India Women vs Australia Women Highlights: India has defeated Australia by 17 runs in the third T20 match. With this, Team India has won the three T20 match series 2-1. In the third T20 match played in Adelaide, Team India, batting first, scored 176 runs. In reply, the Australian team could score only 159 runs in the stipulated 20 overs.
In the third T20 match, the Indian team came to bat first. Opener Smriti Mandhana played a strong half-century of 82 runs. In this innings he also hit 8 fours and 3 sixes. Apart from them, Jemimah Rodrigues also contributed 59 runs to take Team India to the score of 176.
Australia’s great flop
The Australian team flopped first in bowling. Annabel Sutherland took 2 wickets, while Sophie Molineau and Kim Garth took one wicket each, but there was not a single bowler of the Kangaroo team who was successful in controlling the run-rate of Team India.
When it came to chasing the target of 177 runs, veteran player Beth Mooney was out after scoring only 6 runs in the third over. Within no time, Australia had lost 3 wickets till the score was 32. Ellyse Perry also disappointed the Australian camp, as she returned to the pavilion after scoring just 1 run. Ashley Gardner definitely scored 57 runs, but proved insufficient to lead Australia to victory.
India won the series 2-1
India vs Australia three T20 match series started from 15th February. In the first match played in Sydney, India won by 21 runs through DLS method and took a 1-0 lead in the series. Australia registered a 19-run win in Canberra and leveled the series at one each. Now Team India has hoisted its flag in Adelaide and captured the series 2-1.
