Kaur bowls out the final. India beats Barbados by 100 runs - its second largest victory in T20Is to reach the CWG 2022 cricket semifinals!
Yadav whizzes past Selman’s outside-edge, nearly clipping another wicket. Radha slides one in and the ball nearly deflecs to the stumps off Selman’s pad.
Harmanpreet to Carrington, OUT! Short from Kaur outside the off-stump and Carrington miscues it straight to Radha Yadav at point.
Shaunte Carrington c Yadav b Kaur 3 (11b)
The Barbadian batters continue to nudge about the inner circle for a few singles. Just the three runs with three overs to go.
Shafali Verma is into the attack
Kaur rolls her arm neatly in her first over. Just the four runs from the over as Selman finds the fence off the last ball.
Harmanpreet Kaur takes the ball
Radha Yadav to Scantlebury, OUT! Thick outside-edge straight to first slip. A sharp catch from Deepti Sharma as India skittles the Barbadians even further.
Alisa Scantlebury c Sharma b Yadav 8 (15b 1x4)
Meghna to Holder, OUT! Holder chips a length ball straight to Harmanpreet at mid-off. Just the single off the over as India nears the finish line.
Trishan Holder c Kaur b Meghna Singh 6 (24b)
Radha Yadav cramps the batters with a controlled attack on the stumps. Three runs off the over.
Meghna returns with a fine over. Holder and Scantlebury nudge about for a couple of singles.
Scantlebury beats the mid-on fielder for FOUR as Rana sends in a loosener. Five runs off the over.
Vastrakar continues to hit the deck hard and forces Scantlebury to the backfoot. Just the two runs from the over as the chase has come to an end even when before it began.
Sneh Rana to Kyshona, OUT! Another one bites the dust. Rana flattens her line and beats Kyshona in the air to get another wicket.
Vastrakar right in the zone on return and concedes just two runs from another quiet over before Kyshona plugs the last ball down the ground for FOUR.
Pooja Vastrakar returns
Harmanpreet going all in as she brings Renuka for her final over. She bowls out with another excellent over as India surges ahead in the semifinals race.
India is all over the Barbadians now. Deepti races through another tight over, conceding just one run.
Renuka to Kycia, OUT! Kycia Knight attempts to scoop a delivery that moves across the turf and sends it straight back to the stumps. A tame dismissal but Renuka and India will take any which way they’d come tonight. Renuka to Alleyne, OUT! A crackerjack of an inswinger castles the off-stump! Alleyne offers no shot, completely shunned by Renuka’s pearler.
Kycia Knight b Renuka Singh 3 (12b); Aaliyah Alleyne b Renuka Singh 0 (2b)
Deepti tosses the ball up nicely and maintains a tight line around the stumps. Just the five runs from the over as India maintains a tight leash in the PowerPlay.
Deepti Sharma replaces Meghna
Renuka to Hayley, OUT! The skipper holes out to Shafali at mid-on! Renuka induces the false stroke across the line and an uncharacteristic stroke from Hayley casts her downfall. Kyshona joins her sister Kycia at the crease.
Hayley Matthews c Shafali Verma b Renuka Singh 9 (7b 2x4)
A hint of shape for Meghna and Hayley lofts it over cover for FOUR. She goes full this time and Hayley slices it beside point for another FOUR.
Meghna Singh into the attack
Renuka starts off with a fine delivery that shapes away from length. She follows up with an inswinger and Dottin gets behind the line quickly to defend. Renuka to Dottin, OUT! Cleans her up with a cracking inswinger! She is in the form of his life and can do no wrong with the new ball. Barbados feels the pinch already as Kycia Knight joins Matthews.
Deandra Dottin b Renuka Singh 0 (3b)
Back for the chase. Deandra Dottin and Hayley Matthews open for Barbados. Renuka Singh takes the new ball.
Barbados needs 163 runs to win and qualify for the semifinal. From 92/4 in 13 overs, Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma pulled off a remarkable comeback to smashes 70 runs in the final seven. With an in-form Renuka Singh Thakur and the return of Pooja Vastrakar besides spinners Deepti, Sneh Rana and Radha Yadav, India would back itself to seal the second berth from Group A for the last four.
Alleyne hits length and Deepti whacks it across the line for FOUR. Short delivery from Alleyne and Deepti miscues the ball to the deep for two runs. A single to mid-off follows. FIFTY for Jemimah with a single as Alleyne oversteps, handing Deepti a free hit! A nice slower-ball angling in to the stumps and Deepti fails to get bat on ball. Jemimah scampers for two runs off the penultimate delivery and there is a discussion of a run out at the keeper’s end. NOT OUT, reads the the big screen and she will keep strike for the final ball. Jemimah swivels across and paddles the ball past backward square leg for FOUR!
Alleyne up for the final over.
Dottin offers room and Deepti slaps it over extra cover before an excellent dive from the deep cover fielder saves another boundary. Excellent commitment from the Barbadian fielders. Dottin hits the blockhole and Deepti glides it down to deep backward point for two runs.
Alleyne hits the slot and Deepti smokes it over deep mid-wicket for a massive SIX! She has even managed to surprise herself. Alleyne sends in a low full toss and Deepti nearly finds the square leg fence before an excellent stop from the fielder saves three.
Alleyne replaces Selman
Dottin starts with a dipping full-toss to the off-stump and Jemimah gets an outside edge that nearly shaves the stump. A single to follow. Deepti sets herself for a huge swing over long-on but fails to connect. Similar lines and Deepti gets it right this time. The ball speeds to the vacant wide long-on fence for FOUR. Dottin tails the ball across and Deepti slices the ball down to point but the fielder cuts a certain boundary.
