IND vs AUS, Women's T20 World Cup FINAL: Australia Trounce India By 85 Runs To Become World Champs For 5th Time
Women's T20 World Cup FINAL, IND vs AUS LIVE Australia won the ICC Women's T20 World Cup for a record extending fifth time after defeating India by 85 runs in the grand finale played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
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08 Mar 2020 03:41 PM
After setting India a daunting target of 185, Australians bowled out India for 99 with seamer Megan Schutt leading the bowling efforts with 4 wickets and conceding just 18 runs.. Jess Jonassen picked 3 wickets while Delissa Kimmince, Nicola Carey and scalped a wicket each
Australia are world champions for the fifth time after beating India by 85 runs in the grand finale played out at Melbourne
Just as when India looked to get back into the game, Delissa Kimmince scalped Krishnamurthy to dent any hopes of a revival .. India have lost half their side with 120 runs still needed to win the target
At the half way mark, India are way behind the asking rate with just 54 runs on the board. To make matters worse they have lost four wickets. Australia do sense a massive win from here on unless there is something special still left by the Indian batsmen.
Australia are just 1 wicket away from winning the World Cup for the fifth time .. India has been rendered the second best in all facets of the game
The Australians have a firm grip on the match as they have run through the Indian top order picking up wickets in regular succession. With the last recognizable pair of Veda and Deepti left, it looks really tough for India to come way close to the massive target
Wickets are falling like a pack of cards as Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur perishes for 4. The Indians are staring at a massive defeat
Another blow for India as opener Smriti Mandhana has yet another failure in the tournament. Mandhana dismissed for 11 as India stuttering at 18 for 3 . The Australians do reserve their best for the big stage
India are tottering at 9 for 2 after stumper Taniya Bhatia (wk) gets retired hurt. This was not the start India were looking at.. It seems to be a rather tall order from here getting anyway close to 185
Come the big stage and India's rising star with the bat failed when it mattered the most.. India need to re-group after the initial jitter.
Australians strike massive blow as Schutt sends India's opener Shafali Verma back to the pavilion
Indian openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana come out to bat in the middle with a huge task up their sleeves. They need to get the Indians off to a flier if India wants to chase down 185
Australia set India a mammoth 185-run target to win the ICC Women's T20 final at MCG. Healy and Mooney led the batting efforts for Australia with quick-fire half tons.
India's star with the ball Poonam Yadav comes into her own as she sends Rachael Haynes back to the pavilion for just 4 .. Has India staged a comeback too late in the innings
Deepti Sharma bowling intelligently here. India must restrict the Aussies below 180-185 here. It is a good wicket to bat on. Deepti takes another one. This time Gardner walking back after getting stumped.
The Indians have pegged back the Australians at the death with two back to back wickets from Deepti Sharma. She got the Australian skipper and Ashleigh Gardner in the same over.. However, Mooney is going strong at one end and Aussies will post something in the range of 190-200
another wicket. Lanning goes back. Deepti Sharma picks up the wicket.
With four overs to go, Australia are looking set to put up 190-200 on the board. Mooney is well set at 60 and Lanning is giving her good company playing on 15
After Healy's belligerent exploits, Beth Mooney brings up her fifty as Australia look to put up a daunting target against the Indians with six overs too go..Mooney paced her innings beautifully and kept the scoreboard ticking with Healy going strong at the other end
India finally break the whirlwind opening stand as Radha Yadav dismisses the dangerous Healy for 75.. A very economical over in the context of the game.. AUS W are 117-1 after 12 overs
Healy has really put on a show for her home fans with a blistering knock. She has tormented the Indian bowlers to all corners of the park and is looking good to get a century.. After 11 overs, AUS W are 114 for no loss
At the halfway stage Australia are well placed at 91 for no loss. With all 10 wickets in their kitty.. the hosts can really push the scoring rate and get to a daunting total
Australia have got off to a flier in the powerplays.. Both Healy and Mooney have dealt in boundaries to inflict punishment on the Indian bowlers.. Aus W are 49 for no loss after 6 overs
After playing second fiddle to the belligerent Healy, Beth Mooney comes to the party in the fifth over with some lusty hitting off Shikha Pandey's bowling.. AUS-W are 47 for no loss after 5 overs..
After the initial onslaught by Healy, Indians finally get a quiet over as Gayakwad bowls a tidy over to just concede 5 runs.. AUS W are 37 for no loss after 4 overs
Healy has been severe on anything which has been a bit short or off length. She has taken on Shikha by tonking her for a few boudaries.. Australia are AUSW 23-0 after 2 overs
Australian Opener Healy brings up 2000 runs in T20I cricket. Becomes only the second Australian batsmen to achieve the feat in Women's T20
Seamer Shikha starts off with the second over for India. The Indian seamer would look to make an early breakthrough for India as there is a bit of green cover on the pitch at the MCG which could aid the seam bowlers
Alyssa Healy gets Australia off to a flier with two boundaries off Deepti Sharma in the opening over. Australia are 14 for no loss after the first over.
