Cricket World Cup: Australia beat South Africa for sixth win in a row
Meg Lanning scored a magnificent unbeaten 135 as Australia beat South Africa by five wickets to make it six straight wins at the Women's World Cup.
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Another Lanning masterclass as Australia march on undefeated
Australia's relentless march through the Women's World Cup continued with captain Meg Lanning thrashing an unbeaten century as the tournament favourites dealt South Africa a humbling five-wicket defeat in Wellington on Tuesday.
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Women's World Cup: India lose a high-scoring contest against Australia
Meg Lanning and her team are in, no chase is beyond Australia's reach. In a high-scoring contest, Australia pulled off a record World Cup chase, overhauling India's total of 277/7 with three balls to spare for a six-wicket victory. With the win, the six-time champions sealed their berth in the semifinals.
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, India vs Australia: Australia Are Beatable, We Needed Early Wickets, Says Yastika Bhatia
India on Saturday came tantalisingly close to breaking Australia's unbeaten run in the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup before falling short and young batter Yastika Bhatia said had they picked up some early wickets, the end result could have been different. India's path to the semifinals got a lot tougher after they lost by six wickets to Australia, their third defeat in the showpiece, as the Meg Lanning-led side became the first team to qualify for the last four stage with a record chase in the tournament's history.
Watch: Pooja Vastrakar's Diving Effort To Dismiss Meg Lanning, Commentator Screams "What A Catch! What An Amazing Catch!"
Despite a narrow defeat, Pooja Vastrakar was in brilliant form for India in their ICC Women's Cricket World Cup fixture against Australia on Saturday, in Auckland. Vastrakar registered 34 runs off 28 balls and also bagged two wickets in 10 overs. Despite her individual form, India went on to lose by six wickets as Australia became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals in the tournament. Other than her bowling and batting figures, Vastrakar also showed off her fielding skills with a brilliant diving catch to dismiss Meg Lanning during Australia's innings. Lanning, who was at 97, directed a full delivery towards Vastrakar at point, who dived to her right to complete a fantastic catch. Such was the brilliance of the catch, the commentator screamed, "What a catch! What an amazing catch!"
Women's World Cup: We Can Improve Our Fielding, Says Australia Captain Meg Lanning After Win Against India
Australia captain Meg Lanning expressed happiness and said they need to field better after her side defeated India by six wickets in the last over thriller in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 here at Eden Park on Saturday. Meg Lanning played a brilliant knock of 97 while opener Alyssa Healy laid the foundation for Australian victory with a quick 72. Meg Lanning believes that her team needs to do better in their upcoming matches in the tournament and added that Australia needs to improve fielding too.
Aussies are beatable, we needed early wickets: Yastika Bhatia
Women's World Cup before falling short and young batter Yastika Bhatia said had they picked up some early wickets, the end result could have been different. India's path to the semifinals got a lot tougher after they lost by six wickets to Australia, their third defeat in the showpiece, as the Meg Lanning-led side became the first team to qualify for the last four stage with a record chase in the tournament's history. Half-centuries from skipper Mithali Raj (68 off 96 balls), Yastika (59 off 83) and Harmanpreet Kaur (57 not out off 47) steered India to 277 for seven, but Australia rode on openers Alyssa Healy (72 off 65), Rachael Haynes (43 off 52) and Lanning's (97 off 107) knocks to cruise to their fifth win in as many games.