In IND W vs AUS W match, team India lost by just 9 runs, semi-final hopes still alive, Women T20 World Cup 2024. Australia defeated India by 9 runs and remained undefeated to make it to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024.

IND W vs AUS W: AUS makes it to the semi-finals

The 18th match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 was played between India and Australia in Sharjah. Australia won this match by 9 runs. In this match, Sophie Molyneux (2/32) was adjudged the Player of the Match for her brilliant bowling performance.

Talking more about the India vs Australia match, Australia won the toss and batted first, and scored 151 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 20.0 overs.

For them, Grace Harris was the highest run scorer with 40 runs off 41 balls with the help of 5 fours, while captain Talia McGrath scored 32 runs off 26 balls with the help of 4 fours and Ellyse Perry was the joint second-highest run-scorer with 32 runs off 23 balls.

The Indian bowlers bowled average in this match and allowed Australia to score 152 runs on the slow pitch of Sharjah. For India, fast bowlers Renuka Singh (2/24), Deepti Sharma (2/28) and Radha Yadav (1/14 in 2 overs) bowled well. Apart from them, Pooja Vastrakar (1/22 in 3 overs) and Shreyanka Patil (1/32) bowled average.

India vs Australia: Team India lost by 9 runs while chasing 152 runs

Team India had to face defeat in this match by a close margin of 9 runs. This was the second defeat in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. In this match, captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored an unbeaten 54 * off 47 balls, while Deepti Sharma contributed 29 runs off 25 balls.

For Australia, Annabel Sutherland and Sophie Molyneux bowled brilliantly and pushed India on the backfoot by taking wickets at crucial times. Sutherland took 2-2 wickets for 22 runs in 4 overs and Molyneux took 2-2 wickets for 32 runs in 4 overs. Apart from this, Megan Schutt and Ashley Gardner got 1-1 success.

Australia qualified for the semi-finals of Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 while remaining unbeaten

With this spectacular win against India, the Australian women’s team has made it to the semi-finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 while remaining unbeaten in the Group A points table with 8 points and a net run rate of +2.223. Apart from this, the Indian women’s team is still in second place with 4 points and a net run rate of +0.282.

Team India is still in the race for the semi-finals

Despite losing against Australia, Team India is still in the race for the semi-finals. Even if the Kiwi team loses in the New Zealand vs Pakistan match, the Indian team will easily make it to the semi-finals. However, it is very difficult for Pakistan to win that match.

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