India have had a fascinating year in T20Is with the Commonwealth Games silver medal being the spotlight of the year. However, what restricted India from clinching the coveted gold medal at the CWG was the dominating and intimidating Australian side led by Alyssa Healy. Indian women’s cricket has definitely come through the ranks over the years but the Aussies have been the nemesis for the women-in-blue. There will be a sharp eye on the Indian middle order that proved to be fragile and failed to complement the dashing top order in the Asia Cup. Australia, on the other hand, are playing without some of their key players from the CWG squad as Rachel Haynes retired from cricket and Meg Lanning has been on an indefinite break. The spinner in Alana King shall enjoy the Indian conditions, but probably not more than her Indian counterparts. Squads: India Women Squad: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Sabbhineni Meghana, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(wk), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Radha Yadav, Harleen Deol, Renuka Singh, Yastika Bhatia, Meghna Singh, Devika Vaidya, Anjali Sarvani Australia Women Squad: Alyssa Healy(c/wk), Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Grace Harris, Nicola Carey, Alana King, Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown, Heather Graham, Kim Garth, Phoebe Litchfield Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
India-W vs Australia-W Highlights: Australia beat India by 9 wickets with 100-run Mooney-McGrath stand
IND-W vs AUS-W Highlights: Australia beat India by 9 wickets after chasing the 173-run target in 18.1 overs with 11 deliveries to spare. Indian bowlers failed to create any impact in batting-friendly conditions.
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So Australia have acquired the lead in the first match of the series, but there are still four games to be played. India will have to find a way to tackle Beth Mooney who seems to enjoy batting on and on against India. India’s middle-order conundrum seems to have answers the manner in which Richa Ghosh and Deepti Sharma played today. However, they will have to check their fielding and bowling that put them down in the series opener. The second match will be played at the same venue on Sunday. Do not miss out on joining us then. Goodbye and have a good night! Wait, do not miss out on following the Football World Cup Live updates on Firstpost.com.
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Beth Mooney is the player of the match as well as the game changer of the match!
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That was absolute domination from Australian batters as Indian bowlers failed to create any impact in batting-friendly conditions. Allysa Healy elected to bowl first but India made it look like a questionable decision at the end of the first innings. However, Australia, in the second innings, were exquisite with the bat and played smartly to keep the scoreboard ticking and cruised away in the latter half to finish the run chase with 11 balls to spare.
Australia 1 – 0 India in the five-match series
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18.1 That’s it! A target that looked formidable at halfway stage has been mocked by the Aussie batters, chasing with 11 balls to spare. Pushed that good length delivery from Deepti Sharma behind the square and came back for the second run to complete an easy win.
Beth Mooney has been simple marvellous – 89 from 57 deliveries!
Tahil McGrath supported her very well – 38 from 28 deliveries
A 100-run partnership between the two for second wicket to chase an intimidating total.
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Finally a calm over for Indians, with just five runs of the 18th over, but that is a bit too late.
Australia need 2 runs from 12 deliveries.
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16.6 Another soft push towards backward point, and once it beats the fielder inside the circle, it has simply run away to the boundary.
Australia: 166/1 after 17 overs, need 7 to win from 18 deliveries
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16.3 Four more! Creates room by moving on the leg side, and cuts a short delivery over cover-point that reaches the fence for four more runs! Bounces just before the ropes.
16.5 Four towards fine leg, and this time it is Beth Mooney. Just a soft touch, but excellent timing there. The outfield seems to be having conveyer belts.
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16.2 Tahil Mcgrath hits an effortless six! A length delivery, McGrath moves across to the off side and launches it over the fine leg. The ball hits a chair beyond the ropes. Australia will finish it before 20 overs quota.
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14.1 Four to sweeper cover
14.2 Four to extra cover
14.5 Lofted drive over extra cover for four runs
14.6 Driven through cover-point for four runs
This is excellent stuff from Beth Mooney and Australia. Need just 37 runs to win from 30 deliveries. Absolutely smashed Devika Vaidya.
Australia: 136/1 after 15 overs
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13.6 India have continued to misfield, and leaked quite a bit too many runs. The lightening quick outfield does the rest as McGrath picks another boundary.
Australia: 118/1 after 14 overs
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13.3 A half-century for Beth Mooney! 14th of his T20I career, and sixth against India. A full delivery, Mooney creates room for herself and drives through the covers for a couple of runs. Australia need runs at a little less than 10rpo.
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14 runs from the 13th over as Beth Mooney shifts gears. That wicket of Alyssa Healy seems to have fell long back as India have failed to capitalise on that breakthrough.
Australia: 106/1 after 13 overs
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10.3 Excellent timing from McGrath! A fullish delivery from Anjali, McGrath drives it through the covers, and the ball races away to the fence.
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9.4 Tahila Mcgrath is dropped at backward point. Radha Yadav the culprit again. She dived and had her hands over the ball, but lets it go away. Eight runs from that over as Beth Mooney ends it with a boundary.
Australia: 81/1 after 10 overs
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8.5 Alyssa Healy is gone, India finally have a say in the game! A length delivery from Devika, Healy tries to smash through covers but finds skipper Kaur at extra cover who doesn’t drop the catch. Harmanpreet tosses the ball to celebrate, Devika runs to her in delight and the crowd is roaring. A very important wicket for India.
