India Women vs Australia Women, 5th T20I: The Australia women’s cricket team defeated India by 54 runs in the fifth and final T20 International to win the series 4–1. Batting first in the last match, Australia had scored a big score of 196/4 with the help of Ashley Gardner and Grace Harris’ quick half-centuries. In response, the Indian team’s batting faltered badly and the entire team could only score runs. Heather Graham bowled brilliantly taking a hat-trick and contributed significantly to her team winning the match.
Australia scored big with the innings of Gardner and Grace
Australia batting first By the 10th over, Australia had lost four wickets for 67 runs. then ashley Gardner played a blistering inning of 66* runs in 32 balls which included 11 fours and a six. Grace Harris also played an inning of 64* runs in 35 balls which included six fours and four sixes. There was a partnership of 129 runs in 62 balls between the two, which has become the best T20 International partnership for the fifth wicket for Australia. Due to these two batsmen, Australia scored a very strong score.
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The start of the Indian team chasing the score was very bad and on the fourth ball itself, they lost the big wicket of Smriti Mandhana. Shafali Verma had also returned to the pavilion till the score of 24 runs. Harleen Deol tried to get India back by playing an innings of 24 runs in 16 balls, but India’s innings faltered as soon as he was run out. By the end of 13 overs, India had lost their seven wickets on the score of 88 and were struggling badly.
Deepti Sharma fought alone and completed her half-century in 33 balls. Deepti played an inning of 53 runs in 34 balls, but could not win her team. For Australia, Graham took four wickets for eight runs.
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