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.
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.
The 2020 runners-up and four-time semi-finalists are seeking to go all the way in the UAE having been boosted by warm-up wins over the West Indies and South Africa.
Previously, India suffered a disappointing loss in the 2020 T20 World Cup final against Australia and narrowly missed out on victory in the 2017 ODI World Cup, falling just nine runs short against England.
The Women’s T20 World Cup, starting Oct 3, presents another chance to end Indian team’s wait for a global title
While the men’s team won the title after 17 years and lifted an ICC trophy after 11 years, the women’s outfit is yet to lift the T20 World Cup, and came close in the 2020 edition, when they were runners-up in Australia.
After opting to bowl, India restricted South Africa to 98 for 8 in their stipulated quota of 20 overs at the Lalabhai Contractor Stadium in Surat.
The fourth match will be played on Tuesday. The T20 series will be followed by a three-match ODI rubber in Vadodara.
All the matches are being played in Surat. The T20 series will be followed by a three-match ODI rubber to be held in Vadodara.
Cricket is only expanding. So there will be more opportunities. I wish I had the chance of playing all these tournaments during my playing days.
The exclusion of senior batswoman Mithali Raj from the semifinal game against England - which India lost - had created a controversy with many questioning the decision of the team management.
