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Harmanpreet Kaur dropped the catch of Alyssa Healy during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 semi-final between India and Australia at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on Thursday. The incident happened on the second ball of the third over after Aussie skipper Alyssa won the toss and asked Harmanpreet’s India to bowl first. ICC Women’s World Cup 2025: India Vs Australia, Semifinal – Live Score Renuka Singh Thakur bowled a fuller delivery outside off as Alyssa attempted a lofted shot, but the ball caught the upper part of her bat and went towards the right of mid off. Harmanpreet ran to her right, reached ou,t but did not manage to hold on to the catch. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ICC (@icc) It did not cost India much as Kranti Gaud cleaned up Alyssa on the first ball of the sixth over. The Indian pacer bowled it on a length, just outside off as Alyssa tried to punch it gently, but the ball nipped back in a shade. The ball took an inside edge and rattled over the stumps. Australia’s captain Alyssa Healy bowled out by India’s Kranti Goud during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup cricket semi final match between India and Australia at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, India, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade) Alyssa Healy has confronted bowler Kranti in five ODI innings, where she has been dismissed four times while accumulating 74 runs from 63 balls. Her batting average against Kranti stands at 18.5, with a strike rate of 117.46. Throughout these matches, Healy has struck 13 fours and 1 six. What’s At Stake? Seven-time champions Australia come into the match with six wins in their seven league games, the other being a washout. India have twice been runners-up, in 2005 and 2017 — when they beat Australia in the semi-finals before losing to England. Since that semi-final defeat Australia have been on a roll with 15 ODI World Cup wins in a row. The winner of this match will face South Africa in the final on Sunday. (With inputs from Agencies)
