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—Rajesh Kumar, Girls ready for English revenge, November 22, 2018: The Times of India

Harman & Co Hope To Turn Tables After WC Heartbreak

India will be looking to erase the memories of a heartbreaking World Cup final defeat in 2017 when they take on England in the semifinals of the Women’s World T20. England beat India by nine runs in an exciting final of the 50-over global meet, a tournament that ushered a new era for women’s cricket in India.

To their credit, the ‘Women in Blue’ have been able to build on that momentum and a fantastic run in the ongoing World T20 is a testimony to that. India beat two formidable teams in their group --the ‘White Ferns’ from New Zealand by 34 runs and the ‘Southern Stars’ from Australia by 48 runs -- maintaining an all-win record at the league stage.

However, England, the reigning ODI world champions, are a quality side in the shortest format and the scars of the summit clash loss at Lord’s can play on the minds of Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur, the two pillars of the women’s side. Skipper Harmanpreet’s performance will be key to India’s success as she is known to rise to the occasion. In the current World T20, she has performed in two group league matches -- a matchwinning century against New Zealand and a quick-fire 43 against Australia --, which proved to be decisive in the final context of the game.

Australia’s Healy on track to face champs WI: Australia have received a boost ahead of their semifinal against defending champions West Indies with Alyssa Healy on track to take part in a repeat of the 2016 Women’s WT20 final. Alyssa, who is their top-scorer in the tournament so far with 157 runs, had suffered a concussion after colliding with teammate Megan Schutt in their game against India. West Indies will be full of confidence after a last-over finish against England to finish on top of Group A.