Alyssa Healy and Beeth Mooney come out to bat for the Aussies.. Deepti Sharma starts the proceedings with the ball for Indians.
The Playing XI for both the Indian and Australian team walks out in the middle for the national anthems. As per the protocol, the Indian national anthem plays out first and then the anthem for the hosts plays in front of a jam packed MCG Stadium
Global Pop Music icon Katty Perry has set the jam packed stadium in Melbourne on fire with an electrifying performance by singing two of her best-sellers.. The stage is all set now for the two teams to take the green turf and play out the high octane finals for the coveted trophy
Alyssa Healy: I'm a bit emotional, it's such an incredible day. This is all about so much more than just a game of cricket. To see all these beautiful people come together and celebrate International Women's Day, pretty special. To play cricket out in the middle is fun. Both sides are well suited to this wicket, it'll come on nicely. It'll be a beautiful batting wicket. It's time for our batting group to step up and get the job done. It's quite windy, I'm excited to get out there and get some runs. Not one bit at all, no matter the conditions, no matter what the game is, we are going go out there, take the game on and obviously make it exciting for everyone who have come out to watch.
India Women (Playing XI): Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Taniya Bhatia(w), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Veda Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Australia Women (Playing XI): Alyssa Healy(w), Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning(c), Jess Jonassen, Ashleigh Gardner, Rachael Haynes, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Delissa Kimmince, Megan Schutt
Australia Women (Playing XI): Alyssa Healy(w), Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning(c), Jess Jonassen, Ashleigh Gardner, Rachael Haynes, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Delissa Kimmince, Megan Schutt
Toss Update: Australian skipper Meg Lanning Wins toss,elects to bat first against India in the ICC Women's World Cup finals at Melbourne
Australians are off to a power-packed start with Healy and Mooney dealing in boundaries in the powerplays.. The hosts have laid a solid platform with 49 on the board in the first power-play
The toss will be underway in 20 minutes from now... It will be interesting to see as to how will the pitch play out in Melbourne. Considering India's strength win spin , there might be a green tinge at the pitch to nullify the effect of spin
Australia are the more experienced of the two teams in the knockouts at the World T20s with 21 wins in 23 matches. Meanwhile the Indian team has won 3 out of their 10 knockouts in T20s
India vs Australia In Women's T20I World Cup: The honours are even when the two finalist have met at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup as both sides have secured 2 wins each in the 4 matches between them
Head To Head Ind W vs AUS W in T2OIs: Australia hold the edge over India in the 19 T2OIs played between the two nations. The Aussies have won 13 out of the 19 T20Is, while the Indians have emerged winners in 6 matches.
Australia Women's Are Off To Powerpacked start after posting 49 for no loss inside first six overs.. Healy and Mooney have punished the Indian bowlers with some exquisite strokeplay
Here is how Australia Secured a berth in the finals: Australia ended runners-up to India in Group A after winning 3 out of their 4 group fixtures against New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Their only loss was against India in their opening group game. The hosts then beat South Africa in a rain hit semis to secure a berth in the finals
Here is how the two teams made it to the finals: India topped Group A with four straight wins on the trot and secured a berth to the semis. Their semifinal against England got abandoned due to rain which meant they progressed to the finals owing to superior record at the group stage
A look at the squads of the two finalist
India Women: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Veda Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Pooja Vastrakar, Taniya Bhatia, Radha Yadav, Harleen Deol, Arundhati Reddy, Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh.
Australia Women: Rachael Haynes, Megan Schutt, Alyssa Healy, Meg Lanning (c), Ellyse Perry, Jess Jonassen, Delissa Kimmince, Beth Mooney, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Erin Burns, Molly Strano, Annabel Sutherland.
India Women: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Veda Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Pooja Vastrakar, Taniya Bhatia, Radha Yadav, Harleen Deol, Arundhati Reddy, Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh.
Australia Women: Rachael Haynes, Megan Schutt, Alyssa Healy, Meg Lanning (c), Ellyse Perry, Jess Jonassen, Delissa Kimmince, Beth Mooney, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Erin Burns, Molly Strano, Annabel Sutherland.
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Women's T20 World Cup FINAL, IND vs AUS LIVE Australia won the ICC Women's T20 World Cup for a record extending fifth time after defeating India by 85 runs in the grand finale played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
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