Harmanpreet Kaur heaped praise on the Australian team for their collective effort on the field.

“I think their entire team contribute, they don't depend on one or two players, they have a lot of all-rounders who contribute. We also planned well and we were there in the game. They didn't gave away easy runs and made it difficult. They are an experienced side. That is something that is not in your control,” Harmanpreet said in the post-match presentation.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: A sensational final over from Annabel Sutherland as India lost three wickets in the last five balls and lost the match by nine runs here. Harmanpreet Kaur's fifty went in vain as India failed to hold their nerves when it mattered the most and failed to score 14 runs in the final overs. Too many dot balls in the middle overs hurt India in this chase. Australia (151/8) beat India (142/9) by 9 runs in Sharjah.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Harmanpreet Kaur completes her half-century as 14 runs came off the over. She changed the gears a bit late but India still have a chance to pull off a stunning win here. 14 runs required off the final over. IND 138.5 in 19 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: A couple of boundaries for skipper Harmanpreet Kaur as India continue to put up a fight here. Harmanpreet is key for India if they have to pull off a win here. She needs to stay till the last ball. IND 124/5 in 18 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Richa Ghosh run-out for just 1 as India have completely lost the way in this chase. It looks highly unlikely for Australia to drop points from here. Only one run came off the over as the required run rate is over 13. IND 112/5 in 17 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Deepti Sharma goes for another big shot and gets caught by Georgia Wareham near the boundary line. She was looking dangerous and finding boundaries but now the pressure is mounting on India. IND 110/4 in 15.5 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: 50-run stand between Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma as India also crossed the 100-run mark.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Harmanpreet Kaur hits a boundary on the last ball of the over, but her required run rate is still under 100 at the moment. Deepti Sharma is also struggling to break the shackles. IND 90/3 in 14 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Georgia Wareham returned to the attack and Harmanpreet Kaur gets a life here after Darcie Brown failed to hold onto the catch. Meanwhile, it was a tidy over as only four runs came off it.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Harmanpreet Kaur is looking to play her shots now as she smashed a boundary in the last over. India need a big over here to bounce back and keep the required run rate in check. IND 75/3 in 11 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: 6 runs came off Annabel Sutherland's second over. The required run rate has leapfrogged 8 and the pressure will start mounting on the Indian batters from here on. IND 63/3 in 9 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Georgia Wareham into the attack and Deepti Sharma hit a boundary. The required run rate is below 8 at the moment but it seems like India have lost an extra wicket here. IND 57/3 in 8 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Meghan Schutt gets the better of Jemimah Rodrigues for 16. She was looking in decent touch but she failed to continue it and got caught by Ashleigh Gardner. India in some trouble here. IND 47/3 in 6.5 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Megan Schutt into the attack and Jemimah Rodrigues smashed another boundary. She keeps hitting boundaries here to make the scoreboard move at a healthy rate.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Sophie Molineux gets the better of Smriti Mandhana for 6! It was given not out by the on-field umpire, but Tahlia McGrath decided to go for a review, and it worked in Australia's favour as Mandhana took a long walk back towards the pavilion. IND 39/2 in 5.1 overs vs AUS (151/8)

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Annabel Sutherland into the attack and Jemimah Rodrigues smashed her for a couple of boundaries in the last two overs. She is all charged up after hitting the boundary. India need to continue with this approach. IND 39/1 in 5 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Ashleigh Gardner gets the better of Shafali Verma for 20. The Indian star went for another aerial shot but was caught by Annabel Sutherland near the boundary rope. IND 26/1 in 3.3 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Shafali Verma smashed Meghan Schutt for a four and a six to make her intentions clear. The Indian opener has set a tone for this chase with her attacking approach. Meanwhile, Smriti Mandhana has been cautious and looking to play the second fiddle. IND 25/0 in 3 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Shafali Verma hits the first boundary of the innings as she is looking to play the role of aggressor here. India need to post a 45-plus score in the powerplay to set the tone for the chase. IND 14/0 in 2 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: A tidy over from Meghan Schutt to start the proceedings as five runs came off it. Shafali Verma played an aerial shot on the first ball itself but wasn't able to find a boundary. IND 5/0 in 1 over

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana are out in the middle to start the chase for India. Meghan Schutt has the ball in hand.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Phoebe Litchfield finishes it off in style with a six but it was a decent over from Shreyanka Patil as 12 runs came off the over. She dismissed Annabel Sutherland for 10, while Sophie Molineux was run-out for 1, but Litchfield's final ball six helped Australia cross the 150-run mark. Australia post 151/8 (G Harris 40, E Perry 32; R Thakur 2/24) in 20 overs vs India in Sharjah

