Australia ended India’s Women’s T20 World Cup campaign with an emphatic six-wicket win on Sunday, raising fresh questions about Harmanpreet Kaur’s future as India’s T20 captain. Chasing 171, the six-year champions completed their quest in 19 overs thanks to a brilliant 100-run stand between Ellyse Perry and Ashleigh Gardner.India put Australia in trouble just before the chase, reducing them to 68/3 after dismissing Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll and Beth Mooney cheaply. However, the experienced Perry (56 off 38 balls) and the tough Gardner (53 not out from 29 balls) turned the game around and batted.Perry relied on timing and placement, hitting eight boundaries in his time, while Gardner attacked the Indian spinners with powerful batting. By the time Perry was dismissed, Australia had dominated and eventually secured the last place with a good record in Group 1.Earlier, India were bowled out for 170/4, a total that looked competitive only thanks to captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s blast of 56 off just 27 balls. Openers Smriti Mandhana (38) and Shafali Verma (34) gave India a solid start with a 66-run partnership, but the margin remained low.Shafali was sacked while trying to speed things up, while Mandhana was sacked after teaming up with Jemimah Rodrigues. Jemimah scored 34 from 28 balls but struggled to maintain her form and eventually retired in the final over.Harmanpreet turned the tide late in the innings, smashing three consecutive sixes off Australian captain Sophie Molineux in the final over, helping India to 23 runs off the last six balls. However, Perry and Gardner’s partnership proved to be a powerful one as Australia sealed victory and South Africa entered the semifinals.