Key occasions
thirteenth over: India 82-3 (Harmanpreet 19, Sharma 17) Australia are nicely and actually placing the squeeze on, India’s eyes bulging within the inexperienced and gold constrictor coils. Simply three runs off Sutherland. 70 runs wanted from 42 balls.
twelfth over: India 79-3 (Harmanpreet 17, Sharma 16) Wareham is picked off for 4 singles off the over which serves solely to lump extra stress on India. Kaur has 17 off 21 balls and must put her foot down. Thelma. Louise. Harmanpreet.
eleventh over: India 75-3 (Harmanpreet 15, Sharma 14) Righto. India want 85 runs from the remaining 60 balls. Australia formally qualify for the semi finals because the over ticks previous the midway mark, it doesn’t matter what the end result. So India and New Zealand are vying for the ultimate semi spot from Group A.
Darcie Brown is given the nod by McGrath, a brief ball is swivelled away for 4 by Harmanpreet and 4 extra singles are collected off the over, eight in whole off it.
tenth over: India 67-3 (Harmanpreet 9, Sharma 12) Molineux dusts herself down and comes again on for her second over. Harmanpreet tries to ramp however doesn’t join, dots are lethal for India. Eeeesht! Shades of Sarah Taylor’s nice catch down the leg aspect as Beth Mooney anticipates a lap sweep and heads off to attempt to haul it in with a dive. Sharp considering and wonderful effort however the ball simply went too vast in the long run. Simply 4 runs off the over, not sufficient. Time for a drink, India want a splosh of rocket gasoline of their squash.
Right here is that Sarah Taylor masterpiece, take pleasure in.
ninth over: India 63-3 (Harmanpreet 7, Sharma 9) Sutherland returns and retains issues tight for Australia, India can solely work for singles. With the run fee rising Sharma swipes into the air on the leg aspect and narrowly evades the diving fielder, nonetheless solely a single outcomes. DROP! Sutherland sends down a looooopy slower ball that Sharma frying pans to backward level, Sophie Molineux dives to her weaker aspect however can’t cling on. Sharma survives. India want 89 runs from 66 balls.
eighth over: India 57-3 (Harmanpreet 4, Sharma 7) Georgia Wareham into the assault, she will get away with a full bunger first ball, Sharma clubbing it to the fielder within the ring. A few singles labored down the bottom are adopted by a sweep for 4 by Sharma, a gossamer tickle off the glove is sufficient to divert the ball previous Mooney behind the stumps.
seventh over: India 48-3 (Harmanpreet 2, Sharma 1) Deepti Sharma joins her captain within the center. On the very least India have to take this as shut as they’ll to be able to maximise their probabilities of progressing on NRR. A pounding will principally see them knocked out of the match. The required fee climbs to eight an over… the stress cooker hisses in Sharjah.
WICKET! Jemimah Rodrigues c Gardner b Schutt 16 (India 47-3)
Rodrigues slams Schutt away via the leg aspect on the pull for 4 initially of the over and is then dismissed making an attempt to duplicate the shot a couple of balls later! Rodrigues hit it exhausting and flat however straight into the secure fingers of Ash Gardner on the boundary sponge, she don’t drop these.
sixth over: India 41-1 (Rodrigues 11, Harmanpreet 1) Molineux is correct, she will get out of the over for the price of simply two runs and pocketed the wicket of Mandhana, her RCB captain within the WPL. Harmanpreet arrives within the center with loads to do for her aspect.
WICKET! Smriti Mandhana lbw b Molineux 6 (India 39-2)
Sophie Molineux into the assault together with her left arm spin and she or he picks up the massive wicket of Mandhana together with her first ball! A poor shot from the opener in fact, a superb size supply that she tried to hack away throughout the road, lacking it and being trapped in entrance. India didn’t want that.
fifth over: India 39-1 (Mandhana 6, Rodrigues 10) Jemimah Rodrigues involves the get together! She advance down the wicket to Annabel Sutherland and turns a size ball right into a half volley, driving down the bottom for 4. Subsequent ball Rodrigues stays inventory nonetheless and bunts Sutherland again over her head for 4 extra! Ten runs off the over, don’t depend India out simply but.
