Saturday, March 19, 2022

India vs Australia Highlights, Women's Cricket World Cup 2022, Full Cricket Score: Australia pull off record chase, seal place in semis

14:26 (IST)

Stopping Australia seems like an impossible task at the moment! Meg Lanning and Co are through to the semis with two games to spare, winning five out of five and looking set to sweep their way through the group stage. India, on the other hand, did well to bowl tight lines after resumption of play, and took the game all the way till the final over so as to not affect their Net Run Rate, which is still the best after Australia’s.

That brings us to the end of our coverage of the Australia-India encounter, the first of the 2022 World Cup to take place as Auckland’s iconic Eden Park. The match between England and New Zealand tomorrow becomes a virtual quarter-final, with the loser set to bid their hopes of making it to the semis goodbye!

For now, this time Amit Banerjee singing off, wishing you all a happy weekend ahead.

14:26 (IST)

A new record has been set today!

14:25 (IST)

Meg Lanning: You knew heading into this game… a team with some world-class players. It’s something we can improve upon. We were a bit fumbly in the field as well. We’ll take the win today, but understand we have areas to work upon. Pretty difficult, because the pockets are massive as well. Very unique, all the grounds in New Zealand are such. We knew we had it under control. Moons came in real nice and took the pressure off me. Healy and Haynes got us off to a top start. We’ve had different people step up at different times. She had that steely look on her face.

14:25 (IST)

Mithali Raj: When you lose you always feel you’re 10-15 runs short. The way the Australians started the innings, they were ahead of the required run rate. The fielding didn’t support the bowling. It has a lot to do with the girls playing the league in Australia and playing against and alongside the best in the world. Batting was something we wanted to improve upon which we did, but the bowling department didn’t. The next two games are very important for us. I just want to thank all the people, especially the Indians who turned up to support us. It’s incredible for a fast bowler to play so many years and games. Takes a lot of discipline. Definitely a role model for many players.

14:21 (IST)

Some good news for the Indians

14:20 (IST)

What an ice cool finish from the Aussie No 5

14:15 (IST)

Meg Lanning (97) is the Player of the Match!

Lanning: Personally, it was nice to contribute. Disappointed in the last two games. Nice to execute and contribute to a win. It was a belter of a wicket, came on nicely, there wasn’t a lot of turn. We have very different games, which really helps us. It’s nice to have someone down there who’s comfortable and experienced.

14:10 (IST)

49.3 FOUR! Mooney finishes off in style, as Australia pull off a record chase to become the first team in the 2022 ICC Women's World Cup to book their place in the semis. AUS 280/4

14:10 (IST)

49.2 TWO! Mooney steers the ball through cover, getting enough time to come back for a second thanks to a fumble by Mandhana in the deep. AUS 276/4; need 2 off 4

14:09 (IST)

49.1 FOUR! Mooney collects a boundary off the first ball! Poor start for Goswami! AUS 274/4; need 4 off 5

14:08 (IST)

After 49 overs,Australia Women 270/4 ( Beth Mooney 20 , Tahlia McGrath 0)

Meghna bowls out the penultimate over. Single collected off each of the first three balls, before Lanning holes out to the fielder at point to depart three short of her ton. Singh signs off with three consecutive dots, leaving Australia needing 8 off 6.

14:05 (IST)

OUT! Superb catch by Vastrakar at point as Meg Lanning misses out on her ton by a whisker! She'll be gutted to have missed out on the magic three-figure number today. AUS 270/4

Lanning c Vastrakar b Singh 97(107)

14:02 (IST)

After 48 overs,Australia Women 267/3 ( Meg Lanning (C) 96 , Beth Mooney 18)

Tidy over from Goswami, with Lanning collecting a brace in the second ball to move to 96, a score that she’s stranded on at the end of the over. Australia need 11 off 12 with seven wickets in hand. Maybe India could try and have some fun now, give Australia a scare by getting a wicket at this stage.

13:58 (IST)

After 47 overs,Australia Women 265/3 ( Meg Lanning (C) 94 , Beth Mooney 18)

Meghna returns at the other end. Single off each of the first two balls before Mooney collects her second boundary by steering a wide ball behind point. Two singles added in the remaining deliveries. Australia need 13 more to complete a record chase in 18 balls.

13:54 (IST)

After 46 overs,Australia Women 257/3 ( Meg Lanning (C) 92 , Beth Mooney 12)

Goswami returns for one final burst. Lanning and Mooney keep the scoreboard ticking with four singles coming in the first five balls of the over, before Lanning cuts the ball behind point for a boundary to move into the 90s. Australia need 21 from 24 with seven wickets in hand.

