Australia captain Meg Lanning admitted that Australia obtained a bit fortunate with Harmanpreet Kaur’s dismissal of their essential five-run win over India within the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Cape Town on Thursday.
The Indian captain was ailing a day earlier than the semi-final. There had been doubts whether or not she would really have the ability to play within the recreation. But he overcame the sickness and led the way in which with the bat after the Australians had been set a goal of 173.
He scored 52 off 34 balls however his bat obtained caught whereas taking the run. It was within the fifteenth over with India on 133. He together with Jemimah Rodrigues scored 69 runs for the fourth wicket and gave India a preventing likelihood.
“It was a tense finish. One of the best wins I’ve ever had, coming back after not playing the best of cricket in all three aspects. We missed our length and gave away some widths. India hit us hard, so We knew this score would be tough to defend. But we pulled through in clutch moments. We panicked a couple of times. But we knew playing against these guys, that you need to stay in the game to get over the line Kaur was unlucky. I think we have been able to stay calm and composed, we didn’t panic even when we weren’t bowling well. These are the kind of games we want to win. To be here for the final Can’t wait,” stated Australian skipper Lanning.
Australia has reached the ultimate of the T20 World Cup for the seventh time in a row.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
