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Australia Women vs India Women, 3rd T20I Live Cricket Score Updates: Follow this space for the latest update on the third Twenty20 International between Australia and India at the Carrara Oval in Gold Coast, Queensland. Preview: Having already conceded an unassailable lead to the hosts after their defeat on Saturday, India will hope to end their tour of Australia on a high in the third T20I at the Carrara Oval on Sunday. The final game of their tour of Australia takes place just one day after the team suffered a four-wicket defeat at the hands of Meg Lanning’s side, which gave the home team a 9-5 lead in the multi-format series, meaning they will be lifting the trophy in the end regardless of the result of the third T20I. After putting up a solid batting display in the washed out first T20I, in which Jemimah Rodrigues celebrated her comeback into the side with an unbeaten 49, the Indian team just couldn’t get their innings going in the second game of the series after being put in to bat. [caption id=“attachment_10030471” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]
Australia captain Meg Lanning and India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur with the T20I series trophy. Image:
Twitter/@AusWomenCricket[/caption] Losing both in-form openers with just 12 on board, the Indians struggled their way through the innings, losing wickets at regular intervals. Had it not been for a sprightly cameo from all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar, who struck an unbeaten 37 off 26, India might not have even crossed 100 and made the job all the easier for the Aussies. The chase was by no means a cakewalk for Lanning and Co though as Shikha Pandey’s dismissal of opener Alyssa Healy with what is being described by some as the ‘Ball of the Century’ gave the visitors hope of putting up another fightback. And fight they did, as Australia were reduced to 46/4 at one stage, and later lost their fifth with 71 on the board after Beth Mooney was dismissed by Rajeshwari Gayakwad. All-rounder Tahlia McGrath, though, aced the finisher’s role in the end with some support from Georgia Wareham (10*) as the seventh-wicket pair setup a four-wicket win with five balls to spare. Squads: India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Yastika Bhatia, Shikha Pandey, Meghna Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav, Richa Ghosh (wk), Harleen Deol, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Renuka Singh. Australia: Meg Lanning (c), Darcie Brown, Maitlan Brown, Stella Campbell, Nicola Carey, Hannah Darlington, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Redmayne, Molly Strano, Annabel Sutherland, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham. Match starts at 1.40 pm IST.
Highlights, Australia Women vs India Women 3rd T20I, Full cricket score: Aussies win by 14 runs, seal multi-format series 11-5
Australia Women vs India Women, 3rd T20I Live Cricket Score Updates: Follow this space for the latest update on the third Twenty20 International between Australia and India at the Carrara Oval in Gold Coast, Queensland.
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That brings us to the end of our coverage of India women’s tour of Australia, with the team led by Mithali Raj in the ODIs and the one-off Test and by Harmanpreet Kaur in the T20Is putting up an admirable fight and taking a lot of positives from the tour despite ending on the losing side. We’ll see as many as eight Indians in action in the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) that starts in four days’ time, and for the Aussies, their focus will be shifting to their preparation for the Ashes that’s next in their list of international assignments.
Thank you for joining us in our live coverage of the third T20I. Time for us to bid you all good bye. But if you’re looking for more cricketing action on Firstpost today, do follow our coverage of Qualifier 1 of IPL 2021 between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings that will begin a couple of hours from now.
Tahlia McGrath is the Player of the Match as well the Player of the Series
McGrath: It’s been an unreal series to be a part of. Really grateful to Cricket Australia and to the Queensland government. It was certainly a tough one, and I haven’t played T20 before. But batting is batting. Things are going really well at the moment. We’ve got a very special team and very talented all-rounders. I just keep playing my part. (On partnershp with Mooney) She’s been unreal for me this whole series and real awesome to bat with. She’s had an incredible series herself.
After 20 overs,India Women 135/6 ( Richa Ghosh (W) 23 , Deepti Sharma 9)
AUSTRALIA WIN BY 14 RUNS! They also win the multi-format series 11-5 with a 2-0 victory in the T20I leg as India’s tour ends with back-to-back defeats!
