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CWG 2022 India Women vs England Women Semi Final LIVE Score: Harmanpreet Kaur Wins Toss, Opts To Bat

Commonwealth Games, India vs England Semi-final, Women's Cricket, Live Updates: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bat against England in the 1st semi-final of the ongoing Commonwealth Games on Saturday. India paved their way into the semis after defeating Barbados by 100 runs in their last group stage fixture on Wednesday. After losing their opening game against Australia by three wickets, India went on to defeat Pakistan by eight wickets. Team India ended their Group A campaign with a total of four points while England, on the other hand, finished at the top of Group B. (LIVE SCORECARD)

CWG 2022: England test for upbeat India in semifinal

Semis advanced to 3.30 PM to cater to Indian viewersIndia's massive TRP pull in cricket is now having a major impact in the women's game too. TOI has learnt that the organisers have revised the timings of the India-versus-England semifinal of the women's T20 competition at Edgbaston on Saturday to suit Indian audiences. Originally scheduled to be the second semifinal under lights, the match was supposed to be played at 10.30 pm IST. However, this will now be the first semifinal, and will instead be played at 3.30 pm. The second semifinal will see a trans-Tasman clash between the Southern Stars (Australia) and White Ferns (New Zealand).

I Don't Need To Be Harmanpreet Or Smriti, Happy Being My Own: Jemimah Rodrigues

Jemimah Rodrigues knows her strengths well and finds no reason to change her natural game in order to ape power-hitters like skipper Harmanpreet Kaur or elegant timers of Smriti Mandhana's ilk. Jemimah played an important role in India's thumping 100-run victory opver Barbados with an immensely important knock of 56 off 46 balls, which was different in its construction from how Harmanpreet or a Shafali Verma plays.

Watch: Renuka Singh's Perfect Inswinger To Dismiss Barbados Batter

Pacer Renuka Singh's four-wicket haul helped Team India defeat Barbados by 100 runs in the women's T20 cricket Group A match at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. This win helped the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side progress to the semi-finals. After posting a total of 162, India bowled out Barbados for 62. Apart from all these triumphs, one thing which grabbed everyone's attention was Renuka's inswinger to dismiss Aaliyah Alleyne. In the 5th over of Barbados' batting innings, Renuka threw an inswinger towards Alleyne, after which the batter was left completely puzzled.

CWG 2022: Indian women's cricket team mauls Barbados by 100 runs, qualifies for semifinals

Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. Invited to bat, India posted a competitive 162 for 4 on the back of a fine unbeaten half-century from Jemimah Rodrigues (56 not out off 46 balls) and a 26-ball 43 from opener Shafali Verma. The Indians then restricted Barbados to 62 for 8 in 20 overs with Renuka bamboozling the Barbados batters with an impressive spell.

CWG 2022: Indian Women's Cricket Team Beat Barbados, Qualify For Semi-finals

Medium pacer Renuka Singh ran through Barbados' top order with a four-wicket haul as India beat their lowly opponents by 100 runs to qualify for the semifinals of the women's T20 cricket at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. Invited to bat, India posted a competitive 162 for 4 on the back of a fine unbeaten half-century from Jemimah Rodrigues (56 not out off 46 balls) and a 26-ball 43 from opener Shafali Verma. The Indians then restricted Barbados to 62 for 8 in 20 overs with Renuka bamboozling the Barbados batters with an impressive spell.

CWG 2022: India get Pooja Vastrakar boost ahead of must-win tie against Barbados

Pakistan, India will be further boosted by the arrival of their star allrounder Pooja Vastrakar, who has recovered from Covid-19 as the team guns for a semifinal berth when they take on Barbados in a do-or-die match of the women's T20 competition. This is the first time India will play under lights in the event. The winner will go through to the last four. Vastrakar and batter S Meghana had tested positive for Covid-19 but have joined the squad now. While Meghana played against Pakistan, it will be interesting to see if Vastrakar is fielded against Barbados. Vastrakar was a big miss for India in the opening game, as they suffered a disappointing loss at the hands of world ODI and T20 champions Australia.

CWG 2022: Smriti Mandhana attains career-best third spot in ICC T20I rankings

Mandhana, who scored 24 in India's game against Australia in Birmingham, followed it up with a match-winning unbeaten 63 off 42 balls against Pakistan. She has overtaken New Zealand's Sophie Devine and reached within two rating points of Australia's Beth Mooney. Mooney with 707 rating points is at the second position while her compatriot Meg Lanning continues to lead the rankings for the batters after regaining the top spot last week.

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CWG 2022 India Women vs England Women Semi Final LIVE Score: Harmanpreet Kaur Wins Toss, Opts To Bat

CWG 2022: England test for upbeat India in semifinal

I Don't Need To Be Harmanpreet Or Smriti, Happy Being My Own: Jemimah Rodrigues

Watch: Renuka Singh's Perfect Inswinger To Dismiss Barbados Batter

CWG 2022: Indian women's cricket team mauls Barbados by 100 runs, qualifies for semifinals

CWG 2022: Indian Women's Cricket Team Beat Barbados, Qualify For Semi-finals

CWG 2022: India get Pooja Vastrakar boost ahead of must-win tie against Barbados

CWG 2022: Smriti Mandhana attains career-best third spot in ICC T20I rankings