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

We are back with the chase!

Beth Mooney and Alyssa Healy are on the crease with 173 to chase and Renuka Singh will start the proceedings for India.

Deepti (36* off 15) takes India to 172/5 in 20 overs

In the final over, Deepti continues to send the crowd wild. Three consecutive fours! All around the ground. India have a Mrs 360! Fourth four on a trot. Deepti is playing a blinder of a finishing knock. 

Deepti finishes with 36 off 15 balls. Devika stays unbeaten on 25 off 24 balls. Played the anchoring role. What knocks played by Deepti and Richa though as India finish with 172/5 in 20 overs!

Deepti Sharma chips in with a valuable cameo

Deepti Sharms enters at 7. She pulls Sutherland for a boundary in the 18th. Follows up with another well-timed cut for four. India will miss Richa's power in these death overs, but Deepti is making sure she can make up with some exquisite timing. Two more in the 19th. What a cameo by Deepti! She gets the crowd to chant 'India', 'India'!

IND 154/5 after 19

Richa Ghosh out for 36 (20)

An over for Gardner's spin in the Powerplay. Richa accepts with both hands, steps down and lofts a six over the bowler's head.

But tries to do it again, and is stumped. It's Gardner who has the last laugh, but what a show Richa put up. Out for 36 off 20.

IND 132/5 after 16.5

Richa Ghosh (30*) becomes highest scorer of innings

Devika joins in, answering to the change in tempo signalled by Richa. A six smashed against the left arm spinner Jess Jonassen. Richa then cuts Jonassen for another four. This is serious intent from India's 5th wicket partnership. Richa on 30* off 16 balls.

IND 125/4 after 16

Richa Ghosh makes an explosive entry

Devika times her first four past third man off Garth. 

On the other end, Richa Ghosh comes alive! Leg spinner Alana King would have hoped to increase the pressure on the batters, but here's India's explosive lower order batter Richa smashing her to smithereens. 6,4,4 for Richa! 16 runs in the over. A big over for India after a long long time.

IND 103/4 after 14

Harmanpreet out for 21

Hint of reverse swing from Kim Garth entraps Harmanpreet into playing a shot straight to short mid off. Harmanpreet's long phase of rebuilding is all for naught. She is out for 21 off 23.

Richa Ghosh enters at 6.

IND 76/4 after 11.2

Harmanpreet rebuilds innings

Devika Vaidya comes in at 5 as India look to rebuild after the loss of their top order. Harmanpreet moves to a run-a-ball 20 as the middle order duo look to rebuild.

9 boundaries were hit in the first 4 overs. Since then, there have been only 2 - both hit by Harmanpreet.

IND 76/3 after 11

Smriti out for 28

Schutt manages to keep things quiet in the last Powerplay over. Australia introduce Ashleigh Gardner's spin in the 7th to counter Smiti. Harmanpreet crunches a drive through the gaps to get her first boundary.

Just one boundary has been hit in the last 4 overs. And the pressure tells on Smriti. Cuts straight to point's grateful hands. Out for 28 off 22.

IND 59/3 after 8

Jemimah out for a 6-ball duck

Ellyse Perry strikes again! Jemimah was already in all sorts of troubles against her. Three dot balls build the pressure and she top edges a hoick to be caught in the infield. Jemimah goes for a 6-ball duck.

Harmanpreet joins Smriti, with Perry having struck twice to interrupt India's blazing start.

IND 45/2 after 5