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IND vs AUS, Women's T20 World Cup LIVE: India lose by 5 runs - Highlights
Women's T20 World Cup: Harmanpreet Kaur (52) and Jemimah Rodrigues (43) put on a brilliant partnership in reply to Australia's 172/4, but India fell short by 5 runs.
Indian women's cricket team (Source: AsianCricketCouncil/Twitter)
India (167/8) fell five runs short of Australia, who scored 172/4 in their 20 overs in the semi-final of the Women's T20 World Cup on Thursday.
Shikha Pandey (2/32) was the best bowler for India. Australia captain Meg Lanning's 49 was the highest score in the first innings. Harmanpreet Kaur (52) and Jemimah Rodrigues (43) put on a brilliant partnership which turned out to be in vain as Australia produced their killer instinct in the last two overs of the match.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 23 Feb 2023 2:15 PM GMT
Renuka Thakur bowls another bad over.
India is bowling freebies at the moment and it is helping Australia only. Gardner is striking close to 200 now.
Australia 137/2 after 17 overs.
- 23 Feb 2023 2:10 PM GMT
After Lanning it is Ash Gardner.
This is getting easy for Australia now as Gardner goes after Radha Yadav and takes 13 runs from the over.
Australia 126/2 after 16 overs.
- 23 Feb 2023 2:07 PM GMT
Meg Lanning goes big in this over.
Sneh Rana is clobbered around the park by Meg Lanning as she scores 14 runs in the over and India is ruing the dropped catch by Richa Ghosh.
Australia 113/2 after 15 overs.
- 23 Feb 2023 2:04 PM GMT
Last two overs have just yielded 10 runs.
Australia is still going over just 7 and they haven't reached 100 runs. Despite all the fumbles, India is still controlling the run flow.
Australia 99/2 after 14 overs.
- 23 Feb 2023 1:59 PM GMT
Bat is grounded and Lanning is safe.
Meg Lanning is safe as she is back in crease. Second reprieve for her.
Australia 92/2 after 12.4 overs.
- 23 Feb 2023 1:58 PM GMT
Umpire referral for Stumping
Richa Ghosh doesn't look sure here as Lanning is the batter in question.
- 23 Feb 2023 1:55 PM GMT
Shafali Verma takes the catch.
Shafali hangs on to the catch this time but Beth Mooney has done the damage with her fifty.
Australia 90/2 after 12 overs.
- 23 Feb 2023 1:52 PM GMT
50 for Beth Mooney as she is punishing the Indian team.
After the drop, Beth Mooney is on rampage with four boundaries in last two overs. She brings up her of 50 with a cheeky loft over the slip,
Australia 86/1 after 11.2 overs.
- 23 Feb 2023 1:44 PM GMT
10 overs gone and Australia is at 69/1.
India is going to rue these missed chances as Australia has got two lives in last two overs. India's fielding has been pathetic and they need to hold on to those catches.
- 23 Feb 2023 1:43 PM GMT
That is just horrendous.
This is beyond acceptable for India. Shafali Verma drops a dolly on the boundary line as Beth Mooney gets a revival and the ball goes for four also.
