India Women vs Australia Women, 4th T20I Highlights: Australia Defeat India By 7 Runs, Take 3-1 Lead
IND-W vs AUS-W, 4th T20I Highlights: Australia beat India by seven runs in fourth women's T20 International to take unassailable 3-1 lead in five-match series
IND-W vs AUS-W, 4th T20I Highlights:Â Australia registered a series-clinching seven-run win over India in the fourth women's T20 International on Saturday. Chasing 189 for a win, India ended at 181 all out in 20 overs with captain Harmanpreet Kaur top-scoring with 46 off 30 balls. Earlier, Ellyse Perry top-scored with 72 not out while Ashleigh Gardner contributed 42 as Australia posted 188 for 3 after being invited to bat. For India, Deepti Sharma took two wickets while Radha Yadav got one after skipper Harmanpreet Kaur opted to bowl. Australia had earlier won the first and third T20Is while India emerged victorious in the second match. (SCORECARD)
India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Devika Vaidya, Richa Ghosh(w), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Anjali Sarvani, Renuka Thakur Singh
Australia Women (Playing XI): Alyssa Healy(w/c), Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Grace Harris, Annabel Sutherland, Heather Graham, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown
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INDW vs AUSW, 4th T20I Live
We are back for the chase! The Australia Women are out in the middle and are taking their respective field positons. However, Alyssa Healy has not come out due to her injury, so Tahlia McGrath is acting as stand-in skipper and Beth Mooney will be behind the stumps for this innings. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma are the two opners for India Women. Darcie Brown to start proceedings with the ball. Here we go...
... THE RUN CHASE ...
Right then, Australia Women have posted a huge total on the board. They will be confident enough to defend this one and take the series. India Women, on the other hand need to bat with a positve mindset and with an extra batter in their side, this is going to be an exciting chase. Let's see how things pan out. Stay tuned for the second essay.
India Women managed to get through the top order of Australia Women, but they had no answer to the power-hitting of Ellyse Perry and Ashleigh Gardner. They missed their lengths quite a bit and were smashed all around the park. Deepti Sharma was the only bowler who looked good and picked up couple of crucial wickets while Radha Yadav got one, but no one else could support them and now they have to chase a huge total. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma will need to give them a good start to have a chance of gun this total down.
Australia Women have put on another brilliant batting display here. They did not start that well losing Beth Mooney early, but Alyssa Healy played some lusty blow to counter attack before she had to retire hurt due to a tweaked muscle in her leg. Tahlia McGrath followed her soon after as well. After, that it was another Ellyse Perry show who stitched up an excellent partnership with Ashleigh Gardner of 94 runs. The latter fell before her half-century, but Perry continued her onslaught with Grace Harris who played a quick cameo as well. Ellyse Perry remained unbeaten on 72 off just 42 balls and took her side to a mamoth total of 188. It is now up to their bowlers to do their job and wrap up the series.
Australia Women have posted the highest total of this series! It was the duo of Ellyse Perry and Grace Harris that once again took the attack to India Women at the death overs. Now, India Women have a huge task on their hand to level the series.
Straight to the fielder! This is dragged down by Deepti Sharma outside off, Grace Harris tries to pull it hard but hits it straight to the fielder at mid-wicket. The inning ends with a dot ball but Australia Women finish with 188/3 on the board.
Short and wide outside off, Ellyse Perry tries to cut it hard but finds the fielder at point. They do scamper through for one.
SIX! BANG! This is Ellyse Perry 2.0! Floated up around the off stump, Perry gets down on one knee and plays the slog-sweep. The connection is sweet and the ball sails over the mid-wicket fence.
SIX! Tossed up, full and outside off, Ellyse Perry is able to get under it and launches it right back over the bowler's head for a biggie.
Missed opportunity and they get an extra run as well. Deepti Sharma serves it well outside the off stump and a bit shorter, Ellyse Perry cuts it straight to cover-point and they set off for the single. Shafali Verma picks up the ball and throws it toward the bowler and Perry isn't even in the picture but Deepti fails to collect the ball and they get two.
Gives it a nice loop and tosses it well outside the off stump. Grace Harris shuffles and drags the slog towards wide long on for just a single.
Deepti Sharma (3-0-19-2) to bowl the last over.
Full and outside off again, Ellyse Perry looks to squeeze it behind backward point but hits it straight to the fielder at short third man.
Anjali Sarvani switches to around the wicket and angles in a full one from wide outside off. Ellyse Perry drives it square of the wicket but finds Smriti Mandhana at point and it will be a rare dot ball.
Full and around off, this is drilled down to long off for just a single this time.
SIX! Gets hold of this one! Length ball, angling across the off pole, Grace Harris goes deep in her crease and smokes it over the long on fence for a maximum.
FOUR! Powerfully struck! This is full and wide, Grace Harris reaches out and is able to loft it dead straight. The fielders from long off and long on are unable to get to it and it will be a boundary.
Australia Women are playing brilliantly here. Can they post the highest total of this series now?
Nicely bowled! On a nagging length and angling it across the left-hander. Grace Harris looks to play it late but is undone by the lack of pace.