Key occasions
WICKET! Smriti Mandhana lbw b Molineux 6 (India 39-2)
Sophie Molineux into the assault along with her left arm spin and she or he picks up the massive wicket of Mandhana along with her first ball! A poor shot from the opener in reality, a very good size supply that she tried to hack away throughout the road, lacking it and being trapped in entrance. India didn’t want that.
fifth over: India 39-1 (Mandhana 6, Rodrigues 10) Jemimah Rodrigues involves the social gathering! She advance down the wicket to Annabel Sutherland and turns a size ball right into a half volley, driving down the bottom for 4. Subsequent ball Rodrigues stays inventory nonetheless and bunts Sutherland again over her head for 4 extra! Ten runs off the over, don’t rely India out simply but.
WICKET! Verma c Sutherland b Gardner 20 (India 26-1)
Verma tries to go massive once more however doesn’t get sufficient on the shot, she’s caught on the lengthy on boundary. Ash Gardner picks her up for the FIFTH time in T20I cricket. Shiny Eyes, Burning Like Hearth. Rabbit, innit.
Rodrigues is the brand new batter, three singles end the over as Australia curtail India’s quick begin.
4th over: India 29-1 (Mandhana 5, Rodrigues 2)
third over: India 25-0 (Mandhana 3, Verma 20) Beth Mooney is protecting wicket for Australia in Healy’s absence. She has entrance row seats for Shafali Verma smoking Schutt again over her head for 4 after which timing a full ball away over the off facet for a sweetly struck SIX!
2nd over: India 13-0 (Mandhana 3, Verma 10) Ash Gardner from t’different finish. Verma drives down the bottom for a pair after which works a single. Mandhana returns the favour to offer Verma the final ball… which she duly clobbers away over sq. leg for 4!
1st over: India 5-0 (Mandhana 2, Verma 3) Megan Schutt to open the bowling for Australia. FYI – India must get the runs inside 10.2 overs if they’re to leapfrog Australia… I do know I do know however I’ve to inform you these items.
Australia work 5 runs off the primary over as my toddler waddles in to inform me off for some perceived indiscretion. She’s in her eighth straight hour of pretending to be a instructor. Daniel Day Lewis eat your coronary heart out.
Australia end on 151-8
Phoebe Litchfield spanks the ultimate ball of the innings over sq. on the leg facet for SIX! A beaut of a slog sweep sees Australia get to 150 in the long run. A topsy turvy innings, India might want to submit 152 runs to win and hold their match hopes alive.
twentieth over: Australia 151-8 (Litchfield 15, Schutt 0)
WICKET! Molineux run out (Patil/Rodrigues) 0 (Australia 145-8)
Confusion! Sophie Molineux pats her first ball within the air to Jemimah Rodrigues at level and believes she has been caught out. The batter begins to stroll off however Rodrigues truly spilled the prospect. Truthful play to the fielder although, she recovered rapidly and had the presence of thoughts to enact the run out. Barely dozy cricket from Molineux.
One ball of the innings to go…
WICKET! Annabel Sutherland b Patil 10 (Australia 145-7)
Shreyanka Patil to bowl the ultimate over. Sutherland prices and drives down the bottom for 4 however then tries to repeat the shot and is comprehensively bowled!
nineteenth over: Australia 139-6 (Litchfield 9, Sutherland 5) Annabel Sutherland is the brand new batter, she whips her very first ball from Sharma off her pads for 4 previous nice leg. Sutherland takes a single off the ultimate ball of the over to maintain strike for the final. What can the Aussies submit from right here?
WICKET! Perry c sub (S Sajana) b Sharma 32 (Australia 135-6)
Ellyse Perry departs after clubbing straight to sub fielder Sajana on the leg facet boundary, the ball was middles and was travelling so it was a good catch on the sponge.
