India v/s Australia Women's WT20
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Australia has to rebuild the innings as Lanning and Gardner are the new batters at the crease.
Mooney is now bowled around her legs off the very next ball. Deepti has taken out the dangerman.
She gets a double strike. She first has Villani caught in the deep for 6.
Patil continues and after 3 runs is taken to the cleaners by Mooney for a four.
Deepti comes into the attack and gives 6 runs in the over.
Off-spinner Patil comes off the over and just 3 runs come off the over.
Mooney and Villani open the innings for Australia as they chase 168 for victory.
Reddy opens the bowling for India and Mooney takes her apart for back-to-back boundaries. A single to end the over as 11 come off the over.
Mandhana scores brilliant 83:
India finishes with 167 for 8 in their 20 overs thanks to some great batting by Smriti Mandhana (83) and Harmanpreet Kaur (43).
For Australia, Perry took 3 wickets.
Yadav is the new battery but Perry gets another wicket as she has bowled Deepti.
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Perry bowls the last over and Arundhati Reddy goes after the bowling and gets a four.
Reddy is out off the fourth ball.
Schutt comes back into the attack and gets the big wicket of Mandhana.
Mandhana has gone for 83 off 55. 5 run and a wicket come off the over.
Kimmence comes back into the attack and is clobbered by Mandhana for 17 runs in the over.
Hemlata is the next one out as Perry gets her 100th T20I wicket.
Veda Krishnamurthy is the new battery and is caught out for 3. She is caught by a wonderful catch by Perry.
Harmanpreet goes after the bowling but is taken out by Kimmence for 43.
Gardner comes back into the attack and Mandhana sweeps the ball to fine leg for a boundary to bring up her first half-century of the tournament.
Harmanpreet plays a dot before coming down the track and lofting the ball over covers for a six.
After taking four singles in the over, Harmanpreet gets into the act as she comes down the track and hammers the ball over mid-wicket for her first maximum of the match. 10 come off the over.
Ellyse Perry comes into the attack and Harmanpreet gets a single to deep backward point.
While the singles and twos are coming in from both ends, Mandhana continues to find the odd boundary every over.
Harmanpreet is the new battery and gets off the mark with a single.
6 runs and a wicket come off the over.
Kimmince comes into the attack and gets the big wicket of Jemimah Rodrigues.
The Indians were looking at building a big partnership but Jemimah tries to drive and only gets the edge to be caught by the fielder at a short third man.
She goes for 6 off 9.
Schutt continues and is taken to the cleaners by Mandhana who takes her out for a six and a four as 12 runs come from the over.
Mandhana has hit from here, getting the big hits in even the early loss of her opening partner Taniya Bhatia.
Sophie Molineux comes into the attack and the Indians survive a run-out scare.
Mandhana then gets into the action and smashes the first six of the evening.
She follows that with a delicate shot, a late cut through the third man for a boundary.
Mandhana comes down the track but just manages a single.
Jemimah on strike a wide ball and a dot to end the over as 13 runs come off it.
Schutt comes into the attack and Mandhana takes a single off the first ball.
After two dots, Mandhana gets to the pitch of the ball and smashes it over mid-off for a four.
She plays a similar shot, not well-timed but it goes to long-off for a couple.
Mandhana then comes down the wicket and smashes the ball through covers for the first boundary of the Indian innings.
Vlaeminck then bowls a wide and run. A dot to end the over.
She gives just three runs and induces a mistimed shot from Taniya who is caught at mid-wicket for 2.
Two runs come in the opening over as Mandhana gets off the mark with a single.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur has won the toss and elected to bat their inconsequential match in Guyana on Saturday.
The team that wins the match will top Group B.
Assured of a place in the last-four stage, the result of Saturday's match may not be of much significance, but India is aware that beating a superior side will help them take the confidence into the knockouts.
While Harmanpreet's scintillating innings, which contained as many as eight sixes, will be remembered for years, Mithali got into the act in the much-awaited match against arch-rivals Pakistan and calmly saw the team through.
A downpour in the morning made the conditions difficult for batting against Ireland, but opener Mithali battled her way to her 17th T20I half-century helping her side put up a challenging total, anchoring the innings till the 19th over.
The Aussies, too, have been in exceptional form. They easily saw off Pakistan in their first pool match by 52 runs, comprehensively defeated Ireland in their second by nine wickets and then beat New Zealand by 33 runs.
While Meg Lanning's side has quite a few match-winners, the name that stands out at the moment is opening batter and wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy.
Her form with the bat recently has been very impressive and she has scored more runs than any of her teammates. Since the beginning of October, Alyssa has scored six half-centuries in eight innings.
Ahead of the game against Australia, the India skipper said they need to be more aggressive on the field.
Playing XI:
INDIA: Smriti Mandhana, T Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, D Hemalatha, Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, V Krishnamurthy, A Patil, R Yadav, A Reddy, Poonam Yadav
AUSTRALIA: Beth Mooney, Alyssa Healy (W), Ashleigh Gardner, Meg Lanning (C), Elyse Villani, Rachael Haynes, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Molineux, Delissa Kimmince, Megan Schutt, Tayla Vlae
Australia has to rebuild the innings as Lanning and Gardner are the new batters at the crease.
