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Potchefstroom, January 21
India’s unbeaten tally astatine the Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup came to an extremity with a seven-wicket thrashing by Australia successful the Super Six signifier present today.
Invited to bat, the India batters, who person looked formidable truthful acold successful the tournament, were blown distant arsenic Australia skittled them for a paltry 87 successful 18.5 overs.
India had managed to support 97 against Australia successful a warm-up crippled earlier this month, but the Shafali Verma-led broadside couldn’t repetition the feat arsenic its opponents raced to the decorativeness enactment with 37 balls to spare. The nonaccomplishment has dented India’s nett run-rate (+1.905) and semifinals chances arsenic they dropped to 2nd spot successful their group.