18th over: Australia 132-5 (Perry 31, Litchfield 8) 5 singles rotated off Yadav’s second over however it’s dangerous information for India as they’ve been too gradual at bowling their overs and gained’t be allowed to have all of their allotted gamers out exterior the ring for the ultimate two overs. This match slipping away from them…
seventeenth over: Australia 127-5 (Perry 28, Litchfield 6) One other good over for Australia, twelve runs off it as Phoebe Litchfield clears her entrance leg and drives Deepti Sharma down the bottom for 4. Umpire Redfern then raises the finger to offer Litchfield out lbw off an tried reverse hit however Australia evaluation and the choice comes again not out because the ball remains to be deemed to have pitched exterior leg despite the fact that the batter was trying a reverse-hit. There’s some confusion on the market, I may need to mud off the regulation ebook too.
On we go, Perry clears the thoughts and pulls as Sharma quick ball away for 4 extra. Australia ending strongly, they’ll be a goal of 150/160 from right here.
sixteenth over: Australia 115-5 (Perry 21, Litchfield 1) Shreyanka Patil drags down and Ellyse Perry punishes her, rocking again and hitting by way of the leg facet for 4. SIX! Perry then hits the primary Aussie six of the night, dancing down and hitting excessive and lengthy over the midwicket rope. Fourteen runs in complete off the over as Australia plunder treasured runs.
fifteenth over: Australia 101-5 (Perry 8, Litchfield) India hold taking wickets, Phoebe Litchfield is the brand new batter.
WICKET! Gardner c Yadav b Vastrakar 6 (Australia 101-5)
Ash Gardner hits a 4 straight down the bottom however then perishes to the quick ball! Vastrakar drags her size again and Gardner swipes into the air to cowl.
14th over: Australia 95-4 (Perry 7, Gardner 1) Ash Gardner arrives within the center and practically ploops a return catch straight again to Sharma off her first ball! The ball flew simply broad of the bowler in her observe by way of and the batters scamper a single. Perry cuts away for 2 however the over belongs to India – simply 4 runs and the wicket of Harris off it.
WICKET! Harris c Mandhana b Sharma 40 (Australia 92-4)
Harris plinks Deepti Sharma straight to mid on! Tame dismissal in the long run. Each set batters again within the hutch for Australia as India hit again.
thirteenth over: Australia 95-4 (Harris 40, Perry 4) Grace Harris offers the Aussie run price a welcome shot within the arm with two boundaries off the over. A thump over mid-off is adopted by a freebie on the leg stump from Arundhati Reddy that’s clubbed behind sq..
twelfth over: Australia 80-3 (Harris 32, Perry 1) Ellyse Perry arrives on the crease. She will be able to generally be a gradual starter however Australia can ailing afford her to chew up too many deliveries. Off the mark first ball with a drive to deep cowl.
WICKET! McGrath st †Ghosh b Yadav 32 (Australia 79-3)
Big drop! Harmanpreet Kaur shells Tahlia McGrath at mid off off the bowling of Radha Yadav and hangs her head in her fingers as a substitute. How pricey will that be… NOT VERY! Radha Yadav fires one previous McGrath as she advances and contours up a wild swing, Richa Ghosh does the honours behind the sticks to enact a neat stumping. McGrath was trying to put her foot down and India are very glad to see the again of her.
eleventh over: Australia 71-2 (Harris 31, McGrath 25) Australia have recovered effectively from the early losses of Mooney and Wareham however will nonetheless need lots extra. Fortunately for them they’ve obtained the spectacular engine room of Perry, Gardner, Litchfield and Sutherland to return.
Renuka Singh returns for her closing over, can she discover one other breakthrough… practically – she scuds one into McGrath’s pads off her closing supply and impores umpire Sue Redfern to boost the finger. It seemed an in depth one. The umpires says no and India go upstairs. Good determination from the umpire, the ball was simply slipping previous leg stump. Renuka Singh finishes with 2-24 from her 4 overs.
tenth over: Australia 65-2 (Harris 27, McGrath 24) Deepti Sharma summoned by Harmanpreet and her first over is sweet one, nagging line on the stumps and solely 5 runs off the over. We’re midway by way of the Aussie innings and it’s time for a drink. Milk, no sugar. Ta.
