Australia beat India and chased the target of 278 runs. Meg Lanning scored 97 runs and led the team to a six-wicket victory.
India vs Australia: Match Highlights
Meg Lanning missed a ton just by three runs. She led the team to victory against India, in the match that was held in Auckland. Australia was successful in chasing the target of 278 runs. It was the most successful run chase by a team in the Women’s World Cup. Australia had a solid start with openers Alyssa Healy and Racheal Haynes. Together, they had a partnership of 121 runs in just 20 overs. The two opening batters departed very quickly but Lanning and Ellyse Perry had a partnership of 103 runs that helped the Australian team to reach their goal. In the end, India tried its best to keep things under control by taking Lanning’s wicket. Australia just needed eight runs to win the game in the last over. Mooney sealed the deal in the first three balls of the last over.
India Women’s Squad for 2022 WC: Mithali Raj (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Taniya Bhatia (wicketkeeper), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav.
Australia Women’s squad for 2022 WC: 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
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