India Women vs Australia Women Highlights: IND 151/7; Aussies win by 21 runs, go 2-1 up in series

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Darcie Brown is the Player of the Match for her haul of 2/19 from four overs, which included the wickets of Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues.

“The start obviously wasn’t ideal but good to be able to get the win on the end… We wanted to back our strengths and we did that well,” says Brown in a post-match chat with the broadcasters.

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After 20 overs,India Women 151/7 ( Deepti Sharma 25 , Anjali Sarvani 2)

Australia win by 21 runs, and go 2-1 up in the five-match series!

Megan Schutt keeps things tight in the final over after Carey goes for 17 in the 19th, running Radha Yadav out in the first delivery and restricting Deepti Sharma and Anjali Sarvani to ones and twos in the remaining deliveries, as the Aussies return to winning ways after suffering a Super Over heartbreak in the last game.

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OUT! Mix-up between Radha Yadav and Deepti Sharma in the first ball of the final over, and the former’s caught short of the striker’s end after a direct hit by the bowler. India 146/7; need 27 off 5

Radha run out (Schutt) 4(7)

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After 18 overs,India Women 129/6 ( Deepti Sharma 6 , Radha Yadav 3)

Couple of superb overs from Schutt and Gardner have effectively put the 173-run target out of India’s reach, with the hosts needing 44 off the last two overs with Deepti and Radha at the crease. The Indians will need a miracle if they are to go 2-1 up in the series from here.

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OUT! That’s a body blow to India’s hopes in the chase as skipper Harmanpreet Kaur perishes while looking to smash the ball out of the park! Doesn’t quite time it and ends up offering Annabel Sutherland a simple catch at long on. Safe to say it’s advantage Australia at the moment. IND 123/6; need 50 off 22

Kaur c Sutherland b Schutt 37(27)

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After 16 overs,India Women 122/5 ( Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 37 , Deepti Sharma 2)

Nine off Carey’s third over, including a boundary to Kaur off the last ball courtesy a fumble by Ellyse Perry at wide long off. India need another 51 off 24, with Kaur going strong on 37 at the moment.

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After 15 overs,India Women 113/5 ( Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 31 , Deepti Sharma 0)

What an over from Ash Gardner, removing Devika Vaidya and Richa Ghosh in a space of five deliveries, both departing for 1, as India crumble to 113/5 from 106/2! Pressure on India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who’s batting on 31 at the moment and is fast losing out on partners.

Vaidya c and b Gardner 1(4)

Ghosh c Sutherland b Gardner 1(2)

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OUT! Massive blow to India’s hopes of chasing 173 down today as Verma holes out to Ash Gardner at deep midwicket while looking to pull a length ball from Carey. In the end she stayed long enough to bring up her half-century after getting a reprieve thanks to a front-foot no-ball by Darcie Brown. IND 106/3 after 13.3

Verma c Gardner b Carey 52(41)

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After 13 overs,India Women 101/2 ( Shafali Verma 52 , Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 21)

FOUR! Shafali Verma brings up her half-century with a boundary after drilling the ball down the ground, with Annabel Sutherland unable to stop the ball despite putting in a slide in front of the boundary cushion. Verma had a lucky escape earlier in the over after hitting the ball straight to Tahlia McGrath as Darcie Brown was found to have overstepped. That error allows her to bring up her fifth T20I half-century.

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After 12 overs,India Women 95/2 ( Shafali Verma 48 , Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 20)

Fifty of the partnership comes up between Shafali Verma and Harmanpreet Kaur for the third wicket, the latter bringing up the milestone with back-to-back boundaries off Alana King in the leg-spinner’s third over. Verma adds another boundary later in the over to pile further misery on her, with 13 coming off the over. India need another 78 to win off 48.

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After 10 overs,India Women 79/2 ( Shafali Verma 43 , Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 10)

Kaur is lucky to escape a stumping after getting completely beaten by Alana King in the penultimate ball of the 10th over. Healy fumbles behind the stumps. Quite a few reprieves for the Indians in their chase, with Verma having been put down a couple of times already. India, meanwhile, need less than 100 at the halfway stage with eight wickets in hand.

