Team India lost due to weak fielding and bad luck: Harmanpreet's bat got stuck in the pitch, missed the catch, and lost the stumping; Watch the semi-final moments

Australia beat India by 5 runs in a thrilling semi-final of the Women's T20 World Cup. India needed 41 runs off 33 balls. Richa Ghosh and Harmanpreet Kaur were at the crease. Then Harman got runout. India could only score 34 runs in the last 32 balls and lost the match.

India fielded poorly in the first innings, dropped catches and lost wickets at crucial junctures due to bad luck. At the same time, Australia did a great fielding, due to which they also got wickets on important occasions. In the next story, we will know such top moments of the semi-finals...

1. Shefali dropped a simple catch at the boundary

India's fielding against Australia was very poor. Shefali Verma dropped a simple catch by Beth Mooney at long on. Mooney was then batting on 32 when she was dismissed for 54.

Wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh dropped the catch of Australian captain Meg Lanning. Lanning was then playing on one run, she remained not out after scoring 49 runs. He took Australia's score to 172 by hitting Renuka Singh for two sixes in the last over. Richa also missed an easy stumping opportunity in the 13th over.

2. Too many runs given by bad fielding

Apart from dropping catches, India fielded very poorly on several occasions. Fielders like Shikha Pandey, Deepti Sharma and Shefali Verma were having balls going under their hands. Australia took advantage of poor fielding and took 2-2 runs 8 times.

3. Harman's bat stuck in the pitch

Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur was run out in the 15th over after scoring 52 runs. From here the whole match turned. In an attempt to take the second run on the fourth ball of the over, Harmanpreet Kaur's bat got stuck in the pitch. She could not complete the run and was dismissed by Australian wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy. Harman was seen out in the replays.

After Harman's wicket, India needed 40 runs off 32 balls. The team could only manage 34 runs and lost the match by 5 runs. Before him, Yastika Bhatia, who landed at number three, also got runout.

4. Jemima out for teasing the wide

Coming out to bat at number four, Jemima Rodriguez scored 43 runs off 24 balls. He hit 6 fours in this innings. She was playing brilliantly, but was caught out by the wicketkeeper in the 11th over while teasing a bouncer. If she had left the ball, the ball would have been wide and the result of the match could have been different.

5. Match-winning fielding by Ellyse Perry

Australia fielded brilliantly throughout the match. Ellyse Perry saved 2 runs for her team in the last over with a brilliant diving hit to the boundary after Harman was run out. The team did excellent fielding throughout the match and stopped many runs. In the end, the margin of victory between the two was only 5 runs.

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