India vs Australia, Women’s T20 World Cup Semi-Final, Live Score Updates: Shikha Pandey Sends Mooney Packing, Australia 2 Down | Cricket News

India vs Australia Live: Back-to-back fours

Ashleigh Gardner continues her carnage and smashes two back-to-back boundaries on Radha Yadav’s delivery. The first one comes after she places a shot towards the long-on while the second one comes after she beats the fielder at the long-off. Brilliant piece of batting from Gardner. 

AUS 125/2 (15.5 overs)

India vs Australia Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Ashleigh Gardner hits another boundary off Sneh Rana’s delivery. Gardner takes full advantage of the poor delivery and places it towards the square leg as she successfully beats the short fine-leg fielder. 

AUS 107/2 (14.4 overs)

India vs Australia Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Meg Lanning hits a brilliant boundary on Sneh Rana’s delivery. Lanning plays a sweep shot towards the fine leg and steals four runs. Good piece of batting from Lanning. 

AUS 102/2 (14.1 overs)

India vs Australia Live: Good over from Radha Yadav

Radha Yadav brilliants bowls the 14th over as she controls the flow of runs and concedes only five runs. Australia aim to get back on track after the dismissals of their opening batters Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney. 

AUS 98/2 (14 overs)

India vs Australia Live: OUT

OUT!!! Shikha Pandey provides India with their second breakthrough as she removes the dangerous Beth Mooney for 54. Mooney plays a shot towards the backward point as the ball goes straight into hands of Shafali Verma, who redeems herself with this catch. Second wicket gone for Australia.

AUS 88/2 (11.5 overs)

India vs Australia Live: Fifty for Mooney

Beth Mooney smashes two back-to-back boundaries and brings up her half-century off just 34 balls. She plays a scoop shot on Shikha Pandey’s delivery as the ball goes away for four. This is Mooney 17th T20I half-century. 

AUS 86/1 (11.2 overs)

India vs Australia Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Beth Mooney inches closer towards her half-century as she hits another boundary on Sneh Rana’s delivery. She perfectly lofts the shot as the ball goes the fielder at the deep cover and long-off. 

AUS 75/1 (10.3 overs)

India vs Australia Live: Drop

What have you done Shafali!! The India batter drops Beth Mooney on 36. Mooney smashes it hard on Radha Yadav’s delivery towards the long-on. The ball goes straight towards Shafali but the batter fails to hold it and it goes for a four. 

AUS 68/1 (9.4 overs)

India vs Australia Live: FOUR

FOUR!! Beth Mooney hits a brilliant boundary off Radha Yadav’s delivery. Mooney makes the full use of the short delivery and smashes a shot towards the mid-wicket for four runs. 

AUS 64/1 (9.2 overs)

India vs Australia Live: Good over from Sneh

After Radha Yadav, Sneh Rana brilliantly controls the flow of runs as she concedes only five runs off her previous over. After the sudden wicket of Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney and Meg Lanning will aim to take Australia ahead in the game. 

AUS 59/1 (9 overs)

India vs Australia Live: OUT

OUT!!! Radha Yadav provides India with their first breakthrough of the night as she removes Alyssa Healy for 25. Alyssa moves way out of the crease as the ball misses the bat and goes into the hands of Richa Ghosh, who stumps her out. First wicket gone for Australia. 

AUS 52/1 (7.3 overs)

India vs Australia Live: Good over from Shikha

After a big over from Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey controls the flow of runs and concedes only four runs in her previous over. Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney have given a brilliant start to Australia and will aim to their side to a good total.

AUS 47/0 (7 overs)

India vs Australia Live: SIX

SIX!!! Beth Mooney hits a magnificent maximum on Deepti Sharma’s delivery. She hammers a shot towards the long-off as the ball goes sailing over the fence for a huge six. The first six of the night comes from Mooney’s bat. 

