India Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar Uncertain For Women's T20 World Cup Semi-Final Against Australia: Sources

23.02.2023 - 10:55 sports.ndtv.com

Indian women's cricket team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar can miss the Women's T20 World Cup semifinal encounter against Australia due to illness, according to sources.

India qualified for the knockout stages of the competition with six points from four matches. While the Harmanpreet-led side was able to beat Pakistan, West Indies and Ireland, their only defeat came against Ireland.

If Harmanpreet misses the match, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana is expected to lead the side. There were also some injury concerns over Radha Yadav who missed the match against Ireland.

Ahead of the semi-final clash, Harmanpreet had pointed out some points of concern for Team India. "We started really well but in the middle overs, we did not bowl according to plan and gave away too many runs.

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