Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
19 | 17 Runs | AUS-W: 133/4 | RR: 7.00

  • Ellyse Perry34 (21b)
  • Phoebe Litchfield18 (12b)
  • Shreyanka Patil4-0-40-1
  • Pooja Vastrakar2-0-8-1

10.30pm So, that is all from today. We have ourselves a decider on Tuesday after Australia level things in Navi Mumbai. As for how the game went today, Srinidhi's report will be up soon. On behalf of her, Binoy George and everyone else at Cricinfo, it's Abhimanyu signing off for the night.

10.20pm Time for the presentation ceremony.

Kim Garth is the player of the match. Here's what she has to say: "Absolutely delighted. Not sure I deserve it because Annabel Sutherland and Georgia Wareham bowled really well to tighten the screws. Was good to bowl up top and get the rewards for the team. Bowling in the conditions tonight, it's no secret I like to pitch it up and keep it seam up. Got some movement both off the seam and in the air. I like to keep the stumps in play. Lucky it paid off tonight. It's not always a nice place to bowl in India, it's short boundaries, but I just try to keep developing my game."

Alyssa Healy: "We probably still didn't execute as much as we'd want but we are happy to take the win. Interestingly enough, the statistics say the average sore here is 145-150 so if we kept them below 140 we had a good chance. I pride myself on my reviews. And I've actually seen Kim Garth take a fifer here in the WPL, she loves bowling here. I think we just needed to be more clinical. We just didn't execute well enough the other night and the bowlers did really well today. Hopefully we'll go one better in a couple of days' time."

Harmanpreet Kaur: "I think score wasn't enough on the board but our bowlers did really well. We took it to the 19th over, that was the biggest positive. In the first game, we set the standard. In these games we have to put a good show with the fielding. [On the batting strategy] When we were in the middle, we thought 150 would be a good total but we kept losing wickets and a few overs were bowled really well. But yeah we have to think of what we have to do in the final game if we bat first. [Did Australia ever give a chance for a comeback?] We were getting those opportunities, we were taking wickets and that's a positive. In the 19th over, if Shreyanka was on target, it would have made a huge difference for us. But yeah these are the things we need to do. We have seen these sorts of games a lot of time. But every time team members keep changing. This young group looks really positive and hopefully they will keep improving with experience."

Ellyse Perry: "Lovely to get the win. Just doing my job in the end. Nice comeback for us. India played especially well the other night. We bowled really well today. Phoebe at the end was exceptional. [On bouncing back after the 1st T20I] We had a really good debrief, we were really honest. [On the bowling performance] Kim Garth was sensational up front. The way she bowled and the way we held the run rate back through the 20 overs was really good. I think wickets are crucial in the powerplay. Trying to start on that wicket when you are under pressure to score is tricky. If you can set a good base, score around 150-160, that's probably par here. [On 300 caps] It's definitely a special privilege. It's kind of crept up on me in the last couple of days. It's really made me reminisce. It's miraculously turned into this career, playing around the world."

Sabuj Samanta: "How can India not give the 19th over to Titas? Especially when another spinner got beating in 17th, feels like lost the match there only." They probably thought they could take it to the last over, but it backfired.

10.05pm That's 1-1 in Navi Mumbai! A comprehensive bowling display, followed by an assured performance from the ever-reliant Ellyse Perry with the bat to take Australia home. She finishes unbeaten on 34 off 21, and got good support at the death from Phoebe Litchfield, who continued her rich vein of form with 18 not out off 12 to ensure some late wickets did not alter the outcome of the game. India did well with the ball, putting up a good fight to not let Australia coast to victory, but defending 131 was always going to be tough and they fall short in the end. India's batting, especially while setting a target, remains a concern going forward. We will hear from the captains, and the POTM soon!

Raji: "28 odd runs, 2 catches, 1 run out.. Healy should have given an over to Perry … "

Jims Chacko : "It had to Perry to finish things of!! "

18.6
6
Patil to Perry, SIX, Ellyse Perry finishes the game off in style! That's as great a way to celebrate international match No. 300 as any! Hammers a sweep over midwicket to win the game with an over to spare
18.5
1
Patil to Litchfield, 1 run, Full outside off, Litchfield drives to sweeper cover
18.4
0
Patil to Litchfield, no run, Tossed up full around off, Litchfield looks to drive down the ground but under-edges it onto the ground and to Patil
18.3
4
Patil to Litchfield, FOUR, Another full toss and this time Litchfield smacks a reverse-sweep over short third for another boundary! Litchfield has just been unstoppable for India!
18.2
2
Patil to Litchfield, 2 runs, Another scoop behind and this time it's just two! It's a length ball around off, Litchfield goes across and gets it over Ghosh but that was good fielding in the deep
18.1
4
Patil to Litchfield, FOUR, What was that? A high full toss, probably slipped out of her hand, and Litchfield goes across and scoops it behind, beating fine leg for four

Shreyanka Patil for the penultimate over

END OF OVER:
18 | 4 Runs | AUS-W: 116/4 (15 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.44, RRR: 7.50)

  • Ellyse Perry28 (20b)
  • Phoebe Litchfield7 (7b)
  • Pooja Vastrakar2-0-8-1
  • Deepti Sharma4-0-22-2
17.6
2
Vastrakar to Perry, 2 runs, Full outside off, she hits a hard square drive that races along the surface but Smriti Mandhana puts in a dive in the deep to save two runs. She thought she had lost the ball as her leg grazed the rope, but she had actually managed to keep it in

Asahel: "This is what India lacks in close games...the ability to keep the scoreboard ticking with singles and the odd boundary...they get too bogged down and put themselves under pressure."

17.5
0
Vastrakar to Perry, no run, Full and going down leg. Perry is looking to help it on it's way with a pickup shot, but hits it onto her pads and it bobs behind
17.4
1
Vastrakar to Litchfield, 1 run, Full ball, clipped through midwicket as Litchfield gives Perry the strike
17.3
0
Vastrakar to Litchfield, no run, Just short of midwicket! Dug in short and cramped Litchfield for room. She went for the pull and got a top edge, but it doesn't carry to Shafali Verma running in
17.2
0
Vastrakar to Litchfield, no run, Litchfield looks to scoop behind but misses
17.1
1
Vastrakar to Perry, 1 run, Length ball on off, Perry cuts to short third where a misfield from Titas Sadhu allows a single

Vastrakar to continue

END OF OVER:
17 | 13 Runs | AUS-W: 112/4 (19 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.58, RRR: 6.33)

  • Phoebe Litchfield6 (4b)
  • Ellyse Perry25 (17b)
  • Deepti Sharma4-0-22-2
  • Pooja Vastrakar1-0-4-1
16.6
4
Sharma to Litchfield, FOUR, Beats a diving extra cover fielder! Skips out and makes room to a full delivery on middle and hits a rasping drive on the off side
16.5
1
Sharma to Perry, 1 run, On a length on off, Perry sweeps hard behind square and gets a single
16.4
1
Sharma to Litchfield, 1 run, On a length outside leg, Litchfield hits a reverse-sweep on the bounce to deep point
16.3
0
Sharma to Litchfield, no run, Tossed full on off, Litchfield blocks
16.2
1
Sharma to Perry, 1 run, On a length outside off, Perry pulls and a misfield at short midwicket gives Perry a single
16.1
6
Sharma to Perry, SIX, Perry clears long-on! Tossed up around off and Perry skips out to swing it downtown

AUS Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st51AJ HealyBL Mooney
2nd7BL MooneyTM McGrath
3rd31EA PerryTM McGrath
4th8EA PerryA Gardner
5th36EA PerryP Litchfield