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Harmanpreet Kaur (India Women Captain): "[On the first-innings score?] I think at the end of the day, we got a decent score on the board. In between when we were batting, I thought we were short. But the last over did the job for us. But unfortunately, we didn't play well. We didn't play well against good teams. We will rethink about that.

[Could they have retired Jemimah earlier?] I think they were looking for the run but unfortunately they didn't get it. I think they bowled really well. They bowled according to the plan. We didn't lose a wicket but we didn't what we were expecting. If I have to think about the entire tournament, we didn't play well against good teams and we really need to rethink what we have to do against good teams.

[On her knock] I think I feel against the best teams, your best comes. They are one of the best teams in the world and they are being pushing us to get to that level. It was a good game but unfortunately, we didn't cross that line today.

[On their fielding today] Those catches cost us. But today was I think we were in the game. But still, we didn't play to our standards and as a group, we have rethink that.

[On their campaign] As I mentioned, as a group, we need to rethink a lot of things. How we have to go about against good teams because sometimes we are in the game. Last few overs, we have been giving them easy runs. If we are chasing, we are not able to get those runs while batting. It's been happening for quite a long time now. We have to reset and rethink because next couple of months, some really good tournaments are coming up and I hope we give our best."

Sophie Molineux (Australia Women Captain): "(How was she chewing the chewing gum in the first innings?) I was chewing like a cow. My mom says that I always chew like a cow. The first innings was full of momentum. We sort of knew that was going to happen. I didn't stop myself from chewing the gum. 

(Was the dimensions in her mind during her bowling changes?) Yeah. There was a lot of chat. There was the short boundary against the slope down the wind. A lot of things were going on. I thought our bowlers bowled really well. There was a couple of big overs there. Lucy started off our innings brilliantly. It was great to see and everyone chipped in at different points in time. I thought we played smart cricket which was cool.

(Is it a concern not to pick wickets in the powerplay?) Ah, look, I think we have picked wickets in the powerplay throughout the tournament apart from today. We failed to pick a wicket today but we were able to hold them. We knew that if they get off to a flyer, it might be difficult for us. We couldn't get a wicket early but we managed to pull them back after the powerplay. We did well between overs 6 to 11. You just got to hang in there in whichever position of the game you are in. The game can change very quick in this format.

(What was the chat during the innings break?) Yeah, Pezz (Perry) brought them in. She said that 170 was very, very getable. Her actions speak louder than words. She just went out there and led from the front with the bat. It was great.

(On that 100-run partnership) Those two batted beautifully. I think the way they used their skill in the middle was brilliant. They were able to target the short boundary and also did run well between the innings. They were able to express themselves in the backend of the innings. It was a very important partnership. It was just great to see them go out there and put on a big, big partnership for us."

STAT ATTACK: It was also just the fifth Women's T20I to feature three 50-plus scores from batters at No. 4 or lower, and the first such occurrence in Women's T20 World Cup history.

STAT ATTACK: This match featured four 50-plus partnerships, equaling the record for the most in a Women's T20I (alongside seven other matches) and was the first instance in the Women's T20 World Cup.

Most Wickets in a Women's T20 World Cup Edition:

15 - Amelia Kerr (New Zealand), 2024

14 - Shree Charani (India), 2026*

13 - Anya Shrubsole (England), 2014

13 - Megan Schutt (Australia), 2020

12 - Nonkululeko Mlaba (South Africa), 2024

Australia and England, the table-toppers from their respective groups, head into the semifinals as the only two unbeaten teams in the tournament. Australia continued their dominant run with another commanding performance, defeating India by 6 wickets here at Lord's. It was a clinical chase from the Australians, who not only secured their semifinal berth in style but also did South Africa a massive favour, with the Proteas watching on and cheering from the stands. 

It has been a disappointing and heartbreaking day for Indian fans. The Women in Blue came into this contest knowing a win would guarantee a place in the semifinals, but they fell short against a superior Australian side and are now officially out of the tournament. As a result, South Africa progress to the last four from Group A alongside Australia. To add to India's woes, the Men's team also endured a difficult outing in Belfast, where their impressive run came to an end with a T20I series whitewash at the hands of Ireland. 

The league stage is now done and dusted and all attention turns towards the knockout phase. Australia will face the West Indies in the first semifinal on Tuesday, while England will take on South Africa in the second semifinal on Thursday. Both semifinal clashes will be played at the iconic The Oval.

For now, this is Pritam Dey signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Akshay Bhide who, along with scorer/analyst Paras Yadav & statistician Aman brought all the updates of this clash. Stay tuned for more cricketing action from around the world. BYE BYE👋