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Annesha Ghosh

Australia opt to bat first in T20 World Cup semi

Alyssa Healy and Jess Jonassen have returned to the Australian side for the T20 World Cup semi-final against India in Cape Town as captain Meg Lanning opted to bat first.

Pace-bowling allrounder Annabel Sutherland and legspinner Alana King have been left out of Thursday's team at Newlands.

Jonassen was dropped from the XI after scoring a duck and returning figures of 1-0-11-0 in Australia's tournament opener against New Zealand.

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