Deandra Dottin into the attack
Selman wafts one in and Jemimah waits to connect it over the long-on fence for SIX! Selman send in a cross-seamer on length and Jemimah carves the ball over cover for FOUR.
Jemimah dances down and stomps a length ball over the bowler for FOUR - 100 up for India. Jemimah will have to quickly shift gears with Vastrakar and Rana still in the dugout.
Selman continues to put pressure on the batters with a slew of dot balls. Just the three runs from the over as Jemimah and Deepti aim to lift the scoring rate.
Hayley drops short and Taniya slaps it to deep mid-wicket for a single. Hayley wafts the ball on the fuller length and Jemimah gorgeously lofts it over extra cover for FOUR. Hayley strays to the pads and Jemimah glides the ball down to backward fine leg. Hayley tosses one up and Taniya scoops it straight up and Dottin holds onto a nervy catch! India continues to lose wickets at regular intervals and Deepti Sharma is in at 6.
Selman tucks the ball in and Taniya nearly chips it straight to the short mid-on fielder Taniya retains strike with a single as Selman skims through another tight over.
Hayley continues. The skipper keeps her lines in check as the batters resort to singles to keep the board ticking. Four runs from the over.
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Rodrigues pushes the ball to deep cover for a single. It brings skipper Harmanpreet on strike. Slower ball from Selman and it skids through it Harmanpreet’s pads. A loud appeal and the umpire raises the finger! Harmanpreet reviews but loses it as the replays suggest she is plumb in front! She departs for a first-ball duck - massive jolt for India in this knockout game. Taniya Bhatia is in at 5. She gets off the mark with a flowing drive through cover.
Harmanpreet Kaur lbw b Selman 0 (1b)
Shakera Selman into the attack
Hayley darts in a quicker delivery and Shafali nimbly rocks back and slides the ball past backward point for FOUR. Shafali gets a single. Jemimah flicks a good length delivery to square leg and Shafali is going for the second but is sent back mid-way! An easy stumping for Kyshona and Shafali falls after a brilliant knock of 43.
Shafali Verma run out (Kyshona A Knight/†Kycia A Knight) 43 (26b 7x4 1x6)
Hayley Matthews replaces Connell
Alleyne lures Jemimah into the drive and beats the outside edge by a whisker. Jemimah is struggling to find the gaps at the moment. An inside-edge gets Jemimah off strike. Shafali advances to a low full-toss and drives it to long-off for a single. Jemimah puts another loose delivery to deep cover for two runs.
Connell goes short and Shafali whacks it over deep mid-wicket for SIX! 50-run partnership up for Shafali and Jemimah with Shafali being the aggressor. Connell offers another full delivery and Shafali connects it over extra cover for FOUR. 13 runs come off the over.
Alleyne sprays the ball outside the off-stump and Shafali creams it past point for FOUR. Alleyne pushes the ball in and Shafali lobs it over mid-on for FOUR more. A single to finish the PowerPlay and India reaches 50.
Aaliyah Alleyne replaces Bruce
Connell finds some shape off the length and Shafali quickly gets behind the ball and pokes it to point. Four dots on the trot as Connell pins the ball to the stumps. Rodrigues gets an iffy inside-edge to short fine leg and finds a single.
Bruce hands a full-toss and Shafali Verma pumps the ball down the ground for FOUR. Bruce overpitches and Shafali smokes the ball over extra cover for another FOUR!
Connell begins with a back of a length delivery to Shafali who nudges it to point for a single. Connell rolls in an off-cutter but Jemimah cheekily glides it past the keeper for FOUR. Short again and Shafali swats it through cover. A misfield from the cover fielder hands Shafali a comfortable FOUR.
Bruce beats Mandhana’s wafting blade outside the off-stump with a ball that cuts across. A swift stumping from Knight puts Mandhana in trouble for a moment. Bruce rolls one in and Mandhana misses the low-full toss and the ball thuds the front pad. The umpire isn’t interested but Hayley Matthews is. She reviews and it’s trouble for India - three reds! A massive jolt for India early on. Jemimah Rodrigues walks in at 3. Bruce is causing some trouble for the Indian batters but Jemimah quells the imminent threat with a gorgeous cover drive for FOUR.
Smriti Mandhana lbw b Bruce 5 (7b 1x4)
Shanika Bruce into the attack
Mandhana begins with a neat drive to the cover fielder. Short from Connell and Mandhan swivels to flick the ball through square-leg for FOUR. Connell goes short again but Mandhana finds the short fine-leg fielder this time. Connell goes short to Shafali who ducks neatly to end the over.
Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma are out at the centre. Shamilia Connell takes the new ball.
Interesting change for India with Taniya Bhatia replacing Yastika as the wicketkeeper. Taniya last featured in a T20I for India against Australia on March 8, 2020!
TOSS: Barbados wins toss, to bowl
Toss time!
Here’s a look at the qualification scenarios for the semifinal with both India and Barbados in contention.
The Indian team has arrived at Edgbaston. A virtual knockout awaits.
Preview
After a harrowing defeat to Australia in the first match, India bounced back in style with a thumping win over Pakistan eight-wicket win over Pakistan.
Harmanpreet Kaur’s side has battled COVID-related selection issues during its first couple of games in T20 cricket’s first appearance in the Commonwealth Games.
On Wednesday, a virtual knockout clash against Barbados which is featuring in its first-ever international competition will settle India’s fate in the tournament. With both sides stranded on two points after two games apiece, the winner will take a semifinal spot behind Australia from Group A.
While India starts favourite, the Barbados challenge cannot be taken lightly. India will be hopeful that all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar will be available for the crucial match after recovering from COVID-19 recently.
India vs Barbados Squads
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