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: An excellent penultimate over from Deepti Sharma as only 7 runs came off it and she also got the better of Ellyse Perry for 32. She finished her four overs with a couple of wickets for 28 runs. AUS 139/6 in 19 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: A big over for Australia as 12 runs came off it. Phoebe Litchfield also survived as LBW courtesy a DRS as the ball was pitching outside leg when she attempted a reverse sweep. Smriti Mandhna had a word with the umpire, but it was given not-out by a third umpire. AUS 127/5 in 17 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Shreyanka Patil returned to the attack and her WPL teammate Ellyse Perry smashed her for a four and a six to make it 14 off the over. Perry is the key for Australia for a big finish as they would look to get anything near 160 from here. AUS 115/5 in 16 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Pooja Vastrakar joins the party and gets the big wicket of Ashleigh Gardner. It was a short ball and Gardner failed to time it well and got caught by Radha Yadav. Earlier, India lost a review in the same over in the attempt to get Gardner out. AUS 101/5 in 15 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Deepti Sharma returned to attack and gets the crucial wicket of Grace Harris. India are turning this around, as it's a big wicket at this juncture of the game. An easy catch for Smriti Mandhana inside circle. AUS 92/4 in 13.2 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Radha Yadav gets the crucial wicket of Tahlia McGrath after Harmanpreet Kaur dropped her catch in the same over. However, this time, Radha didn't require any assistance from other players as she castled MacGrath for 32. AUS 79/3 in 11.5 overs vs IND

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Renuka Thakur has finished her spell here with another good over as six runs came off it. Renuka was brilliant with the ball and Harmanpreet decided to bring her back to put some pressure on the Aussie batters. AUS 71/2 in 11 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Deepti Sharma into the attack after she dropped a catch in the last over. Meanwhile, she bowled well as only five runs came off it. The current run rate is under 7 after the first half of the innings. AUS 65/2 in 10 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Deepti Sharma dropped a regulation catch at the point as Grace Harris gets another life here. Meanwhile, Tahlia McGrath adds salt to his wound with a boundary over long-off. AUS 60/2 in 9 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Tahlia McGrath charged down the ground and drove the ball to deep extra cover for a boundary. She had to break the shackles to keep the scoreboard moving and Grace Harris also joined the party with a four on the last ball. AUS 52/2 in 8 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Arundhati Reddy into the attack in the first over after powerplay. She also managed to keep the Australian batters quiet as only five runs came off the over. The Indian bowlers have hit the right line and length on this surface and didn't allow the Aussies to free their arms easily. AUS 42/2 in 7 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Shreyanka Patil returned to the attack and Grace Harris smashed a boundary on the first ball. However, the Indian spinner bounced back and gave just seven runs off her over. AUS 37/2 in 6 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Another tight over from Renuka Thakur as only six runs came off it. Australia's current run rate is 6 and they would look to break free in the last over of powerplay. AUS 30/2 in 5 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Asha Sobhana is unable to participate in the today's game against Australia after she suffered a knee injury during the warm-up on the sidelines of toss.

Radha Yadav will replace Asha in the Playing XI. The ICC Match Referee requested the Australian captain who agreed to the request for a replacement in India's Playing XI.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Two in Two! Renuka Thakur strikes again and gets the crucial wicket of Georgia Wareham for a golden duck. Sensational from Renuka as Australia are on backfoot here in the powerplay. Wareham didn't take the review after getting LBW out but the replay showed the ball was missing the stumps. AUS 17/2 in 2.5 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Renuka Thakur strikes early as Beth Mooney departs for just 2. Sensational catch from Radha Yadav, it was low, but the Indian star timed her dive right to grab the catch. AUS 17/1 in 2.4 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Shreyanka Patil from the other end. It was a terrific over in the powerplay, as only two runs came off it. The spinner managed to get the turn and drift which didn't allow the batters to free their arms. IND 9/0 in 2 overs

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Grace Harris opens his account with a fine boundary through cracking cut shot through point. However, it turned out to be a tidy over from Renuka Thakur who hit the tight line and length. AUS 7/0 in 1 over