ninth over: Australia 60-2 (Harris 25, McGrath 21) Drop! Deepti Sharma shells a low probability from Harris at backward level, the momentum starting to vary on this sport. McGrath dances down and lofts Arundhati over mid off for 4 because the Aussie partnership grows.
eighth over: Australia 52-2 (Harris 24, McGrath 14) Vastrakar returns and really practically cleans up McGrath with one which nips again late. India resolve in opposition to the evaluation, it seemed a little bit excessive, the replays present it was umpires name and the choice on area was not out. Prettay prettay shut although. Shot! McGrath prices the following ball and drives on the up by way of level for 4. Vastrakar responds with a bouncer that McGrath geese. A single to cowl brings Harris on strike for the ultimate ball of the over. Properly performed! A pre-meditated dab from Harris is effectively executed and runs away nice for the second boundary of the over. Ten runs off it.
seventh over: Australia 42-2 (Harris 19, McGrath 9) Arundhati Reddy given the nod and sends down one other tight over, simply 5 singles off it as Australia can’t break the shackles.
The Aussies have patted again 22 dots up to now, that offers a good indication of how effectively the Indian bowlers have bowled and fielded up to now.
sixth over: Australia 37-2 (Harris 16, McGrath 7) Shreyanka Patil to bowl the ultimate over of the powerplay. Bosh! Harris greets her with a heave over midwicket that bounces as soon as earlier than hitting the boundary hoardings. Patil responds effectively although, darting the ball in on the stumps and never giving Harris the prospect to get beneath it. Two leg byes and single the one additional harm. Cat and mouse stuff.
fifth over: Australia 30-2 (Harris 11, McGrath 7) Grace Harris traces up a smear into the leg facet however misses it and the ball practically cleans up her leg stump. Ghosh missed it too and the batters scrabble a single. Renuka Singh is searching for the lbw once more however strays a bit too straight an is labored away into the leg facet by each batters. Six runs off the over.
4th over: Australia 24-2 (Harris 10, McGrath 5) Pooja Vastrakar into the assault for India. Medium tempo and shaping means from the suitable hander. McGrath punches by way of cowl for a single to get off the mark after which finishers the over with clip of the pads nice for 4. Australia have Ellyse Perry to return in subsequent, they’re in the course of a re-build job right here, India are buzzing about after the early breakthroughs, might this be their evening…?
third over: Australia 18-2 (Harris 9, McGrath 0) Stand in captain Tahlia McGrath arrives on the crease along with her group in srtrife. Can she survive the hat-trick ball from Renuka… simply! The ball was arrowed in on the pads as soon as extra however was a bit too leg facet, McGrath scampering a leg bye to get down the opposite finish and hold strike for the following over. Two wickets for Renuka and India placing the Aussies beneath the pump in Sharjah.
WICKET! Wareham lbw b Renuka Singh 0 (Australia 17-2)
Stone. Lifeless. Wareham is pinned lbw first ball and Renuka Singh is on a hat-trick!
WICKET! Mooney c Yadav b Renuka Singh 2 (Australia 17-1)
Mooney cuts away uppishly and is effectively caught by the final minute substitute Radha Yadav, diving ahead to scoop the ball up simply earlier than it hit the turf. Fantastic seize and India have their first!
Gah! Renuka slides one down the leg facet and leaves Ghosh with no probability behind the stumps because the ball races away for 5 wides… however hold on a minute…
There’s been a late swap to the India XI: Radha Yadav has are available in for Asha Sobhana. I solely simply noticed this. Finger meet pulse.
2nd over: Australia 9-0 (Harris 7, Mooney 1) Shreyanka Patil from the opposite finish along with her wily off-breaks. She begins effectively, pinning Mooney on the pads with an arm-ball and getting loads of drift and spin when she flights it. Only a single to every batter, the floodlights beat down in Sharjah and it appears to be like very clammy on the market.
1st over: Australia 7-0 (Harris 6, Mooney 0) India’s wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh is as much as the stumps and there’s a slip in place too. Renuka is on the cash first ball however strays quick and broad along with her second, Harris doesn’t miss out, rocking again and spanking by way of level for 4! A drop? Renuka spears one down the leg facet and I feel Harris obtained a tickle on it, Ghosh spills it and the umpire tellingly doesn’t give a large. They stick or they don’t… and that one didn’t. Harris clips for a pair off her pads to make it seven runs off the primary.
