IND vs AUS Highlights, Women's T20 World Cup 2023 Semifinal: Harmanpreet 52 goes in vain as IND W crash to defeat in SF

India Women: 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

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

After toss, Harmanpreet said, "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."

Meanwhile, Aussie captain Lanning said, "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."

India captain Harmanpreet has arrived at Newlands and fans will be eagerly hoping for her to feature in the match! THIS IS GOOD NEWS FOR INDIA FANS!

Toss is coming up and is scheduled for 6:00 PM IST. Stay tuned folks, it is going to be an exciting encounter tonight!

Mandhana has been having an amazing tournament, with 149 runs in three innings and she is second in the run chart, behind Nat Sciver-Brunt (176 runs).

In the ongoing tournament, Richa has the best batting average, with 122.0 in four innings. The wicketkeeper-batter has registered 122 runs.

Renuka has been in top form and has been leading India's pace attack. The fast bowler has taken seven wickets for India, including a maiden T20I five-wicket haul!

Mandhana will be key to India in the semi-final. The opener bagged 87 runs off 56 balls against Ireland, narrowly missing out on a ton. Other than Mandhana, Richa will be crucial to finishing the innnigs!

India could be without Harmanpreet for the crunch clash, with the captain racing against time to recover from high fever. If she fails to feature in the clash, beating Australia could become a uphill battle for India!

India pacer Pooja Vastrakar has been ruled out of the semi-final clash, which is a big blow to Harmanpreet's tactics. The pacer has an upper respiratory tract infection. She featured in all Group B games, taking two wickets at a bowling average of 44.5. Off spinner Sneh Rana has been included in the squad as replacement.

Aussie captain Lanning gave an update on Healy's availabilty for the crunch clash, after she missed the final group game due to a quad injury. "We've got a full squad. Alyssa Healy is fit and available, which is great for us. She's had a great tournament so far and is going to play an important role. So that's nice, but it does make it pretty difficult to get it down to XI", said Lanning.

Ahead of the match, India's 19-year-old sensation Richa revealed her team had been working hard for the match. The wicketkeeper-batter said, "We have worked out the weak spots and planned for (Australia's batters). But if we share the weak points, they will obviously be ready. So, I don't want them to be prepared for anything right now and help them get any information."

Australia lead 3-2 against India in the T20 World Cups, with their last result being in the 2020 final, which saw the Aussies win by 85 runs!

Both sides have faced each other 30 times, with India winning only seven matches, and Australia clinching victory in 22. One matcch didn't have a result.

India Women: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Shikha Pandey, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Thakur Singh, Radha Yadav, Harleen Deol, Anjali Sarvani, Yastika Bhatia, Sneh Rana

Australia Women: Beth Mooney(w), Ellyse Perry, Meg Lanning(c), Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown, Alyssa Healy, Heather Graham, Jess Jonassen, Kim Garth

Hello and good afternoon everyone! Welcome to our live coverage of today's Women's T20 World Cup 2023 semi-final fixture between India and Australia, straight from Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town.