Nicola Carey bowls out the final over, conceding a boundary to Deepti in the first ball followed by a dot and a single. Richa then collects back-to-back sixes with some fine striking, the second one an 80-m hit that almost hit the electronic advertising screen, before collecting a boundary off the last ball, with 21 runs coming off the final over of the innings.
After 19 overs,India Women 114/6 ( Richa Ghosh (W) 7 , Deepti Sharma 4)
Sophie Molineux keeps things tight in her final over of the innings, conceding five in the penultimate over of the chase to leave Ghosh and Sharma with the near-impossible task of having to smash a six off each of the remaining six deliveries of the game to win.
After 18 overs,India Women 109/6 ( Richa Ghosh (W) 5 , Deepti Sharma 2)
Deol’s run out at the start of Sutherland’s third over, making it increasingly difficult for the Indians. Keeper-bat Richa Ghosh collects her firs boundary with a scoop towards fine leg in the fourth delivery. Eight runs and a wicket from the over, with India needing 41 off 12 balls.
OUT! The wickets continue to tumble as Harleen Deol, coming into the XI in place of Yastika Bhatia, getting run out while coming back for a risky second run thanks to a sharp throw from deep midwicket. IND 101/6
Deol run out (Wareham/Healy) 2(4)
After 17 overs,India Women 101/5 ( Richa Ghosh (W) 0 , Harleen Deol 1)
Vastrakar gives India some hope with a boundary at the start of Carey’s third over, but that hope’s snuffed out the very next ball as Vastrakar’s bowled by a full delivery aimed at her leg stump. Six from the over along with the wicket. India need 49 off 18.
OUT! Carey strikes once again, this time dismissing Pooja Vastrakar right after the all-rounder collected her first boundary, rattling her leg stump with a yorker-length delivery. IND 99/5
Vastrakar b Carey 5(3)
After 16 overs,India Women 95/4 ( Pooja Vastrakar 1 , Richa Ghosh 0)
More trouble for the Indians as Sutherland removes Harmanpreet in the penultimate delivery of the 16th over after being brought into the attack in place of Molineux, the India skipper departing for 13 with the hosts once again favourites for victory after a couple of quick dismissals. Two runs and a wicket from this over, with India needing 55 off 24.
OUT! Another fine catch by Lanning, as Harmanpreet departs not long after Mandhana’s dismissal, getting caught while looking to clear extra cover. IND 95/4
Harmanpreet c Lanning b Sutherland 13(16)
After 15 overs,India Women 93/3 ( Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 12 , Pooja Vastrakar 0)
Nicola Carey returns to the attack. Mandhana collects a boundary at the start of the over to bring up her 14th T20I half-century in style, but departs four balls later as she slices the ball towards the covers, where Meg Lanning takes a fine catch running in the opposite direction. Seven runs and a wicket from the over, with Pooja Vastrakar walking out to bat at No 5. India need another 57 off 30.
OUT! Mandhana departs not long after bringing up her half-century as Australia skipper Meg Lanning completes a fine catch near the extra cover region. Nicola Carey with the breakthrough in her second over! IND 92/3
Mandhana c Lanning b Carey 52(49)
After 14 overs,India Women 86/2 ( Smriti Mandhana 47 , Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 10)
Nine from Molineux’s third over, including a boundary off the first delivery as Mandhana lofts the ball over mid off, barely clearing the fielder’s outstretched hand, as we enter the business end of the chase with another six overs left. India need another 64 with eight wickets in hand. Partnership between the pair worth 26 so far.
After 13 overs,India Women 77/2 ( Smriti Mandhana 40 , Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 8)
Pressure back on the Aussies in this over as both Mandhana and Harmanpreet collect a boundary each — a first for the latter as the India skipper slog-sweeps towards the square leg fence. Gardner finishes with 1/22. India need 73 off 42.
