Pooja Vastrakar of India is dismissed by Nicola Carey of Australia during game three of the International Women's T20 series between Australia and India at Metricon Stadium on October 10, 2021 in Gold Coast, Australia.
Australia Women vs India Women 3rd T20I: IND-W 135/6 in 20 overs while chasing 150
Australia Women vs India Women 3rd T20I Live Streaming: Watch AUS W vs IND W Live Online16:50 IST: Richa Ghosh (23 not out) shot two sixes and a four in the last over but it was too little too late. Deepti Sharma remained not out at the other end at 9 (8).
16:45 IST: The game seems all but over as India need 36 runs off the final over!
16:38 IST: Another wicket! Harleen Deol is run out while attempting a non-existent two runs.
16:36 IST: India need 50 runs in the last three overs. Tall ask, especially with Harmanpreet and Smriti gone back to the dugout.
16:01 IST: The top-order duo bring up their 50-run stand as Smriti fires a boundary straight down the ground off the last ball of the Molineux over.
15:57 IST: Smriti is moving the scoreboard steadily with sporadic boundaries while Jemimah is taking her time to settle down. Lack of boundaries is having a negative impact on the required rate, which is already 9.36.
15:43 IST: Smriti smashes two boundaries in as many overs to add pace to India's run chase.
15:32 IST: OUT! Shafali Verma falls to Ashleigh Gardner after scoring just 1! Not an ideal start to India's chase.
15:27 IST: Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma have begun India's chase steadily with two runs off the first over. Pacer Tayla Vlaeminck spot on with her line and length.
15:23 IST: India women have themselves to blame as after doing the hardwork of sending four of the top order batsmen back to the dugout within 12 overs, the team gave away equal amount of runs in the last eight overs to give the momentum to Australia. Mooney and McGrath did the bulk of damage after Rajeshwari Gayakwad (2/37) and Renuka Singh 91/23) contained runs in the first half of the match.
15:10 IST: Tahlia McGrath (44 not out) and Wareham (12 not out) stay till the end to take Australia to 149/5.
15:07 IST: The fall of wicket has no bearing on McGrath, who keeps the scoreboard moving at a pace.
15:00 IST: Harmanpreet Kaur dives to her front to take a fine catch of Mooney (61)! This is Gayakwad's second wicket of the night.
14:55 IST: McGrath, who crossed 20 runs already, and Mooney are scoring runs at will as Aussies go past the 100-run mark.
14:44 IST: Beth Mooney reaches her half-century in 36 deliveries, this is her 11th career fifty in the format.
14:39 IST: Mooney is joined by last-match star Tahlia McGrath in the middle, an acid test for Indian bowlers!
14:33 IST: Indian bowlers have made a good case for themselves by sending the top four batters for mere 73 runs. However, with Beth Mooney approaching 50, Indian bowlers will have to remain on their toes.
13:49 IST: WICKET! Renuka Singh has her revenge as she gets Healy (4) caught behind of the very next delivery.
13:47 IST: First boundary for India as Healy strikes Renuka through cover.
13:40 IST: The match has begun with familiar faces Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney opening for the Aussies. Sikha Pandey will once again start with the new ball, will she find that magical delivery again?
13:20 IST: Do join us in 20 minutes time as the match will begin at 1:40 PM IST.
13:16 IST: Let's take a look at the playing XI of both sides.
India 1 Shafali Verma, 2 Smriti Mandhana, 3 Jemimah Rodrigues, 4 Harmanpreet Kaur (c), 5 Harleen Deol, 6 Richa Ghosh (wk), 7 Pooja Vastrakar, 8 Deepti Sharma, 9 Shikha Pandey, 10 Renuka Singh, 11 Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Australia 1 Alyssa Healy, 2 Beth Mooney, 3 Meg Lanning (capt), 4 Ash Gardner, 5 Ellyse Perry, 6 Tahlia McGrath, 7 Nicola Carey, 8 Georgia Wareham, 9 Annabel Sutherland, 10 Sophie Molineux, 11 Tayla Vlaeminck
13:11 IST: Harmanpreet finally wins a toss and has opted to bowl first. There is a change in the line-up as well with Harleen Deol coming in for Yashtika Bhatia.
13:04 IST: Hang in there guys! The toss is all set to take place in the next six minutes.
AUS W vs IND W: Welcome to our live coverage of 3rd T20 international between Australia Women and India Women from Metricon Stadium in Gold Coast. ndia women will aim to restore parity in the final T20I of the series after losing the last match in a nail-biter finish. All-rounder Tahlia McGrath's unbeaten 42 off 33 balls helped Australia defeat India by four wickets in a hard-fought second T20I at the Metricon Stadium on Saturday. The win also helped Australia take an unassailable 9-5 lead in the ongoing multi-format series.
