India wilted below the stress of a knock-out recreation but once more after skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s freak run out as defending champions Australia entered their seventh successive Women’s T20 World Cup remaining with a five-run win right here on Thursday. India’s shoddy fielding and catching allowed Australia to publish a difficult 172 for 4 after Meg Lanning opted to bat within the semifinal. At 28 for 3, India have been down and out however Harmanpreet (52 off 34) and Jemimah Rodrigues (43 off 24) produced a counter-attacking 69-run stand off simply 41 balls to convey the workforce again within the recreation.

India wanted a really gettable 39 off final 30 balls with 5 wickets in hand however because it has been the case up to now, the workforce got here up quick to complete at 167 for eight.

India had misplaced to five-time champions Australia within the earlier World Cup remaining and extra lately within the CWG remaining final 12 months.

Another loss in a knock out recreation prolonged India’s lengthy anticipate a world title.

Despite dropping the damaging Shafali Verma and star batter Smriti Mandhana cheaply, Jemimah and India skipper ensured boundaries. Harmanpreet, who was a uncertain starter for the do-or-die recreation on account of excessive fever, received going with a crisp six over lengthy on off Jess Jonassen.

Rodrigues regarded in chic contact from the get go, dispatching Ashleigh Gardner for consecutive fours off her first two balls. Her inside out lofted drives over additional cowl off the spinners was the spotlight of her innings.

At 93 for 3 in 10 overs, India have been very a lot on track for a well-known win. Jemimah and Harmanpreet’s omnious stand ended when the previous tried to a information a gradual bouncer Darcie Brown however ended up edging it to the wicketkeeper.

Harmanpreet, who is thought to convey out her finest towards the Aussies, checked out her classic finest together with her scorching strokeplay. Like Jemimah, she too made good use of her ft to get the fours.

She received to her fifty with back-to-back fours off Wareham within the fifteenth over earlier than a freak run out introduced one other twist within the recreation.

It was a snug double however on technique to finishing the second run, Harmanpreet’s bat received caught within the floor and Alyssa Healy was fast to take the bails off with the Indian out of the crease.

It was turning level of the sport. India’s bowling effort additionally left loads be desired as Beth Mooney prolonged her envious document towards India with an aesthetic 54 off 37 balls.

One of the most effective power-hitters within the recreation, Ashleigh Gardner, damage India with 31 off 18 balls whereas skipper Meg Lanning made 49 not out off 34 balls.

Australia opted to bat at a sunny Newlands and Harmanpreet didn’t appear to thoughts Lanning’s name.

There was no swing on supply, making life loads troublesome for star pacer Renuka Thakur, whose first ball of the sport was a half volley to Alyssa Healy (25 off 26) and he or she duly put it away.

Healy is often the aggressor in her opening partnerships with Mooney nevertheless it wasn’t the case on this event.

It was Mooney who received the boundaries extra usually of their 52-run stand as she manoeuvred the sphere fantastically together with her nimble footwork towards the spinners. Shafali dropped a regulation catch off Mooney at lengthy on when she was on 32.

Deepti, India’s most constant spinner within the match, bowled too quick in her opening spell. Her second over went for 12 runs as Mooney stepped out for a six over huge lengthy off.

Besides the inconsistent line and size, poor fielding and catching price India numerous runs.

Lanning, who was dropped early in her innings, made India pay with an unbeaten 49 off 34 balls. She collected two sixes and a 4 within the twentieth over bowled by Renuka, who went wicketless in her 4 overs and conceded 41 runs.

Sneh Rana, enjoying rather than Pooja Vastrakar, was unlucky not choose any wicket as she troubled the batters together with her flight. She might have had Lanning caught behind in her first over however wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh dropped the prospect. Richa additionally fluffed a stumping probability of Lanning.

The final 5 overs yielded 59 runs for Australia.

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