India vs. Australia Semi-Final for Women's T20 World Cup 2023: Where to Watch, Who is in the Team, Know the Details

Indian women’s cricket team will play against Australia in their semi-final match for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa, 6:30 PM IST.

Written by: Arjita Gupta

Edited by: Krutarth Ghosalkar

Last Updated: 2023-02-24 11:31:36

The Indian women’s cricket team will face the defending champions, Australia in Cape Town, South Africa today in the semi-final match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023. India though being one of the top teams in the last 5 years lost in a knock-out game against Australia or England and did not win a major trophy recently. The Indian team faced a loss in the previous World Cup final in India from Australia. And last year in Birmingham, India also lost the Commonwealth Games gold medal match.

Until now, Renuka Thakur, a pacer has proven to be the best bet for bowling in the event and has pocketed 7 wickets, including 5 against England giving away only 15 runs. Other bowlers such as Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Pooja Vastrakar, and Radha Yadav need to buck up to match the competition against Australia. Deepti Sharma has been a consistent spinner but had gone for several runs in just 1 over against the team Ireland. The semi-final match between the Indian and Australian women’s cricket teams for T20 World Cup 2023 will be held on Thursday, 6:30 PM IST.

It will show on Star Sports Network in India. You can also see the live stream on Hotstar OTT. India has not defeated Australia yet in their previous 11 matches. Also, the women’s cricket team of Australia has triumphed in all four of the group matches. India lost a match to England and finished second with three wins and one loss. On the other hand, England will play the second semi-final against South Africa on Friday.

The Indian squad for the slated semi-final match on 23 February 2023 are: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Yastika Bhatia, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, Renuka Thakur, Devika Vaidya, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, and Pooja Vastrakar. The Australian squad has Meg Lanning (captain), Heather Graham, Ellyse Perry, Alana King, Ashleigh Gardner, Megan Schutt, Alyssa Healy, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Darcie Brown, Georgia Wareham, Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Jess Jonassen, Annabel Sutherland.