Australia’s imposing 172 for 4 proved solely simply sufficient as India replied with 167 for eight.
For India captain Harmanpreet Kaur there have been tears and bitter disappointment though there was satisfaction in her gamers preventing till the final ball.
Kaur admitted that she had defied sickness to play and that she was not feeling properly throughout an innings of 52 which put India in sight of victory.
India batted with aggressive intent from the primary ball and for a lot of the innings had been forward of Australia’s whole on the equal phases regardless of shedding three wickets within the six-over energy play.
The match turned dramatically when Kaur was run out with 40 runs wanted off 32 balls.
She hit a ball to deep midwicket and appeared set to finish a cushty two runs just for her bat to jab into the turf simply wanting the crease. Kaur threw her bat angrily as she walked off.
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Large-hitting Richa Ghosh was caught on the boundary off Darcie Brown within the subsequent over and India’s hopes had been successfully over, though Deepti Sharma stored swinging till the top, making 20 not out.
Lanning stated she was happy with her gamers for staying calm throughout the Indian onslaught.
“It is a group that stands up in robust moments. It places us in good stead for the ultimate,” she stated.
Australia certified for his or her seventh successive closing, having gained 5 of the earlier six.
They may meet the winners of Friday’s second semi-final between England and South Africa at Newlands on Sunday.
“I can not really feel unluckier than this,” stated Kaur on the post-match presentation.
India misplaced three wickets for 28 runs inside the primary 4 overs however Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues stored taking part in their photographs.
They placed on 69 in a speedy fourth-wicket partnership earlier than Rodrigues was caught behind for 43 off an tried ramp shot in opposition to Darcie Brown.
“There was momentum when Jem and I had been batting,” stated Kaur.
“Even after shedding wickets we knew we had a very good batting line-up. We needed to battle till the final ball. We fought on this match and we performed some actually good cricket.”
Brown took two for 18 in 4 overs, comfortably the very best bowling efficiency of the day.
Beth Mooney made 54 for Australia and Lanning scored 49 not out, together with two sixes off Renuka Thakur within the final over.
There have been different helpful contributions from Alyssa Healy, who made 25 in a gap partnership of 52 with Mooney, and Ash Gardner, who hammered 31 off 18 balls.
