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India beat Thailand by 74 runs in Sylhet to enter Women's Asia Cup final on Thursday. Chasing 149 for a win, Thailand could only score 74 for 9 in their allotted 20 overs. Skipper Naruemol Chaiwai and Nattaya Boochatham scored 21 each for Thailand, while Deepti Sharma was the pick of the Indian bowlers with figures of 3 for 7.
Namibia were the surprise package on their T20 World Cup debut a year ago, reaching the Super 12 stage, and are looking to build on that momentum in Australia and cause a few upsets.
Glenn Maxwell remains a key member of Australia's team for their upcoming Twenty20 World Cup title defence despite a recent poor run of form with the bat, according to paceman Josh Hazlewood. Maxwell's score of eight in Australia's warm-up series loss to England in Canberra on Wednesday was his highest in his six most recent T20 innings, which have netted him only 16 runs. Hazlewood, a team mate of Maxwell's for Australia and in the Indian Premier League, had no doubt that the Victorian's value would be apparent again before too long, however.
Cricket hopefuls the Netherlands are heading to the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia after a "summer of learning" and a series of setbacks, including losing a coach and a captain. The men in orange remain upbeat despite a world-record defeat to England and a series of blows testing the team's mettle. The first setback came in April when veteran Australian coach Ryan Campbell suffered a cardiac arrest while visiting with family in Britain.
In less than two weeks, things will begin to get really serious for the top cricket teams. The 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia is around the corner and the sides have started reaching Down Under for the marquee events. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team was one of the first sides to reach Australia. They have also played a warm-up game against Western Australia and are scheduled to play another against the same opponents on Thursday. Ahead of the second warm-up match, the side took some time out from their busy schedule and unwinded with a visit to the Rottnest Island.
India's road to the T20 World Cup has been marred by injuries. It started with spin allrounder Ravindra Jadeja being ruled out due to injury and was followed by star pacer Jasprit Bumrah missing the marquee event, for the same reason. Even Deepak Chahar, who was on the standby list, is reportedly out of the T20 World Cup with an injury. In their absence, other pacers like Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh will have to take extra responsibility. However, former Pakistan cricket team pacer Wasim Akram feels that Bhuvneshwar Kumara will struggle in the T20 World Cup.
India vs Thailand, Women's Asia Cup Semi-Final Live: India are in control of the proceedings after being put into bat first by Thailand in the ongoing Women's Asia Cup semi-final 1. Thailand skipper Naruemol Chaiwai had won the toss and elected to field first against India in the semifinal of the ongoing Women's Asia Cup 2022 here at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Just a few days earlier, India had destroyed Thailand by nine wickets in their previous match, but the Thai team are riding on a high after defeating Bangladesh to advance to the last four stage. India have won five of the six matches so far, with their only defeat coming against Pakistan. (LIVE SCORECARD)
India's wait for an ICC title is in its ninth year. The last time the Indian cricket team won an ICC event at the 2013 Champions Trophy, MS Dhoni was still the skipper. As the Rohit Sharma-led India gear up for the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia, all the cricket fans of the team would hope for a change in fortune. However, the buildup to the event for India has been marred with injuries. Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah have been ruled out due to injury while stand-by pacer Deepak Chahar will also not be able to play in the T20 World Cup due to injury, according to a PTI report.