Australia vs India Live Score, 2nd Women's T20I : Highlights from Canberra

Applied the learnings from the series opener - Sophie Molineux, the skipper of Australia, says it was a good game with Georgia Voll setting it for them, but India came hard in the first innings. Reckons that they didn't have to change much, they learned from the first game and they held in as long as possible. Admits they wanted to squeeze when the opportunity arrived and the players came on the board. Talking about Smriti Mandhana's wicket, Sophie feels it was a key wicket, and they had to take the review.

Batters need to take more accountability - The Indian captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, says collapses can happen in a chase, but admits the batters needed to take more responsibility. She feels restricting Australia to a manageable total was the biggest positive from the game.

Time for the presentation ceremony...

Earlier, after being asked to bat first on a true surface, Australia laid a strong foundation with a 128-run opening stand. After struggling for timing early on, Georgia Voll found her rhythm and never looked back, while Beth Mooney found it harder to maintain the same tempo.

The boundaries dried up, Richa Ghosh was tied down, and although Harmanpreet Kaur managed to find a few, the mounting pressure eventually told. The game cracked open with the fall of Kaur, who was unable to see her side through in her record-breaking 356th appearance, becoming the most capped women’s international cricketer. India fell away in the chase rather spectacularly, losing 6 wickets for 7 runs as Australia sealed a 19-run win.

After failing to make the platform count with the bat, the last thing Australia would have wanted was a wicketless Powerplay, and India raced to 56 without loss in the first six overs. However, the breakthrough of the opening stand allowed Australia to claw their way back into the contest. Given the start provided by the openers, Jemimah Rodrigues needed to settle in alongside Smriti Mandhana and steer the chase calmly, but she threw her wicket away. Mandhana perished soon after, and from there, Australia tightened the noose.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Georgia Voll wins the award for her career-best T20I score of 88 runs from 57 balls. She says it was nice to contribute to the team. After their last match, they wanted to put in a big performance. Mentions they are looking forward to going to Adelaide and putting in another performance. Acknowledges Sophie Molineux's captaincy, saying she kept it nice and tight and even helped the team with a couple of wickets.

A hard-fought win for Australia - They level the ledger in this multi-format series, 1-1 in the T20I leg, with two points apiece overall. The story of the game was similar for both sides, with each managing to claw their way back after conceding a solid opening stand. But Australia truly barged through the door once they sensed an opportunity and pressed home the advantage decisively.

19.6: Sophie Molineux to Kranti Gaud, FOUR! Australia Women win by 19 runs. A couple of late blows but the Aussies see it through! Too full and on middle, Kranti Gaud again uses her feet as she slams it down the ground, between long on and long off for four runs.

19.5: Sophie Molineux to Kranti Gaud, SIX! Well, that goes all the way! Touch fuller, slanting around off, Kranti Gaud skips down and hammers it over long off. Just over Ellyse Perry for a six.

19.4: Sophie Molineux to Renuka Singh Thakur, This is full and around off, it's driven to long off for a single.

Renuka Singh Thakur is the last batter.

19.3: Sophie Molineux to Sree Charani, OUT! GONE! Straight down the throat! Keeps it full and onto the stumps, no pace offered from Molineux again. Sree Charani dances down and launches it to long on but in the hands of Ellyse Perry, who takes a simple catch. 

19.2: Sophie Molineux to Kranti Gaud, Floats it full and on middle, comes with the angle. Kranti Gaud comes down and slams it hard, over leaping Sophie Molineux and to long off for a run. 

19.1: Sophie Molineux to Kranti Gaud, Tossed up, fuller and around off, Kranti Gaud plays with an angled bat to point.

Sophie Molineux to bowl the final over. Sree Charani is in next, but it will be Kranti Gaud on strike.

18.6: Annabel Sutherland to Amanjot Kaur, OUT! CASTLED! It's all happening quickly. Fires it full and attacks the stumps. Amanjot Kaur uses the crease and steps across to paddle it away but misses it completely and it crashes into the stumps. 

18.5: Annabel Sutherland to Amanjot Kaur, On a good length, on off, Kaur punches it to cover.

18.4: Annabel Sutherland to Amanjot Kaur, Back of a length, around off, pace off. Kaur pats it back to the left of the bowler.

18.3: Annabel Sutherland to Kranti Gaud, JUST SHORT! Overpitched, well outside off. Kranti Gaud leans and drives away from her body but slices it to the right of short third. The fielder puts in a full stretched dive but it falls short.

Kranti Gaud is the new batter.

18.2: Annabel Sutherland to Arundhati Reddy, OUT! GONE! Straight to the keeper! A skiddy fuller delivery, around off. Arundhati Reddy steps across to lap it away but edges it to the keeper, Beth Mooney, who stands right behind the line and gobbles it up quickly. Four wickets in three overs.

18.1: Annabel Sutherland to Amanjot Kaur, Fuller ball, sliding on the pads. Kaur clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Sophie Molineux turns to Annabel Sutherland for the 19th over with India needing 34 runs from 12 balls. Australia are minutes 4 behind on the timer. They might need to bring in one extra fielder inside the circle for the 20th over.

17.6: Ashleigh Gardner to Arundhati Reddy, Looped up, fuller delivery on middle, Arundhati Reddy flicks it wide of long on and comes back for the second.

It is all falling apart for India. Arundhati Reddy is in next.

17.5: Ashleigh Gardner to Deepti Sharma, OUT! TAKEN! Two wickets in the over for Ashleigh Gardner. Gardner nicely tosses it up on middle, slower in the air with little pace behind it. Deepti Sharma is a bit too early with her shot and chips it to long off. Annabel Sutherland runs in and takes a simple catch.

17.4: Ashleigh Gardner to Deepti Sharma, Slightly short and on middle, Deepti Sharma pulls it straight to square leg.

Deepti Sharma makes her way out to the centre.

17.3: Ashleigh Gardner to Richa Ghosh, OUT! STUMPED! Australia pick up yet another big wicket. Great anticipation from Ashleigh Gardner as she senses Ghosh would use her feet, with the required run rate climbing up and pushes her fuller delivery wide of off. Ghosh comes down and flashes hard but misses. The keeper, Beth Mooney, collects the ball and clips the bails off in a flash.

17.2: Ashleigh Gardner to Richa Ghosh, Almost chipped back! Richa Ghosh gets undone by the pace as Ashleigh Gardner delivers it slower in the air, fuller and around off, Ghosh taps it uppishly to Ashleigh, who picks up on a bounce.

17.1: Ashleigh Gardner to Amanjot Kaur, An arm ball, flat and angling on leg. Kaur gets on her knee and sweeps it behind square leg for a run.

Ashleigh Gardner (3-0-19-1) comes back on.

16.6: Kim Garth to Amanjot Kaur, Serves it full and on middle, Amanjot Kaur nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

A massive scalp for Australia. One Kaur replaces the other. Here's Amanjot Kaur.

16.5: Kim Garth to Harmanpreet Kaur, OUT! TAKEN! There's the wicket Australia were looking for. A slower delivery in the slot, just outside off. Harmanpreet Kaur fails to get the desired elevation as he gets underneath, looking to hit over extra cover. She mistimes her shot to extra cover, where Sophie Molineux takes a sharp catch, inside the ring to her left. India Women need 38 runs in 19 balls.

