Summary of this article
India Women beat Australia Women by 21 runs (DLS) in first T20I on Sunday
India restricted Australia to 133 in 18 overs, with Arundhati Reddy starring with 4/22
With India 21 runs ahead on DLS at the stoppage, the visitors were declared winners
India Women took a lead in their five-match T20I series against Australia Women, winning the first match at Sydney Cricket Ground by 21 runs (DLS method) on Sunday.
India won a rain-delayed toss and opted to bowl first. Their disciplined bowling attack, led by Arundhati Reddy, bowled Australia out for 133 in 18 overs. The medium pacer registered figures of 4/22, taking key wickets. Georgia Wareham top-scored with 30 off 19 balls, while Perry added 20 runs.
India’s chase was led by the opening pair of Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Varma. After the latter’s dismissal by Sophie Molineux, Jemimah Rodrigues came to take India to 50/1 in 5.1 overs.
However, rain halted play at that point, never to resume. India, ahead of the DLS par score by 21 runs, were declared winners.
The second T20I match will take place on February 19.
India Women vs Australia Women, 1st T20I: Toss Update
The India Women vs Australia Women toss was supposed to take place at 1:15 PM IST, but it has been delayed due to light rainfall at the SCG.
The toss took place after a delay of just over 10 minutes. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bowl first.
India Women vs Australia Women, 1st T20I: Playing XIs
India Women: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Kranti Gaud, Sree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur.
Australia Women: Beth Mooney (wk), Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux (c), Kim Garth, Darcie Brown.
India Women vs Australia Women, 1st T20I: Full Squads
India Women: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur, Bharti Fulmali, Sneh Rana, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Gunalan Kamalini.
Australia Women: Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney (wk), Georgia Voll, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Kim Garth, Sophie Molineux (c), Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown, Grace Harris, Nicola Carey, Georgia Wareham.
India Women vs Australia Women, 1st T20I: Live Streaming Details
The India Women vs Australia Women, 1st T20I will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India. Television broadcasts will take place on the Star Sports 3 and Star Sports Select 1 (SD & HD) channels.
