Just after reaching her fifty in the semi-final match against Australia at the Women’s T20 World Cup, Harmanpreet Kaur was run out in a peculiar manner.
India’s women’s cricket team lost in the semi-finals, allowing Australia to advance to their fifth straight Women’s T20 World Cup final. India’s fielding wasn’t great, but they fared well with the bat in spurts, bringing them close to Australia’s total of 172. India’s hopes were kept alive by Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues until the captain was run out in the strangest of ways. When Harmanpreet was asked about how she got fired, she said there was no way it could have gone worse.
In the 15th over of their chase, India was still going strong because of Harmapreet’s batting. The fourth ball of the over was delivered with Harmanpreet’s bat stuck in the dirt. Once the bails came loose, the batter was discovered a few feet from her crease.
The occurrence shifted the game’s dynamic, giving Australia the initiative.
When asked about the situation, Harmanpreet stated she felt extremely unlucky.
“It’s impossible to have worse luck than losing steam while you and Jemi are batting. We were not expecting to lose today, especially after that. That I got run out of the game in the manner in which I did is about as unlucky as it gets. What mattered more was making an effort. It was discussed that we would go toe-to-toe until the final ball was played. I think we played well enough to win this competition despite the disappointing final score. Despite losing early wickets, we have confidence in our batting lineup since we know we have a strong lineup “her words
Harmanpreet also gave praise to Jemimah Rodrigues, who batted brilliantly and scored 43 runs in just 24 balls.
“Had to give Jemi some kudos for her hitting today. What we needed was momentum, and she gave it to us. Glad to watch performances of this caliber. I’m relieved to see them just relax and play ball. We made it to the semifinals despite not playing to our potential “as the India captain put it.
Harmanpree ultimately admitted that India underperformed.
“We dropped some simple catches. They are necessary if you want to win. Sorry, we made a bad throw in the field. Our only hope is to draw wisdom from these experiences and avoid making the same mistakes twice “After that, she drew a conclusion.