WICKET! Verma c Sutherland b Gardner 20 (India 26-1)
Verma tries to go huge once more however doesn’t get sufficient on the shot, she’s caught on the lengthy on boundary. Ash Gardner picks her up for the FIFTH time in T20I cricket. Vivid Eyes, Burning Like Hearth. Rabbit, innit.
Rodrigues is the brand new batter, three singles end the over as Australia curtail India’s quick begin.
4th over: India 29-1 (Mandhana 5, Rodrigues 2)
third over: India 25-0 (Mandhana 3, Verma 20) Beth Mooney is maintaining wicket for Australia in Healy’s absence. She has entrance row seats for Shafali Verma smoking Schutt again over her head for 4 after which timing a full ball away over the off aspect for a sweetly struck SIX!
2nd over: India 13-0 (Mandhana 3, Verma 10) Ash Gardner from t’different finish. Verma drives down the bottom for a pair after which works a single. Mandhana returns the favour to present Verma the final ball… which she duly clobbers away over sq. leg for 4!
1st over: India 5-0 (Mandhana 2, Verma 3) Megan Schutt to open the bowling for Australia. FYI – India have to get the runs inside 10.2 overs if they’re to leapfrog Australia… I do know I do know however I’ve to inform you this stuff.
Australia work 5 runs off the primary over as my toddler waddles in to inform me off for some perceived indiscretion. She’s in her eighth straight hour of pretending to be a trainer. Daniel Day Lewis eat your coronary heart out.
Australia end on 151-8
Phoebe Litchfield spanks the ultimate ball of the innings over sq. on the leg aspect for SIX! A beaut of a slog sweep sees Australia get to 150 in the long run. A topsy turvy innings, India might want to publish 152 runs to win and maintain their match hopes alive.
twentieth over: Australia 151-8 (Litchfield 15, Schutt 0)
WICKET! Molineux run out (Patil/Rodrigues) 0 (Australia 145-8)
Confusion! Sophie Molineux pats her first ball within the air to Jemimah Rodrigues at level and believes she has been caught out. The batter begins to stroll off however Rodrigues really spilled the prospect. Truthful play to the fielder although, she recovered shortly and had the presence of thoughts to enact the run out. Barely dozy cricket from Molineux.
One ball of the innings to go…
WICKET! Annabel Sutherland b Patil 10 (Australia 145-7)
Shreyanka Patil to bowl the ultimate over. Sutherland prices and drives down the bottom for 4 however then tries to repeat the shot and is comprehensively bowled!
nineteenth over: Australia 139-6 (Litchfield 9, Sutherland 5) Annabel Sutherland is the brand new batter, she whips her very first ball from Sharma off her pads for 4 previous advantageous leg. Sutherland takes a single off the ultimate ball of the over to maintain strike for the final. What can the Aussies publish from right here?
WICKET! Perry c sub (S Sajana) b Sharma 32 (Australia 135-6)
Ellyse Perry departs after clubbing straight to sub fielder Sajana on the leg aspect boundary, the ball was middles and was travelling so it was an honest catch on the sponge.
18th over: Australia 132-5 (Perry 31, Litchfield 8) 5 singles rotated off Yadav’s second over however it’s dangerous information for India as they’ve been too sluggish at bowling their overs and received’t be allowed to have all of their allotted gamers out outdoors the ring for the ultimate two overs. This match slipping away from them…
seventeenth over: Australia 127-5 (Perry 28, Litchfield 6) One other good over for Australia, twelve runs off it as Phoebe Litchfield clears her entrance leg and drives Deepti Sharma down the bottom for 4. Umpire Redfern then raises the finger to present Litchfield out lbw off an tried reverse hit however Australia assessment and the choice comes again not out because the ball continues to be deemed to have pitched outdoors leg despite the fact that the batter was trying a reverse-hit. There’s some confusion on the market, I may need to mud off the regulation e book too.
