Smriti Mandhana - Everyone's itching to score runs against Australia
The India opener speaks about her meeting with Matthew Hayden and looks ahead to the must-win clash
28/06Result
30th Match, Group 1, ICC Women's T20 World Cup at London, Jun 28 2026
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![India Women]( "India Women")
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![Australia Women]( "Australia Women")
172/4 (19/20 ov, target 171)
Player of the Match
28/06Result
30th Match, Group 1, ICC Women's T20 World Cup at London, Jun 28 2026
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![India Women]( "India Women")
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![Australia Women]( "Australia Women")
172/4 (19/20 ov, target 171)
Player of the Match
Match Coverage
All Match NewsPerry, Gardner fifties knock India out, SA through to semi-finals
Harmanpreet blitz in vain; Australia meet West Indies while South Africa face England in the semi-finals
India bat with Gaud in for Nandani in must-win clash against Australia
Phoebe Litchfield returned for Australia, having missed all but their first match of the World Cup with injury
Can Harmanpreet Kaur find catharsis in crisis?
The India captain has had a quiet T20 World Cup thus far. They face Australia in a must-win to make the semi-final. Can Harmanpreet fire them into the knockouts?
Mandhana: The gap between India and Australia has 'narrowed'
"We've all spoken a lot about how we really want to play the aggressive brand of cricket and that's something which we'll all look to do tomorrow"
Australia hold the key as India, South Africa chase semi-final spots
South Africa are the favourites to beat Bangladesh, but their poor net run rate means their chances hinge on Australia beating India