After 12 overs,India Women 66/2 ( Smriti Mandhana 34 , Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 3)
Tidy start to Annabel Sutherlands spell as the seamer, brought in place of Hannah Darlington for this game, concedes four off her first over, including a leg bye in the penultimate delivery. India need another 84 off 48 balls.
After 11 overs,India Women 62/2 ( Smriti Mandhana 33 , Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 1)
Rodrigues goes for a lofted shot over mid on for a four at the start of the over, collecting her first boundary, but perishes three balls later when looking to go even bigger over mid off as Wareham breaks the second-wicket stand, bringing skipper Harmanpreet Kaur to the crease. Eight runs and a wicket from the 11th over.
OUT! Rodrigues falls while looking for a maximum, as Wareham ends the solid-looking partnership for the second wicket. The Indian No 3 didn’t get enough power on the slog after taking the aerial route over mid off, resulting in a simple catch for Vlaeminck. IND 60/2
Rodrigues c Vlaeminck b Wareham 23(26)
After 10 overs,India Women 54/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 31 , Jemimah Rodrigues 18)
Spin from both ends now with Molineux replacing Carey, with seven coming from the over, including a boundary collected by Mandhana off the last ball as she brings up the fifty partnership with Rodrigues for the second wicket. India need another 96 to win from 60 balls with plenty of wickets in hand.
After 9 overs,India Women 47/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 26 , Jemimah Rodrigues 16)
Tidy over from Ash Gardner as she returns to the attack in place of Nicola Carey, with four singles being added to the Indian total in this over.
After 8 overs,India Women 43/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 24 , Jemimah Rodrigues 14)
Nicola Carey brought into the attack in the eighth over, with Mandhana smacking a length ball towards the midwicket fence in the second delivery as she continues to attack intermittently. Four singles collected in addition to the boundary. India need another 107 off 72 with nine wickets in hand.
After 7 overs,India Women 35/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 18 , Jemimah Rodrigues 12)
Some quick running between the wickets displayed by the current Indian pair as Rodrigues collects back-to-back doubles in the third and fourth deliveriess as leg-spinner Georgia Wareham replaces Tayla Vlaeminck. Seven from the over.
After 6 overs,India Women 28/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 17 , Jemimah Rodrigues 6)
Sophie Molineux brought into the attack for the last over of the powerplay, conceding three from the over including a leg bye. India, meanwhile, are in a relatively better position at the end of the powerplay thanks to the flurry of boundaries for Mandhana in the fifth over. India need another 122 to win from 84 balls.
After 5 overs,India Women 25/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 17 , Jemimah Rodrigues 4)
Mandhana collects the first boundary of the innings at the start of this over, flicking a low full toss from Vlaeminck towards deep square leg. That should given the left-handed opener some confidence after the nervy start, and it shows as she pulls a back-of-length delivery from Vlaeminck towards the midwicket fence three balls later for another boundary. An under-pressure Vlaeminck concedes consecutive wides, before conceding her third boundary of the over to Mandhana, who cuts a short, wide delivery in front of square. 14 off the fifth over, just what India needed to ease the pressure.
After 4 overs,India Women 11/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 5 , Jemimah Rodrigues 4)
Mandhana and Rodrigues have to contend with keeping the scoreboard ticking through singles, with four of them coming in Gardner’s second over.
After 3 overs,India Women 7/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 3 , Jemimah Rodrigues 2)
Another tidy over from Vlaeminck with just two singles coming from it. Australia very much on top of the proceedings from the word ‘go’, having conceded just seven runs from three overs in the powerplay so far while dismissing the explosive Shafali Verma.
After 2 overs,India Women 5/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 2 , Jemimah Rodrigues 1)
Meg Lanning decides to bring in a spinner from the other end, and the move pays dividends for the Aussies as Ashleigh Gardner removes Shafali Verma in her second delivery of the over, Verma pulling a half-tracker down leg straight to the fielder inside the circle. Three runs and a wicket from the over.
