Australia Women vs India Women 2nd T20I, Highlights, Full cricket score: Hosts secure series

Post-match quotes

McGrath, player of the match: Pretty good feeling. India bowled really early. Happy with the series win. It is pretty special to be a part of this team. Conditions were tricky than expected. We get ready to go again tomorrow and play good cricket. 

Harmanpreet Kaur, India captain: I think 20 runs short today. Wicket was hard to bat on. We have a good team. Tomorrow is another game for us and I want everyone to take responsibility and win games for us. She (Pooja Vastrakar) is improving day by day. She has the talent to do that. It was a great performance from her. Australian side is very good and we need to come with good plans every time we play them. 

Meg Lanning, Australia captain: I thought we bowled well. Vastrakar batted well in the end to take them to 118 but we still felt that was at par. There was fair bet of swing around. It is exciting for everyone. Nice to cross the line tonight.

AUSTRALIA WIN by four wickets to seal the multi-format series!

Inside edge off McGrath’s bat does not travel far but she still runs a single to take Australia home. They win by four wickets and courtesy this win, they take the series.

Good fightback from Indians after the fall of the ninth wicket during their batting innings. Vastrakar played brilliantly and then India started well with the ball in hand and made Aussies work hard for runs. But yet again, McGrath and Mooney combined to take their side home.

Renuka back on to bowl an important 19th over. McGrath hits two boundaries off the first two balls and then collects two. Takes a single to put Wareham on strike. Wareham rotates the strike. Good batting this from the two. Big hitting done early on and now rotating the strike. McGrath takes single to tie the match.

Australia need 1 off the last over.

After 18 overs,Australia Women 105/6 ( Tahlia McGrath 29 , Georgia Wareham 9)

Pandey comes back on. Rocket throw from Rodrigues from the deep. India have fielded well tonight. Fuller delivery, the second ball, Wareham misses it completely. Harman is pumped up. Deepti messes up in the deep, lets it go and Australia collect another boundary. Wareham hit that four. She can bat, has strike of 125 in WBBL. Boundary off the last ball brings the equation to 14 needed off 12 balls.

After 17 overs,Australia Women 94/6 ( Tahlia McGrath 27 , Georgia Wareham 0)

Run out chance on the first ball of the Gayakwad over. Carey played it to Verma on mid wicket and rana risky single. Verma aimed at it taking her time yet missed the throw. Had she hit, Carey was a goner. Next ball, McGrath sweeps for four runs. Carey yorks herself, clean bowled by Gayakwad and that brings Wareham in the middle. Straightaway there is a slip in place. Six off the over and a wicket. Australia Women need 25 runs in 18 balls.

OUT! Carey’s gone, Gayakwad with her third wicket. Yorker length from Gayakwad after she sees Carey dancing out and the ball hits the stumps, bails fall off. Australia lose their sixth. 

Carey st Richa Ghosh b Gayakwad 7(8)

After 16 overs,Australia Women 88/5 ( Tahlia McGrath 22 , Nicola Carey 6)

Renuka back into the attack. Good over from over. Four singles and a double. Six off it. No boundaries. Good job from someone who is playing just her second game. Australia Women need 31 runs in 24 balls.

After 15 overs,Australia Women 82/5 ( Tahlia McGrath 20 , Nicola Carey 2)

Harmanpreet is back on. She is using the towel on the ball which means there is a considerable amount of dew on the ball. McGrath is continuing to play her shots. She is powerful and has many shots up her sleeve. Lovely cover drive for four on the third ball of the over. She is a key wicket here. Two back to back dots from Harman after that boundary. One off the last ball. Australia Women need 37 runs in 30 balls

After 14 overs,Australia Women 76/5 (Tahlia McGrath 6, Nicola Carey 1)

Rajeshwari Gayakwad back into the attack and she picks up her second wicket on just the first ball of her third over. Removes the big fish – Mooney. Five off the over. Nicola Carey has joined McGrath in the middle. Australia Women need 43 runs in 36 balls.

OUT! And Gayakwad strikes again. Mooney removed. Clever bowling. Mooney gave her a charge and Gayakwad bowled short and wide, it stayed low as well and Ghosh collected it safely and did the rest. 

