New Delhi. India has suffered a heart-breaking defeat against Australia. Team India could not score 14 runs in 6 balls even though its 5 wickets were safe. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur also stood at one end after scoring a half-century. Whereas from the other end, India lost 4 wickets in the last over. Australia has gracefully entered the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup by winning its last league match by 9 runs. To reach the semi-finals, India will now have to depend on the result of the match played between Pakistan vs New Zealand on Monday.
Chasing the target of 152 runs, the Indian team could score only 142 runs for 9 wickets. He got his first blow at the score of 26. Opener Shefali Verma was sent to the pavilion by Ashley Gardner on the score of 20. After this, Smriti Mandhana also returned to the pavilion on the score of 39. Mandhana scored 6 runs. India lost the wicket of Jemimah Rodrigues at the score of 47. Jemima returned to the pavilion after scoring 16 runs. Deepti Sharma along with Harmanpreet Kaur handled the innings and both the batsmen took the score to 110. Deepti was out after scoring 29 runs while Richa Ghosh was run out after scoring one run. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored the maximum 54 runs.
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Australia scored 151 runs for 8 wickets
Earlier, Australia, batting first in the Group A match played in Sharjah, scored 151 runs for 8 wickets. For Australia, five players reached double figures, with opener Grace Harris being the top scorer with 40 runs. Acting captain Tahlia McGrath and Elise Perry scored 32-32 runs. For India, Renuka Singh and Deepti Sharma took two wickets each while Pooja Vastrakar, Shreyanka Patil and Radha Yadav got one wicket each.
Renuka Singh took two consecutive wickets
Australia, who came to bat after winning the toss, got two setbacks in the third over itself. Indian bowler Renuka Singh gave a good start to Australia by taking two wickets on the fourth and fifth balls of the third over. Beth Mooney (02) was out while trying to play Renuka's length ball with the backfoot. All-rounder Radha Yadav fielded brilliantly and took an amazing catch at backward point. On the next ball, Renuka did not even allow Georgia Wareham to open her account by getting her out LBW. In this way, Australia's score in the third over was 17 runs for two wickets. But after this, McGrath and opener Grace Harris together made a partnership of 62 runs for the third wicket.
Harris-McGrath added 54 runs
Harris and McGrath played cautiously and increased the run rate. Both made a half-century partnership in 54 balls. McGrath was stumped on the ball of Radha Yadav who scored 32 runs in 26 balls with four fours. Within some time, Deepti Sharma also ended Harris's innings and Australia lost its fourth wicket at 92 runs. Australia had just completed its century when Ashley Gardner (06) was caught by Radha on the short ball of Pooja Vastrakar. Perry then added 32 runs in 23 balls with two fours and a six. But she became Deepti's second victim. Annabel Sutherland (10 runs) and Phoebe Lichfield (15 not out) helped the team reach 150 runs.
The Indian team came with one change
The Indian team made one change in the playing eleven and included Pooja Vastrakar in place of S Sajna. But just before the start of the match, India had to make another change as Asha Shobhana got injured during practice, giving Radha Yadav a place in the playing eleven. Australian team captain Alyssa Healy did not play in this match due to injury. The team made two changes and included Grace Harris and Darcy Brown in the playing eleven.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : October 13, 2024, 11:09 pm IST