16.4: Kim Garth to Harmanpreet Kaur, Drops a half-volley, pace off and around off. Kaur lifts it over covers for a brace. Pushes hard for the second and makes it.

16.3: Kim Garth to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR! Ah, streaky and India have been riding their luck lately. Keeps it full and around off, Kaur goes inside her crease and swings wildly but manages a thick inside edge, past the leg pole and to the fine leg fence.

16.2: Kim Garth to Harmanpreet Kaur, Takes pace off, does Garth as she serves it on the fuller side and on middle, Kaur adjusts late and taps it back to Garth. Well bowled again.

16.1: Kim Garth to Harmanpreet Kaur, A chance missed by Mooney! A good length delivery on middle, nipping in. Kaur gives herself room as she tries to go downtown but misses and the ball whizzes past the leg pole. Beth Mooney, standing up to the stumps, fails to gather the ball as it pops out of her gloves. The UltraEdge shows that the ball grazed the toe end of the blade. How costly will this prove?

Kim Garth returns to the attack. 2-0-9-1 so far for Garth.

15.6: Sophie Molineux to Richa Ghosh, A dot but 12 runs off the over. Fuller, straighter on the pads, it was there to be hit but Richa Ghosh fails to paddle it away. 

15.5: Sophie Molineux to Harmanpreet Kaur, Tossed up, fuller and on leg. Harmanpreet Kaur drills it down to long on for a single.

15.4: Sophie Molineux to Harmanpreet Kaur, Pushes for the wide line from over the wicket. Harmanpreet Kaur manipulates the field by stepping across. She sweeps it to the right of deep square leg for a brace. 

15.3: Sophie Molineux to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR! Kaur hits one now! Flat, touch short and around middle, Kaur picks the arm ball as she skips down and flat bats it to long off. Just wide of the fielder there for four more.

15.2: Sophie Molineux to Richa Ghosh, Pace off, fuller delivery on off, Richa Ghosh sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

15.1: Sophie Molineux to Richa Ghosh, FOUR! Good start to the over from India's point of view! Pushes it full and outside off. Richa Ghosh goes inside-out, aerially over cover and bags a boundary.

Five overs remaining. India need another 56 runs to win with the required run rate creeping over 10. Sophie Molineux to bowl now. 

14.6: Annabel Sutherland to Harmanpreet Kaur, Outstanding stuff from Sutherland! Back-of-the-hand slower one, on a back of a length, on off. It spins back in and Kaur can only stab it down. Just 3 runs off the over. India need 56 runs from 30 balls.

14.5: Annabel Sutherland to Harmanpreet Kaur, Nearly chopped it on! Pace on now, skidding through, on a good length, around off. Harmanpreet Kaur looks to force it away but gets an inside edge and the ball drops beside the off stump before rolling behind.

14.4: Annabel Sutherland to Harmanpreet Kaur, Nice change of pace! Takes pace off, on a good length, outside off. Harmanpreet initially winds up to flash at it but does not pick the slower one. She adjusts to angle it away but is beaten on the outside edge.

14.3: Annabel Sutherland to Richa Ghosh, Tucking the batter up for room, on a short of a length. Ghosh hops and glances it to short fine leg for one more.

14.2: Annabel Sutherland to Harmanpreet Kaur, Full and at the sticks, Kaur has a big swing at it but miscues it off an inside edge to deep square leg for one.

14.1: Annabel Sutherland to Richa Ghosh, Leg bye! Full and angled into the pads, Ghosh clears the front leg and has a swipe across the line. She fails to lay any bat on it and the ball goes off the pads on the off side. They cross.

13.6: Ashleigh Gardner to Richa Ghosh, On a length, on middle, Ghosh pulls it through square leg for just a single.

13.5: Ashleigh Gardner to Harmanpreet Kaur, Short and on middle, Harman tugs it in the vacant mid-wicket region for a single.

13.4: Ashleigh Gardner to Harmanpreet Kaur, Harmanpreet Kaur is safe! Fuller and pushed through, outside off, Kaur collapses her back knee and looks to go inside out. The ball sneaks past the outside edge and Beth Mooney whips the bails off in a flash. The third umpire is called into action. The replays show that Kaur's back leg did get dragged out but she managed to slide it back inside the crease in time.

A confident stumping appeal from Beth Mooney. The replay loads - Harmanpreet Kaur's foot is grounded. Not out!

13.3: Ashleigh Gardner to Richa Ghosh, Around off, on a nagging length, Ghosh hammers it to point, where the fielder dives to her right to make a half-stop. They cross.

13.2: Ashleigh Gardner to Richa Ghosh, FOUR! Another streaky boundary for Ghosh. Fractionally short, outside off, Ghosh moves away from the stumps and tries to slap it away. The ball flies past the keeper off an outside edge and races away for a four.

13.1: Ashleigh Gardner to Richa Ghosh, Short and outside off, Richa makes room to thrash it away on the off side but misses.

Change in bowling. Ashleigh Gardner (2-0-12-1) is back on. 

12.6: Sophie Molineux to Richa Ghosh, Fuller and on middle, Ghosh slog sweeps it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket. Single taken. India need 66 runs in 42 balls.

12.5: Sophie Molineux to Richa Ghosh, FOUR! Not convincing, but Ghosh will take it! Flat and short, on off, Richa stays leg side to force it away on the off side. The ball brushes the toe end of the blade and goes fine of short third for a boundary.

12.4: Sophie Molineux to Harmanpreet Kaur, Just short! On a nagging length, on middle. Kaur charges down the track and swings through the line. She does not time it well and that actually saves her. Annabel Sutherland comes charging in off the ropes at long on but the ball drops in front. They cross.

12.3: Sophie Molineux to Richa Ghosh, Speared in, fractionally short, on middle. Ghosh backs away and flat bats it to long on for one.

12.2: Sophie Molineux to Harmanpreet Kaur, Short and sliding on with the arm, on middle. Harmanpreet nudges it to wide long on for a run.

12.1: Sophie Molineux to Harmanpreet Kaur, Short and on off, Kaur steps out and gets on top of it before punching it to cover.

11.6: Darcie Brown to Richa Ghosh, Fuller and on off, Ghosh firms the drive but picks out Phoebe Litchfield at cover.

11.5: Darcie Brown to Harmanpreet Kaur, A strange review from Australia! On a length, shaping back in, on middle and leg. Kaur brings her bat out in front. She is beaten on the inside edge and gets hit on the front pad. The batters cross for a leg bye as the ball drops on the leg side. A polite enquiry from Beth Mooney while the bowler did not even appeal. Sophie Molineux takes the opinion of the keeper and takes the review. The UltraEdge shows no bat and the Ball Tracking has the ball going past the leg stump, with even the impact being umpire's call.

Australia Women have taken a review for LBW. No bat involved. Ball Tracking shows it goes onto miss the stumps.

11.4: Darcie Brown to Harmanpreet Kaur, On a good length, on the off stump, Kaur angles it from the crease to backward point.

11.3: Darcie Brown to Richa Ghosh, Leg bye! At the hips, on a back of a length, Ghosh hops to shovel it away. She does not connect and a leg bye is taken as the ball goes behind off the pads to the left of the keeper. Beth Mooney knocks the stumps down with her throw but Harman is well in.