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Grace Harris and Beth Mooney are out in the middle to open the innings for Australia. Renuka Thakur has the ball in hand.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: The players of both teams are out in the middle for the national anthems of their respective nations.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur opens up on playing their first match in Sharjah this campaign. “It's absolutely fine, we have to bowl them out for a low total and chase it down. It's our first game here, we have watched many games on TV and we have our plans. We have beaten them in the past too and we can again do that. One change for us - Pooja (Vastrakar) comes in for Sajana,” she added.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Australia Women Playing XI: Beth Mooney(w), Grace Harris, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath(c), Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: India Women Playing XI: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Australia stand-in captain Tahlia McGrath wins the toss and elects to bat first against India at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Alyssa Healy is expected to miss the match as Australia won't take a risk in the group stage match to force their captain to play as she doesn't look a 100 per cent fit here. Tahlia McGrath will lead the side if Healy misses out.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: We are few minutes away from the toss and India would look to bat first if they win the flip of the coin. India have crumbled under pressure while chasing on numerous occasions in the past against Australia.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Australia are unbeaten in the UAE and impressed so far with three consecutive victories, they do have some fresh headaches with injuries to skipper Alyssa Healy and pacer Tayla Vlaeminck to deal with. The six-time champions have excellent depth in their squad, with the likes of Grace Harris, Kim Garth and Darcie Brown waiting in the wings and ready to move into the starting XI if required.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Tayla Vlaeminck was hurt while attempting to stop a boundary in Australia's nine-wicket win over Pakistan on Friday, the latest in a series of injury setbacks for the 25-year-old. She was playing her first World Cup match since 2018 and only the second of her career. Vlaeminck has twice undergone ACL reconstructions and also been slowed by stress fractures to her foot and two dislocations of her left shoulder.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: India stormed into their first-ever T20 World Cup final in 2020 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a night filled with hope of securing the elusive title. However, Harmanpreet's side folded for 99 while chasing 185 against Australia. In the last edition of the T20 World Cup in 2022, India once again was on the cusp of making history, storming into the semi-finals. However, Australia proved to be a stumbling block in the final four, taking away India's hopes to enter the winners' list.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verama put up a 98-run opening stand to lay the foundation of India's emphatic 82-run win over Sri Lanka on Wednesday. In her 38-ball 50, Mandhana attacked the spinners, which is noteworthy since she typically relies on Shafali to handle tweakers.

India are stuck in a situation where they need to end Australia's 14-match unbeaten streak to book their berth in the final four phase of the competition. When India steps onto the ground to face the defending champions, the extra baggage of the past is always present on their shoulders. Australia have turned out to be India's worst nightmare in the past two editions of the marquee event.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Australian spinner Ash Gardner is hoping that every player in the team will perform in the fixture against Women in Blue. "Our focus is solely on India and whatever the team makeup is, I'm sure everyone that is in the XI will do a fantastic job," Ashley Gardner said.

Indian opener Shafali Verma said that the team's focus will be on net run rate in the upcoming match against the defending champions. "We all know that net run rate is going on and we keep playing it. And I think if you are playing in the Indian team, you don't need to tell us that you're below the NRR. Because everyone is very mature and everyone is seeing everything. So, I think it's not something to say. But of course, we have the NRR in our minds. And we'll keep a focus on it," Shafali Verma said as quoted by the ICC.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: If India lose to Australia: This would leave India, with just four points at the end of their Group A campaign, desperately hoping for a Pakistan victory against New Zealand. They will be eliminated if Sophie Devine's side wins against Pakistan.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Indian top-order fired against Sri Lanka with half-centuries from Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana, while Shafali Verma also scored 43. It would be crucial for the Women in Blue that the top-order continues their form against a fierce Australian bowling attack.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Australia, with six points from three matches and an impressive net run rate of 2.786, have all but qualified for the semifinals, leaving India, New Zealand and Pakistan to fight out for the remaining spot.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: If Alyssa Healy misses out, Australia will face the challenge of finding a new captain, wicketkeeper, and opening batter, significantly reshaping their lineup. Beth Mooney will take over the wicket-keeping duties. But vice-captain Tahlia McGrath, who is expected to lead the side against India, insists Australia are ready to call on their squad strength.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: India, who are on 4 points, will need a win to keep their knockout aspirations alive as New Zealand have one more game in hand and can also reach a total of 6 points.

If that's the scenario, qualification will hinge on the net run rate. While India currently holds a 0.567 NRR, New Zealand (-0.050) could surpass Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. with substantial victories over the struggling Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

India vs Australia Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024: A big blow for Australia as Tayla Vlaeminck has been ruled out of the remainder of the T20 World Cup after sustaining a shoulder injury against Pakistan. Cricket Australia has announced Heather Graham as her replacement.

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