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Ian Mason | @thedimpause

South Africa, batting second, starting their innings, chasing a total of 299 to win ๐Ÿ

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ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Final 2025 ๐Ÿ†

India Women ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ v ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa Women

Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai, 09:30 GMT

For the first time in 25 years, a new name will be inscribed on the Women’s World Cup trophy

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๐ŸŽต My top weekly artists as logged byย last.fm: Serebrier, Russian National Orchestra, Yang, Romanovsky, Chisson, Serov, Barton-Pine (28 plays), Fretwork & Silas Wollston (22), The Unthanks (22), George Xiaoyuan Fu (20), Electric Light Orchestra (18)

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Very weird version of Radioheadโ€™s Creep on Strictly. Fantastic dance too ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ŸŽต

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Strictly Halloween Special ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐ŸŽƒ

Two excellent cheeses and great Italian red wine ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿท

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Grim Halloween weather this afternoon - gloomy with wind and rain - so Iโ€™ve watched The Haunting ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿš๏ธ

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Watched: The Haunting, 1963 - โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… ๐ŸŽฅ

[โ€ฆ] in the night, in the dark.

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India beat Australia and get to the World Cup Final ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ

That was a fantastic match. India score 341-5 from 48.3 overs, a record run chase in womenโ€™s ODI cricket.

Jemimah Rodrigues finished not out on 127.

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Really exciting World Cup semi-final between India and Australia. 10 overs to go and the result is far from certain ๐Ÿ

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ICC Womenโ€™s Cricket World Cup

2nd semi-final: India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ v ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia

Australia won the toss and chose to bat first ๐Ÿ

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World Cup semi-final: England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ v ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa

South Africa dominant, victorious and through to the World Cup Final. England, chasing 320, all out for 194 after 42.3 overs ๐Ÿ

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Finished reading: Introduction to Buddhism and the Practice of Zazen: The Teachings of Gudo Nishijima Roshi by Michael Luetchford ๐Ÿ“š

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ICC Womenโ€™s Cricket World Cup 2025

First semi-final: England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ v ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa

South Africa, batting first, have scored 319-7, including a brilliant 169 from their captain Laura Wolvaardt ๐Ÿ

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Watched: Thunderbolts*, 2025 - โ˜…โ˜…ยฝ ๐ŸŽฅ

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Some great Villa defending in the second half and nice goal by Matty Cash in the first. Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City. Good game ๐Ÿ‘ โšฝ๏ธ

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