CWC 2022 India vs Australia Highlights: Aus win thriller, qualify for semis

Women's World Cup India vs Australia: Meg Lanning's leading from the front innings (97) coupled with Alyssa Healy's swashbuckling 72 led Australia to 5th straight win and a place in the semi-final

9:15 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022 | IND 212-4 | Over 41-Harman moving along

 

Four!! That was full and on the legs of Harman who was generous enough to get the ball to the boundary just for a four and not a six. 

 

In the air and away from the fielder as Harman and Richa run hard and get two runs. Both Richa and Harman have shown in the WBBL what they are capable of and the Australians for only the second time in the tournament are feeling the pressure here

 

Four more!! Wo, this keeps getting better as Harman has paddle-swept this once again for four

9:11 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022 | IND 200-4 | Over 40- 200 up for India

 

Harman and Richa here are lacking communication as a paddle scoop from Richa, which should have been four was stopped, but the Indian batters didn't even run three. Also, there were chances of running out in the same over and hence they need to be careful here

9:07 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022 | IND 196-4 | Over 39- Australia lose review

 

And that's a brave decision from the 25-year-old umpire Lauren. There was a huge shout for LBW as Harmanpreet Kaur went for the sweep and got hit on the pads. Australia went for the review and the replays showed that the ball hit Harman's pads, but before that, it hit her gloves and that's how Australia lost the review 

9:00 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022 | IND 186-4 | Over 37.3- Mithali goes for 68

 

India falling away here as yet another settled batter goes down. Mithali Raj, trying to up the ante, went for a sweep which is not her favoured shot and hit it straight to Elysse Perry at deep mid-wicket as India lose its fourth wicket for 186

8:53 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022 | IND 181-3 | Over 36- Four and a save

 

Four!! Outcomes the sweep from Harmanpreet as she is not allowing Alana King to settle down here. It was pitched up and she went down on one knee and swept it bisecting the fine leg and square leg fielder pretty well

 

Oh and that is just a save for Harman as a leading-edge from her bat falls just short or should I say just carried to King who was unable to hold on to it 

8:50 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022 | IND 176-3 | Over 35- With 15 overs to go, Have a look at this

8:45 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022 | IND 172-3 | Over 34- India need to finish well

 

That has hit Harman on the back of her head as she took the eyes off the ball and was on to her pull shot way too soon, the ball came way too slow for her liking and as per the protocol, the physio comes out for a check.

 

India are finding it tough to score off the pace here as Darcie Brown is building pressure and Perry from the other end is also keeping it tight. After this over, the women in blue are yet to play 16 more and would like to have Harman till the end and just as I say this, Mithali has hit a four and the Indian scorecard moves to 172/3. In the next 96 balls, they must at least get 100 more runs. 

8:39 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022 | IND 166-3 | Over 33- Fine knock indeed

8:36 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022 | IND 162-3 | Over 32

 

In the air and it is just away from Alyssa Healy as Megan Schutt dives brilliantly to save a four here. India have however run two runs as the 32nd over comes to an end at 162/3

8:32 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022 | IND 158-3 | Over 31.4-Bhatia out

 

Oh no!! What have you done Yastika Bhatia. She has picked the only fielder that there was. Coes down the crease does Bhati to a fast bowler Darcie Brown and hits it over Point but straight to Extra-Cover where Elysse Perry catches it easily to break the 130 run stand between Bhatia and Raj as India lose their 3rd. Drinks have been called on 

8:29 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022 | IND 157-2 | Over 31- Fifty for Bhatia

 

Four!! Take a bow Yastika Bhatia as she reaches her second ODI fifty with a beautiful cut shot that goes past the short third man for a four 

 

Four!! If it was just another four on the first ball, on this one, it was pure class from Bhatia as she played it almost off the gloves of Healy for yet another four. This over also brings up the 150 for India

8:23 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022 | IND 144-2 | Over 30- Fifty for Mithali

 

The sly grin says it all for Mithlai as the veteran brings up yet another ODI fifty, her 63rd. Yeah, just another number right? But she knows that the job is not done yet and she of all people would know how great it would be to shut all the mouths back home which spoke that she is eating up space in the team. A hundred is what is required now from her

8:18 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022 | IND 141-2 | Over 29-Yastika goes bang

 

Four!! Yastrika says if you can hit Mithali, so can I as she comes down the ground charging on the very first ball of the Alana King over and hits it many a mile towards the deep mid-wicket boundary, which is the longest on the ground and falls short just a metre from what could have been one of the biggest sixes. But not to be as it is just a four

 

Six runs come from this over

8:14 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022 | IND 135-2 | Over 28- 100 partnership up

 

That's what I meant when I said that Mithali needed to bat and batted she has as the 100 partnership comes up for the third wicket been her and Yastika Bhati and it came in quick time as well, taking just 128 balls for it and just as I write this down, Mithlai has gone bang-bang as he comes down the ground and hits over the spinner's head for a great six, the first of the innings. 

8:08 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022 | IND 123-2 | Over 26-India past halfway mark

 

India are going string here as they have played half their overs and have reached 115 with the partnership between Raj and Bhatia going to 87 off just 114 balls. The runs are free-flowing and the scoring rate pressure is also off Mithali who is now batting at 37 off 65 balls. Still not the best of the strike rates, but good enough to give confidence, both to Indian fans and herself that she can cover up for it later in the innings 

 

Now in the 26th over, India have already got six runs with two balls remaining and it will finish with 8 from the over as India move to 123-2