WATCH IND vs AUS Highlights: Harmanpreet Kaur's fifty in vain as India crash out of Women's T20 World Cup

So near, yet so far once again!

India came close to beating Australia in the T20 World Cup semifinal but faltered right at the end to lose by 5 runs.

Having opted to bat, Aussie openers put together a 50-run partnership before Alyssa Healy was stumped off Radha Yadav.

But Beth Mooney's fifty, combined with Meg Lanning's 49 not out and Ash Gardener's quickfire 31 took the reigning champions past the 170-run mark.

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In reply, India lost 3 wickets in no time with Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana & Yastika Bhatia departing inside the first 4 overs.

However, a counterattacking 59-run partnership from Jemimah Rodrigues & Harmanpreet Kaur got India back into the game. While Rodrigues departed for 43, Harmanpreet went on to score yet another fifty.

But just when India were looking favourites, the Indian captain ran out of luck, quite literally, falling short of her crease in a very freaky way to depart for 52.

Richa Ghosh & Deepti Sharma struggled, with the Aussies keeping their nerves to send India crashing out of yet another World Cup.