Published: Jul 13, 2017, 08:06 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 13, 2017, 08:06 PM (IST)
Australia Women confirmed a semi-final berth following a comfortable 8-wicket victory over Indian Eves in ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup 2017. Following the victory, skipper Meg Lanning stated that her side is focused on the next game rather than thinking about the semi-final. Australia faced India in Wednesday’s clash and defeated Mithali Raj’s side after they managed only 226 for 7 in 50 overs. Riding on fifties from Lanning and Ellyse Perry, Australia conquered the target in 45.1 overs and have a chance to finish on top in the points table. With both Australia and South Africa through to the next round, they will bank upon this game to remove the chinks in their armours ahead of the knockout stage.
“We haven’t spoken much about the semis at all, to be honest. We’re going in to South Africa game to win and make sure we keep improving on our game, that’s what we’re going to focus on and whatever happens after that will happen. It’s going to be a tough challenge no matter who it is you play or where you play. We’re looking forward to playing South Africa first, they’re a very dangerous side. We’ll look at them and go out there and try to win that game and we’ll worry about the rest later”, Lanning was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
Australia Women were clinical on the field to restrict India Women to a modest score and chased the total with ease. Talking about her troops’ performance after a narrow defeat to England, Lanning concluded by saying, “I thought it was a pretty good overall performance. I thought all of our bowlers did a really good job from the start and were able to keep the pressure on India.”
