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India in Jeopardy

A look back at today’s women’s world cup clash between India and Australia and a photo gallery.

Today’s match in women’s cricket world cup saw India facing off against Australia. This post looks back at a match that has left India in danger of an early exit from their own tournament.

THE INDIAN INNINGS

The pitch for today’s match at Visakhapatnam was the best for batting at the world cup so far, and India started superbly through openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal. However neither managed a really imposing score – Mandhana scored 80 and Rawal 75. India would have been pleased with a score of 330 but may also have felt that it should have been even better. Annabel Sutherland, surely the best all rounder in the world right now (Natalie Sciver-Brunt is not currently capable of bowling a full allocation of 10 overs, so has to be ruled out of contention at present) took 5-40 from 9.5 overs while her colleagues were taking a thrashing.

THE AUSTRALIAN INNINGS

A blazing performance from Alyssa Healy ensured that Australia were never out of contention in the chase. There was still some work to be done when she was out for 142 with the score at 265. When Sophie Molineux was out the score was 303-7, with Perry, who had retired hurt earlier, the senior surviving batter. Kim Garth rose to the occasion, and it was she who put Australia ahead of the rate in the closing stages, though it was Perry, hitting the last ball of the 49th over for a straight six, who actually settled the issue in Australia’s favour. This was the largest successful chase in the history of women’s ODIs. India, having lost to South Africa in their previous outing are now in considerable danger of an early exit from the tournament they are hosting. Another loss would almost certainly seal their fate, and even a washout might be enough to end their participation.

PHOTOGRAPHS

My usual sign off…

An interesting shield bug, mainly black wityh yellow markings.
This heavily armoured insect is simple called a ‘dock bug’ after the leaves in which it generally makes its home.
A heavy overnight dew had really brought out the intricacies of the spider webs this morning (it was also very foggy at that time)

Website Sorted

INTRODUCTION

As well as the title piece, I have some good pictures from in and around King’s Lynn to share. These date from Monday, when I attended an NAS West Norfolk coffee morning.

HOME PAGE CLEAN

I have modified the home page on www.londontu.be so that the original stuff that came with the Hathor Theme that I selected is no longer on show, replaced with my own stuff.

PICTURES

With a bit of moisture to highlight the silk, Monday was an excellent today for photographing spiders webs – and King’s Lynn  rivals Mirkwood for quantity of spider webs if not for size or scariness of occupants thereof…

This was the first of many - and only just outside my door.
This was the first of many – and only just outside my door.

Partway down the first of two flights of stairs between my flat and the street.
Partway down the first of two flights of stairs between my flat and the street.

The remaining webs were all alongside Bawsey drain.
The remaining webs were all alongside Bawsey drain.

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Neither were the birds at all put off by the weather…

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