India vs Australia, Women’s T20 World Cup Semi-Final, Highlights: Australia Knock India Out, Enter 7th Straight Women’s T20 WC Final | Cricket News

India vs Australia Live: Australia defeat India by 5 runs

Australia defeat India by five runs to enter the finals of Women’s T20 World Cup 2023. Meg Lanning and Beth Mooney smash 49* and 54 runs respectively. For India Harmanpreet Kaur smash 52 while Jemimah Rodrigues score 43. Australia will now face either England or South Africa in the summit clash on Sunday. 

India vs Australia Live: OUT

OUT!!! Australia completely take the control over India as Ashleigh Gardner dismisses Radha Yadav for a duck. Radha tries to go for a big hit but ends up giving a simple catch to Ellyse Perry. India need 11 off 2 balls to win.

IND 162/8 (19.4 overs)

India vs Australia Live: OUT

OUT!!! In the dying moments of the match, Jess Jonassen removes Sneh Rana for 11. Rana completely fails to judge the delivery as it goes and rattles the off stump. India need 16 runs to win from the last last over.

IND 157/7 (19 overs)

India vs Australia Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Sneh Rana joins the party and smashes a boundary off Megan Schutt’s delivery. She perfectly sweeps towards the leg-side as the ball goes for a one-bounce four. 

IND 150/5 (17.3 overs)

India vs Australia Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Deepti Sharma acts as the last hope for India as she hits a brilliant boundary on Ashleigh Gardner’s delivery. Deepti takes advantage of the short delivery and hammers it towards the mid-wicket for a four. India need 32 to win off 20 balls. 

IND 141/6 (16.4 overs)

India vs Australia Live: OUT

OUT!!! Darcie Brown provides another breakthrough to Australia as she removes Richa Ghosh for 14. Ghosh tries to go for a big hit but Tahlia McGrath takes a brilliant catch at the boundary line as India lose their sixth wicket. India in deep trouble now.

IND 135/6 (16 overs)

India vs Australia Live: OUT

OUT!!! What a mishap!!! Harmanpreet Kaur departs for 52 after gets run out by Ashleigh Gardner. India lose a crucial wicket in the tense situation. India need 40 to win from 32 balls.

IND 133/5 (14.4 overs)

India vs Australia Live: Fifty for Harmanpreet

India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur smashes two back-to-back boundaries on Georgia Wareham’s delivery and brings up her half-century. She reaches the 50-run mark off just 32 balls as India gain momentum in the chase. 

IND 132/4 (14.2 overs)

India vs Australia Live: FOUR

FOUR!! Richa Ghosh joins the party and smashes a boundary off Tahlia McGrath’s delivery. India coming back into the game.

IND 124/4 (14 overs)

India vs Australia Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Harmanpreet Kaur hits another boundary on Tahlia McGrath’s delivery. She places a shot towards the deep backward point for a four as India gain some momentum in the chase. 

IND 119/4 (13.4 overs)

India vs Australia Live: Slow over for India

Australia slowly getting an upper hand over India as Darcie Brown leaks only four runs off her previous over. Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh aim to take India across the line. India need 62 runs to win from 42 balls. 

IND 111/4 (13 overs)

India vs Australia Live: India need 66 off 8 overs

After the sudden dismissal of Jemimah Rodrigues, India are cautiously moving ahead in the game. They still need 66 off 48 balls to win the semi-final match. 

IND 107/4 (12 overs)

India vs Australia Live: OUT

OUT!!! What a blow for India as Darcie Brown removes Jemimah Rodrigues for 43. The ball hits the edge of the bat and lands safely into the hands of the wicketkeeper as the crucial partnership breaks. India in trouble now.

IND 97/4 (10.2 overs)

India vs Australia Live: FOUR

FOUR!! Jemimah Rodrigues inches closer towards her half-century as she hits another boundary Darcie Brown’s delivery. 

IND 97/3 (10.1 overs)

India vs Australia Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Rodrigues keeps the momentum towards India with another boundary on Georgia Wareham’s delivery. Rodrigues drives it brilliantly towards the extra cover. 

IND 90/3 (9.4 overs)

India vs Australia Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Jemimah Rodrigues gives a strong support to Harmanpreet Kaur as she hits a brilliant on Georgia Wareham’s delivery. She places a shot into the deep extra cover as the ball goes straight for a four. 

IND 84/3 (9.1 overs)

India vs Australia Live: Slow over for India

After two back-to-back big overs, Georgia Wareham controls the flow of runs as she concedes only six runs off her previous over. Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues aim to take India across the winning line. 

IND 65/3 (7 overs)

India vs Australia Live: SIX

SIX!!! Harmanpreet Kaur keeps the hopes alive for India as she hits a huge six on Jess Jonassen’s delivery. Harmanpreet smashes it towards the long-off as the ball goes sailing over the fence. Brilliant piece of batting from the India skipper. 

IND 57/3 (5.4 overs)

India vs Australia Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Harmanpreet Kaur hits another boundary on Ellyse Perry’s delivery. Kaur makes a good use of Ellyse’s pace and smashes it towards the left of the keeper as the ball goes for a four. 

IND 47/3 (5 overs)

India vs Australia Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Harmanpreet Kaur keeps the hopes alive for India as she hits a boundary on Darcie Brown’s delivery. She brilliantly drives it through the covers for a four.

IND 32/3 (3.5 overs)

India vs Australia Live: OUT

OUT!!! Another shock for India as Yastika Bhatia departs for 4. Yastika goes for a single on Darcie Brown’s delivery but shuffles in the middle as Grace Harris makes no mistake and Yastika gets run out. India lose their third wicket within four overs. 

