Women's World Cup 2022: Harmanpreet Kaur's late cameo lifts India to 277 vs Australia
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Women's World Cup 2022: India rode on fifties from captain Mithali Raj, vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Ysstika Bhati to post 277/7 in 50 overs against Australia in Auckland on Saturday.
Harmanpreet Kaur continued her fine run, hitting her third fifty-plus score at the Women's World Cup as India posted 277/7 in 50 overs against 6-time champions Australia at Eden Park in Auckland.
Harmanpreet Kaur hit 57 from 47 balls, smashing 6 boundaries after coming into bat at No. 5 for India. The vice-captain stitched a 64-run stand in just 47 balls with all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar for the 7th wicket as India finished the innings with momentum with their side after Australia won the toss and opted to field on Saturday, March 19.
Harmanpreet has been in sensational form at the World Cup, hitting a fifty against New Zealand and a match-winning hundred against West Indies.
Innings Break!Solid show by #TeamIndia to post 277/7 on the board! #CWC22 | #INDvAUS68 for captain @M_Raj0359 for @YastikaBhatia57* for vice-captain @ImHarmanpreet34 for @Vastrakarp25Over to our bowlers now. Scorecard https://t.co/SLZ4bayb4f pic.twitter.com/EAqhkwqL4O
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Earlier in the day, captain Mithali Raj and left-hander Yastika Bhatia stitched a 130-run stand for the 3rd wicket after India lost their openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma early to Darcie Brown.