11.2: Darcie Brown to Harmanpreet Kaur, Full and on middle, Harmanpreet pushes it to the left of long on and scampers through for a quick single.

11.2: Darcie Brown to Harmanpreet Kaur, Wide! Sprayed down leg, on a length, Harman lets it go.

11.1: Darcie Brown to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR! Oh, that could have gone anywhere, but Kaur gets lucky! Full and drifting onto the pads, Harmanpreet presses forward for the flick but the ball holds a touch in the surface. A leading edge is found but it flies over backward point. Georgia Voll gives it a chase and dives to push the ball away from the fence. The ball makes contact with the ropes and then Voll manages to flick it back in. A boundary.

10.6: Georgia Wareham to Richa Ghosh, Not that short for the cut, skidding through, outside off. Richa flashes but is beaten as the ball goes under her bat. A productive over for India after a long time. 11 runs off it. The Women in Blue need 82 runs in 54 balls.

10.5: Georgia Wareham to Harmanpreet Kaur, On the fuller side, on off, Kaur drops it with soft hands beside the strip on the off side and takes a quick single.

10.4: Georgia Wareham to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR! One brings two for India! This is dropped short, on off, Harman waits on the back foot and cuts it late to pierce the gap between short third and backward point for four more.

10.3: Georgia Wareham to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR! Hammered! Floated up, a bit too full, on off, Harmanpreet gets her hands through the line of the ball and drills it between cover and mid off for a four. First boundary in 30 balls for India.

10.2: Georgia Wareham to Richa Ghosh, Flat and short again, on middle. Richa pulls it to mid-wicket, where Sophie Molineux tumbles to her right to make the stop. Just a single.

10.1: Georgia Wareham to Harmanpreet Kaur, Pushed through, short and on middle. Kaur hops back and jabs it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Georgia Wareham comes into the attack.

9.6: Kim Garth to Richa Ghosh, Touch fuller and around off, Richa Ghosh pushes it back to Garth.

9.5: Kim Garth to Richa Ghosh, Surprises with a bouncer, outside off. Richa Ghosh looks to cut it away but misses. Good take by the keeper, standing up the stumps.

DRINKS BREAK! Australia have done well to wrestle back the initiative after breaking the opening stand. Just 17 runs have come in the 3.4 overs since the Powerplay. The required run rate has begun to climb, and the last boundary came back in the 6th over. The departure of a set batter in Smriti Mandhana only adds to the woes for India. Richa Ghosh joins Harmanpreet Kaur out in the middle.

9.4: Kim Garth to Smriti Mandhana, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Oh, Australia weren't too confident with the appeal, but they have a wicket out of nowhere. Angles a length delivery down leg. Smriti Mandhana hangs back to clip but seems to miss it. Kim Garth puts up an appeal, and Beth Mooney, the keeper, joins her, but it is turned down. Australia think of a review, and Sophie Molineux takes her chance by going for the review on the final second. The replay loads. UltraEdge shows a spike as the ball brushes the bat. Smriti has to go. 

Strangled down leg? Not given by the umpire. Sophie Molineux takes the review just before the timer runs out. Good take by Beth Mooney whilst standing up to the stumps. There was a noise, but did it come off the bat? Looking at the replays on the big screen, the Australians think it has come off the pad, and they have gone back to their positions. Oh, hang on, there is a spike when the ball is next to the bat. The Aussies are jubilant.

9.3: Kim Garth to Harmanpreet Kaur, Very full and on middle, dips right near the batter. Kaur digs it out past Garth's dive, to her right and the fielder at mid on runs to her left to stop it. A single.

9.2: Kim Garth to Smriti Mandhana, Pitches it up, tailing onto the pads. Smriti Mandhana plays with the angle to deep square leg and runs across.

9.1: Kim Garth to Harmanpreet Kaur, Fires it full and in line of the stumps. Harmanpreet Kaur helps it to deep backward square leg for a run.

8.6: Ashleigh Gardner to Harmanpreet Kaur, Gets it to turn in a long way, touch short and Harmanpreet Kaur whips it across as she moves inside her crease. It rolls to mid-wicket for a run.

8.5: Ashleigh Gardner to Harmanpreet Kaur, Tossed up, outside off, turning in sharply. Harmanpreet Kaur pats it back to Ashleigh.

8.4: Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti Mandhana, Drops it full and drifting onto the pads. Mandhana clips it late to fine leg for a single.

8.3: Ashleigh Gardner to Harmanpreet Kaur, Tossed up, full and on middle, Harmanpreet Kaur drills it down to long on for a single. She is off the mark.

One brings two for Australia. The Indian skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur, makes her way out to the centre in her record-breaking 356th international appearance.

8.2: Ashleigh Gardner to Jemimah Rodrigues, OUT! GONE! India lose another wicket in quick time. A straighter, fuller, pace off delivery, around off, Rodrigues uses her feet to slog-sweep, but with no power behind it, she fails to get enough distance on it. She skies it up to wide long on, where Annabel Sutherland runs across to her right and holds onto the skier. 

8.1: Ashleigh Gardner to Jemimah Rodrigues, Slower in the air, length and around off, Rodrigues punches it to cover.

7.6: Annabel Sutherland to Jemimah Rodrigues, Not a great shot on that length. Rodrigues steps across to lap it over and Annabel Sutherland drags her delivery, it gets big on Rodrigues but she manages to get it behind the keeper. A run. 

7.5: Annabel Sutherland to Smriti Mandhana, Shorter delivery on middle and leg, pulled behind square leg for a single.

7.4: Annabel Sutherland to Jemimah Rodrigues, A mix-up but no harm done! Touch shorter and on middle, Rodrigues gets on her toes as she pulls but splices her shot wide of mid-wicket. Rodrigues runs but Smriti Mandhana is ball-watching. However, a little fumble allows them to cross.

7.3: Annabel Sutherland to Smriti Mandhana, Annabel Sutherland keeps it short and bowls it on the bodyline. Smriti pulls it to deep square leg for one more.

7.2: Annabel Sutherland to Jemimah Rodrigues, Back of a length, outside off. Rodrigues steers it to third man for a single.

7.1: Annabel Sutherland to Smriti Mandhana, Pushes it full and on middle and leg. SM gets inside the line and tucks it to mid-wicket for a run.

6.6: Sophie Molineux to Smriti Mandhana, Tossed up on middle. Smriti Mandhana clips it to square leg and keeps the strike. 

6.5: Sophie Molineux to Jemimah Rodrigues, Very full, following the batter on the leg side. Rodrigues punches it down to long off for a single.

Australia have an opening. Jemimah Rodrigues walks out at number 3.

6.4: Sophie Molineux to Shafali Verma, OUT! LBW! Sophie Molineux gets the breakthrough. Hang on, Verma has a word with Mandhana and opts for the review. It seems in line with the stumps. UltraEdge shows no bat involved. Ball Tracking shows THREE REDS. Verma goes and takes a review as well. Sophie nicely floats it up, attacking the sticks. Verma shuffles inside her crease and tries to sweep but misses, wearing it on the pads. It was straight enough to hit the stumps. The 57-run opening partnership is broken. 

6.3: Sophie Molineux to Smriti Mandhana, Flatter trajectory, around off, Smriti Mandhana turns it to mid-wicket for a single.

