Mumbai: Australia Women levelled the 3 match T20I series 1-1, beating India Women by 6 wickets today, at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai. Australia Women won the toss and elected to bowl first. India Women scored 130 /8, with Deepti Sharma top scoring with 31. Georgia Wareham was the most effective bowler for Australia Women, taking 2/17.

In the run chase, Australia Women had a good start in the powerplay, scoring 47 runs. Ellyse Perry led the chase with 34 runs, and there was a partnership of 51 runs between Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney.

Richa Ghosh played a crucial role in the field, taking 3 catches. However, Australia Women won the match by 6 wickets, with 6 balls remaining,  thanks to Phoebe Litchfield 18* and  Ellyse Perry34* at the end.

Match Summary

India Women 130/8 (20 ov)

Australia Women 133/4 (19 ov)

Result - Australia Women won by 6 wickets

SCORECARD

Australia ease to a comfortable win to level the T20I series

India Women Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Shafali Verma - 1.4 ov), 2-20 (Jemimah Rodrigues - 3.6 ov), 3-42 (Smriti Mandhana - 7.5 ov), 4-54 (Harmanpreet Kaur - 10.1 ov), 5-87 (Richa Ghosh - 14.1 ov), 6-102 (Pooja Vastrakar - 16.6 ov), 7-107 (Amanjot Kaur - 17.4 ov), 8-130 (Deepti Sharma - 19.6 ov)

Australia Women Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Alyssa Healy - 7.1 ov), 2-58 (Beth Mooney - 9.1 ov), 3-89 (Tahlia McGrath - 13.5 ov), 4-97 (Ashleigh Gardner - 15.4 ov)

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 08 2024

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