ICC Women’s World Cup: India was defeat by Australia by six wickets in a crucial match of the Women’s ODI World Cup in Auckland on Saturday.
Australia cruised to a six-wicket victory over a stumbling India to book their place in the semifinals of the Women’s ODI World Cup on Saturday.
India reached 277 for seven thanks to half-centuries from skipper Mithali Raj (68 off 96), Yastika Bhatia (59 off 83). And Harmanpreet Kaur (57 not out off 47). The total has never been chase in tournament history. But Australia’s ominous form and batting-friendly conditions at Eden Park help the Meg Lanning-led side cruise to their fifth win in as many games.
A 121-run stand between openers Alyssa Healy (72 off 65) and Rachael Haynes (43 off 52) got Australia off to a flying start. Before skipper Lanning (97 off 107) put Australia on the verge of victory.
Beth Mooney (30 not out of 20) got the job done in the first three balls for Jhulan Goswami. Who need to defend 8 off the final over. After their third loss in five games, India’s path to the semifinals has become more difficult. The runners-up of the 2017 edition will play South Africa and Bangladesh in their final two games. If India’s batting was a concern before the game. Australia’s ease in reaching a lofty target has given the bowlers plenty to think about.
Along with the in-form Haynes, Healy was the aggressor, toying with the Indian attack, whether it was pacers or spinners.
Early on, Healy punishment players like Jhulan Goswami and Meghna Singh for being either too full or too short, punishing them with a flurry of cover drives, cut shots, and pulls.
When India’s best spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad entered the attack. Alyssa used the sweep shot brilliantly to put more pressure on the opposition. India had to play with fewer bowlers due to the absence of Deepti Sharma, which did not help their cause.
Australia qualified for the ICC Women’s World Cup semi-finals by defeating India by 6 wickets.
A passing shower stopped play at Eden Park as Australia was marching to victory at 225 for two. But play resumed quickly and Australia completed the job without incident. After Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma fell cheaply, Mithali and Yastika steadied the Indian innings with a 130-run third-wicket stand.
With India down to 213 for six from 158 for two. Harmanpreet launched a much-needed counter-offensive that propelled the team well beyond 250. Pooja Vastrakar provided the late flourish once more, this time with 34 off 28 balls.
Pooja and Harmanpreet shared a seventh-wicket stand of 64 runs off 47 balls, with India scoring 52 runs in the final five overs.
Yastika, who batted at three with Shafali at the top and Smriti at the bottom. Score her first half-century of the tournament while batting alongside veteran Mithali, who was drop to number four.
India strengthened their batting by recalling opener Shafali at the expense of all-rounder Deepti Sharma, who had batted at four in the previous two games.
The skipper also got back in the game after a sluggish start in the first four games by her lofty standards.
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Both Mithali and Yastika struggled to rotate the strike early in their innings before settling into a routine. They used the late cut effectively against spinners Alana King and Ashleigh Gardner, who were not playing at their best.
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Harmanpreet rose to the occasion after both Yastika and Mithali died while attempting to accelerate. Ensuring her team had a competitive total. The T20 captain, who had been dropped from the playing eleven ahead of the World Cup due to a prolonged lean patch, scored her third 50+ score of the tournament. Demonstrating that she is a major tournament player.
