ICC Women's World T20: Everything about India vs Australia
What's the story
The Indian women's cricket team faces a stern test against Australia later tonight in the ongoing ICC Women's World T20. This is top of the Group B table clash with both teams playing a fantastic brand of cricket till now. India will be in for a mammoth task to stop the best team in the world ahead of the semi-finals. Here's the match preview.
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Aussie lead Group B in terms of NRR
Australia are top of Group B with three wins under their belt. India sit on second spot and see themselves separated by NRR. Aussies have a NRR of +2.946, whereas, Indian eves have +1.634 and whoever wins this match will top the group.
India
Bowlers, Mithali Raj the positives for India
Indian women's team beat New Zealand, Pakistan and Ireland in a convincing manner and skipper Harman Kaur will be happy the way, they have dominated their opponents in the three matches. India have been brilliant with the ball in all three matches, which has been the decisive factor. Mithali Raj is back to form and this gives the batting line-up strength atop.
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We have to be aggressive on the field: Harmanpreet
"I'm happy that we have qualified for the semis, but there are still a few things that we need to sit down and talk about. We have to be aggressive on the field, and improvements need to be made," said Kaur post win against Ireland.
Australia
Aussies have played fearless brand of cricket
Aussies have been superb. Undoubtedly, they remain the hot favorites. From batting to bowling and fielding, it has been an all-round show with players ticking the right boxes and understanding their roles well. Alyssa Healy is the top scorer of the tournament (157) and is the main threat for India. Pace bowler Megan Schutt with 6 wickets, to her name, has also been terrific.
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When and where to watch the match?
The India versus Australia Women's ICC World T20 match will be played in Guyana at the Providence Stadium. The match will start at 8:30 PM IST. The match will be shown on the Star Sports Network and can be streamed on Hotstar.