6.2: Sophie Molineux to Shafali Verma, Tosses it up, fuller and outside off. Verma skips down but doesn't reach the pitch of the ball as it was pushed slower through the air. Verma toe ends her shot to long on for a single.

6.1: Sophie Molineux to Smriti Mandhana, Fractionally short, outside off. Smriti Mandhana stays back and hoicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

5.6: Annabel Sutherland to Shafali Verma, Three dots to end the over. 8 runs off it. On a good length and around off, tapped back to the bowler. India are 54/0 at the end the Powerplay.

5.5: Annabel Sutherland to Shafali Verma, Oh, that could have gone anywhere. A bumper, into the surface and on middle, stays low off the surface. Verma hangs her bat up as she ducks under it. The ball hits the blade and rolls onto the leg side.

5.4: Annabel Sutherland to Shafali Verma, Annabel gets her line close to the off pole, pace off and on a length. Verma keeps it out on the off side.

5.3: Annabel Sutherland to Shafali Verma, FOUR! It's raining boundaries! Annabel Sutherland keeps it full and wide. Verma doesn't go for power but instead places it wide of point for a boundary. Clever batting.

5.2: Annabel Sutherland to Shafali Verma, FOUR! Shafali Verma joins the boundary-hitting party! Pitches it up, outside off. Shafali Verma frees her arms and hammers it over mid off, high and into the fence. 50 up for India inside the Powerplay.

5.1: Annabel Sutherland to Shafali Verma, Annabel Sutherland starts with a fuller delivery in the blockhole. Verma digs it back to the bowler.

Annabel Sutherland is in action now.

4.6: Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana, Closer to the off stump, on a hard length, punched off the back foot to cover. 14 runs off the over!

4.5: Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Put away with disdain! Too short, too wide by Brown. Smriti reaches out, gets on top of the bounce and slaps it through covers for another boundary.

4.4: Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana, Good comeback by Brown! Drags the length back, cutting across the left-hander. Mandhana flashes at it but the ball is a bit too close for the cut. Gets beaten on the outside edge, does Smriti.

4.3: Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Mandhana. Pace off ball by Brown at 81 kph, full and on off. Mandhana presses forward and pauses her bat swing for a bit after picking the slower one. She waits for the ball to arrive and firms the drive to the left of mid off for four more.

4.2: Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Threads it through! Darcie Brown goes full in search of swing but dishes out a full toss, on off. Mandhana does not try to overhit this one and just whips it between mid-wicket and mid on for a four.

4.1: Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana, Just out of reach! Full and angling away from the left-hander, Smriti Mandhana gives the bowler the charge and tries to fight the angle by going across the line. A leading edge is found and it goes over cover-point. Phoebe Litchfield turns around and goes after it but the ball evades her. Mandhana comes back for the second run as the ball bounces and goes away from Phoebe.

3.6: Kim Garth to Smriti Mandhana, Keeps it on a back of a length, on middle. Mandhana turns it square on the leg side and keeps the strike with a single.

3.5: Kim Garth to Smriti Mandhana, Good stop! From around the wicket, attacking the front pad, on a short of a length. Smriti goes deep in the crease and tickles it to short fine leg. Darcie Brown dives to her left and saves a certain boundary.

3.4: Kim Garth to Shafali Verma, A bit too short, outside off, Shafali stands tall and cuts it behind square this time. It was hit away from Georgia Wareham, but the batters stayed content with one.

3.3: Kim Garth to Shafali Verma, Shorter and wider on off, Shafali slaps it hard square on the off side. Georgia Wareham gets around to her left and mops it up. Another brace for Verma.

3.2: Kim Garth to Shafali Verma, Garth hits the top of off, Verma stays leg side of the ball and angles it to backward point.

3.1: Kim Garth to Smriti Mandhana, Across off, on a good length, Mandhana hits it on the up to the right of mid off for a single.

3.1: Kim Garth to Smriti Mandhana, Wide! Garth delivers it on a back of a length, going down leg. Mandhana pivots on the back foot for the pull but fails to connect.

2.6: Nicola Carey to Shafali Verma, Curving back in, on a good length, on middle and leg. Verma backs away but does not manage to get the desired room. She ends up stabbing it down on the off side.

2.6: Nicola Carey to Shafali Verma, Wide! Full and pushed down leg, Verma misses out on the glance.

2.5: Nicola Carey to Smriti Mandhana, Dug in short, outside off, Smriti walks across the stumps and gets her hands high to pull it in front of square for a single.

2.4: Nicola Carey to Smriti Mandhana, Going across the left-hander again, on a length. Smriti walks down the track and reaches out to go over the top on the off side. This comes more off the bottom half of the blade but she manages to clear extra cover. Two runs taken.

2.3: Nicola Carey to Smriti Mandhana, Slightly fuller, shaping away, on off. Smriti extends her hands and plays a punchy drive to cover.

2.2: Nicola Carey to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Smriti Mandhana is up and running! Carey drops it short, outside off. Mandhana swivels on the back foot and hammers the pull through mid-wicket for a boundary to get going.

2.1: Nicola Carey to Smriti Mandhana, Full and moving away in the air, this is guided with an open bat face to backward point.

Pace from both ends now. Nicola Carey replaces Ashleigh Gardner. 

1.6: Darcie Brown to Shafali Verma, FOUR! Nice adjustment from Verma! This is fuller at the sticks by Brown. Shafali makes room by moving towards the leg side once again but she picks the slower ball. She waits on it and punches it past point for a boundary. 2500 T20I runs for Shafali. A couple of 9-run overs to start the chase.

1.5: Darcie Brown to Shafali Verma, Brown bowls it into the surface, following the batter. Shafalia backs away and steers it to backward point.

1.5: Darcie Brown to Shafali Verma, Wide! Verma moves away from the stumps and Brown tries to follow her with a hard-length delivery. It is sprayed down leg and Shafali lets it be.

1.4: Darcie Brown to Shafali Verma, Pushes the length up, on off, Verma crunches the drive but she picks out the extra cover fielder.

1.3: Darcie Brown to Shafali Verma, FOUR! A poor ball and Verma cashes in! On the shorter side, angled in at the hips. Verma gets on her toes and tickles it down to deep fine leg for a boundary.

1.2: Darcie Brown to Shafali Verma, On a back of a length, outside off. A loose poke from Shafali without any footwork and she is beaten on the outside edge.

1.1: Darcie Brown to Shafali Verma, Brown gets away with it! Short and wide on off, shaping away. Verma stands tall and slaps it hard but cannot beat the fielder at cover-point.

Darcie Brown to share the attack.

0.6: Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti Mandhana, Skidding through, short and on off, Smriti cuts it to point, where the fielder dives to her left and parries it towards the cover fielder. 9 runs off the first over of the chase.

0.5: Ashleigh Gardner to Shafali Verma, Flatter and shorter, on middle. Shafali hops back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.

0.4: Ashleigh Gardner to Shafali Verma, Drifting in, full and on off, Verma jumps out of the crease again and lofts it over wide mid off. Not from the middle but enough to clear the infield. Two more for Shafali.

0.3: Ashleigh Gardner to Shafali Verma, FOUR! Streaky! Floated up, on off, Shafali makes room and gets down the track. She swings to down the ground but the ball catches an outside edge and flies past short third for a four.

