the great escape! Swings across the line and the full ball on off is clattered to deep midwicket. Australia win by three wickets, one of the great comebacks in T20I cricket. What a start to the competition.
IND Women vs AUS Women, 1st Match, Group A at Birmingham, CWG 2022, Jul 29 2022 - Match Result
RESULT
1st Match, Group A, Birmingham, July 29, 2022, Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Competition
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(19/20 ov, T:155) 157/7
AUS Women won by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Gardner and Alana King's 47-run partnership is AUS-W's highest for the 8th wicket in WT20Is, breaking the record of 25 between Wareham and Sutherland
Alyssa Healy has broken the record for playing the most WT20Is (128), going past Wyatt-Hodge
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Scores: K Vairavan | Comms: Sreshth ShahScorecard summary
India Women • 154/8(20 overs)
52 (34)
4/22 (4)
48 (33)
2/26 (4)
Australia Women • 157/7(19 overs)
52* (35)
4/18 (4)
37 (20)
2/24 (4)
end of over 1911 runs
AUS-W: 157/7CRR: 8.26
Alana King18 (16b 3x4)
Ashleigh Gardner52 (35b 9x4)
Deepti Sharma 4-0-24-2
Radha Yadav 4-0-42-0
2.24pm Looks like that's that. No quotes from the broadcaster side atleast. We'll bring all the news from the game on the ESPNcricinfo homepage soon. Till then, see you tomorrow for more CWG action. If you're craving for more cricket tonight, you can follow Scotland v New Zealand (men's) starting in five minutes. And in just over one hour - the first T20I between West Indies and India. Thanks on behalf of K Vairavan and Alex Malcolm. This is Sreshth Shah saying goodbye!
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Ashish: "This is where this team fails. Never is able to seize crunch moments or lets off opportunities which should be capitalized. This is one such day. The match with Aus(again) where Jhulan bowled a no ball on the last delivery is another example. The ODI world cup final might just be the biggest opportunity gone by. I doubt they can win a cup if they keep doing these things. The players don't seem serious enough. Harman was hiding her face but the bowler had nothing on their face after going for run" -- Understand the feelings, Ashish. This one must hurt for India fans.
2.02pm From 49 for 5, Australia have clawed back to win this. Renuka Singh Thakur's four-for seems so far back now. When Gardner was not in full flow, Harris smacked it around to score 37 in 20. After that, Gardner shepherded the chase and finished with an unbeaten 35-ball 52.
India will really rue this opportunity. They play Pakistan next and will know the Barbados fixture will not be easy at all. Barring Deepti and Renuka, the other bowlers struggled. Debutant Meghna went for 9.50 per over, and it was an off day for Gayakwad and Radha with the ball. The positives will be how Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain, batted, and of course, the Thakur spell that saw the ball snake around. Back to the drawing board for India, Australia will feel invincible after pulling off a heist like this. A classic to start off CWG 2022.
Joydeepsinghgil: "Whether India lose however what was go down to the wire match that was you couldn't ask for"
Rosh: "The Australia women's team >>>>>> 70's West Indies men's team"
18.6
4
Sharma to King, FOUR runs
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18.5
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Sharma to King, no run
fullish on off. Turning in.Swipes across the line, inside-edged onto her pads
well well well... that's cricket for you!
18.4
1
Sharma to Gardner, 1 run
fullish, wider outside off. Cut to deep point
18.3
4
Sharma to Gardner, FOUR runs
a match-winning fifty for sure! Full on off. She comes down the ground and drives it to pierce the gap between cover and mid off with precision!
18.2
2
Sharma to Gardner, 2 runs
cuts this square to deep, and the Indians are now sluggish in the field. That allows the duo to come back for the second
18.1
•
Sharma to Gardner, no run
end of over 1812 runs
AUS-W: 146/7CRR: 8.11 • RRR: 4.50 • Need 9 from 12b
Ashleigh Gardner45 (31b 8x4)
Alana King14 (14b 2x4)
Radha Yadav 4-0-42-0
Meghna Singh 4-0-38-1
Sundar: "Poor bowling, very poor defense. Aus have cut and pulled at will. Aus will win this easily."
17.6
1
Yadav to Gardner, 1 run
length ball outside off, and cut in front of square to the outfielder
17.5
4
Yadav to Gardner, FOUR runs
inside out! And that's soared. One-bounce four as this full ball just outside off is deposited.
17.4
2
Yadav to Gardner, 2 runs
up and over coming down the ground, and Gardner gets two more. RRR of six
17.3
4
Yadav to Gardner, FOUR runs
short and wide. Gets low, makes room, and cuts safely past Deepti at point!
17.2
1
Yadav to King, 1 run
tossed up full toss, dragged to deep midwicket
17.1
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Yadav to King, no run
full just outside off. Cross-batted shot, slog attempted. Bottom edge
end of over 1715 runs
AUS-W: 134/7CRR: 7.88 • RRR: 7.00 • Need 21 from 18b
Ashleigh Gardner34 (27b 6x4)
Alana King13 (12b 2x4)
Meghna Singh 4-0-38-1
Radha Yadav 3-0-30-0
16.6
4
Meghna Singh to Gardner, FOUR runs
back of a length, outside off. Slices a cut, and gets it to deep point for four! 21 off 18
16.5
1lb
Meghna Singh to King, 1 leg bye
full outside leg stump, clipped to square leg. A single
Pressure. Nerves.
16.4
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Meghna Singh to King, no run
full on middle, and smacked past the bowler to mid off
16.3
4
Meghna Singh to King, FOUR runs
edged over the keeper! Full and slightly wide, she went for a shot across the line, and Meghna's slower ball flies off the bat and Yastika can't get a hand to it
16.2
4
Meghna Singh to King, FOUR runs
misfield, and four! Just what Australia need, and Deol with the error again. She flat-bats this over mid on, and Deol at deep midwicket can't stop it either
16.1
2
Meghna Singh to King, 2 runs
short and wide, and she slashes it hard to get it over the infield to deep third
36 off 24.
end of over 167 runs
AUS-W: 119/7CRR: 7.43 • RRR: 9.00 • Need 36 from 24b
Alana King3 (7b)
Ashleigh Gardner30 (26b 5x4)
Radha Yadav 3-0-30-0
Deepti Sharma 3-0-13-2
15.6
1
Yadav to King, 1 run
full on leg stump, and swiped across the line to deep midwicket
15.5
1
Yadav to Gardner, 1 run
full on middle and leg. Full face of the bat in her lofted shot to long on
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
IND-W
52 runs (34)
8 fours1 six
Productive shot
pull
14 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
82%
AUS-W
52 runs (35)
9 fours0 six
Productive shot
cut shot
13 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
83%
Best performances - bowlers
IND-W
O
4
M
0
R
18
W
4
ECO
4.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
3W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
AUS-W
O
4
M
0
R
22
W
4
ECO
5.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
2W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
Match details
| Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
| Toss | India Women, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2022 |
| Match number | WT20I no. 1173 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 11.00 start, First Session 11.00-12.30, Inierval 12.30-12.50, Second Session 12.50-14.20 |
| Match days | 29 July 2022 - day (20-over match) |
| WT20I debut | |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Australia Women 2, India Women 0 |
Language
English
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