India Women will square off Australia Women in the 3rd T20I of the five-match series on Wednesday following an exciting victory in the second T20I. The third T20I between India and Australia is anticipated to be a competitive match because the series is tied at 1-1.
The IND vs AUS women second match turned out to be a high-scoring contest on an ideal batting wicket. The Australians once again proved they were superior when given the chance to bat, scoring 187 runs for the loss of just one wicket courtesy of another brilliant performance from Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath.
The Indian team responded impressively to losing the first game by winning the second T20I match in the Super Over. Richa Ghosh hit three sixes in the final over as India tied the game while chasing a huge target of 187 runs. Smriti Mandhan stood on the crease steadily for the majority of the time, she scored 79 runs off 49 balls. A last-ball boundary by Devika Vaidya, who was making her debut, led to tie the game.
Mandhana looked brilliant in the Super Over as well, hitting 20 runs in the over with the help of Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh. However, the fielding and bowling both fell short. As India failed to take more than 1 wicket against Australia in both games, Deepti Sharma was the solitary wicket-taker.
Tahlia McGrath and Beth Mooney, the opener for Australia, have formed unbroken partnerships in both games. Beth Mooney leads the team in scoring with 89 and 82 runs, and Tahlia has continued her strong performance against India with 40 and 70 runs.
Given that the Indian women were able to achieve high totals in both games, the Australian bowling may be a little bit better. In the second T20I, Heather Graham took 3 wickets, Elyse Perry took 2 wickets, while Kim Garth, Ashleigh Gardner, and Annabel Sutherland each took 1. Sutherland and spinner Alana King both get one wicket in the second T20I.
IND-W vs AUS-W 3rd T20I: Probable Playing XI
India Women: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Devika Vaidya, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Anjali Sarvani, Meghna Singh, Renuka Thakur Singh
Australia Women: Beth Mooney, Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Phoebe Litchfield, Annabel Sutherland, Heather Graham, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt
IND-W vs AUS-W 3rd T20I: How To Watch In India
The Star Sports network will broadcast the T20I series between Australia and India, and the Live Streaming will be available on the OTT platform Hotstar app.
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