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India's Predicted XI vs Australia, Women's T20 World Cup Semi-final: What Will Be India's Bowling Combination?

India face familiar rivals Australia in the semi-final of the Women's T20 World Cup on Thursday. This will be India's third straight appearance in the semi-final of a Women's T20 World Cup. Australia beat India in the previousT20 World Cup final at home and more recently at 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 expected to step on the pedal in the last four clash against Australia.

India vs Australia, Women's T20 World Cup Semi-Final: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

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.

Jay Shah To Attend Women's T20 World Cup Semi-Final Between India And Australia: Report

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah will attend the Women's T20I World Cup semi-final match between India and Australia on Thursday to extend his support to the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side. India will take on unbeaten Australia on Thursday in the Women's T20I World Cup semi-final match at the Newlands in Cape Town. Shah has been spotted many times supporting team India in the ICC tournaments. So it won't be a surprise for many to see him in the stands cheering for the Indian team with all his might.

"No Psychological Edge, Both Teams Will Start At Same Level": Meg Lanning

Australia skipper Meg Lanning believes her side will not go into the Women's T20 World Cup semi-final against India with a psychological edge, saying past results don't matter against a strong team. Australia will take on India for a place in the World Cup final, after defeating Harmanpreet Kaur's side 4-1 in the five-match T20I series last December and also the 2022 Commonwealth Games final in Birmingham, besides triumphing in the 2020 T20 World Cup final at MCG.

"Target Of 180 Would Be Good As Australia Bat Deep": Richa Ghosh

India would need to put up at least 180 on board to challenge the depth of Australian batting line-up in the Women's T20 World Cup semi-final, feels star keeper-batter Richa Ghosh. Although India lost the five-match series 1-4 in December, the scoreline did not do justice to how hard the 'Women in Blue' pushed the world's top-ranked team across the five games. And once again Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. are aiming to do the same.

Patchy India Will Have To Lift Their Game Against Unforgiving Australia

Having put up a patchy performance in the Women's T20 World Cup thus far, India will have to lift their game drastically against nemesis Australia in the first semifinal here on Thursday. India, who have been among the top teams over the last five years but unable to win a major trophy, have expectedly made the semifinals of another ICC event. However, they have been guilty of self-destructing in the past especially in a knock-out game against England or Australia.

Richa Ghosh Jumps 16 Places To Be In Top-20 In Women's T20 Batter Rankings

India wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh on Tuesday jumped 16 places to move into the top 20 of the latest ICC Women's T20I rankings for the first time after some good scores in the ongoing shortest format World Cup in South Africa. Ghosh's unbeaten knocks of 41 against the West Indies and 47 against England in the Women's T20 World Cup over the past week took her to a career-best 20th position. She became the fifth Indian in the top 20 with Smriti Mandhana (third), Shafali Verma (10th), Jemimah Rodrigues (12th) and Harmanpreet Kaur (13th) ahead of her in the list.

Harmanpreet Kaur Becomes 1st Cricketer To Reach This Massive Milestone, Even Before Rohit Sharma

Harmanpreet Kaur on Monday became the first cricketer-ever to play 150 T20Is as she took the field for India against Ireland in a Women's T20 World Cup match. In men's cricket, Rohit Sharma has played the most number of matches (148) in the shortest format. "It (playing 150 T20I games) means a lot, I got an emotional message from my team-mates. Thanks to BCCI and ICC, we are able to play so many games," Harmanpreet said at the toss.

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India's Predicted XI vs Australia, Women's T20 World Cup Semi-final: What Will Be India's Bowling Combination?

India vs Australia, Women's T20 World Cup Semi-Final: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

Jay Shah To Attend Women's T20 World Cup Semi-Final Between India And Australia: Report

"No Psychological Edge, Both Teams Will Start At Same Level": Meg Lanning

"Target Of 180 Would Be Good As Australia Bat Deep": Richa Ghosh

Patchy India Will Have To Lift Their Game Against Unforgiving Australia

Richa Ghosh Jumps 16 Places To Be In Top-20 In Women's T20 Batter Rankings

Harmanpreet Kaur Becomes 1st Cricketer To Reach This Massive Milestone, Even Before Rohit Sharma