Women’s T20 World Cup: Aakash Chopra predicts powerful semi-final outing for India in opposition to Australia

Aakash Chopra has predicted a tricky outing for India within the semi-finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup in opposition to Australia on Thursday. India certified for the match in opposition to the Aussies with a win over Ireland of their ultimate group sport.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 22, 2023 13:02 IST

India will face Australia within the semi-finals of the ladies’s T20 World Cup semi-final (Courtesy: AP)

By India Today Web Desk: Former cricketer Aakash Chopra has predicted a tricky outing for India after they tackle Australia within the semi-final of the Women’s T20 World Cup on Thursday.

India entered the ultimate 4 levels with some type as they misplaced just one match within the group levels. Harmanpreet Kaur and Co certified for the semi-finals with a win over Ireland.

The semi-final matches had been confirmed on Tuesday with South Africa’s win over Bangladesh giving them a showdown in opposition to England.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, as quoted by Sportskeeda, Chopra predicted a tricky outing within the ultimate 4 levels in opposition to Meg Lannings’ group. However, he praised the hassle of the Indian group and stated that reaching the semi-finals is a praiseworthy effort.

“Our girls have reached the semi-finals. The problem is that we will have to face Australia. That job will not be easy, we know that. How we will cross that hurdle, we will discuss later but for now, we have reached the semi-finals, which is praiseworthy,” stated Chopra.

Chopra additionally praised Smriti Mandhana for her knock in opposition to Ireland and referred to as it an especially chancy knock because the India vice-captain made most of her possibilities after being dropped lots of instances in the course of the match.

“Our match was against Ireland in which Smriti Mandhana played an 87-run knock. We decided to bat after winning the toss. It was an extremely chancy knock because she was dropped four times, no one was catching the ball,” stated Chopra.

The former cricketer additionally praised the opener for taking advantage of her alternative and attending to her highest T20I rating in opposition to the Irish aspect.

“After that, we got the advantage of the DLS method, won the match by five runs and booked our place in the semi-finals.”

“Smriti Mandhana has struck the most sixes in this tournament. Smriti Mandhana also got her highest T20I score in this game. So well done Smriti Mandhana, we are very, very happy for you.”

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Feb 22, 2023