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

Australia knock India out of the tournament. England and Australia will play the final on Saturday. Australia must be pleased with their effort after their loss against England. But Harmanpreet Kaur and Co have a lot to ponder over. India’s depth, in all the departments, was lacking and this should ideally kickstart a process to provide more options and flexibility.

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.

Meg Lanning, Australian captain: It has been a pretty good all-round performance. Generally very happy. We were looking at 180-200-run mark. You can play good cricket shots here; the outfield is pretty fast. We put in a lot of effort in our fitness and it has come off. Our bowlers have been good coming on for one-over spells.

Megan Schutt is the Player of the Match

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.

FOUR! Reverse-sweep from Anuja and that brings the fifty partnership between her and Vastrakar.

India set to lose by a big margin. It was a given after the early wickets in the powerplay. India’s weaknesses continue to show in the tournament.

DROPPED! Gardner drops it at mid-wicket but it won’t hurt Aussies.

FOUR! Anuja comes out and hits it over the cover.

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.

FOUR! Reverse-sweep from Anuja fetches her a four as the fielder at short third-man makes a mess in the field

FOUR! Vastrakar tries to go big over the bowler’s head and that has gone for a four.

FOUR! Anuja shows some aggression, coming out an hitting it over the covers for a boundary.

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.

FOUR! Full-toss, takes the leading edge and races to the fine-leg boundary.

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.

A few fans started to leave as soon as Jemimah was dismissed. Says a thing or two about the impact she has had just at the age of 17. And as I type this even Harmanpreet holes out to deep square leg. This match is heading in only one direction now.

DROPPED! Australians put down another one. It is Perry this time as she could not hold on to the catch. Reprieve for Vastarakar.

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.

OUT! Harmanpreet could not time this one and has been caught at long-on boundary. Delissa Kimmince b Gardner 33(30)

SIX! Harmanpreet has pressed the button and hits the first six of the innings which goes flying over the ropes.

FOUR! Harmanpreet comes out and places between the fielders at mid-wicket and long-on

FOUR! That’s slashed from Anuja’s willow through the gully region.

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.

DROPPED! Nearly an excellent catch their by fielder at point region.

OUT! Ah! What an end. Rodrigues has fallen trying to hit the ball over the covers but Schutt was there to catch it. 
Rodrigues c Schutt b Delissa Kimmince 50(41)

A nice little partnership building between Jemimah and Harmanpreet. The former has done the bulk of the scoring. Also brings up her fifty off 39 balls.

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.

FIFTY! Four hit to the mid-wicket And that’s Rodrigues’ first fifty in T20Is. The crowd is right behind her. What a moment for the young batter playing at her home ground.

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.

FOUR! Rodrigues goes down the ground and it is a boundary through the covers.

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.

FOUR! Well placed by Rodrigues. She waited for the short, slow ball and opened the face of the bat to guide it through the gully region for four.

A tricky phase this for India. They need to increase the run rate without losing any wicket. As of now, they are looking to recover with singles coupled with the odd boundary. But the approach must change after a couple of overs.

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.

FOUR! Much-needed boundary for India as Rodrigues comes out and hits it to third man region.

After 8 overs, Ind 49/3 (Rodrigues 31, Harmanpreet Kaur 10)

Kimmince bowling wicket to wicket.She is bowling according to the plan, not giving any room to the batters. India’s run-rate slowing down with every ball. cannot leave too much for the rest of the batters.

After 7 overs, Ind 42/3 (Rodrigues 29, Harmanpreet Kaur 2)

Spin is back into the fray for Australia. Lanning mixing it up beautifully. Just one four from the over. India needs more of that.

FOUR! Harmanpreet makes it a full-toss and sweeps it for four to deep fine leg.

Amanda Wellington, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

After 6 overs, Ind 35/3 (Rodrigues 22, Harmanpreet Kaur 1)

Perry is back again from another end. Lanning quite frequently changing the ends of the bowlers to unsettle the batters. A lesson for Indian captain to learn as in how to stop the leaking of runs.

DROPPED! Rodrigues hits it up in the air and Villani, at mid-on, while running back to catch it, drops it.

FOUR! Perry goes full around the off stump line and Rodrigues guides it through the slip for four.

After 5 overs, Ind 29/3 (Rodrigues 22, Harmanpreet Kaur 1)

Schutt took first T20I hat-trick of her career. Deepti Sharma, it seems, had forgotten that it was a hat-trick ball. Anyway, India are 3 down now and they still are 158 runs behind.

India crumbling due to the scoreboard pressure. Hat-trick for Megan Schutt. She has single-handedly put Australia on the top here.

