India Women (IND-W) vs Australia Women (AUS-W) 3rd T20I Live Cricket Score Updates: The Indian women’s team faces off against Australia in the third T20I on Saturday after losing to the hosts in Canberra. India won the first game at Sydney by 21 runs (via DLS Method) before Australia hit back at the Manuka Oval. This means the game at Adelaide Oval will decide the fate of the three-match series.
The Indian women’s cricket team has not played at the iconic Adelaide ground since they upset Australia in January 2016. Only two members from that XI remain, captain Harmanpreet Kaur and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana.
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Australia T20I squad: Sophie Molineux (c), Ashleigh Gardner (vc), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Darcie Brown, Nicola Carey, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham
India T20I squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Renuka Thakur, Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Uma Chetry, Arundhati Reddy, Amanjot Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bharti Fulmali, Shreyanka Patil
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India’s run-chase collapses in the backend as Australia win by 19 runs
Indian women’s team will take on Australian women’s team in a multi-format series starting from T20Is. (PHOTO: BCCIWomen/X)
India’s batting collapsed in the second half of the run-chase of 164 as a collective bowling effort saw Australia fight back into the series to level things up. Georgia Voll hit a fine 88 but India fought back superbly in the backend with some terrific death bowling to restrict Australia to 163/5, with Arundhati Reddy picking up two wickets. But that innings was the game-changer ultimately in a match where big-scoring wasn’t easy. Harmanpreet Kaur had opted to bowl first in the second game at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. The multi-format series is now level on points at 2-2.
Rain played spoilsport but ultimately favoured India in the opening T20I against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Chasing a modest target of 134, India came out firing and reached 50/1 in just 5.1 overs before a heavy downpour halted play with the visitors way ahead of the par score at 29. Australia were bowled out for 133 in 18 overs, with Arundhati Reddy’s four-for complemented by Renuka Singh Thakur, Sree Charani and Deepti Sharma
