A confident Indian team thrashed the mighty Australian by 48 runs in their last group clash to became the table-toppers in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
The Indian team has been unbeaten so far in the ongoing world tournament and they will aim to continue their winning momentum when they will take on the second-placed team in group A in the semifinals.
Riding on Smriti Mandhana’s career-best 83 and Harmanpreet Kaur’s masterclass 43 runs, India posted 167 on the board in their respective 20 overs. In reply, the Southern Stars could only manage 119/9 as their batsmen crumbled in front of the Indian spinners.
After the match, Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur heaped praises on her girls at the post-match presentation ceremony. “Credit to the girls for the way we played today. We worked really hard, today the fielding coach must be happy with the way we fielded, proud of the girls. We always enjoy when batting together. She (Mandhana) played really well and that is what we are expecting from her.”
Here is How Twitter reacted:
Many congratulations India on a thoroughly dominating performance and beating the Aussies for a 4th consecutive win . Wishing the team all the best for the semis @BCCIWomen #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/1ChqOf5Qon
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) November 17, 2018
Wonderful and an important win for Indian women. Well done ladies 💪🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Through to the semi finals topping Pool B @WorldT20 @BCCIWomen. A good team effort. The batting being backed by good, steady bowing. @mandhana_smriti Spectacular! 💪🏻 @ImHarmanpreet
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) November 17, 2018
Wonderful and an important win for Indian women. Well done ladies 💪🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Through to the semi finals topping Pool B @WorldT20 @BCCIWomen. A good team effort. The batting being backed by good, steady bowing. @mandhana_smriti Spectacular! 💪🏻 @ImHarmanpreet
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) November 17, 2018
That catch from Tayla Vlaeminck for Aus was simply sensational, so was the catch from Radha Yadav absolutely terrific. Great innings from @mandhana_smriti and really comprehensive win for India over Australia. Best wishes for the semi finals #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/IvZw1m43x1
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) November 17, 2018
Love watching @mandhana_smriti bat 😍 @WorldT20 @BCCIWomen #INDvAUS #watchthis
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) November 17, 2018
Aanand de diya aap logon ne. What a wonderful exhibition from @mandhana_smriti with the bat and an outstanding performance by the bowlers to make it 4 wins out of 4 for our girls. 2 more steps to go, 1 at a time. Go Girls, best wishes @BCCIWomen pic.twitter.com/4DXzTheOg5
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) November 17, 2018
Four matches, four wins for India to top Group B at @WorldT20! 🇮🇳
Australia are beaten by 48 runs in Guyana!#INDvAUS scorecard and highlights ➡️ https://t.co/4sBZFG3VBL#WT20 #WatchThis pic.twitter.com/r8h1fDQX4h
— ICC (@ICC) November 17, 2018
Impressive win by @BCCIWomen over the @SouthernStars took the game on from the very beginning, timely jolt for the Australia’s. #AUSvIND #WWT20
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) November 17, 2018
Brilliant show by @BCCIWomen Congratulations to @mandhana_smriti for her special innings today. Best of luck for the semi-finals @ImHarmanpreet @M_Raj03 #ICCWomensWorldT20 #WWT20
— Dhawal Kulkarni (@dhawal_kulkarni) November 18, 2018
What a massive win today for @BCCIWomen beating 3 time Champions Australia!
Absolutely clinical in every aspect! A delight to watch these girls compete and dominate! Keep Going 💪 #WWT20 #INDvAUS
Terrific knock @mandhana_smriti— IamKedar (@JadhavKedar) November 17, 2018
Meanwhile, Harmanpreet Kaur’s counterpart Meg Lanning expressed her disappointment and said, “We sort of felt that pace off the ball was effective on this wicket and that was our plan (on not utilising the fast bowlers). Kaur and Mandhana batted extremely well. We have a lot to work on from here.”