13:49 (IST)

After 45 overs,Australia Women 249/3 ( Meg Lanning (C) 86 , Beth Mooney 10)

FOUR! Mooney collects her first boundary of the evening with a slog-sweep over the midwicket region in the second delivery. Eight off Gayakwad’s final over, with the left-arm spinner signing off wicketless, conceding 48 along the way. Australia need 29 off 30.

13:46 (IST)

After 44 overs,Australia Women 241/3 ( Meg Lanning (C) 85 , Beth Mooney 3)

Lanning and Mooney continue to deal in singles, with four of them coming in the first five balls before Lanning collects her 12th boundary in the final delivery with a firm cut past point. Vastrakar signs off with 2/43, leaving Australia needing 37 off 36.

13:42 (IST)

After 43 overs,Australia Women 233/3 ( Meg Lanning (C) 79 , Beth Mooney 1)

Excellent over from Gayakwad with just one coming from it, as Lanning sets off for a single in the fourth delivery. The required rate goes past six, but with enough wickets in hand, Australia are under no pressure. AUS need 45 to win from 42.

13:39 (IST)

After 42 overs,Australia Women 232/3 ( Meg Lanning (C) 78 , Beth Mooney 1)

Vastrakar starts off with a wide after play resumes, and dismisses Perry two balls later off a full toss, breaking the solid third-wicket stand in the process and giving India a sliver of hope. Lanning though, continues to bat authoritatively, pulling a short ball behind square in the penultimate delivery. Seven runs and a wicket from the over. Australia need 46 off 48. Beth Mooney is the new batter at the crease.

13:37 (IST)

OUT! Vastrakar strikes on the other side of the rain break as Perry chips the ball straight to Raj at extra cover off a full toss. The third umpire checks the delivery for height, and turns out to be a legal delivery. The third-wicket stand has been broken after all! AUS 226/3; need 52 off 52

Perry c Mithali b Vastrakar 28(51)

13:33 (IST)

The covers have come off at the Eden Park, and play will resume at 9.05 pm local time. Lanning and Perry will look to finish things off in a canter after the break.

13:21 (IST)

Has been a rock-solid batting performance so far

13:18 (IST)

Play halted due to rain!

The heavens open up above Auckland, and the players and umpires have to march back to the pavilion with Australia already setting their sights on a comfortable win. Lanning and Perry have added 102 so far for the third wicket, leaving Australia just 53 more to win from 54 with eight wickets in hand. The DLS par score is 197, so the Aussies are well ahead, and will be declared victors should play be called off from here.

13:15 (IST)

After 41 overs,Australia Women 225/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 73 , Ellyse Perry 28)

Gayakwad replaces Goswami, with the possibility of an Indian victory looking quite unlikely now. Just one from the over, with Perry collecting a single in the third ball. AUS need 53 off 54.

13:13 (IST)

After 40 overs,Australia Women 224/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 73 , Ellyse Perry 27)

Vastrakar returns after Rana bowls out her quota. Couple of singles added in this over, with the partnership going past the 100-mark now. AUS need 54 off 60.

13:10 (IST)

The century stand comes up between Lanning and Perry for the third wicket, the former bringing up the milestone courtesy an overthrow. Australia firm favourites to romp home to a comfortable victory now. AUS 223/2

13:07 (IST)

After 39 overs,Australia Women 222/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 72 , Ellyse Perry 26)

FOUR! Perry collects a boundary for a change, the first off her bat today, as she drives a full toss past mid on in the final ball of Goswami’s seventh over. 11 from the over, with Australia needing 56 from 66.

13:01 (IST)

After 38 overs,Australia Women 211/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 69 , Ellyse Perry 19)

Rana signs off with 1/56, conceding seven from her final over with Lanning collecting her 10th boundary with a sweep towards fine leg. Australia need 67 off 72.

12:59 (IST)

After 37 overs,Australia Women 204/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 64 , Ellyse Perry 17)

A much better over from Goswami with just three coming from it, including a double to Lanning in the penultimate ball. Lanning and Perry showing no signs of hurry at the moment, keeping the scoreboard ticking with the ones and twos and getting the odd boundary to keep the asking rate in check. AUS need 74 off 78.

12:56 (IST)

After 36 overs,Australia Women 201/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 62 , Ellyse Perry 16)

Tidy penultimate over from Rana with four coming from it, including a double to Lanning in the second ball, as Australia go past the 200-mark with eight wickets still in hand. It’s there game to lose from here. Australia need 77 off 84.