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After 9 overs,India Women 75/2 ( Shafali Verma 41 , Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 8)

Couple of big overs for the Indians, thanks to Verma’s fearless approach as the opener moves into the 40s. Carey goes for 12 runs in her first over, getting hit for three fours, while Ash Gardner concedes a four and a six in the ninth. 34 runs have come in three overs after the end of the powerplay, and India are once again in the driver’s seat!

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After 6 overs,India Women 41/2 ( Shafali Verma 14 , Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 1)

Verma collects the first maximum of the innings, smashing the ball down the ground, at the start of Schutt’s second over. She nearly perishes three balls later however, as Gardner puts down a chance near deep midwicket off a mishit. Eight off the over, India reach 41/2 at the end of the powerplay, two short of what the Aussies managed. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, meanwhile, is at the centre and she’s off the mark with a single.

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OUT! Rodrigues’ cameo comes to an end as Darcie Brown strikes for a second time in as many overs, trapping her LBW in front of off and middle with one angling into the Mumbai batter. IND 33/2

Rodrigues LBW Brown 16(11)

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After 4 overs,India Women 31/1 ( Shafali Verma 6 , Jemimah Rodrigues 15)

Rodrigues is providing the kind of counter-attack that Perry and Mooney had provided during the powerplay after the loss of two early wickets, collecting three fours in a space of four deliveries to move to double figures in no time. Expensive first over for Annabel Sutherland, who replaces Meghan Schutt, with 14 coming off the fourth over.

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OUT! No big score from Smriti Mandhana today as the stylish left-handed opener falls for just 1 while trying to accelerate from her end. Fine comeback from Darcie Brown, who had conceded nine wides in an 11-ball first over as she dismisses Australia’s tormentor-in-chief in the previous game. IND 15/1

Mandhana c Sutherland b Brown 1(10)

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After 1 over,India Women 9/0 ( Smriti Mandhana 0 , Shafali Verma 0)

Darcy Brown is off to a nightmare of a start; she concedes nine off the first, but not one run is scored off the bat, all them being counted as wides. It’s an 11-ball over in the end, and the look on skipper Alyssa Healy’s face suggests she might be taken off after just one over.

The seamer follows up her Super Over heroics with another quality performance

⚡ SWING QUEEN! Renuka Singh got the important wickets of Healy & Harris in her spell!

🙌 What a golden run she's having with the ball!

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OUT! Carey goes for the revese-sweep, but is cramped for room and ends up getting a thick top-edge, offering short third man a simple catch in the end. Renuka Singh pulls off a comfortable catch, contributing to another dismissal. AUS 167/8

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OUT! Harris doesn’t stick around till the end after all, as Deepti Sharma holds on to the catch at long off for Renuka Singh to get her second wicket of the innings. She departs after an entertaining 41 off 18, and her exit in the penultimate over could very well cost the visitors 15-20 valuable runs. AUS 163/7

Harris c Sharma b Renuka 41(18)

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After 18 overs,Australia Women 163/6 ( Grace Harris 41 , Nicola Carey 5)

Australia have gone past the 160-mark at the end of the 18th over with Grace Harris batting on 41 off just 17 balls. She’s timing the ball like a dream at the moment and could very well take the visitors past the 200-mark as long as she sticks around till the very end.

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OUT! Another catch for Radha Yadav, this time near the boundary at long on as Annabel Sutherland perishes off Deepti Sharma’s bowling to depart for just 1. AUS 153/6

Sutherland c Yadav b Sharma 1(3)

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OUT! Anjali Sarvani gets the big wicket of Ellyse Perry as the all-rounder departs after a superb 75. Perry miscues while attempting to steer the ball towards third man, and ends up hitting it straight to Radha Yadav, who fumbles a couple of times before finally completing the catch. AUS 144/5

Perry c Yadav b Sarvani 75(47)

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After 16 overs,Australia Women 144/4 ( Ellyse Perry 75 , Grace Harris 28)

Grace Harris has taken the attack to the Indian bowlers and how — tonking three sixes in a space of two overs to move to 28 off just 12 balls at the end of the 16th. Two of those sixes came in a 17-run third over from Gayakwad. Perry, meanwhile, is batting in the 70s at the moment, and will fancy her chances of going past the three-figure mark for the first time in her career.

