Published on: Feb 22, 2023 8:43 pm IST|Updated on: Feb 22, 2023 8:43 pm IST
The ICC Women’s World Cup 2023 has reached its business end. The stage is set for the semi finals and India Women have toiled hard to reach the knockout stage of the tournament. But the biggest challenge now awaits for them as they will meet Australia in the semi final. They have done reasonably well in the tournament and would be hoping to climb two more steps to win the game.
Fixture Name: India women vs Australia women, semi-final Competition: T20 World Cup 2023 Date: 23th February 2023 Time: 6:30 PM IST Ground: Newlands, Cape Town
The pitch at Newlands, Cape Town generally offers a great help for pacers. But if batters apply themselves they can take the game away. So far the stadium has hosted few T20 games and the average first innings score at this venue is around 120, which suggests it’s a low scoring ground. But the games played here during the tournament has been high scoring thrillers. The pitch is best when it’s fresh and it’s fair to say that it’s not a happy chasing ground. The team winning the toss would want to bat first and post around 130 runs, which well could a match winning total.
India Women– L W W L W Australia Women – W W W W W
India Women:
Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Devika Vaidya, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Thakur Singh
Australia Women:
Beth Mooney (wk), Ellyse Perry, Meg Lanning (c), Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown
Probable Best Batter
Smriti Mandhana– Stats in WT20Is
Indian batter Smriti Mandhana is expected to be the best batter in the T20 World Cup fixture against West Indies. She has been in the fine form in tournament and has struck two half-centuries in three games she has played. The opening batter has been one of the best to have played for India batting at top and has piled up a huge amount of runs. With game being high pressure, it’s likely that he will shine with the bat. Her stats are exceptional as she has scored 2800 runs in 115 games at an average and strike rate of 28.0 and 122.97 respectively.
Matches
Runs
Average
100s/50s
H/S
115
2800
28.0
0/22
87
Probable Best Bowler
Megan Schutt– Stats in WT20Is
Australian pacer Megan Schutt is expected to be best bowler in the game against India. She has been doing fine for her side with the new ball and as well as at the death. She can prove out to be a real threat for India. With conditions offering swing for pacers, she’s likely to play a crucial role. Her stats are staggering as well as she has 122 wickets in just 94 games.
Wickets
Economy
5W
Best
94
122
6.19
15.19
1
5/15
Matches Played
IND-W Won
AUS-W Won
Draw
29
7
22
0
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