And here’s today’s match report:
Australia make the World Cup final
The result though goes entirely as expected. Australia remain unbeaten in this tournament, with Meg Lanning’s team developing a Ponting 2003 kind of aura. Nobody is close to them on quality and depth. Australia’s previous World Cup semi in 2017 ended in surprise defeat after Harmanpreet Kaur ambushed them with her epic 171. This time around the resistance was as limp as room-temperature jelly.
The Australian team of 2022 is a far bigger margin ahead of everybody else than the team of 2017 was, and they should cakewalk the final regardless of who else gets there. Haynes and Healy snuffed out this game with a 216-run opening stand, Lanning and Mooney iced the cake, then there were wickets shared between six bowlers. Easy, when you’ve done the work.
We’ll be back tomorrow for South Africa and England.