On we go, Perry clears the thoughts and pulls as Sharma quick ball away for 4 extra. Australia ending strongly, they’ll be taking a look at a goal of 150/160 from right here.
sixteenth over: Australia 115-5 (Perry 21, Litchfield 1) Shreyanka Patil drags down and Ellyse Perry punishes her, rocking again and hitting via the leg aspect for 4. SIX! Perry then hits the primary Aussie six of the night, dancing down and hitting excessive and lengthy over the midwicket rope. Fourteen runs in whole off the over as Australia plunder treasured runs.
fifteenth over: Australia 101-5 (Perry 8, Litchfield) India maintain taking wickets, Phoebe Litchfield is the brand new batter.
WICKET! Gardner c Yadav b Vastrakar 6 (Australia 101-5)
Ash Gardner hits a 4 straight down the bottom however then perishes to the quick ball! Vastrakar drags her size again and Gardner swipes into the air to cowl.
14th over: Australia 95-4 (Perry 7, Gardner 1) Ash Gardner arrives within the center and almost ploops a return catch straight again to Sharma off her first ball! The ball flew simply vast of the bowler in her observe via and the batters scamper a single. Perry cuts away for 2 however the over belongs to India – simply 4 runs and the wicket of Harris off it.
WICKET! Harris c Mandhana b Sharma 40 (Australia 92-4)
Harris plinks Deepti Sharma straight to mid on! Tame dismissal in the long run. Each set batters again within the hutch for Australia as India hit again.
thirteenth over: Australia 95-4 (Harris 40, Perry 4) Grace Harris offers the Aussie run fee a welcome shot within the arm with two boundaries off the over. A thump over mid-off is adopted by a freebie on the leg stump from Arundhati Reddy that’s clubbed behind sq..
twelfth over: Australia 80-3 (Harris 32, Perry 1) Ellyse Perry arrives on the crease. She will be able to typically be a sluggish starter however Australia can ailing afford her to chew up too many deliveries. Off the mark first ball with a drive to deep cowl.
WICKET! McGrath st †Ghosh b Yadav 32 (Australia 79-3)
Enormous drop! Harmanpreet Kaur shells Tahlia McGrath at mid off off the bowling of Radha Yadav and hangs her head in her fingers as an alternative. How expensive will that be… NOT VERY! Radha Yadav fires one previous McGrath as she advances and contours up a wild swing, Richa Ghosh does the honours behind the sticks to enact a neat stumping. McGrath was seeking to put her foot down and India are very glad to see the again of her.
eleventh over: Australia 71-2 (Harris 31, McGrath 25) Australia have recovered nicely from the early losses of Mooney and Wareham however will nonetheless need loads extra. Fortunately for them they’ve received the spectacular engine room of Perry, Gardner, Litchfield and Sutherland to return.
Renuka Singh returns for her remaining over, can she discover one other breakthrough… almost – she scuds one into McGrath’s pads off her remaining supply and impores umpire Sue Redfern to lift the finger. It regarded an in depth one. The umpires says no and India go upstairs. Good resolution from the umpire, the ball was simply slipping previous leg stump. Renuka Singh finishes with 2-24 from her 4 overs.
tenth over: Australia 65-2 (Harris 27, McGrath 24) Deepti Sharma summoned by Harmanpreet and her first over is sweet one, nagging line on the stumps and solely 5 runs off the over. We’re midway via the Aussie innings and it’s time for a drink. Milk, no sugar. Ta.
ninth over: Australia 60-2 (Harris 25, McGrath 21) Drop! Deepti Sharma shells a low likelihood from Harris at backward level, the momentum starting to alter on this recreation. McGrath dances down and lofts Arundhati over mid off for 4 because the Aussie partnership grows.
