India ousted from Women's T20 World Cup 2026: Key stats
What's the story
In a crucial ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 match, India failed to defend a challenging total of 170/4 against Australia at Lord's Cricket Ground on Sunday. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur played an explosive innings, scoring a blistering half-century in just 25 balls. She ended up smashing 56 runs. In response, Australia were 68/3 at one stage. However, a 100-run stand between Ellyse Perry and Ashleigh Gardner helped them win by six wickets. For India, Shree Charani claimed 2 scalps.
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Summary of India's innings
Indian openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma took their time to settle in before adding a 66-run stand. Australia fought back and had India at 83/2 thereafter. Harmanpreet joined Jemimah Rodrigues and the duo rebuilt the innings with sensible batting. They effectively rotated the strike, bringing up India's 100 in the 14th over. Jemimah was retired out as Harmanpreet led the charge toward the end. She hit three consecutive sixes off Sophie Molineux to bring up her half-century. AUS-W skipper Molineux bowled 4 overs and clocked 2/46.
Chase
How did Australia perform in the chase?
Australia lost Georgia Voll early on before Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield added 50 runs. India dismissed both batters and had the Aussie Women reeling at 68/3. However, Perry and Gardner slammed respective fifties to add a fine 100-run stand for the 4th wicket. Perry was out for 56 before Gardner and Wareham finished the job. Charani picked 2/32 from her 4 overs. Deepti Sharma (1/31) and Renuka Singh Thakur (1/41) claimed a wicket each.
Record
Aussie Women attain this record
As per Cricbuzz, Australia have recorded the highest successful chase in Women's T20 World Cup. Highest successful chases in Women's T20 WC 171 - AUS-W vs IND-W, Lord's, 2026 164 - ENG-W vs AUS-W, The Oval, 2009 SF 164 - ENG-W vs NZ-W, The Oval, 2026 163 - WI-W vs NZ-W, Southampton, 2026
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Australia and SA qualify for semis from Group A
Australia topped Group A with an unbeaten record of 5 wins from 5 games. Australia finished with 10 points. South Africa secured 2nd place after having earlier beaten Bangladesh on Sunday at Lord's. India finished 3rd with this defeat.
Harmanpreet
6th fifty versus AUS-W for Harmanpreet
Harmanpreet scored a 27-ball 56, hitting six fours and three sixes. Playing her 202nd match (181 innings), Harmanpreet raced to 4,216 runs at 30.33. She recorded her 18th fifty (100s: 1). As per ESPNcricinfo, Harmanpreet now owns 937 runs from 38 matches against AUS-W. She averages 30.22 and clocked her 6th fifty. Harmanpreet featured in her 66th neutral venue match (58 innings) and has amassed 1,446 runs at 32.86. She clobbered her ninth fifty (100s: 1).
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5th fifty for Harmanpreet in Women's T20 World Cup
In 44 Women's T20 World Cup games (38 innings), Harmanpreet has scored 867 runs at 26.27. She clocked her 5th fifty in the global tourney (100s: 1). She has hit 22 sixes and 85 fours.
Records
Harmanpreet clocks these massive records
As per Cricbuzz, Harmanpreet now owns the joint-most 50-plus scores as captain in Women's T20 World Cup. She equaled Charlotte Edwards and Meg Lanning (5 each). Harmanpreet's 50 is also the fastest for IND-W in T20 WC. She bettered her own 27-ball effort vs SL-W in Dubai, 2024. She also recorded the 3rd-fastest 50 vs AUS-W in T20Is (by balls faced). Deandra Dottin (22 balls) and Sophie Dunkley (24 balls) remain ahead of Harmanpreet.
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Key numbers for India's Mandhana and Shafali
Mandhana slammed 38 runs off 37 balls (4s: 6). She now owns 4,538 runs from 171 matches (165 innings) at 30.25. Shafali scored a 26-ball 34. She hit three fours and 2 sixes. Shafali has amassed 2,901 runs at 27.89.
Perry
4th fifty for Perry against India in Women's T20Is
Perry's knock of 56 had 8 fours. She now owns 2,480 runs from 179 matches (122 innings) at 31. She clocked her 11th fifty. As per ESPNcricinfo, Perry has 546 runs from 34 matches (24 innings) versus India at 28.73. She registered her 4th fifty. Notably, this was her 2nd successive fifty in the ongoing tourney. She smashed 71 runs versus Pakistan before this. In the Women's T20 World Cup, Perry has amassed 686 runs from 52 games at 31.18. She clocked her 2nd fifty.
Gardner
Gardner hammers her 5th fifty versus India in Women's T20Is
Gardner's knock had 3 fours and 3 sixes. She faced 29 balls (SR: 182.76). In 104 matches (82 innings), Gardner has amassed 1,595 runs at 25.31. She recorded her ninth fifty. Gardner has amassed 48 sixes in the format for AUS-W and is two shy of 50. Versus India, she has scored 591 runs from 27 matches (23 innings) at 31.1. She clocked her 5th fifty.
Charani
2nd-most in a Women's T20 World Cup edition
Charani picked two wickets versus Australia to end her debut T20 WC campaign with 14 scalps at 8.35 from 5 matches. She clocked an ER of 5.85. As per ESPNcricinfo, her 14 wickets is now the 2nd-most in a Women's T20 World Cup edition. New Zealand's Amelia Kerr claimed 15 wickets from six games in the 2024 edition.
Sharma
Deepti Sharma becomes highest wicket-taker in women's international cricket
Star Indian all-rounder Deepti scripted history by becoming the highest wicket-taker in women's international cricket. The 28-year-old off-spinner (356) went past Jhulan Goswami's tally of 355 wickets. She is already the highest wicket-taker in the WT20I format with 168 wickets from 149 games (5W: 2). In WODIs, she has 166 wickets from 124 matches (5W: 4). 22 of her wickets have come in six Tests at 19.50 (5W: 1).
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29-9 win-loss record for AUS-W over IND-W
Australia have bossed the show versus India in Women's T20Is. From 39 matches, they own a 29-9 win-loss record with one game not having a result. In the global tournament, India own a 2-6 win-loss record over the Aussies.