Australia dump India out of Women’s T20 World Cup with record chase

Group 1: Australia, 172-4, beat India, 170-4, by 6 wktsEllyse Perry and Ash Gardner put on 100 off 59 ballsAustralia have powered ruthlessly into the semi-finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup, hammering India by six wickets at Lord’s to maintain their unbeaten record while sending their biggest rivals spinning out of the tournament.Ellyse Perry and Ash Gardner both struck fifties in a superb century partnership off just 59 balls to guide Sophie Molineux’s side towards the highest successful chase ever in a women’s World Cup and their fifth successive triumph, as the group stages were concluded on Sunday (Monday AEST). Continue reading...