IND 28/3 (3.4 overs)

India vs Australia Live: Back-to-back fours

Jemimah Rodrigues enters with a bang and smashes two back-to-back boundaries on Ashleigh Gardner’s delivery. The first one comes after she beats the fielder on the deep mid-wicket while the second one comes after she finds the gap between the cover and the backward point. 

IND 23/2 (2.4 overs)

India vs Australia Live: OUT

OUT!!! India face another blow as Ashleigh Gardner dismisses Smriti Mandhana for 2. Mandhana misses the delivery as the ball hits the pads. After taking the DRS review, the TV umpire overturns the on-field umpire’s decision and declares her as Out. 

IND 15/2 (2.2 overs)

India vs Australia Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Yastika Bhatia enters with a bang and hits a boundary on Megan Schutt’s delivery. Yastika smashes a straight down the ground shot as the ball goes for a one bounce four. Good batting from Yastika. 

IND 15/1 (2 overs)

India vs Australia Live: OUT

OUT!!! India face an early blow as Megan Schutt dismisses Shafali Verma for 9. Schutt strikes Shafali on her pads as the umpire declares her as LBW out. First wicket gone for India.

IND 11/1 (1.3 overs)

India vs Australia Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Shafali hits a boundary off Ashleigh Gardner’s delivery. She brilliantly places the shot towards the deep square leg as the ball goes for a four. Good start for India in the mammoth chase.

IND 10/1 (1 overs)

India vs Australia Live: We are back

Hello and welcome back to the second innings of the semi-final match between India and Australia. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana opening the batting attack for India in the chase of 173 while Ashleigh Gardner bowls the first over for Australia. 

India vs Australia Live: SIX, Australia 172/4 in 20 overs

SIX!!!! Meg Lanning finishes the innings in style as she hits a huge six on Renuka Singh’s delivery. Australia post 172/4 in 20 overs. Meg Lanning remains unbeaten at 49* off 34 balls. Apart from her, Beth Mooney smashes 54 off 37 balls. For India, Shikha Pandey scalps two wickets. 

India vs Australia Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Meg Lanning continues her carnage as she gets another boundary off Renuka Singh’s delivery. The ball hits the pads and simply crosses the boundary line. 

AUS 164/4 (19.2 overs)

India vs Australia Live: SIX

SIX!!! Meg Lanning keeps the hopes alive for Australia as she hits a brilliant six off Renuka Singh’s delivery. She hammers it towards the backward square leg as the ball goes sailing over the fence. 

AUS 160/4 (19.1 overs)

India vs Australia Live: OUT

OUT!!! Shikha Pandey strikes again and removes Grace Harris for 7. Harris gets completely bamboozled with the delivery as the ball clears up the off stump and Australia lose their fourth wicket. 

AUS 148/4 (18.3 overs)

India vs Australia Live: OUT

OUT!!! Deepti Sharma joins the party and removes Ashleigh Gardner for 31 off 18. Gardner completely fails to judge the delivery as the ball rattles the off stump. Brilliant piece of bowling from Deepti. 

AUS 141/3 (17.5 overs)

India vs Australia Live: Back-to-back fours

Ashleigh Gardner thrashes Renuka Singh as she hits her for two back-to-back boundaries. The first comes after Gardner places the full-toss delivery into the fine leg. The second one comes after she hammers it towards the long-off. 

AUS 134/2 (16.2 overs)

India vs Australia Live: Back-to-back fours

Ashleigh Gardner continues her carnage and smashes two back-to-back boundaries on Radha Yadav’s delivery. The first one comes after she places a shot towards the long-on while the second one comes after she beats the fielder at the long-off. Brilliant piece of batting from Gardner. 

AUS 125/2 (15.5 overs)

India vs Australia Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Ashleigh Gardner hits another boundary off Sneh Rana’s delivery. Gardner takes full advantage of the poor delivery and places it towards the square leg as she successfully beats the short fine-leg fielder. 

AUS 107/2 (14.4 overs)

India vs Australia Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Meg Lanning hits a brilliant boundary on Sneh Rana’s delivery. Lanning plays a sweep shot towards the fine leg and steals four runs. Good piece of batting from Lanning. 

AUS 102/2 (14.1 overs)

India vs Australia Live: Good over from Radha Yadav

Radha Yadav brilliants bowls the 14th over as she controls the flow of runs and concedes only five runs. Australia aim to get back on track after the dismissals of their opening batters Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney. 

AUS 98/2 (14 overs)

India vs Australia Live: OUT

OUT!!! Shikha Pandey provides India with their second breakthrough as she removes the dangerous Beth Mooney for 54. Mooney plays a shot towards the backward point as the ball goes straight into hands of Shafali Verma, who redeems herself with this catch. Second wicket gone for Australia.

AUS 88/2 (11.5 overs)

India vs Australia Live: Fifty for Mooney

Beth Mooney smashes two back-to-back boundaries and brings up her half-century off just 34 balls. She plays a scoop shot on Shikha Pandey’s delivery as the ball goes away for four. This is Mooney 17th T20I half-century. 

AUS 86/1 (11.2 overs)

India vs Australia Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Beth Mooney inches closer towards her half-century as she hits another boundary on Sneh Rana’s delivery. She perfectly lofts the shot as the ball goes the fielder at the deep cover and long-off. 

AUS 75/1 (10.3 overs)