South Africa beat Bangladesh: What India now need to reach Women's T20 World Cup semis
Women's T20 World Cup, IND vs AUS: After South Africa's four-wicket win over Bangladesh, what do India need to do against Australia at Lord's to secure a place in the semifinals?
The race for the two semifinal spots from Group A has come down to the final league match of the Women’s T20 World Cup. India's clash against Australia at Lord's Cricket Ground will determine which two teams among India, Australia and South Africa progress to the semifinals.
Ahead of the India-Australia contest, South Africa defeated Bangladesh by four wickets at Lord's. The victory took the Proteas to eight points, level with Australia, while India slipped to third place in the standings. So, what do India need to do to qualify?
India vs Australia, Women's T20 World Cup: Updates | Scorecard
The equation is simple: India must beat Australia. A win will take India to eight points, level with South Africa, but India will advance on the basis of a superior net run rate. A defeat, however, will leave India on six points and eliminate them from the tournament.
Australia are virtually assured of a semifinal berth thanks to their outstanding net run rate of +4.724. South Africa, meanwhile, no longer have their qualification fate in their own hands.
WHO CAME IN FOR INDIA?
India made one change to the side that beat Bangladesh, bringing in fast bowler Kranti Gaud in place of Nandini Sharma. Kranti has endured a difficult tournament so far, going wicketless in her two appearances.
Australia, meanwhile, welcomed back Phoebe Litchfield after she recovered from a quad injury. The left-hander returned to the playing XI at No. 3, replacing leg-spinner Alana King.
Litchfield will carry fond memories into the contest, having scored a superb century against India in the Women's ODI World Cup semifinal in Navi Mumbai last year. She will be hoping for another match-winning knock.
India have won only two of their seven Women's T20 World Cup matches against Australia. Their last victory came in Sydney in 2020, when Poonam Yadav's four-wicket haul guided them to a memorable win.
Playing XIs for India Women vs Australia Women
Australia Women (Playing XI): Beth Mooney(w), Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux(c), Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton
India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur, Kranti Gaud
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The race for the two semifinal spots from Group A has come down to the final league match of the Women’s T20 World Cup. India's clash against Australia at Lord's Cricket Ground will determine which two teams among India, Australia and South Africa progress to the semifinals.
Ahead of the India-Australia contest, South Africa defeated Bangladesh by four wickets at Lord's. The victory took the Proteas to eight points, level with Australia, while India slipped to third place in the standings. So, what do India need to do to qualify?
India vs Australia, Women's T20 World Cup: Updates | Scorecard
The equation is simple: India must beat Australia. A win will take India to eight points, level with South Africa, but India will advance on the basis of a superior net run rate. A defeat, however, will leave India on six points and eliminate them from the tournament.
Australia are virtually assured of a semifinal berth thanks to their outstanding net run rate of +4.724. South Africa, meanwhile, no longer have their qualification fate in their own hands.
WHO CAME IN FOR INDIA?
India made one change to the side that beat Bangladesh, bringing in fast bowler Kranti Gaud in place of Nandini Sharma. Kranti has endured a difficult tournament so far, going wicketless in her two appearances.
Australia, meanwhile, welcomed back Phoebe Litchfield after she recovered from a quad injury. The left-hander returned to the playing XI at No. 3, replacing leg-spinner Alana King.
Litchfield will carry fond memories into the contest, having scored a superb century against India in the Women's ODI World Cup semifinal in Navi Mumbai last year. She will be hoping for another match-winning knock.
India have won only two of their seven Women's T20 World Cup matches against Australia. Their last victory came in Sydney in 2020, when Poonam Yadav's four-wicket haul guided them to a memorable win.
Playing XIs for India Women vs Australia Women
Australia Women (Playing XI): Beth Mooney(w), Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux(c), Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton
India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur, Kranti Gaud
More to follow...
