Published 15:23 IST, March 8th 2020
IND W vs AUS W: Shafali Verma out, Harsha Bhogle's tweet reminds fans of 2003 WC final
IND W vs AUS W: After looking at Australian's dominant performance over India in the T20 WC final, fans were quick to draw comparisons with ICC 2003 Cricket WC.
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India is competing with Australia in Women's T20 World Cup final at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Women's T20 World Cup final is perhaps one of biggest events in women's sporting history with over 80,000 spectators in attendance. Australia Women's captain Meg Lanning won toss and chose to bat first.
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Australia batswomen justified ir captain's decision as y went all guns blazing, especially openers Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney who took Indian bowlers to cleaners from word go. 115-run opening partnership came inside 12 overs as Australian batswomen kept toying around with Indian bowlers. y posted a mammoth score of 184/3 from ir 20 overs.
India's chase began on a dismal te as ir star batswoman, Shafali Verma who had performed brilliantly in tournament so far was gone for just 2 in first over off Megan Schutt. Jemimah Rodrigues and Smriti Mandhana soon followed Verma as India women were left reeling for 18/3. Much was expected from skipper Harmanpreet Kaur who has had a forgettable tournament till w. st was set for India's skipper but she failed to deliver yet again as she got out for 4.
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Cricket analyst Harsha Bhogle took to Twitter to laud Australia's effort to post 184 and termed m as favourites to win World Cup after Shafali Verma's wicket. Fans were quick to react to Harsh Bhogle's tweet. Many fans drew comparisons from 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup where men's team had suffered same fate at hands of Australia. Let's take a look at reactions.
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Women's T20 World Cup final: Fans draw comparisons with ICC 2003 Cricket World Cup
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15:23 IST, March 8th 2020