 Mooney st Richa Ghosh b Gayakwad 34(36)

After 13 overs,Australia Women 71/4 ( Beth Mooney 34 , Tahlia McGrath 11)

Vastrakar continues. Mooney collects two off the first ball. This is followed by a dot. McGrath plays a dangerous shot, clears front leg and plays across, Harman dives to right at mid-wicket but to no avail, ball goes for four runs. Nine off the over. Australia Women need 48 runs in 42 balls.

After 12 overs,Australia Women 62/4 ( Beth Mooney 30 , Tahlia McGrath 6)

Deepti continues. Nice wicket to wicket bowling from Deepti who is unwilling to provide room. Mooney made to make room. Aussies made to work hard for runs here. Six off the over. Four in singles and a double. Australia Women need 57 runs in 48 balls.

After 11 overs,Australia Women 56/4 ( Beth Mooney 28 , Tahlia McGrath 4)

Vastrakar back on. Top effort from Ghosh behind the stumps. Thick outside edge off McGrath’s bat, Ghosh dives to her right and grabs it with one hand but it soon slips off the hand. Next ball, a clear outside edge off the bat again, this time it is Mooney, and it bounces off the pitch to the keeper but the umpires still check with the third umpire who clears the confusion in quick time. Three off the over.

After 10 overs,Australia Women 54/3 ( Beth Mooney 27 , McGrath 2)

Deepti Sharma, right-arm off break, comes into the attack and strikes on the first ball. And she picks up the prized wicket of Perry who is playing her 251st international game, becoming the most capped player for Australia. But just 2 runs for her with the bat in her landmark game. Mooney sweeps Deepti again for four runs square of the wicket on the leg side. Deepti can look to come round the stumps to Mooney and attack the stumps. Tahila McGrath has come in to bat at 6. Australia go past 50.

After 9 overs,Australia Women 46/3 ( Beth Mooney 22 , Ellyse Perry 2)

Gayakwad continues. She is bowling well. Mooney trying to create room on the off stump to play her shots. On one occasion, she made room, scooped the ball over extra cover and it reached the deep extra cover fielder on one bouncer. Collects boundary off the last ball. Nice sweep shot to make it eight off the over.

After 8 overs,Australia Women 38/3 ( Beth Mooney 16 , Ellyse Perry 0)

Harmanpreet Kaur, right-arm off break, brings herself into the attack. Two off the first two balls. Gardner saw one loose delivery wanted to hit it for four and perished in the process of doing so. India make their way back into this contest. Perry walks at 5.

OUT! Captain strikes, Harmanpreet with the wicket. Not the best of deliveries from the off-spinner, outside off, half-volley length and Garnder swings her bat, goes to point fielder where Gayakwad takes a safe catch. 

Gardner c Gayakwad b Kaur 1(5)

After 7 overs,Australia Women 35/2 ( Beth Mooney 14 , Ashleigh Gardner 0)

Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack and she delivers straightaway. Lanning and Mooney partnership was beginning to look threatening but right then Gayakwad is introduced and she strikes. Garder is the new batter in and Aussies need to rebuild again.

OUT! GONE! Lanning walks back and India strike again. Gayakwad with the wicket. Nice loop on the ball, pitched outside off, lured Lanning to ste put, spun away, Ghosh collected and dislodged the bails. Wicket number two for India. 

Lanning c Richa Ghosh b Gayakwad 15(20)

After 6 overs,Australia Women 33/1 ( Beth Mooney 13 , Meg Lanning (C) 14)

Pooja Vastrakar, right-arm medium, comes into the attack. Leading edge off the bat and the ball runs away for four to long off boundary. The connection isn’t easy here at this time. Nice out-swing from Pooja. Fourth ball, rose from the length and that surprised Lanning, she took her eyes off the ball and it hit her right arm before deflecting off to third man, she ran a single. Mooney collects a boundary on the fifth ball, to third man. Made room and played an upper cut for four. Good shot. Nine runs off the over.

After 5 overs,Australia Women 24/1 ( Beth Mooney 9 , Meg Lanning (C) 10)

Pandey gets third over on the trot as Harman looks for wickets. India on the attack. But Pandey bowls one short and wide to Lanning and she cuts it away for fours, finds the rare gap square of the wicket. Pandey again bowls the same ball that dismissed Healy. Came in sharply from fifth stump and this time it has more height. Missed the stumps thanks to height. Lanning survives. Lanning goes big on the fifth ball but does not connect, lands safely in long on region. Lucky again the Aussies. India working hard to create chances. Eight off the over.

