 "India’s girls beat 7-time champion Australia, Jemima and Harmanpreet played a blast innings")
INDW vs AUSW : India created history by defeating Australia in the second semi-final of the Women’s World Cup. Team India chased down a mammoth target of 339 runs, a feat never achieved before in the history of women’s cricket. Along with this, India has secured its place in the World Cup final. India and South Africa will now face each other in the title race. The hero of India’s victory was Jemima Rodrigues, who fought till the end. He scored a century and snatched victory from the jaws of the Kangaroos.
Australia have not lost a single match in the Women’s World Cup so far. Seven-time champions Australia lost to India in the knockout stages, ending their streak in the tournament. Australia won the toss and decided to bat first. Phoebe Litchfield played an innings of 119 runs and troubled the Indian bowlers. Thanks to this century, the Australian women’s team was all out for 338 runs in the 50th over. Chasing the target, India won the match with nine balls to spare.
History made by avenging the defeat from Australia
When India lost to Australia in the Women’s World Cup League match, Harmanpreet Kaur and company set Australia a target of 331 runs to win. This target had never been chased before in the history of women’s cricket, but Australia achieved it. Now, India chased an even bigger target of 339 runs against Australia, and that too at the semi-final stage.
Jemima-Harmanpreet saved the honor of the team
Talking about today’s match, India lost their first wicket in the form of Shefali Verma for just 13 runs. Smriti Mandhana was soon dismissed after scoring 24 runs. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemima Rodrigues put on 167 runs for the third wicket to get the team out of trouble. Harmanpreet scored 89 runs off 88 balls, which included 10 fours and two sixes. After the captain’s dismissal, Jemimah took charge of the scoring. She held on till the end, scoring an unbeaten 127 off 134 balls including 14 sixes.
Deepti-Richha supported
Deepti Sharma and Richa Ghosh also played an important role in India’s win. After the dismissal of Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti came in to bat and played an important innings of 24 runs off 17 balls. Meanwhile, Richa also scored 26 runs off 16 balls. Richa hit two fours and two sixes. In the end, Jemimah combined with Amanjot (15) (8) to ensure India’s victory.
Lichfield upset Team India
Prior to this match, Australia’s opening batsman, Lichfield, faced difficulties for the Indian women’s cricket team. He scored 119 runs off 93 balls. During this, he hit 17 fours and three sixes. That is the reason why he made the Indian team sweat in so many semi-finals. Alyssa Perry also played an important innings of 77 runs. Ashley Gardner also scored a crucial 63, and Australia were all out in the last over, having earlier set India a target of 339 runs.