0.2: Ashleigh Gardner to Shafali Verma, Shorter and on middle, Verma tucks it to mid-wicket.

0.1: Ashleigh Gardner to Shafali Verma, Verma and India are underway! Flighted delivery, full and on middle. Shafali charges down the track and has a heave across the line. Gets a top edge but it drops safely in the vacant deep square leg region. Shafali opens her account with a couple.

Welcome back, everyone. The Australian players are out in the middle. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana to open for India. Ashleigh Gardner to start with the ball. Let's play...

...THE CHASE...

Aussie on verge of losing the home run - Although India initially struggled to capitalize on the new ball by conceding far too many freebies, Harmanpreet Kaur’s persistence with her seamers eventually paid off.  She kept the pace attack in the hunt. Arundhati Reddy scalped the openers' wicket. Renuka Singh Thakur removed Phoebe Litchfield cheaply while Sree Charani was in the action in the final over as she delivered a fine over, which included two run outs.  Now then, the surface remains favourable for batting, India’s disciplined recovery has transformed the contest. A victory here would be historic, marking Australia’s first T20I series loss at home in nine years. 

A tale of two halves - Despite being put under tremendous pressure by a dominant 128-run opening partnership, the Indian bowlers displayed resilience to claw their way back into the contest. While Voll acted as the primary aggressor, Mooney played a steady supporting role from the other end. However, the momentum shifted decisively the moment Mooney fell, the scoring rate plummeted, and India capitalized on the opening to claim three wickets in just four overs, effectively stemming the run flow dearly and silencing the opposition’s charge.

Redemption by India! The Indian bowling unit have staged a remarkable comeback, perfectly executing the mindset that Harmanpreet Kaur demanded at the toss.  After weathering an early storm from Georgia Voll and Beth Mooney, they tightened the screws and pulled the contest back into their favor with clinical precision, giving away just 34 runs in the final five overs. 

19.6: Sree Charani to Ashleigh Gardner, OUT! GEORGIA WAREHAM IS RUN OUT! Australia finish with 163/5. Back-to-back run outs to end the innings. Very full, on off, Ashleigh jumps out of the crease and takes it on the full. She smacks it back towards the bowler and Charani makes the stop by getting low to her left. With it being the last ball, Georgia Wareham is off for a run as soon as the ball is delivered. Sree grabs hold of the ball, turns around and while being on the ground, she has a shy at the bowling end. She hits and Wareham is yards out.

Georgia Wareham walks in and stands at the non-striker's end.

19.5: Sree Charani to Ellyse Perry, OUT! ELLYSE PERRY IS RUN OUT! Low full toss, on off, Perry backs away and hits it hard on the bounce to cover. Kranti Gaud gets down on her knees and gets her body behind the ball. She gathers the ball and fires it on the bounce to the bowling end. Sree Charani gets behind the stumps, collects the ball and breaks the stumps. A desperate dive from Perry. The third umpire is summoned for a check. The replays show that the bat bounced off the shoulder after hitting the turf, and no part of the blade was grounded inside the crease when the stumps were disturbed.

Is that a run out? Ellyse Perry dived at the non-striker's end but Perry had her bat in the air. Out shows the big screen. 

19.4: Sree Charani to Ashleigh Gardner, Full and on the legs, Gardner clips it to deep square leg for a run. Just 5 runs off the over so far.

19.3: Sree Charani to Ashleigh Gardner, Floated up, on off, Ash advances and swings through the line. Slices it off the outer half to wide long off for a couple of runs. Amanjot Kaur tidies up.

19.2: Sree Charani to Ellyse Perry, Full and at the sticks, Perry hammers it straight to extra cover. A bit of indecision on the part of Harmanpreet Kaur on which end to throw. She eventually throws it on the bounce to the bowling end, where Perry gets home.

19.1: Sree Charani to Ashleigh Gardner, Full and speared in, on off, Gardner hits it hard back towards the bowler. Sree sticks out her left hand and takes the sting out of the shot. It is parried to long off. Just a single.

Final over coming up. India have Kranti Gaud and Amanjot Kaur as options, but Harmanpreet Kaur goes with a spinner. Here is Sree Charani.

18.6: Arundhati Reddy to Ashleigh Gardner, DROPPED! Amanjot Kaur shells it. Low full toss, on off, Ashleigh Gardner jumps out of her crease and clubs it flat to deep mid-wicket. Amanjot moves to her right and could have taken another step forward to make the catch easier for herself. The ball dips on her and drops below her hands. They cross.

18.5: Arundhati Reddy to Ashleigh Gardner, Full and at the pads, helped to short fine leg by Ash.

18.4: Arundhati Reddy to Ellyse Perry, Very full, not allowing the batter to get under the ball. Ellyse Perry hits it to long on for just a single.

18.4: Arundhati Reddy to Ellyse Perry, Stumping chance missed! Full and slanting down leg. Perry advances down the track and has a swing at it. She fails to connect. Richa Ghosh is blind sighted by Perry being in front of her. She moves to her left and snatches at the ball. The ball pops out of her gloves and Perry gets back in.

18.3: Arundhati Reddy to Ellyse Perry, A fine yorker, right at the base of the off stump. Ellyse can only pat it back to the bowler.

18.2: Arundhati Reddy to Ellyse Perry, Another yorker, on middle. Perry digs it out beside the strip on the leg side. Reddy gets around to mop it up.

18.1: Arundhati Reddy to Ellyse Perry, FOUR LEG BYES! Unlucky for the bowler. A well-directed yorker, tailing back in at the toes. Perry gets the front leg out of the way and looks to jam it out. She fails to make any contact, and the ball goes through her legs before racing away. Richa Ghosh, standing up to the stumps, stands no chance.

17.6: Renuka Singh Thakur to Ellyse Perry, Back to bowling it full, on middle and leg. Ellyse Perry clears the front leg but fails to get under the ball. She powers it down to long on for a run.

17.5: Renuka Singh Thakur to Ashleigh Gardner, In the channel, on a short of a length, Ashleigh walks across the stumps and swipes it in front of deep mid-wicket for a single. 150 comes up for Australia.

17.4: Renuka Singh Thakur to Ashleigh Gardner, FOUR! Off the edge! On the fuller side, outside off, Gardner goes hard on the drive. The ball catches an outside edge and goes fine of short third for a boundary.

17.3: Renuka Singh Thakur to Ashleigh Gardner, A play and a miss! On a good length, near the wide guideline, Ashleigh Gardner leans on for the drive but is beaten on the outside edge.

Ashleigh Gardner replaces Phoebe Litchfield with the bat.

17.2: Renuka Singh Thakur to Phoebe Litchfield, OUT! CAUGHT! A fine low grab from Smriti Mandhana. 2 wickets in 6 balls for India. Full and slanting across the left-hander, Phoebe extends her hands into the drive. She picks the bones out of it but fails to pick the gap. She hits it low towards cover-point, where Mandhana is stationed on the edge of the ring. Smriti bends her left knee, and the ball goes straight into her palm. It threatens to pop out, but she manages to hold onto it.

Smriti Mandhana is claiming the catch. She feels she has taken it cleanly. Even Phoebe Litchfield feels so, but the umpires ask her to wait as the TV umpire has a look. Yup, that is straight in the hands. Out it is!

