India and Australia’s longstanding cricket rivalry is back. Fans everywhere will always take great joy from watching this rivalry unfold on the cricket field.
Maddy Darke’s unbeaten 88 has set Australia Women on their path to an easy victory against India Women, although Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield briefly offered hope before succumbing to exhaustion quickly.
In this article, we will discuss the high lights or main points of India Women vs Australia Women’s National Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
Toss of India Women vs Australia
A toss is one of the most consequential decisions a team can make during a match, giving captains an opportunity to assess conditions and decide whether their side will bat or bowl first. Batting first can help teams set targets while placing pressure on their opposition, taking advantage of any moisture or grass on the pitch as well as using home team bowlers more effectively than outsiders.
Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat. Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield opened up with an excellent fifty-run stand for the opening wicket. Unfortunately, they soon lost two wickets as India displayed strong batting ability led by Smriti Mandhana (74 runs) and Jemimah Rodrigues (73) respectively – while Amanjot Kaur and Deepti Sharma also contributed valuable innings from behind their bats.
Raghvi Bist and Tejal Hasabnis shared an outstanding 50-run partnership for India’s third wicket, providing it with some hope that Australia could hold onto victory. Unfortunately, Australia lost wickets regularly; one such incident included Pooja Vastrakar bowling at Ellyse Perry with an LBW ball from Pooja that hit her on the back leg leading to an LBW decision, although an appeal was lodged but upheld by umpire.
At the end of 17.2 overs, Australia were all out for 72 and India recorded an emphatic 171-run win – India’s sole success on their tour and providing much-needed respite after being trounced in previous matches.
With their victory, India secured the three-match series against Australia and for the first time defeated them in T20 international action. India women have shown marked improvements over recent months and now rank among one of the premier teams worldwide – they hope to maintain this momentum into future matches and remain on top.
Bowling of India Women vs Australia
Fans are enjoying this incredible match between Australia and India as both teams fight hard for victory in what has become an intense rivalry. Australia won the toss and sent India into bat first; their openers then put on an incredible show scoring 147 runs in 20 overs with Shafali Verma scoring an unbeaten 64 off 44 balls while also hitting three sixes and one four during her innings; Smriti Mandhana made history by becoming only the sixth batter ever to pass 3000 runs in women’s T20 cricket history!
Indian bowlers did an admirable job controlling run rate with only two big overs permitted during an innings – this allowed the lead on the board to remain intact. Though India have shown improvement since last year’s match-up against Australia in terms of performance and results, neither team have won any major titles yet; Australia remain one of the strongest teams worldwide having secured multiple championship titles which remain as an overwhelming threat against other teams.
Both teams boast some incredible talent and it should be an exciting match to watch. India boasts Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana while Australia boasts Alyssa Healy and Ashleigh Gardner among their star players.
On Wednesday, India and Australia begin a three-match ODI series at Allan Border Field in Brisbane, which will continue with two more ODIs on Saturday and the final match on Tuesday at Allan Border Field. This will mark 53rd ODI between them with both sides winning 26 games each and sharing 10 draws; they have also competed in T20Is where each team has gone 4-1 against one another.
Batting of India Women vs Australia
Australia possess a formidable side with plenty of powerful batsmen who can decimate bowling attacks. Healy stands out as a threat every time she hits the ball – she boasts an aggressive top end and can make big runs off powerplays. Australia will look to establish themselves early and put India under pressure.
India A women struggled to get going during their second 50-over match against Australia A, but eventually got things together thanks to Tejal Hasabnis and Raghvi Bist’s partnership of 124 runs that provided hope of saving the game for India A women.
Pooja Vastrakar quickly struck back, dismissing both of them to leave India A at 218/6 and on the verge of suffering another crushing defeat.
After their loss to New Zealand, India needs a win against Australia to maintain their chances of reaching the semi-finals of this tournament. They will need to play their best cricket and hope for a miracle at Mackay.
India’s batters have performed admirably despite the loss. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana in particular have given some stellar innings that they will attempt to replicate for any remaining games.
While some bowlers have excelled in this tournament, others have not done so well. Annabel Sutherland and Georgia Wareham were especially poor competitors; Megan Schutt and Titas Sadhu however have done fairly well.
India and Australia Women’s ODI Match will be broadcast live on DD Sports, DD Free Dish and Doordarshan National TV Channels on October 13 (Sunday). The toss will take place at 7 PM IST with first ball being bowled at 7:30PM IST – this match should not be missed! We strongly suggest watching it with family as an enjoyable way to unwind after a busy day at work at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Dubai.
Chasing of India Women vs Australia
India battled hard in their second Test against Australia, but their batting frailties proved too much. Smriti Mandhana scored 74 runs, Jemimah Rodrigues made 73 and debutant Richa Ghosh had 52 at one stage to help India to 376/7 before their lower order collapsed against Australia’s bowling attack.
Australia had an impressive start, as Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield put on 49 runs for the opening wicket. Unfortunately, Australia quickly relinquished that advantage after losing two quick wickets; as only a handful of players managed to cross 50 runs during their innings.
At the conclusion of the third and final Test match between India and Australia, India triumphed by an innings and 68 runs to win by an unprecedented margin and take commanding 2-0 advantage in the three-match series.
On Friday in Mackay, India A will look to end their losing streak against Australia following their 1-1 tie in the initial one-day international.
Australia have won all four home matches so far and hope to make it four wins in a row in this tournament, but have some injury concerns of their own; captain Alyssa Healy currently has a dislocated shoulder and batting coach Shelley Nitschke is experiencing back pain.
Sayali Satghare made an early breakthrough for India A when she trapped Katie Mack LBW. Pooja Vastrakar followed up this success by dismissing Ellyse Perry who attempted a lofted shot, before pincern Ashleigh Gardner with an angle bowler’s delivery, leading to her dismissal and her subsequent wicket of Ashleigh Gardner by the umpire who upheld the decision despite an appeal being submitted by Australia despite an umpire’s review being requested despite it standing. India A are now 67/2 after 12 overs with Healy leading their run scoring total with 247 runs scored across five matches with some impressive innings against Women in Blue in past games where she has played some amazing knocks as key player against them with some superb knocks already.
