Australia beat India to book World Cup semi-final spot
Tournament favourites Australia staged a record run chase to beat India by six wickets and book a spot in the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup with a fifth win from five matches on Saturday.
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India vs Australia, ICC Women's World Cup: Australia Beat India By 6 Wickets To Qualify For Semi-FInals
Australia made light work of the highest chase in Women's ODI World Cup history to beat an erring India by six wickets and seal their semifinal berth here on Saturday. Half-centuries from skipper Mithali Raj (68 off 96, Yastika Bhatia (59 off 83) and Harmanpreet Kaur (57 not out off 47) steered India to 277 for seven. The total had never been chased before in tournament history but considering Australia's ominous form and batting friendly conditions at Eden Park, the Meg Lanning-led side cruised to their fifth win in as many games.
ICC Women's World Cup: Meg Lanning, Alyssa Healy star in Australia's six -wicket win over India
MATCH BLOG: AS IT HAPPENDIndia, the 2017 edition finalists, failed to defend a total of 277 as Australia overhauled the target, scoring 280 for 4 in 49.3 overs to continue their unbeaten run in the showpiece event. Australia's top-order fired in unison as Meg Lanning (97) anchored the chase with a 107-ball 97.
India vs Australia, Women's World Cup, Live Score Updates: India Fightback With Wickets Of Alyssa Healy, Rachel Haynes
INDW vs AUSW, Women's World Cup, Live Updates: Australia opener Alyssa Healy scored a remarkable fifty but was soon dismissed by Sneh Rana for 72 runs while Rachael Haynes also departed for 43 runs in their bid to chase 278 runs vs India in the ongoing Women's World Cup at the Eden Park in Auckland. Earlier, Harmanpreet Kaur and Pooja Vastrakar propelled India's score to 277/7 after some hard-hitting towards the end of the innings against Australia. Kaur remained unbeaten on 57 while Vastrakar got out on the last ball of the innings as she scored 34 runs off 28 balls. Earlier, India got off to a poor start after being put in to bat first by skipper Meg Lanning. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma both departed with India reeling at 28/2. However, half-centuries from Yastika Bhatia (59) and Mithali Raj (68) helped India recover in the middle-overs and laid down a perfect platform for batter to hit towards the end. (LIVE SCORECARD)
ICC Women's World Cup: India vs Australia: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming
Mithali Raj-led India will take on Australia in their fifth game of the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup at the Eden Park, Auckland on Saturday. India currently have two wins and two losses in four games and a win against Australia will keep the hopes intact of reaching the semi-finals. Right now, Mithali and team are at the fourth spot in the points table. The side had last suffered a defeat against England in the competition.
ICC Women's World Cup: Smriti Mandhana Seeking To Draw Inspiration From 2021 Tour Ahead of Australia Clash
Star India batter Smriti Mandhana on Friday said the team is seeking to draw motivation from the performance on the 2021 tour of Australia when the two teams clash in a crucial Women's ODI World Cup match on Saturday. In the series played last year, India lost 1-2 but ended Australia's 26-match winning streak. India had also famously derailed Australia's chances in the 2017 World Cup by beating them in the semifinals.
IND vs AUS ICC Women's World Cup: 'Hot and cold' India need complete performance against mighty Australia
Women's World Cup here on Saturday if they want to bring their campaign back on track. In the preceding series against New Zealand, Indian bowlers struggled to find rhythm but in the World Cup, the batting performance has been inconsistent with the team sitting at two wins and as many losses after four games. With three leagues games remaining, India must gain consistency in all departments and maintain their place in the top four to qualify for the semifinals. "If I had an explanation (for batting inconsistency), I would have definitely discussed in the dressing room. In the NZ series, our batters did well, the last four matches (in WC) the batting has not clicked as a unit and it is something we need work on," said star opener Smriti Mandhana ahead of the Australia clash. "I am confident tomorrow will be a perfect game for the batters. The bowlers are doing an amazing job for us, they need more support from batters." With four wins out of four games, Australia have looked unstoppable but if there is one team that can halt their juggernaut, it is India.
ICC Women's World Cup: India Look To Consolidate Top Four Spot, Face Mighty Australia
Having put up an 'up and down' show so far, India will need to play a perfect game against the mighty Australians in the Women's World Cup here on Saturday if they want to bring their campaign back on track. In the preceding series against New Zealand, Indian bowlers struggled to find rhythm but in the World Cup, the batting performance has been inconsistent with the team sitting at two wins and as many losses after four games.