Women's Cricket
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 2:32 PM GMT
Perry pains India
Radha Yadav tosses up a few deliveries and Perry makes the most of them. A six and a four to start the 15th over. A nice little 5th wicket partnership is building, even though it is Perry who is doing the heavy lifting. India bring their seamers back on, but there is no respite.
AUS 127/4 after 15
- 14 Dec 2022 2:27 PM GMT
50 for Perry
Ellyse Perry continues driving the Aussie innings. She gets to her 50, taking the team total up to 100.
AUS 101/4 after 13
- 14 Dec 2022 2:21 PM GMT
Gardner, OUT!
Devika Vaidya is hit for a six by Perry, but she bounces back well to scalp Gardner at the other end. A loopy leg break, which forces Gardner to step down. She completely misses it and is stumped by Richa Ghosh.
AUS: 89/4 (11)
- 14 Dec 2022 2:17 PM GMT
Elyse Perry looking dangerous
India have managed to prize out the top three Australian batters before the halfway mark, but Elyse Perry is looking very dangerous. She has raced to 40 off just 25 with six boundaries and a six.
AUS: 79/3 (10)
- 14 Dec 2022 2:11 PM GMT
Mooney, OUT!
Massive, massive wicket for India as Beth Mooney falls. The southpaw, as she usually does, backs away to the leg side to hit Devika Vaidya through covers, but she neither gets the placement or the elevation right. Hit it straight to Shafali Verma, who holds on to a good catch.
AUS: 69/3 (8.3)
- 14 Dec 2022 2:08 PM GMT
First six of the match
Perry steps down and lofts Deepti Sharma over mid-wicket with ease. That's the first six of the match and India's best bowler from the previous game is being treated with disdain today.
AUS: 68/2 (8)
- 14 Dec 2022 2:06 PM GMT
50* Partnership
50 partnership comes up between Perry and Mooney as the southpaw steps down and drives Deepti Sharma to the cover boundary.
AUS: 58/2 (7.1)
- 14 Dec 2022 2:03 PM GMT
India under pressure!
India under pressure now as boundaries keep flowing from the bats of Mooney and Perry. The former hits Rajeshwari Gayakwad for two fours as Australia start to gain control.
India badly need a wicket here.
AUS: 54/2 (7)
- 14 Dec 2022 1:59 PM GMT
END OF POWERPLAY!
End of the powerplay and Australia have piled on 43 runs as Deepti Sharma leaks 11 with two boundaries in the sixth over.
AUS: 43/2 (6)
- 14 Dec 2022 1:55 PM GMT
Perry, Mooney get rebuilding easily
Perry and Mooney are rebuilding rather easily with the Indian bowlers leaking boundaries every over.
AUS: 32/2 (5)
