{"id":31520,"date":"2025-10-30T12:54:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T12:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=31520"},"modified":"2025-10-30T12:54:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T12:54:25","slug":"india-v-australia-womens-cricket-world-cup-semi-final-live-womens-cricket-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=31520","title":{"rendered":"India v Australia: Women\u2019s Cricket World Cup semi-final \u2013 live | Women’s Cricket World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n
<\/p>\n

Key events<\/p>\n

<\/span>Show key events only<\/p>\n

Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

44th over: Australia 279-6 (Gardner 18, Garth 9) <\/strong>Deepti, who has bowled much better in the second half of the innings, keeps Australia to four singles. One concern for India is that the ball is definitely starting to turn.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

43rd over: Australia 275-6 (Gardner 16, Garth 7) <\/strong>Charani returns for her penultimate over. Gardner heaves a slog-sweep for a single but that aside Australia deal in low-risk shots. It makes sense to see Charani off and target, well, everybody else.<\/p>\n

India have fought back well, restricting Australia to 60 for 4 from the last 10 overs.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a008.49 EDT<\/p>\n

42nd over: Australia 271-6 (Gardner 13, Garth 6) <\/strong>Kim Garth gets off the mark with a five, four of them overthrows from Harmnanpreet I think. If India lose by anything up to 20 runs they will reflect on some unusually shoddy fielding.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a008.45 EDT<\/p>\n

WICKET! Australia 265-6 (McGrath run out 12)<\/h2>\n

Gardner moves into double figures with a majestic shot, slammed through the covers off the back foot. She plays a similar stroke later in the over \u2013 but this time it\u2019s straight to Jemimah Rodrigues and McGrath is run out by a mile! There was never a run there, not to Jemimah. Her pick-up and throw to Ghosh were immaculate and McGrath was well short.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

41st over: Australia 260-5 (Gardner 9, McGrath 11) <\/strong>Ghosh misses a difficult stumping chance down the leg side when Deepti sees Gardner coming and bowls a deliberate wide.<\/p>\n

A few balls are starting to grip for the spinners, which will interest one Australian genius in particular. An otherwise good over from Deepti is tarnished by another delivery outside leg stump \u2013 unintentional this time \u2013 that Gardner clips for four.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

40th over: Australia 253-5 (Gardner 4, McGrath 10) <\/strong>The batters keep coming: Tahlia McGrath is Australia\u2019s No7.<\/p>\n

Tahlia McGrath is not a No7, though, and she starts with two punchy drives through extra cover. The first brings two runs, the second a boundary after a misfield. India have been sloppy in the field. A deliberate slash behind square takes McGrath to 10 from 4 balls. No7 indeed.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a008.35 EDT<\/p>\n

WICKET! Australia 243-5 (Perry b Yadav 77)<\/h2>\n

The TV pictures return just in time to see Radha Yadav bowl Ellyse Perry! It was a fine delivery that skidded on to beat Perry\u2019s attempted cut and ping the off stump. Perry goes for a deceptively laboured innings of 77 from 88 balls. At times I thought she was batting too slowly, but with each passing wicket her runs become more important.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Ellyse Perry\u2019s fine knock is over.<\/span> Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas\/ReutersShare<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a008.47 EDT<\/p>\n

39th over: Australia 243-4 (Perry 77, Gardner 4) <\/strong>Kranti Gaud returns for a second spell. It doesn\u2019t start well, with a bad ball that Perry slashes for four. And now the TV picture is down! Tremendous.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a008.31 EDT<\/p>\n

38th over: Australia 234-4 (Perry 69, Gardner 3) <\/strong>The left-arm spinner Charani, who has quietly been the pick of the Indian attack, gets some extra bounce to beat Gardner. This is an important spell \u2013 Charani has two overs remaining after this and could change the game by dismissing Gardner.<\/p>\n

She beats Gardner again to end a terrific over. Charani\u2019s figures (8-0-32-2) do not flatter here.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

