Australia Women vs India Women

India Women (PLAYING XI) - Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Richa Ghosh (WK), Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia, Sneh Rana, ...

0 1

Live updates from the first semi-final at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 as defending champions Australia take on India.

“One thing we have been discussing is that we need to bat well. India suffered a blow prior to the match, announcing that Pooja Vastrakar will play no further part in the tournament. That reminds me, Yastika is also in the side. And a run-out of Yastika Bhatia strengthened Australia's grip on the game. -

That's enough from me after a cracking game. There's still another semi-final to go, with England taking on South Africa at Newlands tomorrow.

Australia go up for an lbw shout and decide to review… 3rd over: India 25-2 (Rodrigues 10, Bhatia 4) An electric start from Jemimah Rodrigues, who pulls Gardner for four before driving her next ball through the covers for another boundary. Bhatia smashes one straight to short midwicket and decides to go for a single that was never on – Rodrigues doesn’t want it and Bhatia races back in vain. 4th over: India 35-3 (Rodrigues 10, Kaur 6) A delightful start from Harmanpreet Kaur, who drives Brown for four off her first delivery. India are actually ticking over at a good rate – it’s the flurry of wickets they’ve lost early that’s the problem. 7th over: India 65-3 (Rodrigues 23, Kaur 21) Rodrigues cuts late against Georgia Wareham but a good stop at short third man limits India to just a single. Rodrigues and Kaur then continue to exchange singles until the end of the over. She looked as if she was easily home, but the bat got lodged in the pitch and she couldn’t slide it in. 18th over: India 153-6 (Rana 8, Deepti 10) Schutt has the ball and concedes a couple of singles before a leg-side wide that Healy can’t collect brings Rana back on strike. Jemimah Rodrigues was exceptional, and it looked as if Harmanpreet Kaur was going to finish the job until she was run out in the most bizarre fashion. Her 18-ball 31 gave Australia a much-needed lift at the right moment, and she got the dangerous Mandhana out early when it was India’s turn to bat. Here’s to another classic!