12:52 (IST)

After 35 overs,Australia Women 197/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 59 , Ellyse Perry 15)

Goswami continues. Lanning, meanwhile, helps herself to her ninth boundary with a thick outside edge that flies past the vacant slip region and goes all the way to third man for a boundary. Six from the over.

12:49 (IST)

After 34 overs,Australia Women 191/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 54 , Ellyse Perry 14)

Rana replaces Meghna now. Six from the over, including a brace to Lanning in the second delivery that brings up her 19th ODI half-century. Perry, meanwhile, is playing a supporting role at the moment while Lanning goes for the strokes.

12:45 (IST)

FIFTY up for Meg Lanning of 56 balls! The Aussie skipper brings up the milestone with a brace off Rana. She's led Australia's counterattack after they lost both set openers in quick succession, and has helped shift the balance in her team's favour again. AUS 187/2

12:43 (IST)

After 33 overs,Australia Women 185/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 49 , Ellyse Perry 13)

Goswami returns to the attack, and is able to bowl a tight line, conceding a single each to Perry and Lanning. Lanning nearly drags the ball onto the stumps in the second delivery. AUS need 93 off 102 with 8 wickets in hand.

12:40 (IST)

After 32 overs,Australia Women 183/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 48 , Ellyse Perry 12)

Meghna replaces Gayakwad. Lanning, meanwhile, continues to keep the Indian bowlers under pressure with a couple of boundaries while bringing up the fifty partnership with Perry. 12 from the over. The Aussie skipper is a couple of runs short of her half-century now.

12:39 (IST)

FOUR! Lanning goes for a square cut off Meghna, nearly serving Gayakwad a catch at point, the ball then racing away to the fence for a boundary that brings up the fifty stand. AUS 176/2

12:33 (IST)

After 31 overs,Australia Women 171/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 39 , Ellyse Perry 10)

FOUR! Slog-swept behind square by Lanning off Rana in the second delivery. “Catch!” was the call but this landed beyond Verma’s reach. Couple of singles added to the Aussie total in the remaining balls.

12:29 (IST)

After 30 overs,Australia Women 164/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 34 , Ellyse Perry 8)

Lanning and Perry collect a single each in Gayakwad’s seventh over, leaving Australia needing another 114 to win in 120 deliveries with eight wickets in hand.

12:27 (IST)

After 29 overs,Australia Women 162/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 33 , Ellyse Perry 7)

Rana replaces Meghna, with a slip in place. Lanning, meanwhile, moves into the 30s with a firm cut, and later retains the strike with a single off the last ball. Second drinks interval signalled at the end of this over. The partnership is now worth 39.

12:20 (IST)

After 28 overs,Australia Women 156/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 28 , Ellyse Perry 6)

Gayakwad concedes just two from the first five balls before she beats Lanning with a peach of a delivery that draws a smile from the Aussie captain.

12:18 (IST)

After 27 overs,Australia Women 154/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 27 , Ellyse Perry 5)

Meghna replaces Vastrakar, and is off to an expensive start in her new spell as Lanning brings up the 150 for the Aussies with back-to-back hits to the fence in the second and third deliveries. 10 from Meghna’s seventh.

12:15 (IST)

After 26 overs,Australia Women 144/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 18 , Ellyse Perry 4)

Gayakwad continues to keep it tight in her new spell, conceding a couple of runs with Lanning and Perry collecting a single each.

12:12 (IST)

After 25 overs,Australia Women 142/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 17 , Ellyse Perry 3)

FOUR! Lanning cuts the ball behind point in the third ball of this over, collecting her second boundary. Vastrakar bowls a yorker two balls later, with Lanning bringing her bat down in time and dashing off for a single. Seven from the over. Australia still in a comfortable position at the halfway stage despite losing both openers. They know they have enough firepower in their batting order in addition to Lanning and Perry to see them through.

12:06 (IST)

After 24 overs,Australia Women 135/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 12 , Ellyse Perry 2)

Gayakwad replaces Rana, and starts off her new spell on a tidy note with just two runs coming from it. Australia’s run-rate has dropped below six at the moment with two new batters at the crease.

12:03 (IST)

After 23 overs,Australia Women 133/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 11 , Ellyse Perry 1)

Perry gets off the mark with a single off the second delivery. Lanning pushes for a second two balls later after driving through the cover region. Single to Lanning off the fifth followed by a dot. Four from the over.

12:00 (IST)

After 22 overs,Australia Women 129/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 8 , Ellyse Perry 0)

Lanning collects a brace off a thick top-edge towards backward square leg, before collecting her first boundary with a solid punch through the cover region two balls later. Six from the over.

