India women out of World T20

Bowlers let the India women's cricket team down for the second consecutive time as they suffered a nine-wicket defeat against England to go out of semifinal contention in the Women's World Twenty20.

Bowlers let the India women's cricket team down for the second consecutive time as they suffered a nine-wicket defeat against England to go out of semifinal contention in the Women's World Twenty20.

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Electing to bat, India's batswomen put up a modest 116 for six with opener Poonam Raut (51) scoring a half-century and skipper Mithali Raj contributing 35 runs. However, the total proved insufficient as the British batswomen overhauled the target with 17 balls to spare.

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