END OF OVER:
20 | 4 Runs 4 Wkts | IND-W: 142/9 (10 runs required, RR: 7.10)

  • Renuka Singh1 (1b)
  • Harmanpreet Kaur54 (47b)
  • Annabel Sutherland4-0-22-2
  • Sophie Molineux4-0-32-2

That's it from us today. Hope you all enjoyed our coverage. I am signing off on behalf of my team. Come back tomorrow for NZ vs Pakistan with the result deciding the second semi-finalist from this group. Until then, take care and good night! McGrath, the stand-in captain: [on 100% win record] Yes, absolutely. We want to win every game we play. We knew it was going to be a really big challenge for us today. They came really hard at us. I am just really proud of the group. We have our nerve at the end there. Obviously, nobody likes injuries, especially to some of the big players. An injury to a captain is always tough. [on captaining today] I was mumbling a bit. No, everyone has been great. The whole team got around me. I had a lot of help out there today from Pez and Ash. It wasn't only me. There were lots of players in different roles today. I thought everyone stepped up really well. [On the pitch] was a tricky one. It was a little bit hard to assess. The ball was skidding on with a bit of pace. When you took the pace up, it was just holding and gripping a bit. We thought it slightly changed in the second inning. There were lots of discussions. [on par score] We were constantly talking about what is a path forward or what do we want to get to. We were having lots of conversations. Whoever is out there knows there is so much depth behind it. You can play with complete freedom. We have shuffled the batting order around a few times. It is just who is the best match-up in that certain situation. [on the last few overs and getting advice from Perry] It has got to be Pez. She has got a great cricket brain. She is really calm. There were a few times I went to her and she was great for me. All the bowlers that took the ball were really clear with their plans and what things they wanted."

Harmanpreet: "They have a batter who can take the target of power play. They don't have anything fixed. According to pitch, according to situation they can make a plan and play. I think we also planned really well. It's not like we were here and there. We were there in the game for the last 20 years. I think the difference between them is that they didn't give us easy runs. I think they have definitely the experience. They have played so many World Cups together. I think that is something that always shows them that they are a great side. [on last minute change after toss] That is something which is not in your control. You always have to make your 13th or 14th play for this tournament. Radha was there and she bowled really well. She knew that she is not going to play today's game. She was in the game. She was building well. She gave us a breakthrough when we made it. You need a character like that in the team. Whenever you need them, they are always there. [On conditions] the conditions, I think we did really well. We knew this was a difficult tournament. The only thing is, when Deepti and I were batting, that time we were not able to utilise a few loose balls. We could have controlled the boundaries. I think we were still in the game. But then again, as we know their experience, they know how to win games like that. We have to learn from them. [On still having chance to qualify] Whatever was in our hands, we were trying to do that. But that is something which is not in our control. If we get the opportunity to play another game, that will be great. But otherwise, whoever deserves to be there, that team will be there."

Molineux is the Player of the Match: "Really good game. India came out hard. Quality game, went down the wire. We held our nerves. I think we just wanted to stay calm. All the senior players stepped up. We just went back to basic. Happy to bounce back. It was very loud, crowd was very one-sided towards India but it's cool. A lot of players have experienced this. It's massive [qualifying for semi-final], any game against India, you mark it in your calendar, it's going to be massive. It's about momentum for us."

9.33pm: Australia advance to knockouts with an unbeaten run in the group stage. Harmanpreet's scratchy fifty goes in vain when 14 was needed off the final over. But Sutherland's excellent death-bowling denied India the much-needed win to step closer to knockouts. After losing top three, Harmanpreet and Deepti gave India hopes but Australia bounced back with the ball to post a nine-run win. India will have to wait till New Zealand's result tomorrow and hope they lose to stay in the top two and qualify for the semi-final. But if NZ win, they are through. Despite the loss, India move to second position with a better NRR than NZ.

Sampath tells us: "India's NRR will be ahead of New Zealand irrespective of their margin of loss tomorrow. But if Pakistan win by 53 or more runs (after scoring 150), they will go to semis."

19.6
1
Sutherland to Renuka Singh, 1 run, Short of a length delivery on the pads, whipped away to deep square leg
19.5
W
Sutherland to Yadav, OUT, Top stuff from Sutherland! Full length delivery on off, angling in, she moves away a bit to hit towards off side, misses, gets hit on back pad. Harmanpreet reviews. Looks plumb. Three reds light up

RP Yadav lbw b Sutherland 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

19.5
W
Sutherland to Patil, 1 wide, OUT, More drama. Full and down the leg, she comes down the track to hit and lets it go. Wide signalled. But Harmanpreet wanted a run. Miscommunication there. Mooney quickly whips the bail off. Replays confirm Shreyanka's right foot is just not behind the line. Very close. And she departs too

