In Mumbai, in the second T20 match between Women’s Team India and Women’s Australia, the Australian team won by 6 wickets. Team India scored 130-8 in 20 overs while batting first.
Australia successfully chased down the target in the 19th over, with Ellyse Perry scoring an unbeaten 34 for Australia. Deepti Sharma took two wickets for Team India. The three-match series is now tied at 1-1.
Team India was invited by Australia for the first time. Everyone witnessed Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana’s batting in the first T20I. However, in the second match, both of them failed to make significant contributions.
Shafali Verma scored 1 run, Jemimah Rodrigues managed 13 runs, and Harmanpreet Kaur fell short with 6 runs. Deepti Sharma emerged as the top scorer with 30 runs, while Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh contributed 23 runs each. Despite the low score, Team India successfully chased down the target.
Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney, who took the field to chase down Australia’s target, gave a strong opening. Both excelled in the power play, with Alyssa Healy getting dismissed for 51 after a powerful shot that yielded 26 runs, and Shreyanka Patil made a brilliant catch.
Deepti Sharma struck the second blow, sending Beth Mooney back with 20 runs to her name. Shreyank Patil took the wicket of Tahlia McGrath, marking the third wicket for Australia.
Ellis Perry scored an aggressive unbeaten 34 when the match seemed to be slipping away from Australia’s game. Phoebe Litchfield scored 18 not out. The partnership between the two sealed the win.
