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

6:44 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022 | IND 11-1 | Over 3.1- Mandhana gone

 

And Darcie Brown has done what she was brought into the Playing 11 to do, she has removed India's mainstay at the crease, Smriti Mandhana. It was pitched up, inviting the Indian batter to drive and drive she did, but only to find the edge which was caught by the Aussie captain Meg Lanning. India lose its first wicket in the 4th over only 

6:41 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022 | IND 11-0 | Over 03- India start cautiously

 

The Indian team has started cautiously with Shafali Verma not going for the temptation of an early hit in the first few overs while Smriti Mandhana has been able to bring up a boundary and play some free-flowing shots. Courtesy of that, the Indian Women have made 10 runs in the first two overs of their innings. 

 

There has been one shot in the air by Verma which has fallen short of flying gully 

6:37 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022- Action begins

 

After the completion of the National Anthems of the two teams as well as the gesture of Anti-Racism by the players of both the teams, the Indian batters in Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana are in the middle and Megan Schutt has the ball in her hand for Australia on this very big stadium, but distinctively small cricket ground. Let's go 

6:25 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022- India Playing 11

6:24 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022- 200th game for Jhulan Goswami

 

This match would also be the 200th game for India fast bowler Jhulan Goswami who becomes only the second Women's player in the history of ODI cricket to reach the milestone. The only other player to have achieved the feat is her teammate and India captain Mithali Raj. Goswami completed the milestone of 250 ODI wickets in her last game

6:21 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022- Australian Playing 11

6:19 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022- The Playing 11s are out

 

India Women Playing 11

 

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Mithali Raj (capt), Harmanpreet Kaur (vc), Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

 

Australia Women Playing 11

 

Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy (wk), Meg Lanning (c), Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown

6:18 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022- Shafali Verma back in the Playing 11

 

India have brought back Shafali Verma in the Playing 11, but not in place of Yastika Bhatia, but rather Deepti Sharma. We at BS Web made a bold comment in the preview that Deepti Sharma has been unable to play her role in the top order and might be suited well to be dropped. But Instead of being dropped for a spinner like Poonam Yadav, she has been dropped for a pure batter like Verma

6:16 AM

Live | India vs Australia | CWC 2022- Australia win toss opt to bowl first