17.1: Renuka Singh Thakur to Ellyse Perry, Pace off, on a length, outside off, Ellyse Perry makes room to open up the off side. Ends up chopping it down in front of cover. Phoebe Litchfield scampers to the other and a fumble from Shafali Verma allows the single to be completed easily.

Will Deepti Sharma bowl out? Nay... Renuka Singh Thakur is back for her final over.

16.6: Arundhati Reddy to Phoebe Litchfield, Short and pushed across the left-hander, Phoebe Litchfield reaches out for the cut but the ball goes under the blade and sneaks just inside the tramline. A good over for India, the wicket of Voll and just 5 runs off it.

16.5: Arundhati Reddy to Ellyse Perry, Skidding through, on a good length, Ellyse hangs back and nudges it to wide long on for a run.

16.4: Arundhati Reddy to Ellyse Perry, Two is the call, and they get it! Full and at the sticks, Perry flicks it all along the ground to the right of long on. She opens her account with a couple of runs.

A small win for India as they pick the set-batter. Australia are still in the driver's seat. Out walks Ellyse Perry, replacing Georgia Voll.

16.3: Arundhati Reddy to Georgia Voll, OUT! CAUGHT! Georgia Voll could not have picked out the fielder any better. Angled into the right-hander, on a length, on the pads. Voll clears the front leg and brings her bottom hand into play. She whips it hard but neither does she get it wide enough, nor does she manage to find the elevation. Hits it straight to deep mid-wicket, where Amanjot Kaur takes the catch. After taking the catch, she gestures that she lost the ball in the lights for a moment. End of a top knock from Voll.

16.2: Arundhati Reddy to Georgia Voll, Tailing back in, dips on the batter, at the toes. Voll attempts the flick but misses and gets hit on the left boot.

16.1: Arundhati Reddy to Georgia Voll, Full and on the off pole. Voll walks across and clips it between long on and deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

15.6: Deepti Sharma to Georgia Voll, Tight single! Deepti follows Voll with a yorker, at the toes. Voll sweeps it straight to short fine leg and she is called through by Litchfield. Phoebe makes it to the other end before the throw comes in from Sree Charani.

15.5: Deepti Sharma to Georgia Voll, Another ball which is darted in at the pads. Voll fails to get it away this time and wears it on the front pad.

15.4: Deepti Sharma to Georgia Voll, FOUR! Smart batting! Deepti tries to fire it in at the sticks. It comes out as a low full toss, on middle and leg. Georgia walks inside the line and sweeps it past short fine leg for a four.

15.3: Deepti Sharma to Georgia Voll, Very full, at the toes, Voll digs it out to mid-wicket.

15.2: Deepti Sharma to Phoebe Litchfield, Across off, low full toss, Phoebe drags it to long on for a single.

15.1: Deepti Sharma to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR! Easy pickings! Too full, too straight, on the pads with square leg inside the circle. Phoebe Litchfield gets low and sweeps it over square leg for a boundary.

14.6: Arundhati Reddy to Phoebe Litchfield, A slower length delivery, around off, Phoebe Litchfield punches it to point and gets off the mark with a single.

Phoebe Litchfield walks in at number 3.

14.5: Arundhati Reddy to Beth Mooney, OUT! TAKEN! Arundhati Reddy breaks the 128-run partnership. Too full and on middle, Beth Mooney clears her front leg but fails to get the desired elevation. She gets underneath the ball and chips it straight in the hands of Shafali Verma at mid on. A timely breakthrough for India as both were going great guns now. Beth Mooney goes for 46 in 39 deliveries.

14.4: Arundhati Reddy to Beth Mooney, Back of a length on middle and leg, Beth Mooney plays it to deep square leg for a couple of runs. 

14.3: Arundhati Reddy to Beth Mooney, FOUR! Oh, well played in the end. Arundhati Reddy sees Mooney make room on the off side and pushes it wide of off. Beth throws her blade and slaps it past deep point and finds the fence.

14.2: Arundhati Reddy to Beth Mooney, 'Catch' is the cry from the keeper, but it lands safely. A half-volley on middle, Beth Mooney fails to hit it cleanly, chips it over mid on for a brace. 

14.1: Arundhati Reddy to Beth Mooney, Reddy fires it full and attacking the stumps. Beth Mooney gets inside the line and punches it to mid on.

13.6: Shafali Verma to Beth Mooney, Make it six singles. Fuller delivery, around off, Beth Mooney looks to drive it away but gets a thick inside edge onto the pads. It rolls away on the off side for a run.

13.5: Shafali Verma to Georgia Voll, A length delivery on middle, stays a touch low. Voll bends her knees and swipes it across to deep square leg for the fifth single of the over.

13.4: Shafali Verma to Beth Mooney, Tosses it up, comes with the arm on middle, Beth Mooney nudges it to square leg and settles with a run.

13.3: Shafali Verma to Georgia Voll, Slower in the air, flat and outside off. Georgia Voll clears her front leg and pats it to mid-wicket for one more.

13.2: Shafali Verma to Beth Mooney, Fractionally full and around off, Beth Mooney is pegged back as she hoicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

13.1: Shafali Verma to Georgia Voll, A half tracker on leg, Voll gets on her knee and paddles it to deep square leg. Nicely hit just for a single.

Harmanpreet Kaur turns to Shafali Verma in search of a breakthrough.

12.6: Sree Charani to Georgia Voll, A low hanging full toss, just outside off. Voll drags her shot to square leg and retains the strike.

12.5: Sree Charani to Georgia Voll, An arm ball, a low full toss on middle, Voll drills it wide of long on and they come back for the second.

12.4: Sree Charani to Beth Mooney, Slower in the air, full and around off, Beth Mooney reaches to the pitch of the ball and lifts it to long on for one.

12.3: Sree Charani to Georgia Voll, Loops up a full ball on leg. Voll sweeps it to short fine leg for a quick single.

12.2: Sree Charani to Georgia Voll, FOUR! Crunched! That was asking to be hit! Sree pushes in a fuller ball, well outside off. Georgia Voll gets on her knee and thumps it past point for a boundary. 

A ring of fielders square of the wicket on the off side.

12.1: Sree Charani to Georgia Voll, Floats it full and around off. Voll tries to slog-sweep but top edges it. High in the sky but it lands safely at mid-wicket. The fielder rushes in from the deep and fires in a throw at the batter's end. Voll was struggling but made her end with the dive, as confirmed by the third umpire. Two runs.

11.6: Deepti Sharma to Beth Mooney, Flights up the slower delivery on middle, Beth Mooney sweeps and finds square leg. 

11.5: Deepti Sharma to Georgia Voll, Goes very full and around off, Voll reverse paddles it to short third for a quick single.

11.4: Deepti Sharma to Beth Mooney, Into the surface, touch fuller and around off, driven wide of mid off for a single.

11.3: Deepti Sharma to Beth Mooney, Excellent running once again! Looped up, full and on middle. Beth Mooney paddles it to deep square leg and pushes for the second. A good throw by the fielder but Mooney makes it. 100 up for Australia.

