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Opener Smriti Mandhana smashed a career-best 83 before Indian slow bowlers spun their web against Australia to continue their invincible run with a 48-run win in a group B match of the ICC Women’s World Cup here on Saturday. Mandhana blasted 9 fours and 3 sixes in her 55-ball innings and shared a 68-run third wicket partnership with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (43 runs off 27) to power India to a competitive 167 for 8 at the Providence Stadium here. The spinners then got into the act with Anuja Patil (3/15) taking three wickets and Poonam Yadav (2/28), Radha Yadav (2/13) and Deepti Sharma (2/24) snapping two each to restrict Australia for 119-9 in 19.4 overs.
00:12 hrs IST
That’s it from us, Thanks for joining us
That’s it from us, Thanks for joining us. Please do keep with us as we continue to cover the tournament.
00:11 hrs IST
Lanning speaks
She’s (Healy) okay. We will look after her and hopefully, she should be alright for the semis. We sort of felt that pace off the ball was effective on this wicket and that was our plan (on not utilising the fast bowlers). Kaur and Mandhana batted extremely well. We have a lot to work on from here.
00:10 hrs IST
Harmanpreet speaks
Both again (asked to choose between the victories against New Zealand and Australia), they are good teams and you have to perform well. Credit to the girls for the way we played today. We worked really hard, today the fielding coach must be happy with the way we fielded, proud of the girls. We always enjoy when batting together. She (Mandhana) played really well and that is what we are expecting from her.
00:09 hrs IST
Mandhana player of the match
Unsurprisingly Smriti Mandhana is declared the player of the match.
23:35 hrs IST
Australia all out
India beat Australia by 48 runs to claim the top spot in Group B. India are unbeaten in the tournament so far with four wins out of four. Last two wickets went down very quickly.
23:27 hrs IST
AUS seven down
Two quick wickets for India and Australia are now seven down.
23:17 hrs IST
AUS five down
OUT!!! Australia have lost half their side with Rachel Haynes now gone for 8. Poonam Yadav with the wicket. AUS 90/5.
23:12 hrs IST
Perry fights
Ellyse Perry takes the fight to the Indian bowlers and hits three boundaries in the over.
23:05 hrs IST
IND rushing through overs
India are now rushing through their overs. The required run rate is now over 10 with Australia virtually 5 down.
23:01 hrs IST
AUS lose four
OUT!!! Another one bites the dust for Australia, Ashleigh Gardner departs for 20. Poonam Yadav picks up her first wicket. AUS 59/4. This may well be it for Australia. Remember Healy won’t bat after a mild concussion.
22: 56 hrs IST
AUS lose three
OUT!!! Meg Lanning is the third wicket for India. She goes for 10 as Radha gets into the act. AUS 56/3. A tough task for Australia got even tougher.
22:48 hrs IST
IND lose review
India have lost their only review. Meg Lanning was given not out on the field but India decided to send it upstairs and the replays show that the ball would have missed the stumps.
22:43 hrs IST
End of powerplay
End of the powerplay and Australia are 39/2 after 6 overs. India were 46/1 at the same stage. Ashleigh Gardner looking dangerous though.
22:38 hrs IST
Healy won’t bat
Confirmed!! Alyssa Healy won’t be batting for Australia. Big blow for the Aussies.
22:37 hrs IST
Back to back wickets
OUT!!!! Two wickets of two balls for India after a good start by Australia. Ashleigh Gardner goes for a duck while Villani got out for 6. Deepti Sharma with both the wickets.
22:34 hrs IST
IND get breakthrough
India get the breakthrough as Australia lose their first wicket. Villani is caught at deep midwicket for 6
22:27 hrs IST
India pull it back
After a poor first over by Reddy, India have pulled it back slightly with a couple of relatively quite overs. AUS 20/0 after 3.
22:20 IST
Poor from Reddy
AUS are 11/0 after the first over, Poor start by Arundhati Reddy as she concedes two boundaries.
22:17 hrs IST
Australia begin chase
Australia begin their chase of 168, and as suspected Alyssa Healy has not come out to open the innings.
22:04 hrs IST
Brilliant last over
Brilliant last over by Perry to restrict India to 167/8 in the 20 overs. Mandhana got 83 and Harmanpreet got 43. Although India will be a little disappointed with getting only 84 in the last 10 overs.
21:56 hrs IST
Blow for Australia
Big blow for Australia as Alyssa Healy has to go off the field with what looks like a concussion. She has been in sparkling form and doesn’t look like she will bat.
21:51 hrs IST
Mandhana departs
India lose Mandhana in the penultimate over of the innings. She goes for 83 and has put India in a really good position. India need to finish strong.
21:47 hrs IST
1000 T20 runs for Mandhana
Mandhana hits a six to get to 1000 T20 runs for India in just 49 innings. Second fastest after Mithali Raj. hitting boundaries at will.
21: 43 hrs IST
IND lose five
OUT!!!! Bowled!!! Hemalatha is castled by Perry for and India are losing momentum. She just needed to give strike back to Mandhana. IND 136/5
21: 40 hrs IST
IND lose four, Mandhana key
OUT!!!! WHAT A CATCH!!!! Veda Krishnamurthy is caught by Vlaeminck for 3 and India are four down. That was a stunner. IND 131/4
21:34 hrs IST
Close call!!!
Smriti Mandhana is given out LBW by the on field umpire but they decide to review and it is overturned. India couldn’t afford to lose her so soon after Harmanpreet’s dismissal.
21:30 hrs IST
IND lose Harmanpreet
OUT!!!! India captain Harmanpreet becomes the third wicket to fall but not after she has played an absolutely brilliant innings of 43 off just 27 balls. IND 117/3. Smriti Mandhana the key now for India.
