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Women's T20 World Cup: The way I got run out, can't be unluckier than that, says Harmanpreet Kaur
It turned out to be the turning point of the match as India could make only 167/8 in their 20 overs, despite a 69-run standoff of 41 balls between Harmanpreet and Jemimah Rodrigues. The loss meant India fell short of a second successive T20 World Cup appearance and broke the Australian juggernaut by only five runs.
Women's T20 World Cup: South Africa eager to avoid more semis heartbreak
The Proteas lost at this stage of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020 and are looking to make it third time lucky in the semifinals, having also fallen short of the tournament showpiece in 2014. After losses to Sri Lanka and Australia in the group phase, the hosts were faced with the prospect of an early tournament exit.
Women's T20 World Cup: The pressure is all on South Africa, says England's Danni Wyatt
England, the inaugural winners of the Women's T20 World Cup in 2009, face the hosts in the semifinal after winning all four of their group-stage matches, the last of which was a whopping 114-run victory over a hapless Pakistan. "I think the pressure is all on South Africa. It's the home world cup for them. So, we're just going to keep doing what we're doing. There's such a calm feeling in our group at the minute, which is really nice. So, I think we're not going to change anything."
Women's T20 World Cup: Harmanpreet, Jemimah efforts in vain as Australia reach final with a five-run win
After Australia's big players stepped up to make 172/4, India's top three aggregated only 15 runs among themselves. Harmanpreet and Jemimah rose to the occasion by making 52 and 43 respectively while spearheading the chase with a brilliant 69-run stand off 41 balls.
Women's T20 World Cup: Beth Mooney hits fifty, Meg Lanning slams 49* as Australia post 172/4 against India
Australia's big players lived up to their reputation of coming good in a crunch knockout game as Beth, in her 37-ball knock, hit seven fours and a six apart from earning a reprieve, while Meg was outstanding in her 34-ball unconquered stay, hitting four boundaries and two sixes, to make up for a slow start to take 103 runs off the last ten overs.
Women's T20 World Cup: Australia win toss, elect to bat first against India in first semifinal
Hours before the semifinal, India's fast-bowling all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar was ruled out of the remainder of the tournament with an upper respiratory tract infection, with Sneh Rana named as her replacement in the squad. There were concerns over Harmanpreet Kaur's availability due to fever but is now fit to play in the semi-final.
Portugal, Haiti through to FIFA Women's World Cup after play-off wins
Haiti has qualified for the elite tournament for the first time after a thrilling 2-1 victory over Chile in the Group B final of the Play-off Tournament held here, reports Xinhua news agency. Meanwhile, Portugal beat Cameroon 2-1 in the Group A final to reach the Women's World Cup finals in nearby Hamilton.
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