11.2: Deepti Sharma to Beth Mooney, On a length, outside off, angling away. Beth Mooney punches it to the left of Smriti Mandhana at point. Smriti dives and parries the ball away. The batters sneak in a couple of runs. Mandhana looks to have hurt her left hand in the process, as she is seen trying to shake off the pain.

11.1: Deepti Sharma to Georgia Voll, Full and on middle, Georgia Voll flicks it in front of deep mid-wicket for one.

10.6: Amanjot Kaur to Beth Mooney, FOUR! Very cheeky from Mooney! On a length, around middle and leg. Beth Mooney shuffles across and scoops it behind the keeper and it races to the fence. 10 runs off the over.

10.5: Amanjot Kaur to Georgia Voll, Tight from Kaur onto the stumps. Voll punches it past diving Kaur and to mid on for a single.

10.4: Amanjot Kaur to Beth Mooney, Pulls the length back and bowls into the surface on middle, BM pulls it to deep square leg for one.

10.3: Amanjot Kaur to Beth Mooney, On a good length, following Beth on the leg side. Mooney picks off the pads, whacks it square on the leg side for a brace. Good running. 

10.2: Amanjot Kaur to Beth Mooney, Short of a length and on top of off. Beth Mooney backs away to open up the off side, hits well but picks the point fielder.

10.1: Amanjot Kaur to Beth Mooney, Pushes it full and straight on the pads. Beth Mooney turns it wide of deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second. 

DRINKS! Australia Women have redeemed themselves a bit with the bat. A confident-looking start from them and at this rate, they'll push above 180. India Women need a wicket but so far have struggled to create chances. Can India Women break this partnership in the next few overs? Let's find out.

9.6: Renuka Singh Thakur to Georgia Voll, On a length, around off, Voll dabs it to point.

9.5: Renuka Singh Thakur to Beth Mooney, History made by Beth Mooney! She now has the most runs for Australia in Women's T20Is, going past Meg Lanning's tally of 3405 runs. Fuller and on off, Beth swats it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

9.5: Renuka Singh Thakur to Beth Mooney, Wide! Renuka Singh Thakur spots Mooney advancing and pushes it away from the left-hander. This goes beyond the tramline and Beth lets it be.

9.4: Renuka Singh Thakur to Georgia Voll, On a length, outside off, Voll extends her hands and crunches the drive to deep cover for a single.

9.3: Renuka Singh Thakur to Georgia Voll, Back-of-the-hand dipping slower ball, at the toes. Voll jams it out to mid-wicket.

9.2: Renuka Singh Thakur to Beth Mooney, At 100.1 kph, into the surface, over middle and leg. Mooney pivots and plays the pull to deep square leg. It goes on the bounce to Jemimah Rodrigues in the deep. Just a single.

9.1: Renuka Singh Thakur to Georgia Voll, Short and wide on off, there to be put away. Voll slaps it hard to deep point and crosses over.

Just one over for Deepti and Kaur brings back Renuka Singh Thakur (2-0-15-0) in the fray. 

8.6: Sree Charani to Beth Mooney, Charani looks to toss it up, on off. Beth Mooney advances and takes it on the full. She drives it along the ground to the right of long off. Amanjot Kaur sprints and dives to cut it off. Two runs taken. Another productive over for Australia. 12 runs off it.

8.5: Sree Charani to Georgia Voll, Darted into the right-hander, full and on off, Georgia clips it in front of deep mid-wicket for another single.

8.4: Sree Charani to Beth Mooney, Tosses it up, on off, Mooney steps out and eases it to long on for one more.

8.3: Sree Charani to Georgia Voll, Shorter and skidding through, Voll presses back to nudge it away on the leg side. The ball catches an inside edge and goes behind to short fine leg. They cross.

8.2: Sree Charani to Georgia Voll, SIX! In the slot and dispatched! From around the wicket, speared in by Charani, full and on middle and leg. Voll does not miss out. She clears her front leg and slog sweeps it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. She takes on the fielder in the deep and clears her with ease.

8.1: Sree Charani to Beth Mooney, Full and straight at the sticks, Mooney pushes it to long on for a single.

Spin from both ends as Sree Charani is brought into the attack. India Women need a wicket badly. 

7.6: Deepti Sharma to Georgia Voll, FOUR! Good shot! Quicker through the air, full in length, on middle. Voll gets down on a knee and nails the sweep. She hits it all along the ground to the right of deep mid-wicket for her 9th boundary.

7.5: Deepti Sharma to Georgia Voll, FIFTY FOR VOLL! A third T20I half-century in just 8 innings for Georgia. After a watchful start, she has shifted gears beautifully. Floated up, on middle, Georgia steps out and flicks it up and over mid-wicket for a couple of runs to reach her milestone.

7.4: Deepti Sharma to Georgia Voll, A bit of away drift, full and on off, Voll uses her feet and firms the drive back to Deepti.

7.3: Deepti Sharma to Beth Mooney, Full and at 74.3 kph, on middle. Mooney reaches out in front and gets low for the sweep. Gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball rolls towards square leg for one.

7.2: Deepti Sharma to Beth Mooney, Short and flat, on off. Mooney makes room and punches it to point.

7.1: Deepti Sharma to Georgia Voll, Flighted delivery, full and on middle. Georgia advances and knocks it to long on for one.

Spin for the first time. Here is Deepti Sharma.

6.6: Arundhati Reddy to Georgia Voll, On off, on a length, Voll strokes it to deep cover for a single. 13 runs off the over, 35 off the last 3.

6.5: Arundhati Reddy to Georgia Voll, FOUR! Asking to be hit and Georgia Voll obliges. The leg cutter goes wrong for Reddy. She slips it down leg, halfway down the pitch. Voll swivels and gets low to hit it to deep backward square leg for another boundary.

6.4: Arundhati Reddy to Beth Mooney, Full and across off, Mooney goes hard on the drive and pushes out in front of her body. Miscues it off the inside edge to mid-wicket for one.

6.3: Arundhati Reddy to Georgia Voll, On the pads, on the fuller side, Voll nurdles it behind square and crosses over.

6.2: Arundhati Reddy to Georgia Voll, Swinging back in a touch, on a good length, on off and middle. Voll tucks it with soft hands in the vacant mid-wicket region and comes charging back for the second run. Good running!

6.1: Arundhati Reddy to Georgia Voll, FOUR! 50 is up for Australia! Too straight from Reddy, angled in at the pads, on a back of a length. Georgia Voll helps it fine down to deep fine leg for a boundary.

Arundhati Reddy is into the attack now.

5.6: Kranti Gaud to Beth Mooney, FOUR! Off the edge! A good couple of overs for Australia to end the Powerplay. 22 runs off the last 2 overs. On a back of a length, on middle. Mooney backs away to open up the off side. Plays it with soft hands and gets an outside edge that goes through the gap between the keeper and short third for a boundary.

5.5: Kranti Gaud to Beth Mooney, Beaten! Going away off the deck, on a good length. No foot movement from Mooney, just hands. Pushes away from her body and is beaten on the outside edge.

5.4: Kranti Gaud to Beth Mooney, At the sticks, on a length, Beth keeps it out on the leg side.

5.3: Kranti Gaud to Georgia Voll, Dug in short by Kranti, on off. Georgia Voll gets her hands high and swivels on the pull. Plays it square on the leg side for a single.

