CAPE TOWN : Australia held their nerve with the ball to secure a seventh successive final appearance in the Women’s T20 World Cup with a tense five-run victory over India in their semi-final at Newlands in Cape Town on Thursday.Australia won the toss and elected to bat, posting a par score of 172 for fo
CAPE TOWN : Australia held their nerve with the ball to secure a seventh successive final appearance in the Women’s T20 World Cup with a tense five-run victory over India in their semi-final at Newlands in Cape Town on Thursday.
Australia’s total came thanks to a 37-ball 54 from opener Beth Mooney and an excellent 49 not out from 34 balls by captain Meg Lanning. India were always up with the required run rate, but lost regular wickets until Jemimah Rodrigues and captain Harmanpreet Kaur put on 69 for the fourth wicket to put their side in the driving seat.
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