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India vs Australia Women's World Cup LIVE - India loses by 6 wickets - Updates, Wickets, Scores, Blog
India will look to pull their socks up as they take on an undefeated Australian side at the Women's Cricket World Cup 2022. Follow LIVE.
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Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from the India vs Australia Women's Cricket World Cup match!
The onus will be on Indian batters to impress as they take on a dominant Australia side at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand.
The Mithali Raj-led side will need to pull up their socks to ensure that they remain in contention for the top four spots on the table. So far, India has won two matches and lost two.
Meanwhile, the Australian side is yet to lose a single match and are looking formidable and India will have no option but to be at their best against them.
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Live Updates
- 19 March 2022 3:03 AM GMT
Yastika Bhatia DEPARTS!
Meg Lanning brings back Darcie Brown and she strikes right away. Yastika Bhatia comes down the track and slices one well to the off-side, but it has gone straight to the only fielder placed deep there. A comfortable catch for Ellyse Perry and the partnership has been broken.
Third wicket of the day for Brown as Bhatia walks for a well-made 59.
- 19 March 2022 2:57 AM GMT
50* Yastika Bhatia
What an innings from the young Yastika Bhatia. Her first half-century in the World Cups and it has come against the mighty Australians. It has taken the southpaw 78 deliveries to reach the mark, and India would hope she is able to accelerate well now.
IND - 153/2 (30.2)
- 19 March 2022 2:51 AM GMT
50* Mithali RAJ!
Mithali Raj has finally found form and she has come good in what is India's biggest test this World Cup. A well-composed half-century for the Indian captain, but her job is not done yet. The team would want her to bat through.
IND - 144/2 (29.5)
- 19 March 2022 2:44 AM GMT
100* Partnership
100 partnership between Mithali Raj and Yastika Bhatia and the team management will certainly be pleased. The duo has taken India out of troubled waters and has posed them well for the final flourish.
IND - 135/2 (28)
- 19 March 2022 2:24 AM GMT
100 up for INDIA
100 up for India before the 22nd over and this has been a good recovery for the women in blue. Mithali Raj has slowly started to open up, while Bhatia is hanging on in the middle. They would certainly love to up the scoring rate by a bit though.
IND - 101/2 (22)
- 19 March 2022 2:12 AM GMT
Rebuilding from Mithali and Yastika
A whopping 18 wides from Australia and the rebuilding has been rather easy for Mithali Raj and Yastika Bhatia. The Indians have also brought up their 50-run partnership with that.
INF - 83/2 (18)
- 19 March 2022 1:41 AM GMT
IND - 39/2 (10)
Not an ideal start for India with both openers back in the hut after the first 10 overs. Both Mandhana and Verma were looking good, but had their stint cut out by two stunning catches by the Australian fielders.
Captain Mithali Raj is out in the middle alongside the young Yastika Bhatia and the duo has to do the rebuilding job whilst scoring at a decent pace.
IND - 39/2 (10)
- 19 March 2022 1:26 AM GMT
STUNNING CATCH!
WHAT A CATCH AT BACKWARD POINT! SHAFALI VERMA HAS TO WALK BACK.
Verma backs away and tries to cut Brown. That was a bit aerial but was timed beautifully. It looked all set to race to the boundary before Beth Mooney at backward point dived full length to her right to pluck that one out of thin air. STUNNING!
IND - 28/2 (6)
- 19 March 2022 1:22 AM GMT
First SIX of the match!
Shafali Verma has decided enough is enough and launches an attack against Meghan Schutt. Right in the slot from the Australian, Verma gets a good stride forward, extends her arms, and deposits one straight over the bowlers' head.
She follows it up with a boundary bisecting the fielder at point and third-man.
IND - 27/1 (5)