21:21 hrs IST
100 up for India
Harmanpreet is going bonkers, she hits her third six as India bring up their hundred in just the 12th over. India captain has 11 sixes in the tournament, most by any batter.
21:20 hrs IST
Mandhana, Harmanpreet going strong
Both Mandhana and Harmanpreet are going bonkers and hitting boundaries almost at will. Aussies look rattled and Extras are also going in India’s favour. IND 98/2
21: 14 hrs IST
Half way stage
India are 83/2 at the half way stage and are really primmed for an onslaught in the second half of the innings.
21:11 hrs IST
Mandhana slams fifty
Smriti Mandhana brings her fifty and that has come off just 31 balls. She could emulate her captain in scoring a 100.
21:09 hrs IST
Harmanpreet joins in the act
Harmanpreet deposits Molinuex over long on for six, that was massive, really massive. This is a really dangerous pair for Aussies and India will be hoping they continue.
21:02 hrs IST
Rodrigues departs
OUT!!!! India lose their second wicket as Jemimah Rodrigues goes for 6. India have since brought up their fifty. Harmanpreet Kaur is the next batter in.
20:54 hrs IST
Mandhana goes berserk
Smriti Mandhana is taking Megan Schutt to the cleaners, another six for the the leftie and that is followed by a boundary. IND 45/1 at the end of the powerplay.
20:47 hrs IST
Mandhana breaks free
Smriti Mandhana hits a boundary and another good shot for two against Schutt. She is taking attack to the Aussies. Then she deposits Molinuex over mid-on for a six and that is followed by a boundary.
20:43 hrs IST
OZ on top
Its been Aussies so far in the first three overs. Vlaeminck has impressed on her debut and Gardner bowled well picking up the wicket of Bhatia. Megan Schutt is into the attack now.
20:39 hrs IST
IND lose Bhatia
India lose their first wicket. Taniya Bhatia is caught at midwicket for just 2. Ashleigh Gardner picks up the wicket and IND are 5/1 after two overs.
20:33 hrs IST
Good start by Australia
Good start by Aussie debutant Vlaeminck, she concedes just two of the first over.
20:30 hrs IST
Bhatia, Mandhana open for India
Taniya Bhatia and Smriti Mandhana to open for India. Bhatia at the top of the order instead of Mithali Raj
20:21 hrs IST
Time for national anthems
Like before every match, time for the national Anthems. That should motivate the players.
20:17 hrs IST
West Indies and England lie in wait
West Indies and England have qualified from Group A, although the top spot in that group will be decided in that group will be decided tomorrow. So both India and Australia will learn identities of their opponents only then.
20:14 hrs IST
Here are your Playing XIs
India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Taniya Bhatia(w), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Veda Krishnamurthy, Dayalan Hemalatha, Deepti Sharma, Anuja Patil, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Poonam Yadav
Australia Women (Playing XI): Beth Mooney, Alyssa Healy(w), Meg Lanning(c), Ashleigh Gardner, Elyse Villani, Rachael Haynes, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Molineux, Delissa Kimmince, Tayla Vlaeminck, Megan Schutt
20:03 hrs IST
Toss
India have won the toss and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has opted to bat first against Australia. The big news coming from the toss is that there is no Mithali Raj in the line-up. Skipper Harmanpreet revealed that the stalwart is ‘unwell’ and couldn’t take part in the clash.
19:55 hrs IST
India’s predicted XI
There is an old adage which says that one shouldn’t tinker with things which aren’t broken and same could be said about the Indian team. Here is out predicted XI for the clash.
19:40 hrs IST
Toss to take place soon
A lot will depend on the toss once again as teams might look to bat first and set a good total for the opposition to chase. Both India are Australia are regarded as top contenders for the title and this match will decide which team gets to top the group.
19:23 hrs IST
India need to be aware of Lanning threat
The Meg Lanning-led team, much like their male counterparts from the 2000s, have steamrolled all opponents, and have hardly broken a sweat in doing so. The thrust has been provided, each time, by Alyssa Healy at the top of the batting order – 157 runs from three games at an average of 78.50 and strike rate of 160.20; she’s been the star.
19:10 hrs IST
India’s spin heavy bowling attack
Equally crucially for India, their spin attack has performed brilliantly. Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav and D Hemalatha have picked up 16 wickets between them in three games, while the other bowlers in the pack have done their bit too.
18:59 hrs IST
Australia - one of the top contenders
While Meg Lanning’s side has quite a few match-winners, the name that stands out at the moment is opening batter and wicket-keeper Alyssa Healy. Her form with the bat recently has been very impressive and she has scored more runs than any of her teammates. Since the beginning of October, Alyssa has scored six half centuries in eight innings. Ahead of the game against Australia, the India skipper said they need to be more aggressive on the field.
18:45 hrs IST
In-form Aus pose a big threat
The Aussies, too, have been in exceptional form. They easily saw off Pakistan in their first pool match by 52 runs, comprehensively defeated Ireland in their second by nine wickets and then beat New Zealand by 33 runs to seal their place in the last four of the competition.
18:35 hrs IST
Team on a roll
India cruised into the semi-finals with a 52-run defeat of Ireland at the Providence Stadium. The result meant that Group B’s top-two spots were decided, with Australia being the other semi-finalist. It also meant New Zealand and Pakistan were knocked out of the tournament.
18:25 hrs IST
India’s batting prowess
While India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur provided the best possible start to the tournament with her blazing century against New Zealand, the seasoned Mithali Raj showed there is no substitute for experience with two fine half-centuries, the knocks coming in times when the team needed them the most.
18:15 hrs IST
Hello and welcome
A very warm welcome to the live blog of the ICC Women’s WT20 match between India and Australia. Both teams have already sealed a place in the final and the winner of this clash will go onto the top the group. The match will be played at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.
