Australia Women vs India Women 1st T20I, Highlights: Match abandoned due to inclement weather

India will be be disappointed, given how they were scoring at close to nine an over with four overs left

Boo. Was shaping up beautifully. India got to 131/4 in 15.2 overs with fast but small contributions from Mandhana, Shafali and Harman.

Good to see Rodrigues back in the side and among runs. Too good for the bench. https://t.co/hZWIEEQPOa

— Snehal Pradhan (@SnehalPradhan) October 7, 2021

Both games now a must-win for the Indians
 

And the match has been abandoned! India need to win the final two games to take the series #AUSvIND

— Daniel Brettig 🏏 (@danbrettig) October 7, 2021

Unfortunately, the match has been called off, as the weather plays spoilsport once again after holding up play for the most part in the first two days of the one-off Test.

Both teams collect a point each, with Australia still leading the multi-format series 7-5

Play will need to restart in another 36 minutes for us to have a result

UPDATE: Due to rain, India’s innings has been completed.

Australia will commence their innings when play can be restarted and available overs is confirmed.

Play will need to recommence by 9:06pm (AEST) for Australia to complete the minimum 5 overs #AUSvIND https://t.co/PGl9T07k5R

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) October 7, 2021

First the Test, and now the T20Is!

Yep, just enough rain to be annoying #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/wjuZDPKjom

— Adam Burnett (@AdamBurnett09) October 7, 2021

After 15.2 overs,India Women 131/4 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 49 , Richa Ghosh (W) 17)

Wareham in place of McGrath. Meanwhile, it’s starting to rain at Gold Coast at the moment and what starts off as a light drizzle gets heavier two deliveries into the 16th over, forcing the players and umpires to beat a hasty retreat.

After 15 overs,India Women 130/4 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 48 , Richa Ghosh (W) 17)

Vlaeminck’s brought back one last time in this innings. Ghosh gets a thick top-edge in the third delivery that lands just out of mid on’s reach, allowing her to grab a brace. Rodrigues runs the ball down to fine leg three balls later, coming back for a quick second. Eight from the over, as the seamer signs off with 0/32 from her quota.

After 14 overs,India Women 122/4 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 44 , Richa Ghosh (W) 14)

Tahlia McGrath, who’s debuting today alongside Hannah Darlington, is brought in place of Nicola Carey as Lanning continues to shuffle her bowlers around. She’s off to an expensive start, conceding two boundaries in three balls to Ghosh — the first one nearly resulting in a catch for Wareham at deep midwicket. Single collected off the fourth and fifth balls before Ghosh collects her third boundary of the over with a thick outside edge past the keeper. 14 from the over. Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, India are very much galloping along at the moment.

After 13 overs,India Women 108/4 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 43 , Richa Ghosh (W) 1)

What a start for Georgia Wareham, dismissing Yastika Bhatia off her very first delivery as the southpaw holes out to long on while looking to further accelerate the scoring rate for the visitors. Richa Ghosh is the next batter in, and gets off the mark with a single off the last delivery. Excellent over from the leg-spinner with two runs and a wicket from it.

OUT! Bhatia’s stay has come to an end as Wareham breaks the stand. Went for a log down the ground, without getting the distance to clear the long on boundary. Unfortunately for her, Vlaeminck was position in front of the rope in that region. IND 106/4

Bhatia c Vlaeminck b Wareham 15(15)

After 12 overs,India Women 106/3 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 42 , Yastika Bhatia 15)

Rodrigues continues to make merry, collecting two boundaries in four deliveries as Carey returns to the attack, bringing up the fifty stand with Bhatia in the process. Additionally, she moves into the 40s.

After 11 overs,India Women 96/3 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 33 , Yastika Bhatia 14)

Gardner returns, this time replacing Carey. Single off each of the first two balls, with Bhatia nearly getting run out in the second. Both Rodrigues and Bhatia then collect a boundary each in the remaining deliveries, targeting the third and the fine leg region respectively. 11 from the over. Rodrigues, meanwhile, is batting in the 30s and will hope to anchor the innings from here.

After 10 overs,India Women 85/3 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 27 , Yastika Bhatia 9)

Debutante Hannah Darlington’s off to an expensive start after getting introduced in place of Ash Gardner — the first time in this innings that we have a seamer operating from both ends. Two fours in three balls for Rodrigues at the start of the over as she completes 1,000 T20I runs in style. She then rotates the strike with Bhatia in the remaining deliveries, with three singles coming off the remaining deliveries. 11 from the over. Decent little partnership starting to build now.

After 9 overs,India Women 74/3 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 17 , Yastika Bhatia 8)

Nicola Carey introduced in place of Ellyse Perry. Seven from the over, including a boundary off the second delivery as Bhatia lofts a back-of-length delivery over mid off.

After 8 overs,India Women 67/3 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 15 , Yastika Bhatia 3)

Gardner brought back as Lanning shuffles through her spinners at the other end. Nine from the over, including a well-time cut by Rodrigues in the fifth for her first boundary of the innings. The pair meanwhile, are doing a decent job of rotating the strike through singles when the boundaries are not coming their way.

After 7 overs,India Women 58/3 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 8 , Yastika Bhatia 1)

Ellyse Perry introduced after the powerplay with Vlaeminck given a breather. The star all-rounder starts off on a tidy note, giving away just three singles as Yastika Bhatia gets off the mark.

After 6 overs,India Women 55/3 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 6 , Yastika Bhatia 0)

Molineux returns. Both Rodrigues and Kaur collect a boundary in this over, before the latter’s trapped LBW by a full, straight delivery to depart for 12. Out walks Yastika Bhatia, as India end the powerplay with 55 runs on the board. Despite the loss of three wickets, has been a decent start so far which can translate to a big score if Rodrigues, Bhatia and the rest are able to build a big partnership or two between them.

OUT! Another wicket to spin, this time it’s Molineux who gets her name in the wickets column as she traps Kaur LBW with a full delivery. The Indian skipper looked to defend, but didn’t quite get close to the line of the delivery. IND 55/3

Harmanpreet LBW Molineux 12(5)

After 5 overs,India Women 46/2 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 1 , Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 8)

Vlaeminck continues, and it looks like the twin-strike in the previous over will help tighten things up for the Aussies. Not for Harmanpreet Kaur, who in her first game of the series, gets going right away with back-to-back fours off the seamer. Nine from the over.

After 4 overs,India Women 37/2 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 0 , Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 0)

What a bowling change by Meg Lanning, bringing Ash Gardner in place of Sophie Molineux, as she gets rid of both in-form openers Mandhana and Verma in a space of four deliveries, while getting hit for a six by the latter in the process. With two new batters in Rodrigues and skipper Kaur in the crease, Australia now have the chance to dictate terms in the powerplay.

OUT! Two wickets in her first over for Ash Gardner! What a start this has turned out to be for the off-spinner. Verma looks for consecutive hits over the fence, but doesn’t get the same distance and elevation as she did in the previous delivery, hitting it straight down Georgia Wareham’s throat. IND 37/2

Verma c Wareham b Gardner 18(14)