Safe to say, Gardner’s delivery that got rid of Verma would normally have been smashed for a boundary
OUT! Gardner draws first blood for the Aussies as India once again are off to a poor start. Shafali swivels around, looking to target the fine leg fence without accounting for the fielder standing inside the circle. IND 3/1
Verma c Vlaeminck b Gardner 1(3)
After 1 over,India Women 2/0 ( Smriti Mandhana 1 , Shafali Verma 1)
Mandhana gets off the mark with a pull towards fine leg in the second delivery. Shafali opens her account the very next delivery with a single, guiding the ball towards third man. Tidy start from Vlaeminck with two coming from the first over.
After 20 overs,Australia Women 149/5 ( Tahlia McGrath 44 , Georgia Wareham 13)
Deepti Sharma bowls the final over of the innings. Wareham collects a quick single in the first delivery. Deepti alters her line when she sees McGrath shuffle to her left, bowling close to her body to restrict her to a Solid strike by Wareham in the third delivery as she goes for an inside out slog over mid off for a four, before bringing McGrath back on strike with a single next ball. Single off the fifth delivery. Wareham rushes back for a second run after guiding the ball towards deep square leg in the final delivery, McGrath escaping a run out as Deepti ends up breaking the stumps with her hands rather than the ball.
10 runs conceded from the last over by Deepti as Australia finish on 149/5 after being asked to bat by the Indians. We’ll be back with the chase shortly.
After 19 overs,Australia Women 139/5 ( Tahlia McGrath 42 , Georgia Wareham 5)
McGrath escapes a run out scare in the third ball after a sharp throw from Deepti at mid off hits Shikha near the knee after narrowly missing the non-striker’s stumps. Fine stop by Jemimah at deep point in the fourth delivery to save a couple of runs after a square drive by Wareham. McGrath ends the over with a boundary towards deep third. 10 from the penultimate over of the game.
After 18 overs,Australia Women 129/5 ( Tahlia McGrath 36 , Georgia Wareham 1)
Mooney dances down the track and lofts the ball towards the wide long on fence to begin Gayakwad’s final over of the innings with a boundary. Mooney tries to make it back-to-back fours, but ends up departing for 61 in the very next delivery as Harmanpreet pulls off a stunning catch at extra cover. Georgia Wareham walks in to bat next, getting off the mark with a single right away before McGrath collects the first six of the match with a lofted hit over the bowler’s head, followed by a slog-sweep towards deep midwicket for a four. 16 runs and a wicket from Gayakwad’s final over as she ends with figures of 2/37.
OUT! Harmanpreet grabs a stunner at extra cover after Mooney skips down the crease and goes for an aerial drive as the left-handed opener departs after a well-made 61, with Gayakwad collecting her 2nd wicket in her final over. AUS 117/5
Mooney c Harmanpreet b Gayakwad 61(43)
After 17 overs,Australia Women 113/4 ( Beth Mooney 57 , Tahlia McGrath 25)
Vastrakar returns for her final over. McGrath clears her front leg and smacks a length ball over mid off to start the over with a boundary. Vastrakar though, does well to keep the ball out of her range in the next four deliveries. McGrath connects in the last ball, cutting a wide delivery towards the vacant backward point fence to end the over with a four. Vastrakar signs off with figures of 1/24. Partnership between Mooney and McGrath worth 40 so far.
After 16 overs,Australia Women 105/4 ( Beth Mooney 57 , Tahlia McGrath 17)
Deepti returns in place of Gayakwad as Harmanpreet continues to shuffle her bowlers around. Six from the over, including a boundary to Mooney in the penultimate delivery as she moves to 57, as the Aussies cross the 100-run mark. Another 24 balls left, and the hosts will be hoping to get as close to the 150-mark as possible.
After 15 overs,Australia Women 99/4 ( Beth Mooney 52 , Tahlia McGrath 16)
Renuka concedes a boundary each to Mooney and McGrath in her final over of the innings, with Mooney bringing up her half-century in 36 deliveries in the process, as the seamer signs off with figures of 1/23 from her quota.