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India vs Australia 3rd T20I: Shafali Verma's 52 goes in vain — Highlights
Australia (172/8) beat India (151/7) by 21 runs to take a 2-1 lead in the 5-match series.
Richa Ghosh and Smriti Mandhana in action for India (BCCI)
India Women vs Australia Women 3rd T20I: Shafali Verma scored an entertaining 52 which went in vain as India fell short by 21 runs to Australia in the third of the 5-match T20I series in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Batting first, Australia scored 172/8 in their 20 overs. India were in the hunt till the last over courtesy Shafali and an anchor's knock by Harmanpreet Kaur (37) but lost wickets in a heap at the death. Earlier, Ellyse Perry (75) was the highest scorer from the first innings while Renuka Thakur (2/24) was the pick of the Indian bowlers.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 14 Dec 2022 3:38 PM GMT
Shafali survives
Schutt's overpitched delivery is slammed down the ground by Shafali for the first six of the innings. And then there's a catch dropped on the boundary by Ashleigh Gardner. The crowd goes wild at the knowledge that the Shafali show is not over...not quite yet.
IND 41/2 after 6
- 14 Dec 2022 3:33 PM GMT
Jemimah out for 16
Darcie Brown brings in an inswinger into Jemimah's pads. LBW! Jemimah goes for a pleasant but short 16. Harmanpreet forced to come out in the 5th over.
IND 33/2 after 4.4
- 14 Dec 2022 3:29 PM GMT
Jemimah makes a brisk start
Time for the short ball barrage to Jemimah. But the Indian No.3 is up to the challenge, ramps a four down third man to a ball that is way above her head. Another four flicked off her pads for another four. And a third to end the over.
IND 31/1 after 4
- 14 Dec 2022 3:22 PM GMT
Smriti Mandhana out for 1
Shafali gets off the mark with a boundary in the 2nd over, but Smriti falls in the 3rd. Was not getting into any rhythm because of the wides, now she tries to break free and holes out at mid off. Out for 1 off 10 balls.
IND 15/1 after 2.2
- 14 Dec 2022 3:15 PM GMT
11-ball over starts Indian chase
The Indian innings starts. Smriti Mandhana faces. The first runs though come off four byes and a wide. And the chase is off! The over turns out to be a horror one for the bowler Darcie Brown. Five wides in it. So, an 11-ball over starts off the 2nd innings.
IND 9/0 after 1
- 14 Dec 2022 2:59 PM GMT
AUS score 172/8 in 20 overs
Deepti does it again! Stops in her tracks while bowling to see where the non-striker is. What a dangerous death overs bowler Deepti is. An edged four to end the innings, but what a fantastic recovery by India's bowlers in the last few overs.
Australia score 172/8 in 20 overs. Perry's 75 and Harris's 41 the highest scores of the innings. Renuka's 2/24 in 4 overs makes her the pick of the bowlers.
- 14 Dec 2022 2:54 PM GMT
Australia lose wickets in heap
India keep pulling the game back. Australia lose wickets in a heap at the death. Now Renuka returns the favour to Deepti as Australia lose their 8th wicket in the 20th over.
AUS 167/8 after 19.1
- 14 Dec 2022 2:50 PM GMT
Big wicket! Renuka scalps Harris
Grace Harris is gone! Huge relief for India. Renuka, bowling her last over, gets the big fish! Deepti at long on gratefully accepts the skier.
Harris out for 41 off 18 balls.
AUS 163/7 after 18.1
- 14 Dec 2022 2:48 PM GMT
AUS lose 2 quick wickets
Deepti Sharma returns to the attack and as always makes things happen. Sutherland departs for just 1. These two quick wickets have derailed Australia's momentum, but the dangerous Grace Harris could have a big say yet.
AUS 163/6 after 18
- 14 Dec 2022 2:40 PM GMT
Perry out for 75
Grace Harris joins in on the carnage. Three sixes from her in quick succession! The partnership crosses 50 runs, it is going on at almost a 200 S/R. India need something to break this flow. And it comes! Perry gets out to a freak shot. Out for 75 off 47 balls.
AUS 144/5 after 16.1
