Summary of this article
India Women suffered a 19-run defeat against Australia Women in 2nd T20I
The series is now leveled 1-1
Georgia Voll won the player of the match award
Australia Women leveled the three-match T20I series 1-1 as they defeated India by 19 runs at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on February 19, Thursday. India won the toss and opted to bowl first. In response of Australia's 163/5, they could only score 144/9.
Australia started strong with Georgia Voll and Beth Mooney stitching a 100-run partnership. Voll scored a 57-ball 88 and when she was batting along with Mooney, it seemed like they will post a total over 200. But Arundhati Reddy dismissed both Mooney and Voll and brought India back in to the game. Contributions from the middle order powered Australia to a competitive score of 163/5.
Chasing it, India started well. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma got off to a good start but captain Sophie Molineux broke the partnership by removing Shafali. Jemimah departed soon but problems began when Kim Garth scalped Smriti Mandhana's wicket. Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh got stuck on the wicket and pressure kept on building. Finally, the pressure got better of India as they suffered a collapse in the end. Ashleigh Gardner scalped a three-wicket haul and Australia wrapped their innings up for 144/9.
India Vs Australia, 2nd T20I: Weather Forecast
For the 2nd T20I at Manuka Oval in Griffith today, the weather is expected to be sunny during the day and cloudy at night. The high temperature will reach 28°C with a low of 13°C. The daytime forecast is sunny with a 10% chance of rain, while the nighttime will be cloudy with a 10% chance of rain, with humidity levels at 46% and a 6 mph wind blowing from the north.
India Vs Australia, 2nd T20I: Toss Update
India have won the toss and have opted to field first against Australia at the Manuka Oval.
India Vs Australia, 2nd T20I: Playing XI
India Women: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur
Australia Women: Beth Mooney(w), Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Nicola Carey, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux(c), Kim Garth, Darcie Brown
India Vs Australia, 2nd T20I: Live Streaming
The India Women vs Australia Women, 2nd T20I will start from 1:45 PM IST and 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.