AUS 41/0 (5.5 overs)

India vs Australia Live: Good fielding from Jemimah

Good piece of fielding from Jemimah Rodrigues as she just saved a boundary for India. Beth Mooney smashes a powerful shot on Shikha Pandey’s delivery. The ball moves straight towards the leg-side boundary but Jemimah makes a brilliant dive and prevents it from going for a four.

AUS 30/0 (4.3 overs)

Women’s T20 WC, Semi-final Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Alyssa Healy hits another boundary on Deepti Sharma’s delivery. Healy brilliantly places a shot between short extra cover and mid-off as the ball dodges the fielder and crosses the boundary line. 

AUS 25/0 (3.1 overs)

Women’s T20 WC, Semi-final Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Alyssa Healy steals another boundary from Renuka Singh. Healy hammers a shot from the bottom of the bat as the ball goes to the mid-on and gives four runs to Australia. 

AUS 18/0 (2.1 overs)

Women’s T20 WC, Semi-final Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Beth Mooney brilliantly hits a boundary on Deepti Sharma’s delivery. Mooney perfectly smashes a shot towards the deep backward point as the ball beats the fielder and crosses the boundary rope. Good start for Australia.

AUS 14/0 (2 overs)

Women’s T20 WC, Semi-final Live: Good start for Australia!

A boundary off the first delivery and a couple of confident shots – It has been a good start for the Australia batters. AUS 6/0 after the first over.

Women’s T20 WC, Semi-final Live: What a start!

Alyssa Healy opened the batting for Australia and he slams a boundary on the first ball of the match. A wide delivery from Renuka Thakur and Healy made no mistake in guiding it to the extra cover boundary. Australia 4/0

Women’s T20 WC, Semi-final Live: India’s Playing XI

India Women (Playing XI): Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia, Sneh Rana, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur Singh

Women’s T20 WC, Semi-final Live: Australia’s Playing XI

Australia Women (Playing XI): Alyssa Healy(w), Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning(c), Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Georgia Wareham, Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown

Women’s T20 WC, Semi-final Live: Here’s what Harmanpreet Kaur said at the toss

Pooja is unwell, so Sneh is replacing her. One more change is there. In place of Raja (Rajeshwari Gayakwad) Radha (Yadav) is in. I had a fever, but now I’m fine. One thing that we have been discussing throughout the tournament that we have to bat well that’s why we added one more batter. One more change: Yastika comes in for Devika.

Women’s T20 WC, Semi-final Live: Here’s what Meg Lanning said at the toss

We are gonna have a bat. Looks a pretty good wicket, conditions are really good so get out there and have some fun. Jess Jonassen comes in for Alana King and Alyssa Healy (fully fit and good to go) is back for Annabel Sutherland. It’s a different wicket, looks like it is playing pretty well, as usual we get out here and see what it is doing and adjust accordingly.

Women’s T20 WC, Semi-final Live: Australia win toss, opt to bat

Australia skipper Meg Lanning wins the toss and opts to bat against India in the first semi-final match of the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup, at the Newlands in Cape Town on Thursday. 

Women’s T20 WC, Semi-final Live: Pooja Vastrakar to miss the semis

Pooja Vastrakar has been ruled out of this game due to an illness. Sneh Rana has been named the replacement.

Women’s T20 WC, Semi-final Live: Harmanpreet highly likely to play

India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who was earlier suspected to be ruled out of the semi-final clash due to an illness, is highly likely to play in the semi-final match against Australia. 

Women’s T20 WC, Semi-final Live: Old rivalry against Australia

Australia beat India in the previous T20 World Cup final at home and more recently at Commonwealth Games gold medal match in Birmingham last year. 

Women’s T20 WC, Semi-final Live: India eye final berth

After defeating Pakistan, West Indies, and Ireland in the group stage, India will now be going up against Australia in the semi-final match. They will be eyeing the final seat. 

Women’s T20 WC, Semi-final Live: Hello and welcome

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the first semi-final match of the Women’s T20 World Cup between India and Australia, straight from the Newlands, Cape Town. Stay tuned for all the updates.