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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.
The Indian cricket team arrived in the Women's T20 World Cup semi-final against Australia, with nothing less than a victory in their minds. However, the Indian eves struggled to show the determination they were expected to on the field, producing some sloppy fielding efforts, including multiple catch drops. Seeing Indian players produce a forgettable outing on the field, fans took to social media to vent their frustration, slamming Harmanpreet Kaur and her girls for the ordinary day out on the field.
India vs Australia, Women's T20 World Cup, Semi-Final Live Updates: Australia skipper Meg Lanning won the toss and opted to bat against India in the first semi-final match of the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup on Thursday at Newlands, Cape Town. Harmanpreet Kaur came back to lead Team India, after being suspected to be ruled out of the match due to an illness. Australia beat India in the previous World Cup final at home and more recently at the Commonwealth Games gold medal match in Birmingham last year. Women's cricket in India has grown massively since the final appearance at the ODI World Cup in 2017 and now, the team will be expected to step on the pedal in the last-four clash against Australia. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Richa Ghosh feels India need to be mentally strong in the semis"We can beat Australia." This was a statement which India's wicketkeeper-bat Richa Ghosh reiterated on at least three occasions during the pre-match press conference on Wednesday.India will have to go into the T20 World Cup semifinal with belief in their ability and execute their plans to perfection. Australia would have been on a 22-match T20 winning streak, if not for the high-intensity tied game against India last year. Barring that blemish, they haven't lost a match since March 2021.That the defending champions are favourites is stating the obvious, but given their success rate against India, they also hold a psychological advantage.
India square off against defending champions Australia in the semi-finals of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 in Cape Town. Both teams had met during the final of the tournament in 2020, and it was Australia who won the match by 85 runs in Melbourne. Australia have won the T20 World Cup five times in seven editions. India ranked fourth, has only made it to the final once. While teenager Richa Ghosh has been revelation for the team, India's middle order will be under scrutiny once again.
Australia and England are hot favourites to reach Sunday's final of the Women's T20 World Cup, but India captain Harmanpreet Kaur believes there is a factor which can alter the odds.
Harmanpreet's team will have to overcome patchy form and formidable opposition to make the finalIn less than three weeks, Smriti Mandhana will captain Australian duo Ellyse Perry and Megan Schutt at the Royal Challengers Bangalore, while Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner and Georgia Wareham will be Harleen Deol's teammates at Gujarat Giants. Likewise, Meg Lanning will join forces with Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma and Shikha Pandey at Delhi Capitals.But on Thursday, players from the two countries will be on either side of the battle line in the big-ticket semifinal of the T20 Women's World Cup in Cape Town.
CAPE TOWN : Familiarity breeds uncertainty for defending champions Australia as captain Meg Lanning says they are not sure what to expect from old foe India in Thursday's Women's Twenty20 World Cup semi-final.