India elect to bat against Australia in second semi final

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New Delhi: India skipper Mithali Raj won the toss and elected to bat first against Australia in the second semi final of the ICC Women’s World Cup in Derby on Thursday.

India will play with the same side that defeated New Zealand in the last group match, which means there is still no place for left arm bowler Ekta Bisht in the starting XI

While, Australia have one change to their squad with skipper Meg Lanning coming in for Rachael Haynes.

The match has been reduced to 42 overs a side due to heavy rain and the match is scheduled to start at 6.15 pm (IST)

India will have a ‘home advantage’ against Southern Stars, having played four matches on the county ground in Derby and emerging victorious in all four occasions.

INDw XI: S Mandhana, P Raut, M Raj, H Kaur, D Sharma, V Krishnamurthy, S Verma, J Goswami, S Pandey, R Gayakwad, P Yadav

AUSw XI: B Mooney, N Bolton, M Lanning, E Perry, E Villani, A Blackwell, A Healy, A Gardner, J Jonassen, M Schutt, K Beams