Australia Edge India By 5 Runs To Enter 7th Consecutive Women’s T20 World
Cup Final
Australia defeated India to enter Women’s T20 World Cup final
India wilted under the pressure of a knock-out game yet again after skipper
Harmanpreet Kaur’s freak run out as defending champions Australia entered
their seventh successive Women’s T20 World Cup final with a five-run win
here on Thursday.
India’s shoddy fielding and catching allowed Australia to post a
challenging 172 for four after Meg Lanning opted to bat in the semifinal.
At 28 for three, India were down and out but Harmanpreet (52 off 34) and
Jemimah Rodrigues (43 off 24) produced a counter-attacking 69-run stand off
just 41 balls to bring the team back in the game.India needed a very gettable 39 off last 30 balls with five wickets in hand
but as it has been the case in the past, the team came up short to finish
at 167 for eight.
Cup Final
Australia defeated India to enter Women’s T20 World Cup final
India wilted under the pressure of a knock-out game yet again after skipper
Harmanpreet Kaur’s freak run out as defending champions Australia entered
their seventh successive Women’s T20 World Cup final with a five-run win
here on Thursday.
India’s shoddy fielding and catching allowed Australia to post a
challenging 172 for four after Meg Lanning opted to bat in the semifinal.
At 28 for three, India were down and out but Harmanpreet (52 off 34) and
Jemimah Rodrigues (43 off 24) produced a counter-attacking 69-run stand off
just 41 balls to bring the team back in the game.India needed a very gettable 39 off last 30 balls with five wickets in hand
but as it has been the case in the past, the team came up short to finish
at 167 for eight.
India had lost to five-time champions Australia in the previous World Cup
final and more recently in the CWG final last year. Another loss in a knock
out game extended India’s long wait for a world title.
