India qualify for Women's T20 WC semis after win over Ireland under D/L method
Gqeberha (South Africa), Feb 20: India qualified for the semifinals of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup after a five-run win over Ireland under the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-affected match here on Monday.
Opting to bat, India posted 155 for six with star opener Smriti Mandhana hitting a T20I career-best 87 off 56 balls.
Chasing the challenging target of 156, Ireland were 54 for two in 8.2 overs when heavy rains stopped play.
The DLS par score after 8.2 overs was 59 and Ireland were five runs short of that total.
As the match could not be restarted after the heavy rains, India won the match under the D/L Method.
Opener Gaby Lewis was 32 not out off 25 balls.
Brief Scores:
India: 155 for 6 in 20 overs (Smriti Mandhana 87; Laura Delany 3/33, Orla Prendergast 2/22).
Ireland: 54 for 2 in 8.2 overs.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
