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New Delhi. The Indian women’s cricket team won a thrilling super over in the second match of the three-match T20 series against Australia. Batting first, Australia scored 187 runs for 1 wicket on the basis of Tahila McGrath and Beth Mooney’s Fifty. India scored 187 runs for 5 wickets on the basis of Smriti Mandhana’s Fifty and Richa Ghosh’s stormy batting. By scoring 21 runs in the super over, India stopped the victory chariot of Australia’s women’s team. This year the team did not get a single defeat in T20. With this victory, India has achieved a 1-1 draw in the 5-match T20 series.
super over thrill
Richa Ghosh and Smriti Mandhana were given the responsibility of taking the field in the super over. Richa hit a huge six on the first ball but she got out on the very next ball. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur took 1 run on the next ball. Mandhana hit a four on the fourth ball and enthralled everyone by hitting a six on the next ball. He also shot the last ball to cross the boundary but was stopped. Here with 3 runs, India set a target of 21 runs.
Alyssa Healy, who came with Ashley Gardner, hit Renuka Thakur for a four on the first ball. Stole two runs on the second ball and while trying to hit a big shot on the third ball, Radha Yadav was caught at the boundary. McGrath came and took the strike and managed to score 1 run. Got a four on the 5th ball and 11 runs were needed on the last ball. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur asked everyone to remain calm. The sixth ball was hit for a six but India won. Australia could only score 16 runs.
Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma made a stormy start for India chasing the target of 188 runs from Australia. In 8 overs, both together hit 74 runs without losing a wicket. After scoring 34 runs off 23 balls, Shefali was dismissed by Elena King. Soon after the fall of this wicket, India also lost the wicket of Jemima Rodrigues. Mandhana continued her stormy batting even after two wickets fell.
Richa made a comeback in the match
Mandhana completed her half century with the help of 8 fours and 1 six off 37 balls. This was his 19th half century in T20 cricket. After this, along with captain Harmanpreet Kaur, accelerating the innings in a smoky manner, brought the team closer to the target. Harmanpreet Kaur got out after scoring 21 runs. Right after this, the team got a big blow in the form of Mandhana. She was dismissed after scoring 79 runs off 49 balls, hitting 9 fours and 4 sixes. Richa managed to tie the match by scoring 26 runs in 13 balls with the help of 3 sixes.
Australia also made an aggressive start in the second T20 against India. On the score of 29 runs, Captain Alyssa Healy was dismissed by Deepti Sharma and gave India the first success. Tahila McGrath took command after the first blow. Along with senior partner Beth Mooney, he sent the bowlers fiercely across the boundary. Mooney returned after playing an innings of 82 runs in 54 balls, while Tahila’s fiery innings of 70 runs in 51 balls brought the team to 187 runs for 1 wicket.