eighth over: Australia 52-2 (Harris 24, McGrath 14) Vastrakar returns and really almost cleans up McGrath with one which nips again late. India resolve towards the assessment, it regarded a little bit excessive, the replays present it was umpires name and the choice on discipline was not out. Prettay prettay shut although. Shot! McGrath prices the following ball and drives on the up via level for 4. Vastrakar responds with a bouncer that McGrath geese. A single to cowl brings Harris on strike for the ultimate ball of the over. Properly performed! A pre-meditated dab from Harris is nicely executed and runs away advantageous for the second boundary of the over. Ten runs off it.
seventh over: Australia 42-2 (Harris 19, McGrath 9) Arundhati Reddy given the nod and sends down one other tight over, simply 5 singles off it as Australia can’t break the shackles.
The Aussies have patted again 22 dots thus far, that offers an honest indication of how nicely the Indian bowlers have bowled and fielded thus far.
sixth over: Australia 37-2 (Harris 16, McGrath 7) Shreyanka Patil to bowl the ultimate over of the powerplay. Bosh! Harris greets her with a heave over midwicket that bounces as soon as earlier than hitting the boundary hoardings. Patil responds nicely although, darting the ball in on the stumps and never giving Harris the prospect to get underneath it. Two leg byes and single the one additional injury. Cat and mouse stuff.
fifth over: Australia 30-2 (Harris 11, McGrath 7) Grace Harris strains up a smear into the leg aspect however misses it and the ball almost cleans up her leg stump. Ghosh missed it too and the batters scrabble a single. Renuka Singh is searching for the lbw once more however strays a bit too straight an is labored away into the leg aspect by each batters. Six runs off the over.
4th over: Australia 24-2 (Harris 10, McGrath 5) Pooja Vastrakar into the assault for India. Medium tempo and shaping manner from the precise hander. McGrath punches via cowl for a single to get off the mark after which finishers the over with clip of the pads advantageous for 4. Australia have Ellyse Perry to return in subsequent, they’re in the course of a re-build job right here, India are buzzing about after the early breakthroughs, may this be their night time…?
third over: Australia 18-2 (Harris 9, McGrath 0) Stand in captain Tahlia McGrath arrives on the crease together with her crew in srtrife. Can she survive the hat-trick ball from Renuka… simply! The ball was arrowed in on the pads as soon as extra however was a bit too leg aspect, McGrath scampering a leg bye to get down the opposite finish and maintain strike for the following over. Two wickets for Renuka and India placing the Aussies underneath the pump in Sharjah.
WICKET! Wareham lbw b Renuka Singh 0 (Australia 17-2)
Stone. Lifeless. Wareham is pinned lbw first ball and Renuka Singh is on a hat-trick!
WICKET! Mooney c Yadav b Renuka Singh 2 (Australia 17-1)
Mooney cuts away uppishly and is nicely caught by the final minute substitute Radha Yadav, diving ahead to scoop the ball up simply earlier than it hit the turf. Positive seize and India have their first!
Gah! Renuka slides one down the leg aspect and leaves Ghosh with no likelihood behind the stumps because the ball races away for 5 wides… however cling on a minute…
There’s been a late swap to the India XI: Radha Yadav has are available in for Asha Sobhana. I solely simply noticed this. Finger meet pulse.
2nd over: Australia 9-0 (Harris 7, Mooney 1) Shreyanka Patil from the opposite finish together with her wily off-breaks. She begins nicely, pinning Mooney on the pads with an arm-ball and getting loads of drift and spin when she flights it. Only a single to every batter, the floodlights beat down in Sharjah and it appears to be like very clammy on the market.
1st over: Australia 7-0 (Harris 6, Mooney 0) India’s wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh is as much as the stumps and there’s a slip in place too. Renuka is on the cash first ball however strays quick and vast together with her second, Harris doesn’t miss out, rocking again and spanking via level for 4! A drop? Renuka spears one down the leg aspect and I feel Harris received a tickle on it, Ghosh spills it and the umpire tellingly doesn’t give a large. They stick or they don’t… and that one didn’t. Harris clips for a pair off her pads to make it seven runs off the primary.
