Women's World Cup: India elect to bat first against Australia ()
Derby (UK), July 20 (CRICKETNMORE): India skipper Mithali Raj won the toss and chose to bat first in their women's cricket World Cup semi-finals match against strong title contenders Australia here on Thursday.
The start of the match was delayed by almost three hours hours due to heavy rain and it has been reduced to a 42-overs-a-side contest.
Under the new stipulations, two bowlers can bowl nine overs, and three bowlers can bowl a maximum of eight overs. The first Powerplay will be of nine overs while the second will be four overs.
