IND-W vs AUS-W T20 series is going on in DR. DY Patil Sports Academy from 5th January. Australia won the second match of the T20 series by 6 wickets on this Sunday, 07 January levelling the series to 1-1.
After a massive victory by 9 wickets and leading the three-match series by 1-0, the Indian team under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur was set to take the series to a one-sided win. However, the results were not desirable as Australia won the second match of the T20 series by 6 wickets. The Australian Captain won the toss and preferred to bowl first.
IND-W scored 130 runs in 20 overs
Indian openers couldn’t perform much as the Australian all-rounder Kim Grath took an early wicket of Shafali Verma in 1.4 overs. After losing the first wicket, India was on 4/1. The second shocker came in the form of Jemimah Rodrigues’s wicket in Kim Grath’s over. Rodrigues returned to the pavilion after hitting 3 boundaries and with a total score of 13 runs, leaving India for 20/2.
The partnership had just begun between Smriti Mandhana and Captain Harmanpreet Kaur when one more fall of wicket in 7.5 overs slipped the game out of the Indian team. Smriti Mandhana got caught out by Ellyse Perry giving Annabel Sutherland her first wicket of the inning. After the 4th wicket of the Indian skipper, the Indian Team tried to push themselves back into the game as Deepti Sharma alongside Richa Ghosh made a partnership of over 30 runs. But soon Richa Ghosh got LBW in Georgia Wareham’s over. India lost its 5th wicket at the mere score of 87 runs.
Deepti Sharma tried to take the team to a good score but the quick fall of wickets from the other side in the form of Pooja Vastrakar’s LBW and Amanjot’s catch out made it difficult after scoring 9 runs and 4 runs respectively. Shreyanka Patil entered the pitch when India had 107/7 in 17.4 overs. Deepti Sharma and Shreyanka Patil made the team reach to 130 runs before Deepti lost her wicket in the last ball of the inning by getting a run-out. India put the score of 130 runs on the board.
In the low-run chase, with a successful opening partnership, Australia took complete dominance in their hand. Australian captain and wicket Keeper Alyssa Healy alongside B. L. Mooney scored 51 runs before the first fall of the wicket. Deepti Sharma sent the Australian captain back into the dressing room after she scored 26 runs in 21 balls hitting four boundaries. The quick fall of another wicket in Deepti Sharma’s next over was seen as B. L. Mooney got caught out by Richa Ghosh. Australia was trailing at 58/2 in 9.1 overs.
Australia wins the second match of T20 series
A 31 runs partnership between Mc Grath and Ellyse Perry led Australia towards the win in a decisive match. After scoring 19 runs, Mc Grath got back to the pavilion as Shreyanka Patil took her first wicket against the Australian team in the inning. With Ellyse Perry scoring 34* and Phoebe Litchfeild’s important 18 runs, The Australian Team managed to score 133/4 in 19 overs. With this the series levelled up to 1-1 as Australia won the second match of the T20 series by 6 wickets. Kim Grath was awarded as The Player of the Match for her exceptional 2/27 in 4 overs.
Final IND-W vs AUS-W T20 series on 9th January
The third and final inning of the T20 series will play a very important role in the three-match series. The Third match will be played in Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai on 9th January 2024 at 7 pm sharp IST. The free Livestreaming is available on the JioCinema app.
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