Proper then, the gamers are heading out for the anthems, Grace Harris and Beth Mooney are opening up for the Aussies. Renuka Singh goes to open the bowling for India. The precise fireworks go off and perhaps we’re about to see some extra metaphorical ones. Play!
Not trying good for Alyssa Healy and Tayla Vlaeminck’s match is over. You already know it, I do know it – sport is a merciless so and so typically.
Right here’s one England ready earlier:
Heather Knight’s aspect booked their place within the semi-finals with a ten wicket victory over Scotland and – whisper it – are seemingly peeking on the proper time for a tilt on the trophy.
Groups:
Grace Harris and Darcie Brown are again within the aspect for Australia. Pooja Vastrakar is again within the XI for India. It’s a nonetheless sweltering 34 levels in Sharjah with the temperature set to drop as night units in. Maybe dew will play an element afterward in proceedings…
India: 1 Shafali Verma, 2 Smriti Mandhana, 3 Harmanpreet Kaur (C), 4 Jemimah Rodriguez, 5 Richa Ghosh (wk), 6 Deepti Sharma, 7 Pooja Vastrakar, 8 Arundhati Reddy, 9 Shreyanka Patil, 10 Asha Sobhana, 11 Renuka Singh
Australia: 1 Beth Mooney (wk), 2 Grace Harris , 3 Ellyse Perry, 4 Ashleigh Gardner, 5 Phoebe Litchfield, 6 Tahlia McGrath (C), 7 Georgia Wareham, 8 Annabel Sutherland, 9 Sophie Molineux, 10 Megan Schutt, 11 Darcie Brown
Australia win the toss and can bat first
The information is confirmed that Alyssa Healy is out of motion for Australia, she’s even sporting crutches so it doesn’t look good for the remainder of the match. Thalia McGrath takes the captaincy reins with the extremely skilled Ellyse Perry as her deputy, her first act is a succesful one, she wins the toss and decides to have a bat.
Preamble
James Wallace
Whats up and welcome to the OBO of Australia v India from Sharjah. There’s a spot within the T20 World Cup semi-final at stake and Harmanpreet Kaur’s aspect have all of it to do. In an effort to progress they’ll have to jam a stick within the spokes of one of many best sides to grace world cricket, and that isn’t hyperbole.
An India win of 61 runs or extra will see them leapfrog the Aussies and qualify routinely for the ultimate 4 however that will be some flip up for the books as India have solely received eight of the 34 T20 matches they’ve performed towards the Aussies. Nonetheless, the world champions do have a couple of damage issues that go away them a smidge extra weak.
Tempo bowler Tayla Vlaeminck has a dislocated proper shoulder, suffered after solely 4 balls of their eventual win towards Pakistan and captain Alyssa Healy was compelled to hobble off the sphere in the direction of the top of the match with an “acute” damage to her proper foot.
Healy’s prognosis for the remainder of the match ought to develop into clear quickly after she was despatched for scans yesterday. Vlaeminck’s damage is a very merciless blow because the quick bowler has been plagued with damage and was enjoying solely her second World Cup match and first since 2018. her teammates had been visibly upset when she went down and it turned clear she couldn’t proceed.
The Aussies have outstanding energy in depth however received’t take India frivolously, they’ve yet one more world trophy of their sights. If India win by lower than 61 runs then they’ll be trying nervously to New Zealand’s match towards Pakistan and a number of web run fee outcomes that, to be completely sincere, make my mind rattle. We’ll cross that numerical bridge when and if we come to it.
Play will get underway at 6pm native time, 1am AEDT time and 3pm the place I’m in expensive previous blighty. I’ll be again with information of the groups and the toss after they filter via. Please do drop me a line with any ideas and theories, the (ludicrously?) capacious OBO mailbag is open.