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Australia person powered ruthlessly into nan semi-finals of nan Women’s T20 World Cup, hammering India by six wickets astatine Lord’s to support their unbeaten grounds while sending their biggest rivals spinning retired of nan tournament.
Ellyse Perry and Ash Gardner some struck fifties successful a superb period business disconnected conscionable 59 balls to guideline Sophie Molineux’s broadside towards nan highest successful pursuit ever successful a women’s World Cup and their 5th successive triumph, arsenic nan group stages were concluded connected Sunday (Monday AEST).
The triumph ensured a semi-final for Australia crossed London astatine nan Oval connected Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) against West Indies, and was a measurement for them aft India had dethroned them successful their 50-over World Cup semi-final past year.
Harmanpreet Kaur’s broadside had needed to triumph nan lucifer successful beforehand of a grounds crowd astatine nan location of cricket to book their ain semi-final spot aft South Africa had earlier struggled to hit Bangladesh by 4 wickets. India’s defeat, though, intends South Africa, who vanished 2nd successful Group 1, will play unbeaten England successful nan different semi-final astatine nan Oval connected Thursday (Friday AEST).
India fancied their chances aft compiling a formidable 4-170, mostly disconnected nan backmost of Harmanpreet’s 56 disconnected 27 balls astatine nan backmost extremity of nan innings, including 3 sixes successful succession successful nan penultimate complete disconnected her other number Molineux.
But Perry, who took nan drawback that yet dismissed Harmanpreet, proved nan stone successful Australia’s record-breaking reply aft Beth Mooney had begun pinch 22 disconnected 20 balls and Phoebe Litchfield 24 disconnected 25, nan awesome allrounder past going connected to deed 8 boundaries successful her 56 disconnected 38 balls.
Perry recovered an capable partner successful Gardner, who really scored astatine an moreover faster rate, striking 3 sixes and 3 fours successful her unbeaten 53, earlier Georgia Wareham deed nan winning bound to return Australia to 4-172 pinch an complete to spare.
Australia’s latest objection of their existent mastery, arsenic they look to regain nan title they person won six times, was watched astatine Lord’s by Virat Kohli arsenic nan delighted South Africa women stayed connected to find they had earned a semi-final spot.
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“I ne'er thought I’d beryllium supporting nan Aussies – but spell Aussies!” South Africa’s captain, Laura Wolvaardt, had said pinch a grin aft their Bangladesh win.
