Mooney, Lanning propel Australia into Women’s T20 World Cup final

23.02.2023 - 19:55 channelnewsasia.com

CAPE TOWN : Australia held their nerve with the ball to secure a seventh successive final appearance in the Women’s T20 World Cup with a tense five-run victory over India in their semi-final at Newlands in Cape Town on Thursday.Australia won the toss and elected to bat, posting a par score of 172 for four, before restricting India to 167 for eight in reply.

They will now await the winner of Friday’s second semi-final between England and hosts South Africa.Australia’s total came thanks to a 37-ball 54 from opener Beth Mooney and an excellent 49 not out from 34 balls by captain Meg Lanning.Lanning and Ash Gardner (31 from 18 balls) gave the innings important impetus towards the back end as they put on 53 in six overs to propel Australia to what proved a winning score.India were always up with the required run rate, but lost regular wickets until Jemimah Rodrigues (43 from 24 balls) and captain Harmanpreet Kaur (52 from 34 balls) put on 69 for the fourth wicket to put their side in the driving seat.

But they were struck a blow when Kaur was run out in bizarre circumstances as her bat got caught in the wicket as she tried to slide it in and she ended up short of the line.

India went into the final over needing 16 runs to win, but spinner Gardner (2-37) bowled Australia to victory with an excellent all-round performance.

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Star batter Jemimah Rodrigues admitted on Thursday that India's heartbreaking loss against Australia in the semi-final of the Women's T20 World Cup is still haunting the players, adding that the Women's Premier League (WPL) would help ease the pain a bit. Jemimah and India captain Harmanpreet Kaur's 69-run fourth-wicket stand had put India in pole position to push for victory but the end of their partnership led the side to a five-run defeat against Meg Lanning's Australia. "It has taken a while, honestly. We were in South Africa for two days after the semis (loss). Everyone was not in a great headspace. But coming here (for WPL), being with the family for two days (has helped ease the pain)," Jemimah said during a Delhi Capitals event in Mumbai.

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