India vs Australia Women’s T20 WC Live Updates: Australia win the match by 9 runs

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Molineux wins the player of the match award

Australian spinner Sophie Molineux finished her quota of 4 overs with great figures of 2/32. She picked up the big wickets of Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma and that is why is awarded with the player of the match award.

Australia emerge victorious

Tahlia Mcgrath’s side have managed to defeat India in a crucial match by 9 runs. Harmanpreet Kaur played a valiant knock of 54, however brilliant bowling from the Australians in the death restricted India to 142/9 at the end of the 20 overs. India now will have to rely on arch-rivals Pakistan to pull off a victory against New Zealand in order to qualify for the semi-finals.

India on the verge of defeat

Annabel Sutherland has so far bowled a fantastic over where she has only given away 2 runs and has also picked up 2 wickets, one of Pooja Vastrakar and the other of Arundhati Reddy. India still require 12 runs off 2 deliveries.

Richa loses her wicket

Indian wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh departs after scoring a single run. She was looking to get Harmanpreet on strike but failed to do so and lost her wicket due to a run-out. India now 111/5 after 16.2 overs.

Deepti departs

The left-hander goes back to the dugout after playing an important knock of 29 runs off 25 balls. Sophie Molineaux gets her second scalp of the day as India now require 42 runs off 25 deliveries.

Score update

After 15 overs, India 99 runs on the loss of 3 wickets. Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma have played quite sensibly so far but now they will have to take some risks. India now require 52 off 30 deliveries to emerge victorious.

Score update

The match hangs in the balance for India as they have so far managed to score 67 runs and have lost 3 wickets in the first 10 overs. They require 85 runs in the remaining 10 overs to win the match.

Schutt dismisses Rodrigues

India are now in looking in trouble as they have lost Jemimah Rodrigues as well. The Indian batter departs after scoring 16 runs as Megan Schutt gets her first wicket of the day to restrict India to 47/3 after 6.5 overs.

Mandhanda departs

Both the Indian openers are now back in the dugout as Smriti Mandhana departs after scoring only 6 runs off 12 balls. She would be very disappointed with this knock. India now 39/2 after 5.1 overs.

Shafali loses her wicket

After playing some great shots, Shafali Verma departs as Ashleigh Gardner takes India’s first wicket. This is a very big blow to the Women in Blue. India now 26/1 after 3.3 overs.

Slow start for India!

Smriti and Shafali seem to be having a slow start to their innings, as they have not managed to score much runs. India 13/0 after 2 overs, target 152.

Match resumes!

Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma step on the pitch to open the innings for India.

End of Innings!

Australian team has played their innings and have made a massive score of 151/8. Target for India is 152 runs.

Final 6 balls!

Along with a few runs and another wicket, Australian team now heads to the final 6 balls of the innings. Australia 139/6 after 19 overs.

Final 2 overs

The Australian team has been taking big hits in form of wickets, along with not so fast run-scoring. Final 2 overs of their innings. Australia 132/5 after 18 overs.

5 Players Down

Vastrakar has taken one more point for India as she took the wicket of Gardner, which was taken as a catch by Radha. Australia 101/5 after 15 overs.

Another Big Hit

Deepti Sharma showed of bowling power as she has now taken the wicket of Grace Harris. A good length ball on the off, Grace goes on to back of foot and pulls it, where Mandhana grabs a reverse-cup catch. Grace Harris 40(41), Australia 95/4 after 14 overs.

Another one, DOWN!

McGarth has gone down as a big hit to Australia as she got out stumped. Australia 80/3 after 12 overs.

Score Update!

It has been a slow game since the end of powerplay, a few shots here and there has taken Australia to 65/2 after 10 overs.

Powerplay concludes

The powerplay has now concluded and India has restricted Australia to 37/2 after the end of the first 6 overs. The Women in Blue will be looking to continue forward with this momentum.

Renuka gets 2 wickets in the over

Renuka Thakur has provided India with a fantastic start by dismissing both Beth Mooney and Georgia Wareham on consecutive deliveries. Australia now 18/2 after 3 overs.

Play set to commence

Australian openers Grace Harris and Beth Mooney have stepped onto the crease, and it will be pacer Renuka Thakur to start the proceedings for India.

Time for the national anthems

Both of the teams have stepped out on the field as it is time for the national anthems. First it will be Australia’s and then it will be India’s.

Australia to bat first

Australian skipper Tahlia Mcgrath has decided to bat first against the Women in Blue at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.