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After 14 overs,Australia Women 115/4 ( Ellyse Perry 65 , Grace Harris 9)

After getting her innings going with singles, Harris decides to swing her arms as she slog-sweeps Vaidya through the midwicket region to end the 13th over with a boundary. Perry then continues to attack the bowlers in the following over, smashing Radha Yadav for a four and a six off successive deliveries, with a single coming off each of the remaining deliveries. Australia reach 115/4 at the end of the 14th, and will need to score at over 10-an-over if they are to go past the 180-mark today.

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Fifty for Ellyse Perry — her first in T20Is after more than three years! The star all-rounder brings up the milestone with a brace off the last delivery of the 12th over, taking 33 balls to get there. Has been a fine, counter-attacking knock from her so far today, with seven fours and two maximums coming off her bat. AUS 93/4

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OUT! One wicket leads to another, as Devika Vaidya strikes for a second time in as many overs! Ashleigh Gardner steps out of the crease looking to push the ball down the ground, but is beaten by the turn, and keeper Richa Ghosh has no problem whipping the bails off in a flash. AUS 89/4

Gardner st Ghosh b Vaidya 7(10)

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After 10 overs,Australia Women 79/3 ( Ellyse Perry 40 , Ashleigh Gardner 5)

Renuka Singh is brought back for another over after the breakthrough, with India skipper Harmanpreet looking to make further inroads. Perry, meanwhile, continues to attack, going for a lofted shot that goes over mid off for a four in the fourth delivery. Seven off the 10th over, as Australia reach 79/3 at the halfway stage.

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OUT! Devika Vaidya strikes in her first over as Beth Mooney departs for 30 after driving the ball straight to Shafali Verma at extra cover while looking to go for another inside-out shot for a boundary. The Women in Blue are back in the game! AUS 69/3

Mooney c Verma b Vaidya 30(22)

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FOUR! Beth Mooney dances down the track and lofts the ball over extra cover off Deepti Sharma to bring up the fifty-partnership with Ellyse Perry with a boundary! Excellent partnership for the Aussies, one that has brought them back in the game after losing two wickets early! AUS 58/2

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After 6 overs,Australia Women 43/2 ( Beth Mooney 14 , Ellyse Perry 25)

Australia have made a decent recovery from the poor start, with Perry and Mooney adding nearly 40 runs for the third wicket to take the visitors to 43/2 at the end of the powerplay. Perry collects back-to-back fours off Deepti off the last two balls of the sixth over to move to 25, and appears in fairly good rhythm at the moment.

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After 4 overs,Australia Women 26/2 ( Beth Mooney 11 , Ellyse Perry 12)

Australia haven’t wasted much time in going for a counterattack after losing Healy and McGrath early as Perry and Mooney, the batters currently at the middle, collect 17 runs in the next two overs after the visitors are reduced to 9/2 in the first two.

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BOWLED ER! Anjali Sarvani strikes from the other end! Tahlia McGrath had caused plenty of damage with her willow in the last two games, but has to depart for 1 today as Sarvani manages to breach her defence, rattling the stumps behind her as Australia lose another wicket early in the game. AUS 5/2

McGrath b Sarvani 1(4)

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OUT! Renuka Singh with the early strike, as Team India get off to an ideal start in their quest to gain the series lead! Foxes Alyssa Healy with the inswinger, trapping her plumb in front of the wickets, as Australia lose their first wicket with just two on board. AUS 2/1

Healy LBW Renuka 1(2)

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Renuka Singh will bowl the first over of the Australia innings, with skipper Alyssa Healy walking out to the centre with Beth Mooney