India defeated Ireland by 5 runs in the final group league match of the Women’s T20 World Cup. With this victory, the Indian team advanced to the semi-finals. India won the toss and batted first in the match against Ireland and scored 155 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Smriti Mandhana, the top opener for the Indian team, scored 87 runs off 56 balls with 9 fours and 3 sixes.
The Irish team, who came into the field with the target of winning if they score 156 runs, got rain. Ireland were 54 for 2 in 8.2 overs when play was stopped at half-time due to rain. At that time the Irish team was 5 runs short of Duckworth Lewis target. With this, the Indian team won by 5 wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis rule.
After the win against Ireland, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur said, “Our team is 100 percent confident of winning the upcoming matches in the Women’s T20 World Cup. Our team worked hard for this series. As a result we have reached the semi-finals and our team will try to perform well in the semi-finals as well.
Also, playing against Ireland was fun. We wanted to do our best in this do-or-die match. But we have won. Smriti Mandhana is in excellent form. Whenever he scores runs, the Indian team goes for big scores. He is very important to the Indian team.” He said.
Semi Final Matches:
In the first semi-final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 to be held in Cape Town on February 23 (tomorrow), reigning world champions Australia led by Meg Lanning and Indian team led by Harmanpreet Kaur will clash. The second semi-final will be held on February 24. In this, South Africa team will face England Women’s team.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Semi-Finals:
| Date | Teams | Place |
| February 23 | Australia vs India | Cape Town |
| February 24 | England vs South Africa | Cape Town |
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemima Rodriguez, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Devika Vaidya, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Shikha Pandey, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Thakur Singh
Australia: Beth Mooney (wicketkeeper), Elise Perry, Meg Lanning (captain), Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Georgia Wareham, Annabelle Sutherland, Alana King, Megan Shutt, Darcy Brown