11:58 (IST)

After 21 overs,Australia Women 123/2 ( Meg Lanning (C) 2 , Ellyse Perry 0)

Superb over from Vastrakar, conceding just a single while accounting for Rachael Haynes’ wicket as India remove both set openers in quick succession. Australia need another 155 to win with eight wickets and 29 overs in hand. 

11:55 (IST)

OUT! India are back in the game with a couple of quick wickets as Vastrakar gets rid of the other set batter in Haynes, the leading run-scorer in the tournament at the moment who departs after a patient 43. Tried to hook a short ball from Vastrakar and ended up tickling it into the keeper's gloves. AUS 123/2

Haynes c Ghosh b Vastrakar 43(53)

11:52 (IST)

After 20 overs,Australia Women 122/1 ( Rachael Haynes 43 , Meg Lanning (C) 1)

Rana gets the breakthrough that the Indians were so desperately looking for, getting rid of Healy in the second ball of her fourth over. Two singles conceded by the offie, with Australia skipper Meg Lanning getting off the mark as well as retaining the strike in the last ball of the over. Australia need another 156 to win from 180 balls with nine wickets in hand.

11:50 (IST)

OUT! The marathon opening stand has finally been broken, as Alyssa Healy, who had been timing the ball with authority so far today, reverse sweeps straight to Mithali Raj at short third man to depart for 72. AUS 120/1

Healy c Raj b Rana 72(65)

India vs Australia Live Score, Women's Cricket World Cup 2022: FOUR! Mooney finishes off in style, as Australia pull off a record chase to become the first team in the 2022 ICC Women's World Cup to book their place in the semis.

Preview: Having put up an "up and down" show so far, India will need to play a perfect game against the mighty Australians in the Women's World Cup on Saturday if they want to bring their campaign back on track.

In the preceding series against New Zealand, Indian bowlers struggled to find rhythm but in the World Cup, the batting performance has been inconsistent with the team sitting at two wins and as many losses after four games.

With three leagues games remaining, India must gain consistency in all departments and maintain their place in the top four to qualify for the semifinals.

"If I had an explanation (for batting inconsistency), I would have definitely discussed in the dressing room. In the NZ series, our batters did well, the last four matches (in WC) the batting has not clicked as a unit and it is something we need work on," said star opener Smriti Mandhana ahead of the Australia clash.

"I am confident tomorrow will be a perfect game for the batters. The bowlers are doing an amazing job for us, they need more support from batters."

With four wins out of four games, Australia have looked unstoppable but if there is one team that can halt their juggernaut, it is India.

The Mithali Raj-led squad lost a closely contested series in Australia last year and ended Meg Lanning's team 26-match winning streak.

Indian batters have come up with special individual performances but not fired as a group.

Mithali and all-rounder Deepti Sharma have exchanged places at number three in the first four games but both are yet to make notable contributions.

Smriti has shown top form and Harmanpreet being back among runs gives a massive boost to the team.

Smriti and Harmanpreet smashed centuries against the West Indies and shared a match-wining partnership. Former India captain Diana Edulji is of the opinion that now that Harmanpreet is back in form, she should bat higher than her current number five position.

More changes could be on the cards in the batting order for the Australia game as the earlier experiments have not yielded the desired results.

Veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami, who will be playing her 200th ODI, has made an impact in all the games so far and will be expected to provide the early breakthroughs against the formidable Australians.

Left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad has been the leading wicket-taker for India with eight wickets.

India managed only 134 in the last game but the bowlers still managed to stretch the game and got six English batters out.

They will have to find a way to dismiss in-form opener Rachael Haynes who has amassed 277 runs at an average of 92. Most of the Australian players have contributed to the team's unbeaten run in the tournament.

Ellyse Perry has starred both with bat and ball while spinners Alana King and Ashleigh Gardner have also been effective.

Both the teams have developed an intense rivalry over the years and Australia will be looking to avenge their semifinal loss in the 2017 edition when they take the field at Eden Park on Saturday.

The Teams (From):

Australia: Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes (vc), Darcie Brown, Nic Carey, Ash Gardner, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Amanda-Jade Wellington.

India: Mithali Raj (c), Harmanpreet Kaur (vc), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav.

When will the Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and Australia take place?

The Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and Australia will be played on Wednesday, 19 March 2022.

What is the venue for the Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and Australia?

The Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and Australia will take place at Eden Park in Mount Maunganui.

When will the Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and Australia start?

The Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and Australia will begin at 6.30 am IST. The toss will take place at 6 am IST.

Which TV channels will broadcast the Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and Australia?

The match will be telecast on Star Sports Network. The live streaming of the match will also be available on Disney + Hotstar. You can also browse firstpost.com for live updates and over-by-over commentary.

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