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.
It seems extremely difficult for India to make a comeback from this situation.
Harmanpreet has the chance to throw the biggest birthday bash the world has ever seen.
Katy Perry, who is expecting her first child with fiance and Hollywood actor Orland Bloom, will on Sunday perform two songs to get the final underway.
Poonam Yadav revealed that Harmanpreet Kaur's inspiring words after she got hit for a six helped her take the tournament by storm.
Kangaroos would not have an easy task ahead of them against India if they are aspiring to lift the title.
