Following her aspect’s slender nine-run loss to Australia within the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur stated that she and Deepti Sharma did not punish a number of balls from their opponents throughout their partnership, which in the end contributed to their loss. An excellent closing over by Annabel Sutherland helped Australia survive a scare from Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur because the Women in Blue fell simply 9 runs quick of their run chase of 152 runs of their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup match at Sharjah on Sunday.
Following the sport, Harmanpreet stated within the post-match presentation that the important thing distinction between each side was the Australian crew not relying on only one or two gamers and having some fantastic all-rounders too.
“I feel their complete crew contribute, they do not rely on one or two gamers, they’ve loads of all-rounders who contribute. We additionally deliberate nicely and we have been there within the sport. They did not give away simple runs and made it tough. They are an skilled aspect. That is one thing that isn’t in your management, you need to at all times hold your taking part in eleven prepared even when one or two participant misses out,” stated Harmanpreet.
“Radha bowled very well, she was within the sport and he or she was fielding nicely. You want a personality like that within the crew who’s at all times there. It was a chaseable complete. When me and Deepti have been batting, we couldn’t hit a number of free balls. We can study lots from Australia. Whatever was in our arms, we have been attempting to do this however that’s one thing not in our management. If we get the chance to play one other sport, that might be nice. But in any other case, whoever deserves to be there, that crew might be there,” she added.
Coming to the match, Australia opted to bat first after successful the toss. Knocks from Grace Harris (40 in 41 balls, with 5 fours) and Tahlia McGrath (32 in 26 balls, with 4 boundaries) helped them attain 151/8, regardless of a fantastic comeback by Indian spinners later.
Renuka Singh (2/24) and Deepti Sharma (2/28) have been the highest bowlers for India. Shreyanka Patil, Pooja Vastrakar and Radha Yadav additionally received a wicket every.
During the run-chase of 152 runs, India misplaced some early wickets, however a partnership between Deepti Sharma (29 in 25 balls, with three fours) and skipper Harmanpreet (54* in 47 balls, with six fours) took India to touching distance of a win. India wanted 14 runs within the closing over, however Annabel Sutherland left India 9 runs in need of the successful complete together with her constant bowling.
Australia strikes into the semifinals with 4 wins in 4 video games. While India positioned at second spot with two wins and two losses, must watch for results of New Zealand versus Pakistan match to substantiate their destiny and must root for his or her arch-rivals, who sit at two factors to have web run-rate come into the equation.
Sutherland (2/22) and Molineux (2/32) have been the highest bowlers for Australia. Schutt and Gardner received one wicket every.
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