Highlights, India vs Australia, Women's T20I Tri-nation series, 4th T20I at Mumbai, Full Cricket Score: Hosts trounced by 36 runs

Megan Schutt, Player of the Match:

I was trying to hitting the batters on the toes and they happen to hit the stumps. Pretty simple plan and we wanted to be the first team to defend the score and I am glad we came out well.

India captain, Harmanpreet Kaur: 

We wanted bowl first today as in last 2 games we batted first. We did not utilise. It is a learning experience for us. We are used to these conditions. I don’t think our performance was dependent on the weather. We definitely need fit players in the team. We need players who can run all over the field.

India lose by 36 runs 

A nightmare run for India in the series. Australia were again quite professional in the way they came out to win this game. They planned their innings well and then Meg Lanning was superb as the captain, not letting the batters get setlled as she kept on changing the ends of the her bowlers. Some positives for India from this game. Jemimah Rodrigues reached her first fifty in T20Is. However, there are many lessons for them. There is one more match to go for them on 29 March against England and hopefully the Indians will come out good in that match.

After 20 overs, Ind 150/5 (Anuja Patil 36, Vastrakar 19)

India lose the game by 36 runs and their journey comes to an end in this series. However, there is one match to go but it will be a mere formality. Huge lessons for the Indian side from this and the last ODI series against Australia.

After 19 overs, Ind 136/5 (Anuja Patil 27, Vastrakar 16)

It is almost all-over for India in the series. runs to get off the last six balls of the match. The crowd had been cheering for them from the stands but the Indian players did not back it up with performance. Not just a loss but a boring chase as well.

After 18 overs, Ind 130/5 (Anuja Patil 25, Vastrakar 13)

Good over for India as they hit 3 boundaries but it is too late a surge. 2 overs remaining and still 57 to get. Not impossible but too dificult a task.

After 17 overs, Ind 116/5 (Anuja Patil 16, Vastrakar 8)

Megan Schutt returns into the attack. Healy missed a difficult stumping chance. India needing 71 from 18 but guess that is not of any importance to them.

After 16 overs, Ind 111/5 (Anuja Patil 15, Vastrakar 5)

Delissa Kimmince comes back. Change in ends of the bowlers have not helped the Indians at all and this was a master move by Lanning. It seems India have lost the match mentally as they are still looking just for singles and the big shots are not powerful enough to cross the boundary ropes.

After 15 overs, Ind 102/5 (Anuja Patil 8, Vastrakar 3)

Jess Jonassen is back into the attack. Too much to ask from the lower-order batters now. The game is slipping from the hands and someone has to play a blinder if India wants to win this one.

After 14 overs, Ind 97/5 (Anuja Patil 6, Vastrakar 0)

India lost skipper Harmanpreet Kaur in the last over as well and this seems to be becoming an impossible chase for India, they need 90 from 36 now.

After 13 overs, Ind 82/4 (Anuja Patil 1, Harmanpreet Kaur 23)

An important partnership broken between Harmanpreet and Rodrigues by Kimmince.Patil joins in and she can hit some for sure. India won’t mind as they need some runs.

After 12 overs, Ind 77/3 (Rodrigues 50, Harmanpreet Kaur 19)

Amanda Wellington came back into the attack and she has been brilliant to say the least. Bowling slower through the air she has kept the batters at bay. But the over was special for Rodrigues as she reached fifty, her maiden in T20Is.

After 11 overs, Ind 72/3 (Rodrigues 46, Harmanpreet Kaur 18)

Jess Jonassen came back into the attack. Harmanpreet looked to get under the ball but Jess was ready for those attempts. More miscommunication seen between kaur and Rodrigues. The 17-year-old, however, looking to score runs now in big numbers, nearing her fifty.

After 10 overs, Ind 65/3 (Rodrigues 41, Harmanpreet Kaur 16)

Another change of ends for Perry as she comes into the attack. A close run-out chance was there to be taking for Australians as Harmanpreet tapped the ball and ran to take an impossible single. She had to dive in to rescue herself as the fielder missed the stumps. Lack of communication between the Indians batters today easily reflected. Rodrigues did pick one boundary from the last over. First ten overs gone and now India would like to up the tempo of the innings.

After 9 overs, Ind 58/3 (Rodrigues 37, Harmanpreet Kaur 13)

Ashleigh Gardner, right-arm off break, introduced into the attack. India reach fifty but at a  snail’s space. Singles won’t do too much damage to the Aussies. Just one four from the last over. Either of the two batters have to take the responsibility.