5.2: Kranti Gaud to Georgia Voll, FOUR! 4th boundary in 7 balls for Voll. Pitched up by Gaud, a hint of away shape, on off. Georgia presses forward and plays the drive a bit uppishly but in the gap between cover and mid off.

5.1: Kranti Gaud to Georgia Voll, FOUR! Nicely done! Fractionally short, around off. Voll picks up the length early and plays the short-arm jab to the right of mid on for a four.

Time for spin? Not yet. Kranti Gaud to continue.

4.6: Amanjot Kaur to Georgia Voll, Drops it on the fuller side, around off. Georgia Voll works it down to long on and retains the strike.

4.5: Amanjot Kaur to Georgia Voll, Drags the length back and bowls it outside off, Georgia Voll cuts it to point.

4.4: Amanjot Kaur to Georgia Voll, FOUR! Easy pickings! In the slot, very full and around off, straighter delivery. Georgia Voll lifts it with a straight bat, down to long on for a boundary.

4.3: Amanjot Kaur to Georgia Voll, Angles in a fuller delivery on the pads. Voll looks to flick it away but closes the bat face too early. She gets a leading edge well short of the fielder at mid off.

4.2: Amanjot Kaur to Georgia Voll, FOUR! Wrist work from Voll! Overpitched, on middle and leg. Voll picks up the length and wrists it away nicely, over mid-wicket for a boundary. 

4.1: Amanjot Kaur to Georgia Voll, A good length delivery on middle, the ball holds a bit into the surface. Georgia Voll is early as she tries to flick it but hits it well ahead of short mid-wicket.

Amanjot Kaur comes into the attack as the first change.

3.6: Kranti Gaud to Georgia Voll, A single to end the over! Bowls a bumper on middle and leg, Georgia Voll pulls it to deep square leg for a run. 

3.5: Kranti Gaud to Georgia Voll, Corrects the line, does Gaud and bowls it fuller and on off. Georgia Voll clips it to mid-wicket.

3.4: Kranti Gaud to Georgia Voll, FOUR! Helped away! Gaud errs a bit, sprays in a length ball on middle and leg. Georgia Voll gets inside the line and helps it behind square on the leg side for four runs.

3.3: Kranti Gaud to Beth Mooney, Short of a good length, on top of off. Beth Mooney uses her feet and punches it square on the off side for a run.

3.2: Kranti Gaud to Beth Mooney, Keeps it full and attacks the stumps, Beth Mooney drills it straight to mid on.

3.1: Kranti Gaud to Beth Mooney, Kranti Gaud serves in a fuller delivery on middle, Beth Mooney can only squeeze it back to the bowler.

2.6: Renuka Singh Thakur to Georgia Voll, Thakur pitches it up as she looks for some swing, lands it on off. Georgia Voll whips on the up and just over the leaping Arundhati Reddy at mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 12 runs off the over.

2.5: Renuka Singh Thakur to Beth Mooney, Back of a length, on the hips. Beth Mooney swipes it to deep square leg for a run.

2.4: Renuka Singh Thakur to Beth Mooney, FOUR! Classic Mooney shot! She uses the feet, gets to the pitch of the delivery and lifts it over wide mid off for a boundary. 

2.3: Renuka Singh Thakur to Beth Mooney, Touch fuller, around off, Beth Mooney steps down but is beaten for space. She keeps it out on the off side.

2.2: Renuka Singh Thakur to Georgia Voll, Swings in a fuller delivery on off, Voll uses the angle and flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.

2.1: Renuka Singh Thakur to Georgia Voll, FOUR! First boundary of the game. Nicely played. Back of a length, outside off. Georgia Voll firmly punches it through point, past Jemimah Rodrigues inside the ring, and it races away.

1.6: Kranti Gaud to Georgia Voll, Too full and too wide, Georgia Voll frees her arms and slashes it over point. She slices her shot to deep point and keeps the strike.

1.5: Kranti Gaud to Georgia Voll, Gets it over the infield! Pitches it in the slot, skiddy ball and on middle. Georgia Voll hits it over mid-wicket. Not off the middle and the batters settle with a brace.

1.4: Kranti Gaud to Beth Mooney, Pushes it full and on the pads, Beth Mooney clips it to deep square leg for a run.

1.3: Kranti Gaud to Georgia Voll, Oh, excellent stop! Touch fuller, wide outside off. Georgia Voll bends across and drives it square and uppishly. Jemimah Rodrigues dives to her right and stops, saving a certain boundary. A single. 

1.2: Kranti Gaud to Georgia Voll, On a nagging length and on middle and leg, Georgia Voll nudges with soft hands to mid-wicket.

1.1: Kranti Gaud to Georgia Voll, Pitches it up, outside off, Georgia Voll fails to dig it out cleanly and cue ends her shot on the off side.

Kranti Gaud to operate from the other end.

0.6: Renuka Singh Thakur to Beth Mooney, Angles across a length ball, outside off, Beth Mooney pegs back and taps it behind point. Tidy start by Renuka Singh Thakur.

0.5: Renuka Singh Thakur to Georgia Voll, Serves it very full and drifts it on middle and leg, Georgia Voll knocks it past mid-wicket for one more.

0.4: Renuka Singh Thakur to Georgia Voll, Short of a good length, outside off, Georgia Voll bends and cuts well but finds the point fielder.

0.3: Renuka Singh Thakur to Beth Mooney, Beth Mooney is off the mark, too. She comes down to negotiate the swing, takes it on the full and hits it through covers for a single.

0.2: Renuka Singh Thakur to Beth Mooney, Fuller and shaping away, on middle and leg, Beth Mooney leans and pushes it back to Thakur.

0.1: Renuka Singh Thakur to Georgia Voll, Renuka Singh Thakur starts with an inswinger, fuller delivery, dipping outside off. Voll punches it to cover and gets the innings underway with a single.

We are all set for the action to commence. A milestone game for Harmanpreet Kaur as she leads her troops out in her 356th international appearance. She becomes the most capped women's international cricketer across formats, going past Suzie Bates' 355 appearances. It will be the left-hand, right-hand combination of Beth Mooney and Georgia Voll to open the innings for Australia. Renuka Singh Thakur will get things going with the ball. Voll to face the first ball. A slip in place. Let's play...

India Women (Playing XI) - Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Richa Ghosh (WK), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur (In for Shreyanka Patil), Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sree Charani and Renuka Singh Thakur.

Australia Women (Unchanged Playing XI) - Beth Mooney (WK), Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Nicola Carey, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux (C), Kim Garth and Darcie Brown.

A bit off in Sydney, but keen to put in a response - The captain of Australia, Sophie Molineux admits they were a little off in all three departments in the previous game, but says the side is looking forward to having another crack tonight. She also confirms that Australia go in unchanged. Shares that there were a few nerves on her captaincy debut against India, but she expects tonight to feel very different.

Backing her bowlers to do the job again - The Indian skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur, feels that bowling first is a better option, looking at the conditions. Shares that their bowlers did a great job in the last game and hopes they bowl with the same mindset. On becoming the most capped player in women’s international cricket, Kaur feels it is a great achievement and is keen to continue contributing to the team.

TOSS - Sophie Molineux and Harmanpreet Kaur have made their way out for the flip of the coin. Harmanpreet calls it correctly. India elect to BOWL first.