Women World Cup

2023 - 2 - 21

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Women's T20 World Cup: India beat Ireland to seal semis spot (Times of India)

Cricket News: In the third over, Smriti Mandhana stepped out and dispatched Ireland pacer Orla Prendergast's length delivery through cover point for her ...

"It (playing 150 T20I games) means a lot, I got an emotional message from my team-mates. Ironically, on a day when Smriti punished them for the dropped catches, the Irish, Gaby Lewis in particular, held on to some good catches. With gusty wind blowing for the better part of the match before rain hit the proceedings, Smriti and Shafali Verma (24; 29b; 3x4)got India off to a good start with their 62-run opening stand. India may have sealed the last-four place all right but they were probed by the Irish bowlers.

In the third over, Smriti Mandhana stepped out and dispatched Ireland pacer Orla Prendergast's length delivery through cover point for her first boundary.

Women's T20 World Cup, India vs Ireland Highlights: Smriti ... (Times of India)

Cricket News: Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana scored a career-best 87 as India qualified for the semi-finals of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Monday after ...

Harmanpreet joined Mandhana in the middle, and the two looked to build on a partnership. With the win, last edition's runners-up India bounced back from the 11-run defeat to England in their previous match. Play did not resume thereafter.

England will play Pakistan on Tuesday in their final group game, which will decide the final positioning in the group. Chasing a competitive 157-run target, Ireland, who were already out of semi-final contention, were 54 for 2 in 8.2 overs when rain stopped the proceedings.

Women's T20 World Cup 2023: Smriti Mandhana Acknowledges ... (Zee News)

Team India opener Smriti Mandhana on Monday (February 20) described the match-winning 87-run knock against Ireland as one of her toughest innings due to the ...

It will be a do or die and we want to play good cricket.” Orla Prendergast has gone from strength to strength and if we could emulate her, it will be great,” she said. Whenever she gives us starts we get to good total.” Good to post some runs and go into the semis. “But we were trying to discuss that and there was a lot of wind and we needed to get used to the pace they were bowling. “We were telling each other (with opening partner Shafali Verma) to try and maintain our shape.

Women's T20 World Cup: India beat Ireland in rain-hit match, enter ... (Onmanorama)

Gqeberha: Harmanpreet Kaur's India clinched their place in the semifinals of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, beating Ireland by 5 runs via D/L Method in a ...

India opted to bat first after winning the toss and got off to a good start with Mandhana playing some crisp strokes. Ireland, meanwhile, haven't quite been able to replicate the performance that saw them triumph against Australia in the warm-up match. Laura Delany added another wicket in the same over, sending back Richa Ghosh for a duck to complete a three-wicket haul. However, the rain came down in Gqeberha, putting a halt on Ireland's recovery and worryingly for them, they fell behind the DLS par score by five runs. They managed to put up a decent score of 155/6 in their 20 overs. Having lost to England in a crucial Group B match, India had to beat Ireland on Monday to seal their place in the last four.

India through to the semis after rain halts Ireland's charge (ICC Cricket)

India went through to the semi-finals of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup after rain paused Ireland's recovery in Gqeberha in the Group 2 clash.

Laura Delany added another wicket in the same over, sending back Richa Ghosh for a duck to complete a three-wicket haul. Earlier, India opted to bat first after winning the toss and got off to a good start with Mandhana playing some crisp strokes. However, rain came down in Gqeberha, putting a halt on Ireland's recovery and worryingly for them, they were still behind the DLS par score by five runs.

Women's T20 World Cup: India qualify for semi-finals after DLS win ... (Sky Sports)

Ireland were set a target of 156 by India; Smriti Mandhana hit a career-best 87 off 56; Ireland fell five runs short on DLS after rain stopped play; ...

England take on Pakistan from 1pm and hosts South Africa face Bangladesh from 5pm in the final group stage games. "It's an important match for all of us. With the wind, it was a little worse than we thought. Today, it was good to see she got the chance. Smriti got some runs, which was important for us. "I'm not sure if it was the perfect preparation, but it's good to score a few runs going into the semis."

Smriti Mandhana sizzles as India qualify for Women's T20 World ... (Economic Times)

On a surface that was far from ideal for batting and where most struggled to force the pace, Mandhana led by example with nine delectable fours and three ...

Harmanpreet joined Mandhana in the middle, and the two looked to build on a partnership. Ireland came back with the wickets of Harmanpreet and Richa Ghosh in successive balls, but Mandhana continued to attack the bowlers and hit two more boundaries off Kelly before giving the same treatment to Delany, striking her for a four and a six to help India inch towards 150. Jemimah Rodrigues struck two fours in the final over, before getting off in the last ball of the India innings for a 12-ball 19. Earlier, opting to bat after skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (13) won the toss, India were off to a fine start with the opening duo of Mandhana and Shafali Verma putting on 62 runs in just under 10 overs at St George's Park. Reeling at 2/1 in the very first over, Ireland recovered to reach 54 for two in the ninth over, when the heavens opened up and forced the players inside. On a surface that was far from ideal for batting and where most struggled to force the pace, Mandhana led by example with nine delectable fours and three sixes to help India reach 155 for six in the stipulated 20 overs.