Batting first, Indian women’s team finished at 154/8 in 20 overs with Shabali Verma (48) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (52), Australia’s Jess Jonassen taking 4 wickets, followed by Renuka Singh’s brilliant bowling as Australia lost 4 wickets to her for 49. After falling to 5/5, Ashley Gardner (52) and Grace Harris (37) rallied the team from the clutches of the over to post a resounding 157/7.
Indian team won the toss and elected to bat. Accordingly, the Indian women’s team played first. Mandana and Shabali Verma were the opening players. Both gave the team a great start. Mandhana was dismissed for 24 runs. Shabali Verma, who played well, got out after scoring 48 runs.
Yashika Bhatya departs for 8 runs. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur played in action and scored a half-century. He was dismissed after scoring 52 runs with 8 fours and a six. The following batsmen were dismissed in quick succession. Due to this, the Indian team was unable to rank in the last stage. In the end, the Indian team scored 154 runs for the loss of 8 wickets at the end of 20 overs.
Australia chased down with a target of 155 runs to win. The Australian team suffered by losing successive wickets at the start of the game. Renuka Singh bowled brilliantly and took 4 for 18 to unsettle Australia’s top order.
Thus, it was expected that the Indian team would win. But Ausleigh Gardner, who came into the field in the back row, played aggressively. He was supported by Gresh Harris who scored 37 runs. In the end, the Australian women’s team chased down the target in 19 overs and won by 3 margin. Ausleigh Gardner scored an unbeaten 52 off 35 balls with 9 fours.
While it was expected that the Indian team would win as they lost important wickets in the beginning, the Australian team played aggressively and won the match, leaving the Indian women’s cricket team sad.
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