After 4 overs,Australia Women 16/1 ( Beth Mooney 9 , Meg Lanning (C) 3)

Renuka continues. Mooney who does not use her feet much, is struggling by different angles bowled by Renuka. Second ball takes the outside edge and runs away for a single to third man. India hunting in a pack. Fielders are charged up. Third ball thuds the ball into the pads. Mooney finishes the over with a boundary. Got a short ball from Renuka and she pulled it away for four runs. Eight off the over.

After 3 overs,Australia Women 8/1 ( Beth Mooney 2 , Meg Lanning (C) 2)

Pandey continues. Nice shot from Lanning off her legs but just for a single. Whoa, the fourth ball almost trumps Mooney. Walks into the shot, and then it shapes away on pitching, squared up. Lovely piece of swing bowling from Pandey. Leading edge off the bat on last ball but lands safely. A chance for Mooney. Four off the over.

After 2 overs,Australia Women 4/1 ( Beth Mooney 0 , Meg Lanning (C) 0)

Renuka Singh, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack. First go for the Himachal girl with the ball in international cricket. Nice line and shape for her. Starts off with three dots. After two dots, Mooney made room and played on the off side straight to mid off. Next ball, another dot. Good bowling from the young girl. She starts off with a maiden.

After 1 over, Australia Women 4/1 ( Beth Mooney 0 , Meg Lanning (C) 0)

Shikha Pandey starts off proceedings with the ball for India. Healy opens account with a boundary off the first ball, pitched short and Healy pulls it away for a maximum. Next ball, Pandey swings it from sixth stump line to clean up Healy which is followed by an animated celebration. That was some ball. Came back in sharply. Gayakwad with a stunning save at point and a perfect throw. Lanning is the new batter in and a couple of balls hit the inside edge of her bat. Big swing on offer under lights. India right back into this.

CHASE TIME!

Healy, Mooney begin chase of 119

Shikha Pandey has ball in hand.

Series on the line.

India need to do more with bat!

Horror show from India women, BUT, this is the same intent that took them to 130 off 15 overs. There need to be smarter shot choices, and God, better running, but the whole point of having Vastrakar at 8 is that the batters can play freely on good batting pitches. #AUSvIND

— Snehal Pradhan (@SnehalPradhan) October 9, 2021

Australia need 119 to win.

Hannah Darlington bowls the last over. Vastrakar hits the first ball straight down the ground for a boundary. Second ball hit hard as well but straight to long off. No run. Third ball, slashed hard over covers for two runs, thanks to a good stop at the ropes. Next ball, what a shot, right in her arc and Vastrakar smashes it down the ground for a massive six. 75m one that. She finishes it with a boundary. India finish with 118/9 at the board.

Vastrakar has brought India back into the game. They were 81/9 at one stage and Vastrakar took on the job from there. Smashed sixes and fours to take India to a respectable total. 

See you with the chase in ten minutes.

After 18 overs,India Women 99/9 ( Pooja Vastrakar 18 , Rajeshwari Gayakwad 0)

Carey back on and well, well Vastrakar punishes her for a six and four on back to back balls. Can India go past 100 is the question? Vastrakar takes a single and asks No 11 Gayakwad to bat carefully on the next three balls. Carey messes up. Bowls a wide. Follows it up with a short and wide delivery, left alone by Gayakwad and then bowls five wides. Gayakwad does well to protect her wicket. 18 off the over.

After 17 overs,India Women 81/9 ( Pooja Vastrakar 7 , Rajeshwari Gayakwad 0)

Molineux picks up her second wicket. Top stuff from the spinner. Renuka back to the hut and India slump further into trouble.

OUT! Molineux with the wicket, her second, as Renuka departs. Could not read the line of the ball and she is cleaned up. India lose their ninth wicket. 

Renuka Singh b Molineux 1(3)

After 16 overs,India Women 78/8 ( Pooja Vastrakar 5 , Renuka Singh 0)

Gardner completes her quota. India in self-destruction mode. Another big mix-up that leads to fall of another wicket. Gardner finishes off her day with ball with another wicket. Great stuff from her. 1 for 12 from 4. The expressions in Indian dressing room tells the whole story.

After 15 overs,India Women 75/6 ( Deepti Sharma 15 , Pooja Vastrakar 4)

Hannah Darlington, right-arm medium, comes into the attack. Seventh bowler used by Australia tonight. Many options available for Lanning and she is using them to good effect. Four off the over. India need more than that to make a match out of this.