Team India registered an emphatic 9-wicket win in the first T20I match against the mighty Australian side. After winning the toss, Titas Sadhu was brilliant with her bowling picking 4 for 17 in 4 overs putting the pressure back on the Australian team. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Varma shared a century partnership that made life easy for the Indian team.
On the other hand, the Australian team struggled with their batting as Ellyse Perry and Phoebe Litchfield were the only contributors. In the bowling department, they struggled as dew set.
It promises to be an exciting match as the Indian team would look to seal the series while the Australian team would love to make a comeback.
Match Details
Details– Indian Women vs Australian Women, 2nd T20I
Venue– DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Date and Time– 7th January 2024, 7.00 PM IST
Pitch Report
The pitch used for the first T20I saw some movement for the pace bowlers and kept pressure on the batters. Indian bowlers made use of the conditions dismissing Australia for 141. Ellyse Perry and Litchfield stitched an important partnership for the 5th wicket but lost wickets at regular intervals to be bowled out.
Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Varma took almost the Indian team home as Mandhana was dismissed after scoring a half-century. There was dew while bowling second which made life tough for the bowlers. The captain that wins the toss would likely field first, restrict the opponents, and then chase down the target.
Indian Women (Ind W) vs Australian Women (Aus W)- Predicted Playing XI
Indian Women
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Varma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Pooja Vastkar, Amanjot Kaur, Shryeanka Patil, Titas Sadhu, Renuka Singh.
Australian Women
Alyssa Healy (C, WK), Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Tahila McGarth, Phoebe Litchfield, Grace Harris, Ash Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Megan Schutt, Darice Brown.
Fantasy Selection- Ind W vs Aus W
Team 1– Smriti Mandhana (C), Alyssa Healy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Ellyse Perry (VC), Richa Ghosh, Grace Harris, Amanjot Kaur, Annabel Sutherland, Titas Sadhu, Georgia Warheam, Renuka Singh.
Team 2– Shafali Varma (C), Beth Mooney, Harmanpreet Kaur, Tahila Mcgarth, Deepti Sharma, Phoebe Litchfield(VC), Pooja Vastkar, Ash Gardner, Shryeanka Patil, Darice Brown, Titas Sadhu.
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