 2 overs.

23/02/2023 20:17:17

WICKET!

Verma departs. HUGE BLOW TO INDIA. She reviewed but that's out on umpire's call.

23/02/2023 20:14:37

Megan Schutt From the other end for Australia

Pace from the other end after that over of off-spin.

23/02/2023 20:12:19

END OF OVER 1; India- 10/0

Gardner bowled that first over for India. India are 10/0 after the 1st over. Shafali Verma ended that with the first boundary for India which came off the last ball of that over.

23/02/2023 20:09:21

Mandhana, Verma Open The Innings For India

A lot resting on this opening partnership for India.

23/02/2023 20:05:03

Meg Lanning remains unbeaten on 49

Superb from the Australian captain who didn't have the best of starts. She got those in 34 balls. Beth Mooney's 37-ball 54, Ashleigh Gardner's 18-ball 31 were other significant contributions with the bat. It would be fair to say that India were below par on the field, with a few misfield, dropped catches and even a sharp chance of a stumping going down.

23/02/2023 19:58:33

END OF INNINGS; Australia- 172/4

That's the end of innings for Australia. They have posted 172/4. They would be happy with that score.

23/02/2023 19:54:40

Renuka Singh to bowl the final over

Thakur to bowl the last over of the innings. 

23/02/2023 19:53:58

END OF OVER 19; Australia- 154/4

12 runs and a wicket from the 19th over. They are 154/4. India need to stitch their highest successful chase tonight if they need to win. Still 1 over to go.

23/02/2023 19:52:08

WICKET!

Pandey has cleaned Grace Harris, who had replaced Gardner, in the third ball of the over.

23/02/2023 19:51:12

Pandey bowling the penultimate over

Shikha Pandey bowling the penultimate over of the innings.

23/02/2023 19:50:23

END OF OVER 18; Australia- 142/3

 5 runs and a wicket. Superb over from India's point of view. Australia are 142/3 after 18 overs.

23/02/2023 19:49:01

WICKET!

Deeptu Sharma has bowled Garnder. Rattled the batter's off stump, yorking her but Gardner departed after a 18-ball 31 which could well be the difference in the end.

23/02/2023 19:45:16

Sharma to bowl out

Sharma, after bowling 3 in the powerplay, has returned to ball her last bowler in the death.

23/02/2023 19:44:28

END OF OVER 17; Australia- 137/2

11 runs coming off that over with couple more boundaries from the bat of Gardner. Australia are 137/2 after 17 overs.

23/02/2023 19:42:13

Time for some pace

Renuka Singh Thakur returns for her second spell.

23/02/2023 19:41:24

END OF OVER 16; Australia- 126/2

13 runs coming off that over. Australia are 126/2. A couple of boundaries from Gardner in that over. Things looking dismal for Women in Blue.

23/02/2023 19:39:35

Radha Yadav once again

Aussies really looking to accelerate now!

23/02/2023 19:37:46

END OF OVER 15; Australia- 113/2

14 runs from that over. Certainly not what India would have wanted. 3 boundaries coming off it, 2 from the bat of Rana, 1 from Gardner. Australia are 113/2 after 15 overs.

23/02/2023 19:35:08

Rana continues

Will this be a wicket over for India?

23/02/2023 19:33:39

END OF OVER 14; Australia- 99/2

Two tight overs from India. Australia are 99/2 after 14 overs.

23/02/2023 19:32:11

Radha Yadav back into the attack

Radha Yadav is back into the attack. 

23/02/2023 19:31:37

END OF OVER 13; Australia- 94/2

Tidy over from India's perspective. A missed stumping chance. Had Ghosh collected it neatly that would have been really close for Lanning. But just 5 runs from that over. Australia are 94/2 after 13 overs.

23/02/2023 19:29:31

Rana continues

Spin from the other end.

23/02/2023 19:28:51

Ashleigh Gardner has replaced Mooney

Ashleigh Gardner has replaced Mooney by the way. She has been in great all-round form and would look to make an impact in this knockout fixture.

23/02/2023 19:27:10

END OF OVER 12; Australia- 89/2

11 runs and a wicket from that over. Mooney had started with a couple of boundaries in that over and India would be happy to see her back. Australia are 89/2 after 12 overs.

23/02/2023 19:25:36

WICKET!!!!

Mooney departs. A slower one from Pandey and Mooney cuts but doesn't get the timing or placement. Shafali grabs it inside the circle after dropping her earlier.

23/02/2023 19:22:01

Pandey back into the attack

Time for some pace as Pandey is back into the attack.

23/02/2023 19:20:38

END OF OVER 11; Australia- 78/1

A boundary and 5 singles coming off that over. Mooney looking to cut loose. Australia- 78/1 after 11 overs.

23/02/2023 19:18:31

Rana bowling her second over

Those dropped catches could come to haunt India. But for now, Rana gets her second over.

23/02/2023 19:16:27

END OF OVER 10; Australia- 69/1

10 coming off that over. Australia are 69/1. Beth Mooney (37* off 28) and Meg Lanning (5* off 7). DRINKS!

23/02/2023 19:14:58

Shafali DROPS MOONEY!