37th over: Australia 233-4 (Perry 68, Gardner 3) <\/strong>Gardner gets off the mark with a fierce extra-cover drive for two off Thakur, who is back in the attack. A decent over from it, with no boundaries and five runs in total.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

36th over: Australia 228-4 (Perry 66, Gardner 0) <\/strong>The new batter is Ash Gardner, probably the best most dangerous middle-order hitter in the world right now. But if India get her early, they will be right back in this game.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a008.21 EDT<\/p>\n

WICKET! Australia 228-4 (Sutherland ct and b Charani 3)<\/h2>\n

India keep chipping away! Sutherland, who almost offered a return catch to Charani earlier in the cover, does it for real when she pushes with hard hands and is safely caught at head height.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

35th over: Australia 225-3 (Perry 65, Sutherland 2) <\/strong>Five from the first over after the break. Australia will be eyeing 370 or so from here; India need to keep them to, what, 330?<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

34th over: Australia 220-3 (Perry 61) <\/strong>That was the last ball of the over, and a good time for a drinks break.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

WICKET! Australia 220-3 (Mooney c Jemimah b Charani 24)<\/h2>\n

India might just be inching their way back into the game. Beth Mooney has fallen, caught at cover by Jemimah Rodrigues to end a busy cameo of 24 from 21 balls.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

In other news<\/strong>, England\u2019s men\u2019s team are in danger of missing out on automatic qualification for the next World Cup.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a008.05 EDT<\/p>\n

33rd over: Australia 215-2 (Perry 58, Mooney 22) <\/strong>Perry jhas hit two gorgeous sixes but looks frustrated with her inability to time a number of other attacking strokes. No such problems for Mooney, who charges Deepti to hoick a boundary to cow corner. Perfectly placed.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Ellyse Perry and Beth Mooney cross on the crease.<\/span> Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas\/ReutersShare<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a008.13 EDT<\/p>\n

32nd over: Australia 207-2 (Perry 56, Mooney 16) <\/strong>And\u2026 action! Perry drives Amanjot devastatingly over long-on for six<\/strong>, the first ball she has faced since reaching fifty. Mooney pulled four earlier in the over.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

31st over: Australia 196-2 (Perry 50, Mooney 11) <\/strong>Perry drives Yadav for a single to reach her first fifty of the tournament<\/strong>: 66 balls, five fours and a six. Reaching the milestone may free her up because India are having a decent spell, with just three runs from that over.<\/p>\n

India will hope for a reverse of the group game between the sides. On that occasion India were 192 for 1 after 30 overs and looked set for 370 or more. But they lost their way, were bowled out for 330 and eventually lost by three wickets.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a008.00 EDT<\/p>\n

30th over: Australia 193-2 (Perry 49, Mooney 9) <\/strong>Perry has scored only 15 runs from her last 31 deliveries. Litchfield\u2019s brilliance means it\u2019s not a problem in the grand scheme, but it\u2019s something to keep an eye on.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

29th over: Australia 188-2 (Perry 46, Mooney 7) <\/strong>Mooney gets her first boundary with a sweep off Radha Yadav. India waste a review <\/strong>on an LBW appeal, with the ball pitching a fair way outside leg stump. The keeper Richa Ghosh wasn\u2019t interested but they went upstairs anyway; it was a symptom of scrambled minds.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

28th over: Australia 181-2 (Perry 45, Mooney 1) <\/strong>Amanjot has quietly bowled a useful spell: 4-0-17-1.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

WICKET! Australia 180-2 (Litchfield b Amanjot 119)<\/h2>\n

The end of a classic innings. Litchfield premeditates a scoop, misses and is bowled by Amanjot. India needed that wicket like you wouldn\u2019t believe. Litchfield walks off after an innings she\u2019ll cherish forever (if Australia win): 119 from 93 balls with 17 fours and three sixes.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Phoebe Litchfield is bowled for 119!<\/span> Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas\/ReutersShare<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a008.00 EDT<\/p>\n