Proper then, the gamers are heading out for the anthems, Grace Harris and Beth Mooney are opening up for the Aussies. Renuka Singh goes to open the bowling for India. The precise fireworks go off and possibly we’re about to see some extra metaphorical ones. Play!
Not wanting good for Alyssa Healy and Tayla Vlaeminck’s match is over. You recognize it, I do know it – sport is a merciless so and so generally.
Right here’s one England ready earlier:
Heather Knight’s facet booked their place within the semi-finals with a ten wicket victory over Scotland and – whisper it – are seemingly peeking on the proper time for a tilt on the trophy.
Groups:
Grace Harris and Darcie Brown are again within the facet for Australia. Pooja Vastrakar is again within the XI for India. It’s a nonetheless sweltering 34 levels in Sharjah with the temperature set to drop as night units in. Maybe dew will play an element afterward in proceedings…
India: 1 Shafali Verma, 2 Smriti Mandhana, 3 Harmanpreet Kaur (C), 4 Jemimah Rodriguez, 5 Richa Ghosh (wk), 6 Deepti Sharma, 7 Pooja Vastrakar, 8 Arundhati Reddy, 9 Shreyanka Patil, 10 Asha Sobhana, 11 Renuka Singh
Australia: 1 Beth Mooney (wk), 2 Grace Harris , 3 Ellyse Perry, 4 Ashleigh Gardner, 5 Phoebe Litchfield, 6 Tahlia McGrath (C), 7 Georgia Wareham, 8 Annabel Sutherland, 9 Sophie Molineux, 10 Megan Schutt, 11 Darcie Brown
Australia win the toss and can bat first
The information is confirmed that Alyssa Healy is out of motion for Australia, she’s even sporting crutches so it doesn’t look good for the remainder of the match. Thalia McGrath takes the captaincy reins with the extremely skilled Ellyse Perry as her deputy, her first act is a succesful one, she wins the toss and decides to have a bat.
Preamble
James Wallace
Good day and welcome to the OBO of Australia v India from Sharjah. There’s a spot within the T20 World Cup semi-final at stake and Harmanpreet Kaur’s facet have all of it to do. In an effort to progress they’ll must jam a stick within the spokes of one of many biggest sides to grace world cricket, and that’s not hyperbole.
An India win of 61 runs or extra will see them leapfrog the Aussies and qualify mechanically for the ultimate 4 however that may be some flip up for the books as India have solely gained eight of the 34 T20 matches they’ve performed in opposition to the Aussies. Nevertheless, the world champions do have a couple of harm considerations that depart them a smidge extra weak.
Tempo bowler Tayla Vlaeminck has a dislocated proper shoulder, suffered after solely 4 balls of their eventual win in opposition to Pakistan and captain Alyssa Healy was pressured to hobble off the sector in direction of the tip of the match with an “acute” harm to her proper foot.
Healy’s prognosis for the remainder of the match ought to turn out to be clear quickly after she was despatched for scans yesterday. Vlaeminck’s harm is a very merciless blow because the quick bowler has been plagued with harm and was taking part in solely her second World Cup match and first since 2018. her teammates had been visibly upset when she went down and it grew to become clear she couldn’t proceed.
The Aussies have outstanding power in depth however gained’t take India evenly, they’ve one more world trophy of their sights. If India win by lower than 61 runs then they’ll be wanting nervously to New Zealand’s match in opposition to Pakistan and a bunch of web run price outcomes that, to be completely trustworthy, make my mind rattle. We’ll cross that numerical bridge when and if we come to it.
Play will get underway at 6pm native time, 1am AEDT time and 3pm the place I’m in pricey outdated blighty. I’ll be again with information of the groups and the toss after they filter by way of. Please do drop me a line with any ideas and theories, the (ludicrously?) capacious OBO mailbag is open.
