India (W) vs AUS Women, 1st match at Mumbai, , Mar 22 2018 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
1st match, Brabourne, March 22, 2018, India Tri-Nation Women's T20 Series
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(18.1/20 ov, T:153) 156/4

AUS Women won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)

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Australia were clinical in their chase. It was their bowling that won them the match as Smriti said the pitch was a road and the captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, says they were 30 runs short.

18.1
4
Dhar to Lanning, FOUR runs

steers it to short third-man where a misfield allows them a boundary

end of over 185 runs
AUS-W: 152/4CRR: 8.44 RRR: 0.50
Meg Lanning31 (24b 3x4 1x6)
Rachael Haynes12 (9b 1x4)
Poonam Yadav 4-0-22-1
Rumeli Dhar 2-0-24-0
17.6
1
Poonam to Lanning, 1 run

turns it to the leg side for a single

17.5
Poonam to Lanning, no run

looks to sweep it and is beaten outside the off stump

17.4
Poonam to Lanning, no run

cuts it to point

17.3
Poonam to Lanning, no run

drives it back to the bowler

17.2
Poonam to Lanning, no run

sweeps it to square-leg

17.1
4
Poonam to Lanning, FOUR runs

comes down the track and lofts it over mid-off for a boundary

end of over 178 runs
AUS-W: 147/4CRR: 8.64 RRR: 2.00
Meg Lanning26 (18b 2x4 1x6)
Rachael Haynes12 (9b 1x4)
Rumeli Dhar 2-0-24-0
Jemimah Rodrigues 1-0-11-0
16.6
1
Dhar to Lanning, 1 run

drives it to long-off for a single

16.5
1
Dhar to Haynes, 1 run

pushes it to mid-on for a single

16.4
4
Dhar to Haynes, FOUR runs

stays on the backfoot and lofts it over mid-on for a boundary

16.3
Dhar to Haynes, no run

moves back and drives a fuller ball to mid-off

16.2
1
Dhar to Lanning, 1 run

drives it to sweeper cover for a single

16.1
1
Dhar to Haynes, 1 run

drives it to cover for a single

end of over 1611 runs
AUS-W: 139/4CRR: 8.68 RRR: 3.50
Meg Lanning24 (16b 2x4 1x6)
Rachael Haynes6 (5b)
Jemimah Rodrigues 1-0-11-0
Harmanpreet Kaur 1-0-12-0
15.6
Rodrigues to Lanning, no run

off the outside edge to point

15.5
4
Rodrigues to Lanning, FOUR runs
15.4
2
Rodrigues to Lanning, 2 runs

drives it to cover where a misfield

15.3
Rodrigues to Lanning, no run
15.2
2
Rodrigues to Lanning, 2 runs

on the off stump and short. She pulls it to deep midwicket where Smriti dives and saves a couple. Smriti seems to have hurt herself as she is clutching her knee

15.1
3
Rodrigues to Haynes, 3 runs

paddles it to fine-leg for three runs

end of over 1512 runs
AUS-W: 128/4CRR: 8.53 RRR: 5.00
Meg Lanning16 (11b 1x4 1x6)
Rachael Haynes3 (4b)
Harmanpreet Kaur 1-0-12-0
Poonam Yadav 3-0-17-1
14.6
6
Kaur to Lanning, SIX runs