Harmanpreet fifty in vain as AUS W defeated IND W by 9 runs

India’s chances of making it to the women’s T20 World Cup semifinals on Sunday are slim after falling to the reigning champions, Australia, by nine runs in their final group encounter. India, needing to score 152 runs to win, finished with 142 for 9, captain Harmanpreet Kaur top-scoring with 54 from 47 balls. Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma contributed with scores of 20 and 29, respectively. With two victories and two defeats, India finished their Group A campaign with four points. With four victories, Australia won the group and advanced to the semifinals. New Zealand, with four points, must defeat Pakistan on Monday in order to advance to the round of four.