India’s do-or-die clash against Australia:Harmanpreet Kaur’s team must beat Aussies to qualify for semifinals

The second semi-finalist from Group A of the Women’s T20 World Cup will be decided today. Two matches will be played at Lord’s. In the first match, South Africa will face Bangladesh. In the second match, India and Australia will face each other. Australia has almost reached the semi-finals. The second spot will be decided between India and South Africa. India has 6 points from 4 matches and a net run rate of +2.268. South Africa also has 6 points, but its net run rate is +0.734. Bangladesh is in the race with 4 points, but its run rate (-0.849) is quite poor. Australia is at the top with 8 points. India and Australia have faced each other in 38 T20s. Of these, Australia has won 27 and India has won 10 matches. One match was inconclusive. If India wins, semifinals are confirmed If Australia wins, South Africa’s path becomes easier India has not yet found its best-11 Throughout the tournament, the Indian team has not been able to finalize its best playing-11. The team management has given opportunities to all 16 players. The experiment with Yastika Bhatia at number 3 was not successful. Shreyanka Patil’s injury has disrupted the balance. Constant changes in fast bowling and poor fielding have increased the team’s difficulties. However, India had chased a record total against Australia in the semi-finals of the ODI World Cup last year. Captain Harmanpreet’s form remains a concern Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur has scored 85 runs in 4 matches. Her strike rate is 106.25 and she has not been able to hit a single six so far. The team might give a chance to Bharti Fulmali instead of Yastika Bhatia. In fast bowling, a decision will be made between Arundhati Reddy and Nandini Sharma. Smriti Mandhana has scored the most runs for India. While, Sri Charani has taken the most wickets. Perry in brilliant form, Litchfield also fit Australia’s Ellyse Perry is in brilliant form. She scored 71 runs off 48 balls against Pakistan and took 2 wickets in one over. This was her first half-century in the T20 World Cup. Phoebe Litchfield, who has recovered from injury, is likely to return to the playing-11 in place of Lucy Hamilton. Lord’s Pitch and Weather Only one match has been played at Lord’s in this World Cup so far. In it, England scored 186/7 and restricted West Indies to 148/5. Cloudy weather is expected here on Sunday. The temperature will be around 25 degrees Celsius. Possible Playing-11 for Both Matches IND Vs AUS India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Bharti Fulmali/Yastika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh (Wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy/Nandini Sharma, Renuka Singh and N Sri Charani. Australia: Beth Mooney (Wicketkeeper), Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux (Captain), Alana King and Kim Garth.