Cricket:ICC Women's World Twenty20 semi-final cricket score: Australia lose two wickets against England

Wicket! Perry c Knight b Sciver 10 - Aus 86/3

Big wicket, as Perry just goes for too much and loops the ball up, without getting the elevation she wanted. Good take by Knight, and England needed that. 

13th over Aus 86/2 (Perry 10 and Lanning 29)

Lanning gets a little bit lucky with a less than pure strike that skids away off the off-field and rolls away for a four. Just. Solid batting and a wide then keeps the scoreboard ticking over for Australia. 

 12th over Aus 78/2 (Perry 9 and Lanning 23)

Missed chance to run out Lanning! How costly will that be? Perry taps the ball to point and goes, but Lanning is slow to respond. Taylor though is sluggish for England and the ball rolls away. 

11th over Aus 73/2 (Perry 7 and Lanning 20)

Marsh struggling a little bit with her bowling, and Lanning capitalises off a full toss outside off, which the Aussie comes down and guides the ball behind square on the off side. Beautiful shot. 

10th over Aus 66/2 (Perry 5 and Lanning 15)

Jenny Gunn is introduced for England, but Lanning is really finding her groove now as she swats the ball away for another boundary. Gunn does improve though and ends the over with a better delivery for a dot ball. 

9th over Aus 59/2 (Perry 3 and Lanning 10)

Really good over from Marsh who bowls very solid line and length to restrict the Aussies to just a single run. The most economical over of the match so far. 

8th over Aus 58/2 (Perry 2 and Lanning 10)

Shrubsole brought back in to bowl but Lanning is making hay and she picks up a four and a double to regain a little bit of Australia's momentum. 

7th over Aus 51/2 (Perry 1 and Lanning 4)

Perry comes in and steadies the ship with a single to finish the over, that saw Healy dismissed. Australia have their best two batsmen in now, so a key passage in the match coming up. 

Wicket!  - Healy lbw b Marsh 25  Aus 50/2 

Lanning looks like she's getting here eye in, and the Aussie ekes out a double before a pure strike earns a single that brings up the Aussie half-century. But Healy then attempts a reverse leg-sweep, and she's gone LBW! 

6th over Aus 47/1 (Lanning 1 and Healy 25) 

No respite for England though as Lanning, the best batsman in the world, comes in. She starts with a single, before Healy smashes away a four - she's up to 25 off just 14 deliveries. 

Wicket! Villani lbw b Sciver 19 - Aus 41/1

Sciver has come in for Shrubsole, and oh dear she's had the ball thrown at her head by Katherine Brunt. The physio is on, but Sciver looks ok to play on. That could have been nasty. And then a wicket! Villani is out for 19 - LBW Sciver. Wow, what a recovery!!

5th over Aus 41/0 (Villani 19 and Healy 21)

Healy claims a quick single off the first ball of the over, before an increasingly confident Villani swats away another four, and then a single. 

4th over Aus 35/0 (Villani 14 and Healy 20)

Villani picks up her first boundary of the morning, and she's cooking now, with a cracking drive away for another four. This looks like a pretty tasty batting pitch, and Villani then claims a one-bounce four with a ripper off the leg side straight back whence it came. 

3nd over Aus 23/0 (Villani 2 and Healy 20)

Beautiful strike from Healy straight back down the pitch sees the Aussie claim her third four of the day off the first ball of the over. Poor fielding from Beaumont then gifts Australia a double, before Healy smashes away another four, as her excellent start continues. 

2nd over Aus 11/0 (Villani 2 and Healy 8)

Shrubsole, the No 1 ranked T20 bowler in the world, comes in to bowl, and there's a huge appeal off her first ball. It's close but the umpire shakes his head, with the ball looking as if it was sliding just wide off the stumps leg-side. Ooh the replays show it was going to just clip. Villani then loops a pretty loose shot in the air, but it creeps away for two, before a wide keeps the scoreboard ticking.   

1st over Aus 8/0 (Villani 0 and Healy 8)

Brunt bowling for England into a gentle breeze that's blowing from right to left. Healy connects nicely with a gentle half-volley away for a four to kick things off, and finishes the over with a well-cut drive away for another boundary, as the Aussies get off to a decent start. 

Anthem time

Australia probably just out-sing the English - but hey let's see if England can let their cricket do the talking. Or something like that anyway. 
Play will be getting underway in the next few minutes, just as soon as the unnecessarily massive flags are taken off the pitch. 

Pitch (not so) perfect

Rob Key thinks the pitch will be very slow and dry, and suggests England might have been better batting first, as it will likely crumble as the day goes on. 
Meg Lanning, the No 1 batsman in the world, and Elyse Villani will look to damage early on for the Aussies, who will know they could need a big score against England's aggressive batting lineup. 
Lanning

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England have won the toss and have put Australia in to bat. 
England won all four of their group matches, though two of those were by a whisker; while Australia lost to New Zealand in the group stage, but are the favourites with the bookies to win the match. 
It's a baking hot afternoon in Delhi, as the two old enemies go head to head... 

Preamble - play starts at 10

England Women's captain Charlotte Edwards has claimed her side's rivalry with Australia has evolved into one of "frenemies".
The Ashes opponents will meet in Delhi in Wednesday's World Twenty20 semi-final and, while there will be no prisoners taken in the heat of battle, the advent of the Women's Big Bash League has shifted the dynamic.
Edwards joined team-mates Sarah Taylor, Heather Knight, Danni Wyatt, Nat Sciver and Katherine Brunt as an overseas player in the inaugural T20 competition Down Under last year, with England and Australia players joining forces for the first time.
"We're frenemies now," said Edwards.
Charlotte Edwards
England captain Charlotte Edwards will be hoping her impressive batting can continue on Wednesday
"Both teams know a lot about each other. There's no hidden secrets so it's all about who plays best.
"It's been brilliant to go out and play in Australia with a lot of the Australia girls and we've gained a lot from that experience.
"Our girls performed brilliantly out there so they are going in very confident."
Edwards' opposite number Meg Lanning, who captained Sciver at the Melbourne Stars, added: "With the WBBL we played alongside a few of their girls as well so that adds another dimension, I guess, but once we walk over that white line, that's where the battle really starts.
England celebrate their defeat of West Indies
England celebrate their defeat of West Indies
"We're looking forward to taking them on and we'll be on the front foot. When you come up against them on the field, once you step out there, you're not friends anymore."
England go into the game as underdogs despite being unbeaten in the competition and are looking to reverse a period of Australian dominance.
The Southern Stars have won the past three World T20s, while Edwards' side last collected silverware in 2009.
They are hoping to end that drought under the guidance of Mark Robinson, the former Sussex coach whose influence is already being felt among the squad.
Edwards 
Edwards during England's group game with Bangladesh 
"Robbo has come in and he's got his own take on women's cricket," said Edwards, who is joint top-scorer in the event with 171 runs.
"He wants us to be more aggressive. He wants us to hit more boundaries. We're looking for the intent to score boundaries, hit 360 degrees and have shots in our lockers to bring out at any point.
"We've worked hard over last two months, here and in South Africa, and are improving day in day out.
"We are a talented squad and we've been in last two World Cup finals so let's hope it's third time lucky.
"We certainly have the hunger to get there but will have to play very very well."

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