Mooney is now bowled around her legs off the very next ball. Deepti has taken out the dangerman.
She gets a double strike. She first has Villani caught in the deep for 6.
Patil continues and after 3 runs is taken to the cleaners by Mooney for a four.
Deepti comes into the attack and gives 6 runs in the over.
Off-spinner Patil comes off the over and just 3 runs come off the over.
Mooney and Villani open the innings for Australia as they chase 168 for victory.
Reddy opens the bowling for India and Mooney takes her apart for back-to-back boundaries. A single to end the over as 11 come off the over.
Mandhana scores brilliant 83:
India finishes with 167 for 8 in their 20 overs thanks to some great batting by Smriti Mandhana (83) and Harmanpreet Kaur (43).
For Australia, Perry took 3 wickets.
Yadav is the new battery but Perry gets another wicket as she has bowled Deepti.
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Perry bowls the last over and Arundhati Reddy goes after the bowling and gets a four.
Reddy is out off the fourth ball.
Schutt comes back into the attack and gets the big wicket of Mandhana.
Mandhana has gone for 83 off 55. 5 run and a wicket come off the over.
Kimmence comes back into the attack and is clobbered by Mandhana for 17 runs in the over.
Hemlata is the next one out as Perry gets her 100th T20I wicket.
Veda Krishnamurthy is the new battery and is caught out for 3. She is caught by a wonderful catch by Perry.
Harmanpreet goes after the bowling but is taken out by Kimmence for 43.
Gardner comes back into the attack and Mandhana sweeps the ball to fine leg for a boundary to bring up her first half-century of the tournament.
Harmanpreet plays a dot before coming down the track and lofting the ball over covers for a six.
After taking four singles in the over, Harmanpreet gets into the act as she comes down the track and hammers the ball over mid-wicket for her first maximum of the match. 10 come off the over.
Ellyse Perry comes into the attack and Harmanpreet gets a single to deep backward point.
While the singles and twos are coming in from both ends, Mandhana continues to find the odd boundary every over.
Harmanpreet is the new battery and gets off the mark with a single.
6 runs and a wicket come off the over.
Kimmince comes into the attack and gets the big wicket of Jemimah Rodrigues.
The Indians were looking at building a big partnership but Jemimah tries to drive and only gets the edge to be caught by the fielder at a short third man.
She goes for 6 off 9.
Schutt continues and is taken to the cleaners by Mandhana who takes her out for a six and a four as 12 runs come from the over.
Mandhana has hit from here, getting the big hits in even the early loss of her opening partner Taniya Bhatia.
Sophie Molineux comes into the attack and the Indians survive a run-out scare.
Mandhana then gets into the action and smashes the first six of the evening.
She follows that with a delicate shot, a late cut through the third man for a boundary.
Mandhana comes down the track but just manages a single.
Jemimah on strike a wide ball and a dot to end the over as 13 runs come off it.
Schutt comes into the attack and Mandhana takes a single off the first ball.
After two dots, Mandhana gets to the pitch of the ball and smashes it over mid-off for a four.
She plays a similar shot, not well-timed but it goes to long-off for a couple.
Mandhana then comes down the wicket and smashes the ball through covers for the first boundary of the Indian innings.
Vlaeminck then bowls a wide and run. A dot to end the over.
She gives just three runs and induces a mistimed shot from Taniya who is caught at mid-wicket for 2.
Two runs come in the opening over as Mandhana gets off the mark with a single.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur has won the toss and elected to bat their inconsequential match in Guyana on Saturday.
The team that wins the match will top Group B.
Assured of a place in the last-four stage, the result of Saturday's match may not be of much significance, but India is aware that beating a superior side will help them take the confidence into the knockouts.
While Harmanpreet's scintillating innings, which contained as many as eight sixes, will be remembered for years, Mithali got into the act in the much-awaited match against arch-rivals Pakistan and calmly saw the team through.
A downpour in the morning made the conditions difficult for batting against Ireland, but opener Mithali battled her way to her 17th T20I half-century helping her side put up a challenging total, anchoring the innings till the 19th over.
The Aussies, too, have been in exceptional form. They easily saw off Pakistan in their first pool match by 52 runs, comprehensively defeated Ireland in their second by nine wickets and then beat New Zealand by 33 runs.
While Meg Lanning's side has quite a few match-winners, the name that stands out at the moment is opening batter and wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy.
Her form with the bat recently has been very impressive and she has scored more runs than any of her teammates. Since the beginning of October, Alyssa has scored six half-centuries in eight innings.
Ahead of the game against Australia, the India skipper said they need to be more aggressive on the field.
Playing XI:
INDIA: Smriti Mandhana, T Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, D Hemalatha, Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, V Krishnamurthy, A Patil, R Yadav, A Reddy, Poonam Yadav
AUSTRALIA: Beth Mooney, Alyssa Healy (W), Ashleigh Gardner, Meg Lanning (C), Elyse Villani, Rachael Haynes, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Molineux, Delissa Kimmince, Megan Schutt, Tayla Vlae
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