INDW vs AUSW 1st T20I LIVE: Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh take India to 172/5 — Live Scores, Updates

Smriti Mandhana flays the Aussie debutant

Jemimah joins Smriti at 3. Smriti now goes for the kill! Shows no mercy to the debutant Kim Garth. 4,4,4 to start the over and another to end. 17 off the over!

IND 45/1 after 4

Shafali out for 21 (10)

Ellyse Perry starts off with a couple of dot balls before Shafali gets a bottom edge to past her stumps and to the boundary behind. Then there is an amazing shot! A square cut for six! Without much footwork. Throwback to Virender Sehwag in 2003.

But then, disaster! Shafali is caught behind. Lived by the sword during her brief innings. Out for 21.

IND 28/1 after 2.5

IND 18/0 after 2 - Scorecard

Smriti tries to break loose at the other end. Flat bats a cut to get a boundary. Lofts the ball towards long on to end the 2nd over, but it is cut off at the ropes.

Shafali Verma starts with a bang

Here we go...Megan Schutt swings in the ball into Shafali Verma's pads. Smriti Mandhana watches from the other end. The 1st T20I is underway.

Third ball of the match, Shafali dances down and punches a cover drive through the gap for four. First runs on the board are some combative runs. And the last ball of the match is smashed over cow corner! What an over!

IND 12/0 after 1

India's debutant Anjali Sarvani

A left arm medium pacer who was the highest wicket taker in the last domestic season, Sarvani brings a lot of experience into her international debut.

Playing XIs

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Devika Vaidya, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Anjali Sarvani, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh

Australia: Alyssa Healy(w/c), Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Grace Harris, Annabel Sutherland, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt

India to bat first

Australia win the toss and opt to field first.

Time for toss

The teams are at the venue. Almost time for the toss.

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