India vs Australia Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2023 Semi-final: Jemimah Departs, AUS Strike Back

An unnecessary shot played by Jemimah and India suffer another blow. Darcie Brown breaches the 69-run stand. Rodrigues looks to ride on the bounce and play the ramp shot over the keeper’s head but couldn’t connect well. Just a feather edge and Healy makes no mistake in grabbing it. Jemi is frustrated so are the Indian fans.

IND: 97/4 after 10.2 overs

As said by the former captain on air, at least a boundary is needed every over. And the same thing is being done by Harman and Jemi. Georgia Wareham comes into the attack and both Indian batters find those fours runs easily

IND: 93/3 after 10 overs.

Schutt to Kaur – FOUR!

Harmanpreet Kaur paddle sweeps Schuttr’s fuller delivery that goes to the fine leg rope for 4 runs.

IND: 69/3 after 7.1 overs

The Indian skipper goes down the track and hammers it over long-on. What a shot, this!

IND: 59/3 after 6 overs.

A horrendous mix-up in the middle and Yastika Bhata gets run-out. That’s a comedy of error as Yastika called for a quick single and rushed full throttle. Jemimah, on the other hand, wasn’t ready for it and instantly turned back. Not a direct hit but Alyssa Healy had all the time to dislodge the bails.

IND: 28/3 after 3.4 overs

Gardner to Rodrigues – 4, 4.

Terrific start to her inning, especially after the early hiccups. Back-to-back boundaries, channelising the much-needed confidence into the side in a colossal chase.

IND: 25/2 after 3 overs.

Arm ball from Gardner, skids into the pads on off stump. Mandhana defends flat-footed but it hits the pad first. Australia appeal but not given. They briefly decide to review it. And that brings all sorts of trouble for India as the ball-tracking shows this smashing into the middle and off stump.

IND: 15/2 after 2.2 overs

That’s a massive jolt to India, losing first right in the second over of the chase. Megan Schutt drags her length back and wobbles in off the seam. Shafali goes for the flick but gets beaten. Shafali reviews it and it turns out to be the umpire’s call, hitting the outside of the leg stump.

IND: 11/1 after 1.3 overs

Gardner bowls it full and outside off from, Shafali Verma goes down to one knee and sweeps it over the right of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

INDW: 10/0 after 1 over.

Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana walk out to begin India’s chase. Ashleigh Gardner opens Australia’s attack.

Australia score 18 runs in the final over, bowled by Renuka Singh, to set India a challenging target of 173 runs. Beth Mooney starred with a 37-ball 54 while Meg Lanning remained unbeaten on 49 off 34 deliveries. For India, Shikha Pandey was the pick of the bowlers, returning figures of 2 for 32 in 4 overs.

India’s frontline pacer, Renuka Thakur is having a really bad day at the office. She is wicketless so far and has a rough beginning to her final over. Meg Lanning fires a maximum over backward square leg and follows it up with a boundary through the off side. Harmanpreet Kaur isn’t happy with the show.

AUS: 164/4 after 19.2 overs

What a delivery! Pandey bowls a slower one, Harris slogs and misses as she plays slightly early. Ball hits middle and off.

AUS: 148/4 after 18.3 overs

Deepti Sharma cleans up Ashleigh Gardner to break the fifty-run stand. Deepti bowls it to full, almost a Yorker length, Gardner swings but misses it. Clean Bowled.

AUS: 141/3 after 17.5 overs

Full toss, down the leg side, and Ashleigh Gardner guides it for a boundary through fine leg. India’s misery isn’t ending here.

AUS: 135/2 after 16.2 overs.

Ashleigh Gardner is taking the game to another level, demolishing the Indian attack with ease. Back-to-back boundaries to Radha Yadav and Indians seem to have no clue to stop this run fest

AUS: 126/2 after 16 overs

Meg Lanning smashes a boundary off the very first delivery of the 15th over to bring up 100 runs on board for Australia. The Aussies have been phenomenal so far, despite a couple of hiccups. A total of three boundaries in Rana’s over and India are under pressure now

AUS: 113/2 after 15 overs.

Shikha Pandey may have had a rough start but she has made a stunning comeback. Short of a length delivery, Mooney cuts it away but couldn’t keep it low, and finds Shafali who takes it cleanly this time.

AUS: 89/2 after 12 overs

Back-to-back boundaries to Shikha Pandey and with that, Beth Mooney brings her half-century off just 34 deliveries. What a knock she has played so far, really left the Indian batters frustrated with her antics.

AUS: 86/1 after 11.2 overs

Beth Moonet uses her feet, gets closer to the pitch of the ball, and goes inside out to get another boundary, through the gap between deep cover and long-off.

AUS: 78/1 after 11 overs.