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IND W vs AUS W : The exciting second semi-final of the Women’s ODI World Cup is being played between India and Australia at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. If India defeat seven-time champions Australia, they will face South Africa in the final in November. Australia captain Alyssa Healy won the toss and decided to bat first against India. The Kangaroos made one change to their playing XI. Three changes were made to India’s last eleven. Australia batted first and scored 338 runs.
Australia scored 338 runs
Australia batted first and scored 338 runs. Phoebe Litchfield top-scored with 119, while Ashley Gardner and Alice Perry contributed 63 and 77 respectively. Sri Charni and Deepti Sharma took two wickets each for India.
India, who made it to the last four with luck, will face a tough challenge from Australia in the second semi-final of the Women’s ODI World Cup today.
For India, this match is like the final before the final. Because the performance of the Indian team against Australia in the ODI World Cup has been very bad. The team will need a miracle to reach the finals.
Lichfield batted brilliantly for Australia against India in the semi-final, scoring a century. Litchfield and Perry put on a 155-run partnership for the second wicket. With Lichfield and Perry at the crease, Australia looked set to reach over 350, but Amanjot broke the partnership by dismissing Lichfield, who was bowled out for 119.
Perry then took over, but Mr Charney bowled twice for Australia, dismissing Beth Mooney (24) and Annabelle Sutherland (3). Radha Yadav then ended Perry’s innings, dismissing him for 77 runs.
Tahila McGrath could not do much in this match and was run out after scoring 12 runs. However, Ashley Gardner played a quick innings at the end, which took Australia past 300. Gardner was run out after scoring 63 runs. After this, Deepti Sharma dismissed Alana King (4) and Sophie Molyneux in the last over.
Deepti could not complete the hat-trick, but Kim Garth (17) was run out, with which Australia could not play the full 50 overs. For India, Sri Charan and Deepti Sharma took two wickets each, while Amanjot Kaur, Kranti Gaur and Radha Yadav took one each.
India’s Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma, Amanjot Kaur, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Jemima Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Kranti Gaur, N Sri Charni, Renuka Singh.
Australia’s Playing XI: Alyssa Healy (captain and wicketkeeper), Phoebe Lichfield, Alice Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabelle Sutherland, Ashley Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molyneux, Kim Garth, Alana King and Megan Shute.
The eyes will be on Smriti and Shefali
Earlier, Shefali Verma, who replaced Pratika Rawal, faced the net bowlers in the nets alongside four of India’s leading bowlers: Deepti Sharma, Kranti Gaur, Renuka Singh Thakur and Radha Yadav. After batting practice, he also took bowling lessons. Smriti Mandhana grabbed everyone’s attention during India’s practice session. Mandhana played both offensive and defensive shots with confidence during his smooth batting practice.