Ashleigh Gardner, Grace Harris star as Australia girls dominate India to seal collection 4-1

India vs Australia: The Indian girls’s group have been defeated within the closing T20I match of the collection, dropping 1-4 by the hands of Tahlia McGrath-led Australia. Australia pulled up their socks after the early setback within the sport and defeated India by __ runs.

Mumbai,UPDATED: Dec 20, 2022 22:12 IST

File picture of Grace Harris (Reuters Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: India girls misplaced the ultimate match of the T20I collection, succumbing 1-4 to the Australians on Tuesday, 20 December. Up towards the most effective white ball aspect on the planet, India failed to offer a reply to the Australian middle-order efficiency, which took their complete to an enormous 196/4 in 20 overs.

India had already misplaced the collection coming into this sport and had nothing however satisfaction to play for. Harmanpreet Kaur’s girls began off effectively within the match, lowering Australia to 67/4 inside the primary 4 overs. However, because it regarded like India may maintain Australia restricted to 150 and have a very good shot on the sport, the hopes shortly went away, courtesy an incredible partnership between Ashleigh Gardner and Grace Harris.

Both girls scored respective half-centuries and placed on a 129-run stand, taking their complete to a mammoth 196/4 in 20 overs. Gardner remained not out at 66 off 32 balls, whereas Harris hit 64* off 35 deliveries.

In reply, India didn’t threaten dropping Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma early within the sport, Barring Harleen Deol’s 24 off 16 and Deepti Sharma’s 53 off 34. Australia’s Heather Graham was the destructor in chief choosing up 4 wickets, that included a hat-trick.

Graham dismissed Devika Vaidya and Radha Yadav within the final two balls of the thirteenth over after which dismissed Renuka Singh within the first ball of the ultimate over the sport. She additional dismissed Deepti Sharma within the closing ball of the match to finish a four-fer.

Deepti was alone in counter-attacking the Australian bowling assault and was the final wicket to fall for India within the closing ball of the match, which meant that the hosts received bowled out for 142 runs of their 20 overs. Her attacking intent was praised by the watchers of the sport, who took to Twitter to state that she was a brilliant spark in India’s poor outing on the day.

The sport marked India’s forgettable outing within the collection the place they have been outplayed in most matches.

Edited By:

Kingshuk Kusari

Published On:

Dec 20, 2022