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Last Update: February 20, 2023, 23:27 IST
Richa Ghosh plays a shot against the Australian women’s team (file photo)
Fans Expect ‘Drama’ Against Australia After Indian Women’s Cricket Team Reach Semi-Finals Of T20 World Cup 2023
Indian women’s cricket team beat Ireland by 5 runs via DLS method to qualify for semi-finals of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 on Monday.
Harmanpreet Kaur’s side are set to take on Australia in the next semi-final encounter, and Indian fans were expecting plenty of drama as the men’s side took a 2-0 lead in the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023 against the Australian men’s team Was.
It is always a special occasion when the Indian women’s cricket team takes on the Australian women, the two superpowers in women’s cricket always putting on a show.
While Australia are on top of Group A with 4 wins from 4 matches, India Finished second in Group B after earning six points from their 4 games.
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Harmanpreet and co suffered an 11-run defeat against Group B winners England but bounced back to winning ways against Ireland Smriti Mandhana hit her second consecutive fifty in the tournament as she became the leading run-getter in Women’s T20Is Scorer also became World Cup 2023.
Although there has been much history of rivalry between the Indian women and the Australian women, fans were expecting more drama after Rohit Sharma’s men outclassed Pat Cummins’ team in the last two Tests.
See how fans reacted:
All the best girls for the semi finals. Yes, facing Aussies will be high drama, tension. But if there is one team that can beat them someday, it is us. Hope it’s in SF❤️ Best wishes for me (for the fans too)! Thriller awaits! # T20 Women’s World Cup #INDvsAUS— lakshmi Kanya (@lakshmikanya) February 20, 2023
Australia equals its men’s team in T20 World Cup. February 20, 2023
It is India vs Australia in the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final. Last time, they faced each other in the semi-finals in the 2017 CWC where Harman single-handedly ousted the Aussies. However, Australia won the title in 2020 by defeating them in the final.- Charlie (@CharlieGulshan) February 20, 2023
The first semi-final of the Women’s T20 World Cup will be held on Thursday, February 23, while the second semi-final will be played on Friday.
The summit clash will take place on Sunday, February 26. India, England and Australia have advanced to the semi-finals but it remains to be seen who joins Australia along with South Africa, New Zealand and Sri Lanka in the last four from Group A. vying for a place in the knockouts
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