OUT! That’s hat-trick for Megan Schutt. Deepti tried to go over mid-off and was caught by Amanda Wellington Deepti Sharma c Amanda Wellington b Schutt 2(4)

After 4 overs, Ind 26/2 (Rodrigues 20, Deepti Sharma 2)

Delissa Kimmince, right-arm medium, comes into the attack and she is keeping it tight. Huge appeal for LBW in the over but to no avail.

FOUR! Bad fielding from Australians. Rodrigues hits one to mid-wicket and Gardner fielding over there could not guess where the ball would move after the bounce. It did move to her right and raced to the boundary.

A lazy approach from Raj and she pays the price for it. India in feel trouble. Meanwhile, Schutt is on a hat-trick.

After 3 overs, Ind 20/2 (Rodrigues 15, Deepti Sharma 1)

Rodrigues taking singles which are never there. India have to bat intelligently here. They cannot lose wickets from hereon and also have to ensure the required run-rate does not go up.

After 2 overs, Ind 15/2 (Rodrigues 11, Deepti Sharma 0)

What an over for Australia, two wickets on back to back deliveries. Not the start India had hoped for. Young Mandhana and experienced Mithali are back into the hut. Australia at the top now.

A huge wicket. Mandhana departs early. It was a very good move from India to send Jemimah and Mandhana to open but there was always a risk of losing either of them early and that is exactly what happened. Would be interesting to see how India, most importantly Mithali Raj, react to this situation.

OUT! Two in two. Raj goes as well. Schutt bowls a full delivery and an inside edge off Mithali’s bat troubles the stumps. India under pressure now. Mithali b Schutt 0(1)

OUT! Slower in pace and down the leg and Mandhana trying to guide it to fine leg region but the ball takes the edge and disturbs trhe stumps. Poor dismissal. Tad unlucky too. Mandhana b Schutt 3(4)

FOUR! This is better from Rodrigues. Full delivery from Schutt and full flow of the bat fetches her four to long-off.

FOUR! Not an ideal way to get that. Rodrigues did not time it well and it almost carried to mid-off fielder but it raced away for four.

Megan Schutt, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack from the other end.

After 1 over, Ind 5/0 (Smiriti Mandhana 2, Jemmimah Rodrigues 2)

Both the teams begin with different plans. Jemmimah Rodrigues opens the inning for India with Mandhana and Australia begin with left-arm orthodox spin of Jess Jonassen, she started off with a wide though. Risky singles taken in the over by Indians. Five coming from it.

Jess Jonassen with the ball in hand.

Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues coming out to bat for India.

India need 187 to keep themselves alive in the competition. A tough ask but they saw England chasing down 199 on Sunday and that could very well serve as motivation. Needless to say they need a solid start. Lot depends on the way Mandhana bats.

India to chase 187 for win

Two fifties from the Aussies. They were under some pressure at the start but Mooney and Villani partnership helped them recover in time. Indians bowled well, their best bowling and fielding performance in quite some time now but they are still far away from their best. Now, the onus on the batters and good thing is that the batting has been good so far. We will be back with the Indian chase in a while.

After 20 overs, Aus 186/5 (Haynes 10, Lanning 11)

This is a great score on this pitch. India will have to fight hard but this is their last chance. 11 runs came off the last over and a wicket. Australia finish with 186 runs  on the board.

FOUR! A boundary by Haynes to finish things off in this innings.

DROPPED! It was high up in the air and Deepti Sharma made a mess of it. Repreive for Lanning.

OUT! A very high catch as Smriti Mandhana, standing at long-on, took the catch after a little fumble. Perry goes. Perry c Mandhana b Radha Yadav 1(2)

India dismiss the set batswoman. But this might just work against them. Mooney was quite exhausted at the centre. And two new batswomen might just be more suitable to face the 20th over. Meanwhile, a fantastic penultimate over from Goswami. She could concedes only seven off it.

After 19 overs, Aus 175/4 (Perry 1, Lanning 10)

Mooney started the over with a four, but shelved trying to take risk and hit a six at mid-wicket. Goswami got her first wicket.Last ovet to go and Australia must be eyeing to take the total to 190.

OUT! Third catch for Rodrigues in this match. Mooney trying to cross the  boundary ropes hits Goswami to deep mid-wicket but guess what Rodrigues is everywhere in the field today. Beth Mooney c Rodrigues b Goswami 71(46)

FOUR! Mooney Scoops Goswami for boundary. Very, very effective. Cannot bowl for this kind of bating.

After 18 overs, Aus 168/3 (Mooney 67, Lanning 8)

Two fours again from Australians in the over as Anuja Patil shows no creativity in her bowling. Two overs to go and Lanning, Mooney will eye big from here.

FOUR! Lanning making room and puts it into the gap between cover and point region for boundary.

