Cricket

Australia hold back India in Women's T20 Planet Cup last over thriller

.Holders Australia conquered the vacancy of captain Alyssa Healy to border India in a stressful nine-run gain on Sunday that secured a semi-final place in the Female's T20 Globe Cup.Tahila McGrath led six-time winners Australia in Sharjah after Healy left with a foot accident went through batting in a victory over Pakistan on Friday.Watch every activity of the WBBL reside and also ad-break cost-free during play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Receive your 1st month for just $1. Limited opportunity offer.Healy's replacement Style Harris top-scored with 40 and also McGrath hit 32 as Australia submitted 151-8 after choosing to baseball bat first.In reply, India completed on 142-9 with captain Harmanpreet Kaur reaching an unbeaten 54 as she placed on a fourth-wicket position of 63 along with Deepti Sharma, who made 29, and took the battle to the last over.India needed 14 off the last 6 spheres, however dropped four wickets as Australian bowler Annabel Sutherland handed out four runs.The success extended Australia's winning touch to 15 in the tournament. They formally obtained their 9th organized semi-final of the competition when India were actually 74-3 in 10.4 overs of their chase.India demand arch-rivals Pakistan to succeed their ultimate group match against New Zealand.If New Zealand succeed, they will take 2nd location in Team An as well as achieve the semis. A Pakistan win will leave them, India and also the Kiwis all on 4 points and net run-rate will decide that advances.Medium-pace bowler Renuka Singh rocked Australia early with two openings on succesive balls to return Beth Mooney, for pair of, and also Georgia Wareham, for a duck.Harris steadied the innings in a 62-run stand with McGrath, that led coming from the front end along with a 26-ball 32 consisting of four fours.Ellyse Perry shattered 32 off 23 shipments to steer the innings. She applied a vigorous stand of 33 for the 6th arch with Phoebe Litchfield, who reached an unbeaten 15 and also completed the innings with a six.Off-spinner Deepti took pair of arches, featuring Harris and also Perry, as well as almost had Litchfield lbw.The left-handed Litchfield chose a button hit as well as the round attacked her pads coming from outside the leg-stump for a southpaw, yet India objected decision to become thought about for a right-hander after the change of stance.The concoction was actually walking off yet returned grinning after the 3rd official controlled her certainly not out.Australia prompt bowler Tayla Vlaeminck was earlier eliminated of the remainder of the event after she disconnected her shoulder versus Pakistan.