IND-W vs AUS-W Live Cricket Score, India vs Australia Women 3rd T20I Today Match
India Women (IND-W) vs Australia Women (AUS-W) 3rd T20I Live Cricket Score Updates: Harmanpreet Kaur opted to bat first after winning toss as India off against Australia in the third T20I on Saturday in Adelaide after losing to the hosts in Canberra. India won the first game at Sydney by 21 runs (via DLS Method) before Australia hit back at the Manuka Oval. This means the game at Adelaide Oval will decide the fate of the three-match T20I series, although in the multi-format points system, it is 2-2 and there is all to play for when ODIs and the one-off Test follow.
India opted to bring back Shreyanka Patil into the playing XI instead of Kranti Gaud while Australia added depth to their batting by including the explosive Grace Harris. The Indian women’s cricket team has not played at the iconic Adelaide ground since they upset Australia in January 2016. Only two members from that XI remain, captain Harmanpreet Kaur and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana. Read about Australia’s series-levelling win here.
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Playing XIs for India vs Australia:
Australia XI: Beth Mooney (wk), Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Grace Harris, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Kim Garth, Sophie Molineux(c), Darcie Brown
India XI: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Shreyanka Patil, Arundhati Reddy, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur
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India’s run-chase collapses in the backend as Australia win by 19 runs
Indian women’s team will take on Australian women’s team in a multi-format series starting from T20Is. (PHOTO: BCCIWomen/X)
India’s batting collapsed in the second half of the run-chase of 164 as a collective bowling effort saw Australia fight back into the series to level things up. Georgia Voll hit a fine 88 but India fought back superbly in the backend with some terrific death bowling to restrict Australia to 163/5, with Arundhati Reddy picking up two wickets. But that innings was the game-changer ultimately in a match where big-scoring wasn’t easy. Harmanpreet Kaur had opted to bowl first in the second game at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. The multi-format series is now level on points at 2-2.
Rain played spoilsport but ultimately favoured India in the opening T20I against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Chasing a modest target of 134, India came out firing and reached 50/1 in just 5.1 overs before a heavy downpour halted play with the visitors way ahead of the par score at 29. Australia were bowled out for 133 in 18 overs, with Arundhati Reddy’s four-for complemented by Renuka Singh Thakur, Sree Charani and Deepti Sharma
