Arrest made after two female cricketers 'touched inappropriately' during World Cup

Police in Indore have made an arrest after Cricket Australia reported that two of their players taking part in the Cricket World Cup were "touched inappropriately"

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An arrest has been made in India after two members of Australia's squad at the Women's Cricket World Cup were "touched inappropriately" in an incident on the street.

Australia are playing South Africa in their final group stage match of the competition at the Holkar Stadium in the Indian city of Indore on Saturday.

They played England at the same venue on Wednesday, recording a convincing victory, and the incident happened the following day. Two players were walking from the team hotel to a café on Thursday morning when they were approached by a motorcyclist.

"We can confirm two members of the Australian Women's Team were approached and touched inappropriately by a motorcyclist while walking to a cafe in Indore," Cricket Australia said in a statement.

"The matter was reported by team security to police who are handling the matter."

Australia quickly reported the incident to the local police and Assistant Commissioner of Police Himani Mishra later confirmed that an arrest had been made. "An investigation is ongoing," she said.

Another officer is quoted by local media as adding: “We acted promptly on the information provided and managed to trace the vehicle and arrest the person involved."

Mirror Sport has contacted Indore Police to request further information.

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Additional security measures have reportedly been put in place at the tournament. Australia have been staying in Indore in central India for a week but will leave the city after the South Africa game, with their place in the semi-finals already assured.

They are the heavy favourites to win the tournament after fighting back to beat England by six wickets on Wednesday. An unbeaten 180-run partnership between captain Annabel Sutherland and Ash Gardner won that game and maintained their unbeaten run at the tournament.

Australia have won five of their six matches heading into their final group game against South Africa on Saturday and currently sit at the top of the table with 11 points.

A trip to Guwahati or Mumbai awaits in the semi-finals, depending on who they come up against in the final four.

Hosts India secured their place in the semis with victory over New Zealand on Tuesday. It meant they joined defending champions Australia, England and South Africa in the knock-out stages.