SR Patil run out 0 (5m 0b 0x4 0x6) SR: -

19.4
1
Sutherland to Kaur, 1 run, Excellent from Sutherland. Full length delivery on the stumps, pace off, hit down the ground to mid-off
19.3
W
Sutherland to Reddy, OUT, Reddy is also gone! Full length delivery on leg, back away to find the gap in the cover region but is little late to run. Litchfield throws to Sutherland and she effects a run out. But Harmanpreet gets on strike

A Reddy run out 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Harmanpreet stranded at the other end

19.2
W
Sutherland to Vastrakar, OUT, Gone! A dot ball and a wicket. Sutherland attempts a yorker but it comes as a full toss. Vastrakar moves across first and then backs away but ends up missing it completely to hit the stumps

P Vastrakar b Sutherland 9 (12m 6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 150.00

19.1
1
Sutherland to Kaur, 1 run, Full length delivery on leg, moves away and drags this to long-on

14 off 6 balls. Can Harman do it?

G.O.Paul: "My bet is on a Super Over :) "

END OF OVER:
19 | 14 Runs | IND-W: 138/5 (14 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.26, RRR: 14.00)

  • Harmanpreet Kaur52 (45b)
  • Pooja Vastrakar9 (5b)
  • Sophie Molineux4-0-32-2
  • Ashleigh Gardner4-0-32-1
18.6
1
Molineux to Kaur, 1 run, Keeps the strike for the final over. This was too full and wide of off, she moves across and smashes down the ground to mid-off

Physio runs in to check in on Harman. She looks okay

18.5
2
Molineux to Kaur, 2 runs, 50 up for Harmanpreet! Fuller wide of off, she goes up and over cover for two quick runs
18.4
4
Molineux to Kaur, FOUR, Moves to 49! Fuller wide of off stump, she moves across to hit this across the line but gets an edge to deep third. She doesn't mind that
18.3
1
Molineux to Vastrakar, 1 run, One bounce to Sutherland! Fuller on the stumps, lofts towards long-on

square leg comes in

18.2
4
Molineux to Vastrakar, FOUR, That's what Vastrakar can do! This was nice and full on leg, she creates room by backing away and hits this in the gap between cover and point. Clever batting
18.1
2
Molineux to Vastrakar, 2 runs, Misfield! Fuller down the leg, but Pooja moves away to put this towards point

28 off 12

END OF OVER:
18 | 12 Runs | IND-W: 124/5 (28 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.88, RRR: 14.00)

  • Pooja Vastrakar2 (2b)
  • Harmanpreet Kaur45 (42b)
  • Ashleigh Gardner4-0-32-1
  • Megan Schutt4-0-25-1
17.6
1
Gardner to Vastrakar, 1 run, fuller on leg, whipped away to deep backward square leg
17.5
1
Gardner to Kaur, 1 run, Full toss outside off, worked towards long-off with soft hands
17.4
4
Gardner to Kaur, FOUR, Finds the gap again! That's two really good shots from Harmanpreet. Goes back and cut it away in between cover and point to a short of a length ball outside off
17.3
4
Gardner to Kaur, FOUR, Much needed. Full length ball on off, goes up and over extra cover by going deep in crease to get the elevation for four
17.2
1
Gardner to Vastrakar, 1 run, goes back and taps this to vacant midwicket region for a single
17.1
1
Gardner to Kaur, 1 run, fuller outside off, she moves across and hits this to deep midwicket

40 from 18 needed

END OF OVER:
17 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | IND-W: 112/5 (40 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.58, RRR: 13.33)

  • Harmanpreet Kaur35 (38b)
  • Pooja Vastrakar0 (0b)
  • Megan Schutt4-0-25-1
  • Sophie Molineux3-0-18-2
16.6
1
Schutt to Kaur, 1 run, Just one runs from the over. Full on middle stumps, moves back and inside-edges this, take a single to keep the strike. Harmanpreet is struggling to middle the balls here
16.5
0
Schutt to Kaur, no run, Straight to mid-off. Full length ball on middle stump, she moves back but hits this straight to fielder
16.4
0
Schutt to Kaur, no run, Yorker on off stump, Kaur can't connect. Excellent from Schutt
16.3
0
Schutt to Kaur, no run, Yorker length on leg stump, moves back and digs it out to bowler
16.2
W
Schutt to Ghosh, OUT, Gone by some distance! That's a huge wicket. Full length delivery outside off, knocks down to short cover for a quick single but Litchfield is quick to fire in a direct hit at non-striker's end

RM Ghosh run out 1 (2m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

IND Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st26S MandhanaShafali Verma
2nd13S MandhanaJI Rodrigues
3rd8H KaurJI Rodrigues
4th63H KaurDB Sharma
5th1H KaurRM Ghosh
6th28H KaurP Vastrakar
7th0H KaurA Reddy
8th2H KaurSR Patil
9th0H KaurRP Yadav
10th1H KaurRenuka Singh