Women’s T20 WC: Harmanpreet’s fifty in vain as Australia beat India to reach semis
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur's unbeaten 54* went in vain as Australia beat India by nine runs in Group A match to reach Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals on Sunday.
There had been talks about the women’s Indian Premier League in the past and after Indian squad’s performance in the recently concluded T20I series against South Africa, which India won by 3-1, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has proposed to conduct a few exhibition women’s T20 matches during the eleventh edition of the Indian Premier League. And maybe in the upcoming year, Women’s IPL will come to the floor.
Talking to ‘First post’, Indian captain of T20 Harmanpreet Kaur said, “We were expecting it (the women’s IPL to start) when the men’s IPL started, but we also know that we don’t have a bunch of that many good players. We know we have very limited players and we know that whatever the BCCI is doing for us is good for our team. So whatever they have decided, we are happy with that.”
“We are really very excited about it (exhibition matches) because we were always looking for the IPL and finally something is happening now. Hopefully those matches will go well and everyone will love that,” Harmanpreet Kaur added.
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Women’s cricket in India has been on a revolution ever since India’s outstanding performance in Women’s World Cup 2017. Though the Women-in-Blue were not able to win the trophy, they created a buzz with their performance and let Indian’s know that there is also a women’s cricket team in the country.
Explosive Indian batter Harmanpreet Kaur’s 171-run knock against Australia in the semi-final match of WC is considered as one of the finest performances by any player in both men and women’s game. Kaur with her knock made the world know that even female players’ are capable of entertaining the viewers with their performance.
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