(Source: AP)Australia defeated India by 8 wickets in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 after they chased down a target of 227 runs comprehensively. Riding on skipper Meg Lanning’s unbeaten 76 runs, the Australian side notched up their fifth win in the competition to consolidate a place in the semi-final stage. Perry too went on to score an unbeaten half-century while she also concluded the proceedings with a boundary. Earlier, the Indian women’s team rode on a fantastic partnership of 157 runs for the second wicket against Australia at Bristol to score runs 226 in 50 overs at the loss of 7 wickets. India later suffered a quick fall of wickets as they lost three wickets in a span of 5 runs.

Source: Indian Express July 12, 2017 15:53 UTC