Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues join in for sharp glances (screengrabs)

New Delhi: India must win the Women’s T20 World Cup against Australia, but emotions were running high among close friends. Smriti Mandhana And jemima rodrigues They were involved in a heated exchange after an expensive mix-up.Openers Smriti Mandhana (38) and Shafali Verma (34) gave a solid start to India by making a partnership of 66 runs. However, after Shafali was dismissed, a communication error between Mandhana and Jemimah led to the former being run out at a crucial stage of the innings.The incident occurred in the 12th over when Jemima played a reverse sweep towards short third man off the bowling of Georgia Wareham. Mandhana called for a quick single and got set immediately, but Jemimah was watching the ball and did not respond in time. Australia immediately took advantage of the opportunity and Mandhana was run out after a direct throw reached the bowler.As soon as Mandhana returned to the pavilion, both the players looked disappointed and started expressing anger at each other. Watch:Although Mandhana later apologised, the incident briefly led to a tense situation between the two teammates, who share a close bond off the field.

‘It’s part of the game. We moved forward very fast’: Mandhana

Despite middle-order struggles, the captain Harmanpreet Kaur Played a sensational innings and scored 56 runs in just 27 balls, taking India to 170/4. Her explosive batting in the final over, which included three consecutive sixes off Australian captain Sophie Molineux, helped India score 36 runs in the last two overs.Reflecting on the innings and run-out, Mandhana downplayed the incident. She said, “Yeah, I mean, it happens. It’s part of the game. We moved on too quickly.”With their semi-final hopes hanging in the balance, India will now look to defend a competitive total against the six-time champions.