IND vs AUS: Here’s why Harleen Deol and Uma Chetry won’t play the 2025 Women’s World Cup semi-final match today
The crucial 2nd semi-final of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 will take place on Thursday, October 30 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, pitting Indian Women against Australian Women.
India, led by Harmanpreet Kaurfacing a tough challenge against an Australian team which saw the return of the skipper Alyssa Healy for the draw. Australia won the toss and elected to bat first, setting the stage for a tense knockout encounter. Both teams made strategic changes to their playing XI, with India forced to adapt due to a key injury.
Reason for absence of Harleen Deol and Uma Chetry from IND vs AUS Women’s World Cup 2025 semi-final match
The Indian women’s team entered the semi-finals with three significant changes to their playing XI, necessitated partly by injury and partly by captain’s selection calls. Harmanpreet Kaur. The most crucial modification was a forced change resulting from the injury of Pratika Rawal. Rawal, who was on the list of “second best runner of the tournament”, was unfortunately ruled out of the match after suffering knee and ankle injuries in the previous match. Intervening for her huge shoes was Shafali Vermaa dynamic young opener.
In addition to this forced substitution, India made two other changes: Uma Chétry And Harleen Déol were “Resting today”, indicating a management decision to rotate the team or manage player fatigue. Their places were occupied by Richa Ghosh And Kranti Gaudwho were brought back to the side. These changes gave India a refreshed look but certainly challenged their balance due to the absence of an in-form Rawal.
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Semi-final match of the 2025 Women’s World Cup: Toss and Australia’s line-up adjustment under Alyssa Healy
In a significant development for the knockout stage, Australia won the toss at the DY Patil Stadium and elected to bat first in the 2nd semi-final of the Women’s World Cup. The draw also marked the return of a key Australian player Alyssa Healywho returned to his place at the helm to lead the team against India.
Australia’s selection change was minor and tactical, with Sophie Molineux entering the playing XI. Molineux replaced Georgia Warehamindicating a specific strategic adjustment by the Women in Yellow to the opposition’s batting conditions or lineup. Despite the pressure of the semi-final, Australia’s choice to set a target reflected their confidence in their formidable batting order and the belief that the runs on the board would prove decisive in a high-stakes chase. The move immediately put the onus on Indian bowlers to contain the powerful Australian top order.
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This article was first published on WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times company.
