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.
Although India have not really been tested while chasing in the tournament so far, they had successfully chased down 173 to beat Australia, their opponent in the finals, by seven wickets in the tri-series prior to the World Cup.
Bangar will be featuring for the India legends team in the Road Safety World Series beginning on Saturday.
Harman Kaur's parents had flown to Sydney to witness their daughter lead the country but the rain gods defied them of the milestone moment.
Meanwhile, England skipper Heather Knight was disappointed at the way they were knocked out of the tournament.
India in final will play the winner of the second semifinal match between South Africa and Australia.