27th over: Australia 178-1 (Litchfield 117, Perry 45) <\/strong>Litchfield blasts Deepti back over her head for six<\/strong>, because why wouldn\u2019t you? And why wouldn\u2019t you hack an almighty switch hit over extra cover for six more<\/strong> next ball?<\/p>\n

The second six brings up the 150 partnership and prompts an almost awestruck smile from Ellyse Perry. That\u2019s Ellyse Perry, by the way, one of the all-time greats.<\/p>\n

Top-level sport is extremely tough. Most players tend to enjoy their achievements after the event rather than during, when everything is too intense and important. But Litchfield is different, certainly at this stage of her career. When she bats, one word comes to mind again and again.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

26th over: Australia 162-1 (Litchfield 103, Perry 43) <\/strong>Litchfield is dropped<\/strong> by the keeper Ghosh! It was a tough chance standing up to the stumps, although Dinesh Karthik on commentary thinks she should have taken it. Litchfield went hard at the ball but the actual deflection wasn\u2019t too big.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

25th over: Australia 159-1 (Litchfield 102, Perry 41) <\/strong>Litchfield\u2019s brilliance has allowed Perry to cruise along to 41 from 51 balls. There\u2019s a decent argument she should throw the bat, especially given Australia\u2019s depth, but right now it feels like Australia can do as they please.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

A wonderful hundred from Phoebe Litchfield!<\/h2>\n

24th over: Australia 157-1 (Litchfield 101, Perry 40) <\/strong>Sree Charani returns to the attack. Litchfield charges her first ball and drives it sweetly over mid-off to reach a glorious 77-ball hundred<\/strong>. It\u2019s the fastest in a World Cup knockout game, and she\u2019s the youngest \u2013 by four years \u2013 to achieve that feat.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a classic Litchfield innings, bursting with skill, intent, imagination and an infectious effervescence. Oh, and boundaries, lots of boundaries: 17 fours and one six. She may have settled this semi-final already.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Hats off to Phoebe Litchfield fro a fantastic century.<\/span> Photograph: Pankaj Nangia\/Getty ImagesShare<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a007.30 EDT<\/p>\n

23rd over: Australia 152-1 (Litchfield 96, Perry 40) <\/strong>That single over from Deepti Sharma was to allow Amanjot and now Radha Yadav to change ends. Radha goes around the wicket to the left-handed Litchfield, making a bit harder for her to free her arms. Three singles from the over.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

22nd over: Australia 149-1 (Litchfield 94, Perry 39) <\/strong>Litchfield moves into the nineties with an edge for four off Amanjot. Nobody under the age of 26* has scored a century in a Women\u2019s World Cup knockout game. Litchfield is 22.<\/p>\n

* That was Laura Wolvaardt yesterday.<\/em><\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a007.22 EDT<\/p>\n

21st over: Australia 144-1 (Litchfield 89, Perry 39) <\/strong>Deepti, back on for Amanjot, is reverse swept over short third by Litchfield. That\u2019s her 15th<\/em> four.<\/p>\n

Deepti stops in her delivery stride, I think as a warning to Perry for backing up too far. A repeat of Lord\u2019s 2022: now that would enliven this semi-final.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

Drinks<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you have a moment, could you please explain the fielding stats I\u2019ve been reading over the past week, stating that the team at the top of the fielding stats table in this ODI contest is England?\u201d asks Sarah Bacon. \u201cI am aware that England has improved in a lot of areas since the last Ashes but I\u2019m a tad gobsmacked that they\u2019re number one performers in this area. Happy\/not happy to be proven incorrect.\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not certain (about anything), but I think those stats are just percentage of catches taken at this World Cup. They don\u2019t take into account the difficulty of the catches, or misfields etc. From memory England did catch well in this World Cup.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

20th over: Australia 135-1 (Litchfield 83, Perry 37) <\/strong>One left-arm spinner, Radha Yadav, replaces another in Charani. Litchfield greets her with successive boundaries over and through extra cover. The first wasn\u2019t perfectly timed but had enough to clear the infield; the second was nailed.<\/p>\n

