Australia vs India, 4th WT20I: The Women’s IPL would be the subsequent frontier for the ladies’s recreation, says Ellyse Perry

Australia vs India, 4th WT20: Ellyse Perry scored an unbeaten 42-ball 72 towards the Women in Blue within the penultimate match of the five-match collection at Brabourne Stadium.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 17, 2022 22:55 IST

AUS vs IND: The WIPL would be the subsequent frontier for the ladies’s recreation – Ellyse Perry. Courtesy: PTI

By India Today Web Desk: All-rounder Ellyse Perry reckoned that the Women’s Indian Premier League (WIPL) goes to have a large impression on ladies’s cricket. The WIPL is but to get underway though talks for a similar are underway. The Women’s T20 Challenge began in 2018 and has witnessed three editions up to now, involving Velocity, Trailblazers and Supernovas because the three groups.

Perry was on prime of her recreation on Saturday, as she scored an unbeaten 42-ball 72 within the fourth Women’s T20I towards Harmanpreet Kaur’s India on the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. On the again of her knock, the Aussies posted their highest rating towards India in Women’s T20Is and ultimately went on to safe a seven-run win.

Perry was additionally concerned in a 94-run stand with Ashleigh Gardner, who gained the Player of the Match award for scoring 42 off 27 and ending with figures of 4-0-20-2. Perry had phrases of reward for Gardner and likewise lauded Grace Harris, who chipped in with an unbeaten 12-ball 27 on December 17.

“The game’s continuing to evolve and grow and you have to go with it. I’m really enjoying the opportunity to bat with this group. Grace was absolutely amazing tonight, so was Ash Gardner,” Perry was quoted as saying in the post-match presentation ceremony.

“Never seen the crowd pull out their mobiles and turn on the flashlights and support a team like they did in the Indian innings. For me that’s just amazing. The IPL is going to be amazing,” she stated.

“Tremendously. Next frontier for the women’s game. We’ve seen what the WBBL has done for women’s cricket in Australia, the Hundred in England and the next step is the women’s IPL in what is the spiritual home of cricket,” Perry added.

With 41 runs wanted off 18 balls, India had been in with a practical likelihood of going previous the end line. But Gardner conceded three runs within the 18th over to make Australia favourites. Megan Schutt needed to defend 20 runs within the final over and she or he did it regardless of conceding a few fours.

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sabyasachi chowdhury

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Dec 17, 2022