FOUR! Bad bad bowling from Anuja, dropping it short and Mooney hits over the covers for four.

After 17 overs, Aus 156/3 (Mooney 60, Lanning 3)

Good stuff from Radha Yadav as she gives no boundary in the over. Gem of an over keeping in mind the state of the inning. Just 7 from over.

Poonam Yadav breaks the 113-run stand. Villani holes out to deep midwicket. A much needed opening but India must not allow any room to the new batswoman, Meg Lanning. India need to be wary of her.

After 16 overs, Aus 149for 3 (Mooney 56, Lanning 1)

Good over for India overall. They got Villani out but Lanning came and started striking the ball from first delivery she faced. Just 4 overs to go and the Aussies will look to make most of it.

FOUR! Lanning comes in and does not waste time as she hits her first ball for a four to deep extra cover.

OUT! Loopy delivery and Villani tries to cross the mid-wicket region but Rodrigues was there to catch it. She made it look easy. Villani c Rodrigues b Poonam Yadav 61(42)

Fifty up for Villani with an excellent boundary over cover. Follows it up with two more boundaries. Even the 100-run stand is completed. Australia in firm control at the moment.

After 15 overs, Aus 143 for 2 (Mooney 51, Villani 59)

Expensive over for India. Jhulan goes for 16 runs in the last over. This will hurt India as they have given the momentum to Aussies now.

FIFTY! Mooney gets her to half-century as well with the single.

FOUR! Third consecutive boundary. Villani comes out and hits it between the cover and mid-off.

FOUR! Back to back boundaries and Villani is making a mockery of Indian bowling

FOUR! and that’s a fifty for Villani. She makes room and hits it over the covers.

After 14 overs,West Indies 58/2 ( Shai Hope (W) 14 , Marlon Samuels 4)

Great fielding effort by Deepti at long-off. She managed to slap the ball inside the ropes  and just in time while being in the air. On the next ball she was quick on her feet. India were able to stop some easy runs as Yadav bowled as per the field. Villani did hit one four but it was an effort shot and that is what India would like to see. Not giving easy runs. Sense a wicket is around the corner.

FOUR! Villani moves into the crease and hits Yadav to deep square leg for four

A lot of enthusiasm among the fans after Deepti Sharma saves a boundary at long off. This partnership is blossoming beautifully. Both Mooney and Villani are approaching their fifties.

Poonam Yadav is back into the attack

After 13 overs Australia 113/2 (Villani 40, Beth Mooney 45)

Radha bowling well and she sets up the example for others as well. Mooney hit her for four but still she is looking the best of all. Aussies looking to get to 180 or over.

FOUR! Sweep from Mooney fetched her four at deep square leg

Radha Yadav is back into the attack

After 12 overs Australia 104/2 (Villani 38, Beth Mooney 38)

Hundred up for the Aussies. Both the batters are moving well inside the crease to unsettle the bowlers. They are using the sweep to good effect as well. Problems for India ahead if a wicket does not come soon.

FOUR! Another sweep from Australians. Low full-toss and Villani gives it the deserving treatment.

After 11 overs Australia 93/2 (Villani 30, Beth Mooney 36)

Poonam Yadav continues. Yadavs in tandem. India’s ghost in the previous matches – short balls and bad fielding are making entrance again. It is here that they need to step up and cover the weaknesses or the match wil slip away like it happened on the previous occassions.

FOUR! Short ball and placed beautiful through the point to four by Villani

After 10 overs Australia 84/2 (Villani 24, Beth Mooney 33)

Radha Yadav bowling fullish length, not letting the batters open their arms initially but two full-tosses ruined a good over. The problem with the Indian bowling is that they are trying to be too defensive and jope for wickets to fall.

FOUR! Villani makes it a full-toss and its it between cover and mid-off

FOUR! Simple full-toss and Villani has all the time in the world to put it for a boundary to mid-wicket.

Radha Yadav, comes into the attack

After 9 overs Australia 72/2 (Villani 14, Beth Mooney 32)

Yadav bowling well, giving no room to the Aussies. She keeps the batters at bat. Just 6 from the over. Indians, however, would want either of the batters back into the hut.

Poonam Yadav, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

After 8 overs Australia 66/2 (Villani 12, Beth Mooney 28)

Very interesting over. There was a superb fielding effort. And then a missed chances, well possibly yes. Importantly for Austraola they are making runs and geting lives

FOUR! Another difficult chance at long -off but eventually the ball races for four as the field misses it

FOUR! Short ball, Mooney deep into the crease hits it between square and  mid-wicket boundary. Great effort by Vastrakar over there. She almsot save but while she collected the ball, there was some connection with the ropes. Four but a great effort from her.

