India knocked out after 5-run loss to Australia in Women's T20 World Cup semi-final

• It's over for India in the Women's T20 World Cup as Australia wins by 5 runs in the semi-final
• Australia 172/4 (Beth Mooney 54, Meg Lanning 49*; Shikha Pandey 2-32)
• India 167/8 (Harmanpreet 52, Jemimah 43; Darcie Brown 2-18)

Top knocks from Beth Mooney and Meg Lanning, followed by two-wicket hauls from Ashleigh Gardner and Darcie Brown, guided Australia to a five-wicket win over India in the first semi-final match of the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup on Thursday at Newlands, Cape Town.

Opted to bat first, Australia had a good start to their innings with Beth Mooney smashing 54 off 37 balls while skipper Meg Lanning also smashed 49 off 34 balls. Chasing 173, India started off on a bad note but Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues provided momentum to their side.

However, Jemimah perished for 43 while Harmanpreet departed for 52 as India stumbled in the chase and was restricted for 167/8. For Australia, Darcie Brown and Ashleigh Gardner took two wickets each. Australia will now face either England or South Africa in the summit clash on Sunday.