Vikrant Shekhawat : Dec 18, 2022, 10:10 AM
INDW vs AUSW 4th T20 : The fourth match of the 5-match T20 series between the Indian women's team and the Australian women's team was played at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday night. In this match of do or die, Team India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and invited Australia to bat first. T20 champions Australia batting fiercely gave India a target of 189 runs, but the Indian women's team could manage only 181 runs in 20 overs, losing 5 wickets. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh's brilliant innings also could not win the team. Australia won this match by 7 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series. Now the last T20 match of the series will be played at the Brabourne Stadium on 20 December.
Smriti Mandhana, who came out to bat for the Indian women's team, started well, but in order to increase the run rate, Beth Mooney was caught by Ashley Gardner. Mandhana scored 16 runs with the help of 10 balls and three fours. After this, Shefali Verma returned to the pavilion after scoring 20 runs off 16 balls with the help of four fours. Team India got the third blow in the 7th over. When Elana King dismissed Jemima Rodrigues. Jemima could score only 8 runs in 11 balls.
Harmanpreet's innings did not workAfter Jemima's dismissal, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur saved the innings, but in the 15th over she too was caught by Darcy Brown off Alana King. Harman scored 46 runs in 30 balls with the help of 6 fours and 1 six. India needed 38 runs in the last two overs. Richa Ghosh and Deepti Sharma scored 18 runs in the 19th over. Ghosh hit two sixes and a four in this over. In this way, India needed 20 runs from the last 6 balls, but the team could only score 12 runs and Australia won the match by 7 runs.
Captain Healy Retired HurtBefore coming to bat, Australia's first wicket fell in the form of Beth Money at the score of 24 in the fourth over. Deepti Sharma gets Beth Mooney caught by Shefali Verma. After this, Tahila McGrath was clean bowled by Radha Yadav after scoring 9 runs in 10 balls. After this, captain Alyssa Healy retired hurt after scoring 30 runs off 21 balls. After that, Ashley Gardner shared a 94-run partnership for the third wicket with Ellyse Perry and brought the team's score to 188.
Australia won the seriesThe fourth match of the series was do-or-die for the Indian team as Australia were leading 2-1 in the previous three matches. The first match was won by Australia by 9 wickets and in the second match, India defeated Australia in a superover. At the same time, Australia won the third match by 21 runs. Now Australia has won the fourth match by 7 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series.
Smriti Mandhana, who came out to bat for the Indian women's team, started well, but in order to increase the run rate, Beth Mooney was caught by Ashley Gardner. Mandhana scored 16 runs with the help of 10 balls and three fours. After this, Shefali Verma returned to the pavilion after scoring 20 runs off 16 balls with the help of four fours. Team India got the third blow in the 7th over. When Elana King dismissed Jemima Rodrigues. Jemima could score only 8 runs in 11 balls.
Harmanpreet's innings did not workAfter Jemima's dismissal, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur saved the innings, but in the 15th over she too was caught by Darcy Brown off Alana King. Harman scored 46 runs in 30 balls with the help of 6 fours and 1 six. India needed 38 runs in the last two overs. Richa Ghosh and Deepti Sharma scored 18 runs in the 19th over. Ghosh hit two sixes and a four in this over. In this way, India needed 20 runs from the last 6 balls, but the team could only score 12 runs and Australia won the match by 7 runs.
Captain Healy Retired HurtBefore coming to bat, Australia's first wicket fell in the form of Beth Money at the score of 24 in the fourth over. Deepti Sharma gets Beth Mooney caught by Shefali Verma. After this, Tahila McGrath was clean bowled by Radha Yadav after scoring 9 runs in 10 balls. After this, captain Alyssa Healy retired hurt after scoring 30 runs off 21 balls. After that, Ashley Gardner shared a 94-run partnership for the third wicket with Ellyse Perry and brought the team's score to 188.
Australia won the seriesThe fourth match of the series was do-or-die for the Indian team as Australia were leading 2-1 in the previous three matches. The first match was won by Australia by 9 wickets and in the second match, India defeated Australia in a superover. At the same time, Australia won the third match by 21 runs. Now Australia has won the fourth match by 7 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series.