Current Match Report – India (W) vs AUS WMN 2nd T20I 2023/24

Australia 133 for 4 (Perry 34*, Healy 26, Deepti 2-22) beat India 130 for 8 (Deepti 30, Wareham2-17, Sutherland 2-18, Garth 2-27) by six wickets

A disciplined bowling effort and a memorable cameo from Ellyse Perry, on her three hundredth worldwide sport, handed Australia a six-wicket win within the second T20I in opposition to India, serving to them stage the sequence 1-1, with one sport to go on the DY Patil Stadium, on Sunday.After being requested to bat first, India have been restricted to 130, due to Annabel Sutherland and Georgia Wareham, who shared 4 wickets between them and conceded simply 35 runs of their eight overs. India batted contrastingly to the primary T20I – the place they chased down 141 with 9 wickets to spare – and saved dropping wickets often to finish up with a below-par whole. As evident from the sequence opener, the goal by no means regarded threatening with dew additionally coming into play.

Wareham, Sutherland hold India at bay

India misplaced Shafali Verma – who was the top-scorer two days in the past along with her 64 not out – early, with Kim Garth trapping her in entrance for 1. Garth had are available in for Darcie Brown and ended up being named Participant of the Match for her efforts.

Australia did their homework nicely and saved a sweeper cowl for Smriti Mandhana within the powerplay to comprise and it labored. Garth picked up her second when Jemimah Rodrigues nicked an outswinger to the keeper within the fourth over. Mandhana, who regarded good for her 23, was unable to transform her begin, falling to Sutherland’s quick ball whereas attempting to go massive. India have been all the way down to 42 for 3 within the eighth over.

Georgia Wareham celebrates the dismissal of Richa Ghosh•BCCI

It quickly turned 54 for 4 as Harmanpreet Kaur’s poor run of kind continued. Within the final seven T20I innings, she has crossed 30 solely as soon as and is but to achieve double-digits on this sequence in opposition to Australia, throughout codecs. As soon as Harmanpreet departed within the eleventh over, Richa Ghosh and Deepti regarded to select up tempo. They placed on 33 runs for twenty-four balls.

Simply when the partnership gave the impression to be constructing, Wareham dismissed Ghosh, courtesy of a late evaluate from Alyssa Healy. It was a full-length supply, pitching simply in line to lure the batter lbw, although it initially regarded prefer it may need pitched barely exterior leg. In her subsequent over, the legspinner struck Pooja Vastrakar in entrance, with Healy as soon as once more getting the evaluate proper.

India collected simply 32 runs off the final 4 overs with Sutherland’s change of tempo retaining the scoring down. She dismissed Amanjot Kaur within the 18th over and ended with figures of two for 18 from 4 overs. Wareham, who was additionally equally economical, conceded 17 from her 4. That India had a complete of 57 dot balls is one thing that they’d need to take a look at on this format, shifting ahead.

Perry shines after brisk opening stand

Australia began quickly within the chase, helped partially by the dew that had are available in. Healy used the fielding restrictions within the powerplay to her benefit, coming down the monitor and lofting the ball over the fielders within the ring to seek out boundaries. Beth Mooney, who was not as fluent as her captain, nonetheless ran laborious between the wickets to take the fast singles. On the finish of six overs, they have been 47 for 0.

Deepti Sharma troubled Australia briefly•BCCI

India tried Renuka Thakur, Titas Sadhu and Shreyanka Patil within the powerplay, however they could not limit run move nor get a breathrough. Sadhu, who picked up a four-wicket haul within the opening sport, was smashed for 12 runs in her first over and brought off the assault. She was significantly better in her second spell, conceding 9 runs in two overs.

It took till the introduction of Deepti Sharma for Australia to look in any sort of hassle. The offspinner dismissed Healy for 26, breaking the 51-run opening stand, along with her first supply, when Patil took a wonderful low catch at long-on. In her second over, Deepti compelled Mooney to come back down the monitor and when she didn’t make contact, keeper Ghosh had her stumped for a 29-ball 20.

Deepti various her lengths and tempo to maintain India within the sport, conceding simply 9 runs from her first three overs. Patil then dismissed Tahlia McGrath within the 14th over after she smashed three fours in her 21-ball stick with Australia’s equation finally coming all the way down to 42 from 36.

No matter hope India had at that stage was then destroyed by Perry and Phoebe Litchfield, who shared an unbroken stand of 36 from simply 20 balls. Each the batters struck at greater than 150, with Perry remaining unbeaten on 34 off 21 deliveries and Litchfield chipping in with 18 not out. In her three hundredth worldwide sport, Perry completed the sport in fashion, with a six over deep midwicket with an over to spare.

Srinidhi Ramanujam is a sub-editor with ESPNcricinfo