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India lost to Australia in the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup first semi-final despite coming agonisingly close. India’s final score of 167 for eight as compared to Australia’s 172 for four gave Australia a five-run victory. In the final on Sunday, Australia will either take against England or South Africa. After losing three wickets in the six-over power play, India batted aggressively from the first ball and for the majority of the innings, they were ahead of Australia’s total at the equivalent stage.
As India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was run out with just 40 runs needed off 32 balls, the game took a dramatic turn.
Kaur batted beautifully, reaching 52 runs off 34 balls. Her bat jabbed into the ground just beyond the crease after she hammered a ball to deep midwicket and appeared to be on her way to scoring a comfortable two runs. Kaur walked away while furiously swinging her bat. India was ultimately set back by that dismissal.
On social media, Indian cricket fans compared the runout MS Dhoni received in the 2019 World Cup semifinal match against New Zealand. India was unable to successfully chase down a 240-run mark after Dhoni was run out in the 49th over. The two runs out occurred in the semifinal.
These two run-outs demonstrated how narrow the margins are in cricket.
#INDWvsAUSW pic.twitter.com/9yIXSTrt3X Ms. Dhoni Harmanpreet Kaur
23 February 2023 — Simmu (@meownces)
There are two Run Outs that true Indian cricket fans will never forget.
MS Dhoni and Harmanpreet Kaur in the runout during the semifinal between India and Australia. pic.twitter.com/TcoVzdSK2z
(@Harshwardhan 8) Harshwardhan Singh Runout of the 2019 World Cup = Ms. Dhoni on February 23, 2023
Runout in the 2023 World Cup always hurts because Harmanpreet Kaur. #INDW vs AUSW #HarmanpreetKaur #MSDhoni #TeamIndia #WorldCup #T20WomensWorldCup #T20WorldCup2023 pic.twitter.com/5A2k6m0VSt
MR. Roy (@Mrroy1809) 23 February 2023
The Indian jersey number 7 leads India nearly to the ICC tournament semifinals before being driven out, breaking our hearts as Indians. India is defeated by 5 runs. Indian women’s captain #Harmanpreet Kaur will take over for #MS Dhoni at the 2023 World Cup, per the following tweet:
— Mr. Sky (@mr sky4799), Akash Singh 23 February 2023
There are two Run Outs that true Indian cricket fans will never forget.
MS Dhoni and Harmanpreet Kaur in the runout during the semifinal between India and Australia. pic.twitter.com/TcoVzdSK2z
(@Harshwardhan 8) Harshwardhan Singh 23 February 2023
Kaur added, “I can’t be much more unlucky than the way I got run out.
Short scores: Australia 172-4 (20 overs) vs. India 167-8 (20 overs) (B. Mooney 54, M. Lanning 49 not out, A. Gardner 31, S. Pandey 2-32). (H. Kaur 52, J. Rodrigues 43; D. Brown 2-18, A. Gardner 2-37) Australia triumphed by five runs.
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