Australia: 73/1 after 9 overs
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8.4 Alyssa Healy now finds a reverse sweep for four more runs! A full delivery from Devika Vaidya and Healy has been too smart to direct it past the short third man.
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7.6 Alyssa Healy has tonked a maximum to end Radha Yadav’s over! Dances down the track, creates room by staying on the leg side and timed it to perfection over extra-cover. Australia cruising away at the moment.
Australia: 68/0 after 8 overs
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7.2 A poor delivery from Radha Yadav down the leg side and Beth Mooney has swept it fine for four runs. It was timed well and beats the fielder in the deep.
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Another over that has fetched 10 runs.
Australia: 57/0 after 7 overs
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A decent eight-run over to end the powerplay. Australia have made sure to not lose a wicket and also have continued to score well. They have made it look calm, but are just one run behind where India was at the end of powerplay.
Australia: 47/0 after 6 overs
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Renuka Thakur too has been smashed for a few boundaries now!
4.3 A good length delivery, but Mooney smashes it back over the bowler and the ball races away to straight boundary for four runs.
4.5 Another good length delivery on the pads, Mooney just tries to place it through the leg side. That was timed exquisitely, and the lack of fielder on the leg side made sure that the ball raced away for another boundary.
Australia: 39/0 after 5 overs
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Renuka Thakur is forced into her third over after Anjali has allowed the Aussie batters to breathe easily.
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3.1 A boundary to start the new over from Anjali. Pulled towards the long-on region by Mooney.
3.3 Another boundary! Wide outside the off stump and Healy this time on strike who cuts it through point. That raced away like a tracer bullet
Australia targeting the newcomer.
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2.2 Radha Yadav drops Beth Mooney! It wasn’t an easy chance but the ball travelled straight to her at backward point as Mooney tried to cut Renuka Singh. That ought to have been taken though. India have however made sure to keep the scoring rate in check.
Australia: 16/0 after 3 overs
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1.3 A sloppy delivery from Anjali down the leg side and Healy has pulled it away for four runs through backward square leg. Quite a steady, but sharp start for the Aussies in the run chase.
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0.6 A thick edge of Alyssa Healy’s bat that goes between the wicket-keeper and first slip. That has raced away for four runs.
Australia: 7/0 after 1 over
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Australia commence run chase, Alyssa Healy opens for the first time as captain. Beth Mooney accompanies her. Renuka Singh Thakur opens the bowling for India.
India women seem to have adopted the approach their male counterparts have been talking through all the while. A swashbuckling batting display right through the 20 overs and India have posted a formidable looking 172 on the scoreboard. Australia have a task at hand to chase the total. It will be interesting to see if the conditions become more favourable for batters while chasing. Dew can definitely prove to be a factor under the floodlights.
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19.4 On the pads of Deepti Sharma, but she swings across the line and gets it over short fine leg for four more. Deepti really getting after Megan Schutt here.
19.5 Another shot over short fine leg! Deepti tried to shimmy on the leg side, but Schutt followed here smartly. Deepti was however smarter and played it over the short fine leg. The ball races away to ropes in no time. Four boundaries in row for Deepti.
India: 172/5 after 20 overs
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19.2 Smashed through the leg side – dances down the track, and pulls it towards deep square leg to find the gap between two fielders. The two fielders were confused as they expected the other to stop the ball!
19.3 A full delivery, but Deepti Sharma connects well and the ball races over the wide long on boundary rope for four more runs!
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Again back-to-back boundaries for Deepti Sharma!
18.3 A full toss from Garnder and Deepti swivels it towards the mid-wicket region for four runs.
18.4 Smashed through the long-off region.
India continuing to fire despite of the loss of wickets.
India: 154/5 after 19 overs
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17.3 Nicley timed by Deepti Sharma. That was drifting down the leg side, Deepti pulls it fine on the leg side. The fielder at deep square leg dived hard, but the ball was too quick to be stopped.
17.5 Another boundary! This time on the off side, chopped through the backward point region by Deepti Sharma.
India: 142/5 after 18 overs
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16.5 Richa Ghosh is gone after a swashbuckling innings. Richa once again went down the track, but Garnder was smart enough and kept it a bit wide on the off side. Healy collects the ball and disrupts the stumps before Richa can get back. She was down on her knees and that only made the situation worse for her. Remember, Richa Ghosh will be a part of the inaugural women’s under-19 World Cup. Richa Ghosh 36 (20) st Alyssa Healy b Ashleigh Garnder
India: 132/5 after 17 overs
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16.2 Richa Ghosh is simply brilliant! Comes down the track to Gardner and tonks it over her head for a straight big six.
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15.3 A thick outside edge and that has travelled through, over the third man for four runs! Last three overs have produced 38 runs as India gain the momentum going into death overs.
India: 135/4 after 16 overs
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14.4 Richa Ghosh is proving to be a cranage for Australia. Beautifully cut through backward point for four runs. Exciting stuff from Indian middle order that was under scrutiny.
India: 115/4 after 15 overs
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13.2 A tossed-up delivery from Alana King and Richa Ghosh smashes it over long on for a maximum!
13.3 Pulled, swivelled that short ball on the leg side for four runs.
13.4 Excellent stuff by Richa Ghosh! A little bit of room on the off side and Ghosh provides a deft touch to direct it through the third man for four runs.
India: 103/4 after 14 overs
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