ICC Women's World Cup: Australia Beat India In A Thriller, Qualify For Semifinals
Updated: March 19, 2022 18:43 IST
ICC Women's World Cup: Australia on Saturday became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals of tournament after beating India by 6 wickets at the Eden Park in Auckland.
Darcie Brown bowled with a lot of firepower and gave Australia the early wickets of India openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Varma. She then bagged her third wicket of the match, dismissing Yastika Bhatia
Yastika Bhatia gave India's innings a much-needed thrust after the team had lost both the openers for cheap. She added 130 runs for the third wicket skipper Mithali Raj, before getting out on 59.
Mithali Raj batted with a lot of authority as she and Bhatia steadied India's ship after early blows. She played a fine 68-run before being dismissed by Alana King
Harmanpreet Kaur continued her rich run of form in tournament, scoring yet another fifty. Her counter-attacking knock of 57 helped India reach a total of 277 for seven in 50 overs.
Alyssa Healy quashed all the concerns regarding her form in the tournament. She played a brilliant knock of 72, which laid the foundation of Australia's successful run-chase.
Meg Lanning put on a batting masterclass as Australia registered the highest successful run-chase in the history of the Women's World Cup. She, however, was unfortunate to miss out on a hundred.
