India Women vs Australia Women, 3rd T20I Highlights: India Women Suffer 21-Run Defeat; Australia Women Lead 2-1

We are back for the chase! The umpires and players make their way out in the middle. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma will be the openers for India Women. Darcie Brown to start the proceedings with the ball for Australia Women.

... THE CHASE …

Right then, India Women have a below-par target in front to overhaul and Harmanpreet Kaur will be confident enough of chasing this down. Will India Women chase it down and take a 2-1 lead in the series? We will find out shortly.

India Women were brilliant with the new ball dismissing Alyssa Healy and Tahlia McGrath cheaply. However, they leaked a lot of runs after the Powerplay and were put under the pump by Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry and Grace Harris. They clawed their way back into the game during the death overs and as a result, restricted Australia Women to a lower total. Renuka Singh was the pick of the bowlers for India Women with figures of 2 for 24 from her four overs while Anjali Sarvani, Devika Vaidya and Deepti Sharma too chipped in with two wickets each.

A decent end to the innings but Australia Women will feel that they are at least 15 runs short. Sent into bat first, Australia Women were off to a poor start losing two wickets inside the first two overs. Beth Mooney and Ellyse Perry resurrected the innings with a 64-run stand. After the departure of Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry unleashed herself and put on a show. Grace Harris provided her support and did not shy away from playing her shots. The departure of Ellyse Perry and Grace Harris saw Australia Women lose their way towards the back end of the innings to end up with a below-par total.

FOUR! A boundary to end the innings! Deepti Sharma bowls this short and outside off, Alana King slices it uppishly but through point for a boundary. Australia Women finish on 172 for 8!

Quicker, full and outside off, Alana King slashes at it, but misses. It is a close call for wide, and Deepti Sharma gets away with it.

Floated, full and on off, Megan Schutt drags her sweep towards long on for a single.

Stumping chance...missed! This is short again and outside off, Megan Schutt comes down the track and swings, but misses. Richa Ghosh behind the stumps fails to collect it the first time. However, she picks up the ball and breaks the stumps as Megan Schutt tries to get back in. The umpire sends it upstairs and the replays shows that the bat is grounded and Megan Schutt is safe.

Short and around off, Megan Schutt moves across and mistimes her slog back towards the bowler.

Megan Schutt walks out to bat.

OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! Australia Women are tumbling here! Deepti Sharma gets her second wicket. She bowls this flatter, short and on midldle, Nicola Carey goes for the reverse-sweep, but get a top edge as the ball loops up towards short third man where Renuka Singh takes a dolly. Australia Women eight down now!

Deepti Sharma will bowl the final over.

A single to end the over as this full delivery is driven towards long off.

Full and on off, Alana King drives it towards sweeper cover for a single.

A slower one, dipping, on off, Alana King goes for the heave, but misses.

This is almost on a yorker length and outside off, Alana King is late to put her bat down and misses it.

Short and outside off, Alana King cuts it towards deep point for a brace.

Alana King is the new batter in.

OUT! TAKEN! Renuka Singh strikes straightaway! Grace Harris goes back to the hut now. Renuka Singh serves this full and outside off, Grace Harris reaches for it and tries to loft it away, but she loses her grip and the ball goes up in the air of the outer half of the bat. Deepti Sharma at long off runs to her left to take a brilliant catch. Grace Harris was looking dangerous, and this could make a difference in the total.