That went straight into the hands of Shafali Verma at long-on. But are Indians letting their nerves get to them? Mooney gets a life this time around.

23/02/2023 19:12:15

Radha to continue

India's only wicket-taker so far in this match gets her second over.

23/02/2023 19:10:56

END OF OVER 9; Australia- 59/1

End of an over where India should have had a wicket but that's the nature of the sport. 5 runs coming off it. Australia are 59/1 after 9 overs.

23/02/2023 19:08:47

Ghosh has DROPPED that!

Certainly an outside edge off the bat of Meg Lanning who had replaced Healy but Ghosh couldn't pouch that. Massive moment in the game this.

23/02/2023 19:07:26

Spin from both ends

Spin from both ends as Sneh Rana replaces Pandey.

23/02/2023 19:06:36

END OF OVER 8; Australia- 54/1

End of a successful over for India. 7 runs and a wicket off it. Australia are 54/1 after 8 overs.

23/02/2023 19:05:14

WICKET!!!!!!!!!

It is Radha who gets the first breakthrough for India. She has deceived Healy there and was stumped brilliantly by Richa Ghosh. Much-needed for India. Healy went throught that shot a tad early.

23/02/2023 19:02:31

Radha Yadav into the attack

Spin from the other end as has been the trend throughout this innings so far. Radha Yadav replaces Deepti.

23/02/2023 19:01:34

END OF OVER 7; Australia 47-0

4 singles from Pandey's second over. Australia are 47/0 after 7 overs.

23/02/2023 18:59:29

Pandey continuing!

Pacer from the other end continuing. India still looking for their first wicket.

23/02/2023 18:58:20

END OF OVER 6; Australia 43/0

12 runs off that over including the first SIX of the match over long off from Mooney. Australia end powerplay on a high. They are 43/0 after six overs. Beth Mooney (19* off 14); Alyssa Healy (23* off 22).

23/02/2023 18:56:23

India lose their REVIEW!

India lose one of their reviews inside the first six overs. Shows their desperation for a wicket perhaps. But the ball had brushed Healy's gloves before it made any contact with the pad. 

23/02/2023 18:52:51

Third over on the trot for Deepti

This is the third over on the trot for Deepti Sharma. All inside the powerplay.

23/02/2023 18:52:04

END OF OVER 5; Australia- 31/0

4 runs off the bat and a wide from that over. Australia 31/0 after 5 overs. No wickets yet and even though it isn't quickfire start, this Australian side can really accelerate if they have wickets in hand deeper into the innings.

23/02/2023 18:48:37

Shikha Pandey replaces Renuka Singh

Shikha Pandey replaces Renuka Singh. Pacer replaces pacer.

23/02/2023 18:47:53

END OF OVER 4; Australia- 26/0

Once again Healy scored a boundary first ball of that over. A wide short-pitched ball which was punished. Total of 5 coming from those 6 balls. Australia 26/0 after 4 overs.

23/02/2023 18:45:13

No change in bowling

Deepti will continue even as Australian openers look settled now.

23/02/2023 18:43:10

END OF OVER 3; Australia- 21/0

Once again a boundary off the first ball of that over by Healy but a tidy finish. 7 coming off that over. Australia 21/0 after 3 overs.

23/02/2023 18:40:36

Thakur to continue

Thakur to continue. No signs of swing or seam movement so far.

23/02/2023 18:38:38

END OF OVER 2; Australia- 14/0

It was a tidy over until that last ball from Deepti where she offered a lot of width outside the off-stump and Mooney put it away for a boundary. Australia are 14/0 after 2 overs.

23/02/2023 18:35:13

Deepti Sharma into the attack

Deepti Sharma, the first Indian to 100 T20I wickets, into the attack from the other end.

23/02/2023 18:34:15

END OF OVER 1; Australia- 6/0

That's the end of the first over of the match. Renuka did conceded a boundary first ball which came off the bat of Healy, she ended the over well. Australia- 6/0 after the 1st over. All 6 runs scored by Healy.

23/02/2023 18:31:04

Out Come The Australian Openers; Renuka Thakur with the new ball in hand for India

Beth Mooney and Alyssa Healy open the innings for Australia. Renuka Thakur to start the proceedings for India.

23/02/2023 18:24:46

Time for the National Anthems

Both the teams are out and it is time for the National Anthems. India's followed by the that of Australia. What an atmosphere at Newlands, Cape Town.

23/02/2023 18:11:54

Playing 11s

India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia, Sneh Rana, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur Singh

Australia: Alyssa Healy(w), Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning(c), Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Georgia Wareham, Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown

23/02/2023 18:03:58

Australia Opt To Bat

Australia have won the toss and decided to bat first. The GOOD NEWS FOR INDIA IS HARMANPREET IS PLAYING THIS MATCH.

23/02/2023 17:59:31

Toss and Team News Coming In Just A bit

Toss and Team News Coming In Just A bit. Will It be Harmanpreet Kaur walking out for the toss for India?

23/02/2023 17:57:02

Head-To-Head

Matches: 30
Australia: 22
India: 6
Tied: 1
No Result: 1

23/02/2023 17:50:37

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