And so was the third, driven over mid-off to end the over. In fact, that\u2019s drinks<\/strong>. This is a wonderful innings from Litchfield, 83 not out from 66 balls. She\u2019s 22 years old.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

19th over: Australia 121-1 (Litchfield 69, Perry 37) <\/strong>The medium pacer Amanjot Kaur replaces Deepti Sharma, who wasn\u2019t at her best in a spell of 3-0-18-0. Litchfield premeditates a lap stroke that brings her 11th four; we\u2019re only in the 19th over.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

18th over: Australia 115-1 (Litchfield 64, Perry 36) <\/strong>There\u2019s no turn for Charani but she\u2019s bowling very accurately. Her fourth over goes for only two, and one of those came from a partial misfield off her own bowling.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

17th over: Australia 113-1 (Litchfield 63, Perry 35) <\/strong>Deepti tries to get herself and her team going by hurling the ball to the keeper, just past Perry\u2019s head. Trouble is, the next ball is on the pads and put away with ease for four. Perry is cruising along and has 35 from 34 balls; Litchfield is on 63 from 53.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

16th over: Australia 107-1 (Litchfield 62, Perry 30) <\/strong>That was the last ball of the over. The six Litchfield hit before that was stunning, lasered over extra cover.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

Litchfield is not out!<\/h2>\n

Yep, it was a bump ball \u2013 she dragged the reverse sweep into the ground, after which it bounced up and was well caught by Amanjot. The interesting thing is that Litchfield was halfway off the field when Ellyse Perry ran after her to say it was being checked by the third umpire. The technology was pretty clear that it was a bump ball.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a006.58 EDT<\/p>\n

WICKET? <\/strong>This could be a vital breakthrough for India. The ball after driving a sensational six over extra cover, Litchfield scuffs a reverse sweep straight to Amanjot at short third. She\u2019s been given out \u2013 but it may have been a bump ball.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a006.56 EDT<\/p>\n

15th over: Australia 99-1 (Litchfield 55, Perry 29) <\/strong>Perry joins in with a gorgeous straight six<\/strong> off Deepti, straight out of the textbook. India are in abundant bother here; since the resumption Australia have scored 74 in 9.5 overs.<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n

Litchfield races to fifty<\/h2>\n

14th over: Australia 89-1 (Litchfield 53, Perry 21) <\/strong>Litchfield, on the charge, thumps Charani back over her head for four to reach a fabulous, tone-setting fifty: 46 balls, 10 fours. She\u2019s going to be a superstar; even at the age of 22, she\u2019s not far off.<\/p>\n

Litchfield\u2019s ODI record against India is exceptional: 561 runs at 70 with a strike rate of 93.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Phoebe Litchfield plays a reverse sweep.<\/span> Photograph: Pankaj Nangia\/Getty ImagesShare<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a007.31 EDT<\/p>\n

13th over: Australia 82-1 (Litchfield 48, Perry 19)<\/strong> Deepti Sharma comes on to bowl her brisk offspin. Litchfield mistimes a reverse sweep, with the ball hitting the forearm and looping over Ghosh. At first it looked like a chance but it was definitely off the forearm rather than the glove. Instead there was almost a run-out opportunity; the non-striker Perry wanted a quick single and had to scamper back to make her ground.<\/p>\n

\u201cIndia need a Travis Head-esque catch\/moment to pull it back,\u201d says Anul Kanhere. \u201cSomething to paper over the scars of Australian misery heaped on Indian teams.\u201d<\/p>\n

Share<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 44th over: Australia 279-6 (Gardner 18, Garth 9) Deepti, who has bowled much better in the second half of the innings, keeps Australia to four singles. One concern for India is that the ball is definitely starting to turn. Share 43rd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[346,1144,130,426,132,5062,1214,550],"class_list":{"0":"post-31520","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-australia","9":"tag-cricket","10":"tag-cup","11":"tag-india","12":"tag-live","13":"tag-semifinal","14":"tag-womens","15":"tag-world"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}