India loses to Australia in 4th T20I, Australia leads 3-1 in series : Highlights
Here's how the high-octane match panned out between India and Australia.
India vs Australia will be the first cricket match of CWG 2022
Australia now leads 3-1 in the series against India. The Aussies made 188 the target of which India could score 181. Hence, the hosts lost by seven runs, and thereby lost the series with one match remaining.
As it happened:
Australia, with this win, have taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in this five-match T20I series. They gave a tough fight do the women in blue, but the World Champions were a bit too much for Harmanpreet and co.
Australia have closed it off. Richa Ghosh's 19-ball 40 goes in vain as the Southern Stars win by 7 runs!
Meghan Schutt prevails, Australia prevail. A full delivery and all Deepti can manage is a single. The Southern Stars have this in the bag now.
Deepti Sharma is keeping India alive. A huge gap between long-on and mid-wicket and Sharma exploits it.
A perfect yorker from Meghan Schutt, and Ghosh can only manage a single. All down to Deepti Sharma now.
Deepti Sharma smashes a boundary and then turns the strike over to Richa Ghosh.
Richa Ghosh fighting a lone battle now for India as she smashes Heather Graham for two sixes and a four in the penultimate over. The youngster is batting on 38 off just 17.
INDIA NEED 20 off the last over.
IND: 169/5 (19)
Another excellent over from Gardner has put India on the brink of losing the series. The women in blue need 38 off 12.
IND: 151/5 (18)
A handy contribution from Devika Vaidya, but she has to walk back after being stumped off Gardner.
IND: 149/5 (17.3)
This is so unlike Australia. They have now dropped Richa Ghosh. How costly will this be? Surely feeling the pressure are the World Number 1.
India need 41 off 18.
IND: 148/4 (17)
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