Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 26 (ANI): India and Australia have joined South Africa in reserving their spots within the semi-finals of the U19 Girls’s T20 World Cup, with one recreation nonetheless remaining, in accordance with the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC).
The trio have been the dominant groups within the event held in Malaysia, showcasing distinctive performances all through. With Sunday’s outcomes, each India and Australia have secured their development from the Tremendous 6 stage, underlining their energy and consistency within the competitors.
England are at the moment greatest positioned to safe the fourth and remaining semi-final spot, and would accomplish that in the event that they win in opposition to New Zealand on Monday. Nigeria, the USA and New Zealand are all nonetheless in competition.
India gained all three of their matches in Group, beating Sri Lanka, West Indies and hosts Malaysia to progress to the Tremendous 6, the place they continued their glorious kind with Sunday’s massive win over Bangladesh.
Opening batter Trisha Gongadi ended Sunday’s recreation because the event’s high run-scorer, hitting 120 throughout 89 balls confronted in her 4 innings up to now.
Left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma has been a constant risk with the ball, taking extraordinary mixed figures of 9/23 throughout her 12 event overs to be tied because the event’s main wicket-taker.
Australia dominated in Group D, overcoming Bangladesh, Scotland and Nepal earlier than exhibiting their class with a convincing win over West Indies within the Tremendous 6.
Eleanor Larosa and Caoimhe Bray have led the way in which with the ball for the Aussies, taking seven wickets apiece, whereas the highest order have been strong all through the event up to now.
Australia additionally got here out on high in a final-over thriller in opposition to Bangladesh, edging previous the latter by a two-wicket margin.
The Proteas began off their event in spectacular vogue with victory over New Zealand and have been in dominant kind since then, seeing off Samoa and Nigeria in Group C earlier than hammering Eire of their first Tremendous 6 recreation.
Captain and all-rounder Kayla Reyneke has been excellent with the ball, taking 9 wickets in her 4 matches to-date, whereas keeper Karabo Meso has proven a penchant for damaging middle-order hitting, slamming her runs at a tournament-leading strike fee of 194.11. (ANI)
