Icc Women’s World T20: India Exit In Semi-Finals, Lose To England

India’s quest for a maiden ICC Women’s World T20 final place was stopped by England in the semi-finals at North Sound, Antigua, following a poor display with the bat. India’s best finishes in the past have been the semifinals as well – in 2009 and 2010. With the 8-wicket win over India, with 17 balls to spare, England set up a final with traditional rivals Australia who got the better of defending champions Windies in another one-sided contest.

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Batting first, India could only muster 112 runs on the board and that was too small a total to be defended with Natalie Sciver and Amy Jones staying unbeaten on 52 runs and 53 runs respectively. England chased down the target when Jones smacked a short Anuja Patil delivery over the deep mid-on fielder for a boundary.
Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bat with the team selection raising some eyeballs. Mithali Raj, one of India’s most experienced players, was not included for the semifinal with the skipper reflecting the team was “sticking to the winning combination” that helped get the better of Australia in the dead rubber. Following the defeat, she was asked whether the decision makes sense in hindsight and she said, “Whatever we decided, we decided for the team. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, no regrets. I’m proud of the way my girls played through the tournament.”