One of the main differences between India and both Australia and England has been fielding. India have dropped quite a few catches since the ODI series against Australia and their ground fielding has also not been that impressive. The problem has resurfaced today as Raj misfields and lets one through her legs for a boundary.

FOUR! Little bit of width and Mooney cuts it for to backward point.

Deepti Sharma, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

After 7 overs Australia 52/2 (Villani 11, Beth Mooney 15)

Australians building a partnership again in this match and India will have to keep taking wickets. Just 6 from the over but a wicket here will be a gold-dust.

FOUR! Poor fielding by Mithali Raj at deep square leg. Villani swept hard but Raj made a mess of it.

Anuja continues, will bowl the seventh over.

After 6 overs Australia 46/2 (Villani 6, Beth Mooney 14)

Vastrakar continues, bowling her 3rd over. Harmanpreet wants wickets and and that is good to see. Villlani hit her for four on the first ball.She came back good but gave room again, allowing visitors a boundary.

FOUR! Room given to Mooney and she places it beautifully for four to square leg

FOUR! Villani smashes the length delivery to mid-wicket

After 5 overs Australia 35/2 (Villani 1, Beth Mooney 8)

The spin is here for India. Important for India to keep the pressure on the visitors. The fourth ball of the over hit the inside edge off Mooney and then her boots. Was a close call. 6 runs from the over.

Second comeback in many overs. Gone through her defence. Gardner had no answers to a well executed yorker. Vastrakar is holding her own despite leaking a few runs. This should motivate other bowlers.

Anuja Patil, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

After 4 overs Australia 29/2 (Villani 0, Beth Mooney 3)

Great over for India. There were two close chances to get Gardner but Vastrakar thought lets just bowler her and she did just that. Garnder back and Australia under pressure now.

Australian batswomen are cashing in on the field restrictions. Not shying away from playing the aerial shots. But at the same time, India have been guilty of bowling too full. Goswami and Vastrakar need to sort their lengths out soon.

OUT! Peach of a delivery by Vastrakar and she has got Gardner. Beautifully inswinger tumbles her stumps. Gardner b Vastrakar 17(10)

FOUR! Power of Gardner as she cuts it places it beautifully

FOUR! An opportunity for Harmanpreet at mid-on as Gardner almost gave a catch to her but have to say difficult chance, the ball races away or four.

A good comeback from Pooja Vastrakar to get rid of Alyssa Healy after being thrashed for two boundaries. Healy hurried onto the shot and got caught at mid off. A decent turnout at the Brabourne Stadium. A bunch of young girls cheering the Indian team after every ball. 

After 3 overs Australia 21/1 (Gardner 9, Beth Mooney 3)

Nine runs from the over. Again Australians looking to score 2 boundaries per over atleast to keep the runs flowing. This is also an opportunity for India to get some wickets.

FOUR! Another full delivery and Gardner hits it mid-wicket this time.

FOUR! Stand and deliver from Gardner as hits the fullish delivery by Goswami to long-on

After 2 overs Australia 12/1 (Gardner 0, Beth Mooney 3)

Two back to back boundaries by Healy and then Pooja came back to take her wicket. This is the first time India has got to such a good start with the ball. Need to keep at it.

OUT! And she is gone. Pooja gets her revenge.She hits one in the air and Rodrigues stranding on mid-off grabs it. Alyssa Healy c Rodrigues b Vastrakar 9(8)

FOUR! back to back boundaries from Healy. Pooja pitched it short and Healy heave it to leg side.

FOUR! On the legs by Pooja and Healy puts it for four to square leg

Pooja Vastrakar, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

After 1 over Australia 3/0 (Alyssa Healy 1, Beth Mooney 2)

Jhulan Goswami with the ball in hand. The first ball was on Mooney’s leg as Goswami tries to bring it in from the middle and leg area. We can see Indians throwing themselves in the field which is good to see. It is a must-win game for them after all. Tight bowling from India’s most experienced bowler. Just from this over.

We are done with national anthems of both the countries and the players are coming out on the field.

Australia XI

Alyssa Healy(w), Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Elyse Villani, Meg Lanning(c), Rachael Haynes, Ellyse Perry, Delissa Kimmince, Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt, Amanda Wellington

India XI

Smriti Mandhana, Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Radha Yadav, Jemimah Rodrigues, Taniya Bhatia(w), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Anuja Patil, Jhulan Goswami, Poonam Yadav

Toss Update: India have won the toss and have chosen to bowl first

Hello and welcome to Firstpost’s coverage of the 4th T20I in the Women’s Tri-nation series. Today’s match is between the Harmanpreet Kaur-led India and Meg Lanning-led Australia.