Mooney, bowlers power Australia to six-wicket win
Australia dominated again, thanks to Beth Mooney's 45, two wickets each from Ellyse Perry and Ashleigh Gardner, and India's inability to prop up Smriti Mandhana's third successive half-century
22/03Result
1st match, India Tri-Nation Women's T20 Series at Mumbai, Mar 22 2018
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![India Women]( "India Women")
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![Australia Women]( "Australia Women")
156/4 (18.1/20 ov)
Player of the Match
22/03Result
1st match, India Tri-Nation Women's T20 Series at Mumbai, Mar 22 2018
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![India Women]( "India Women")
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![Australia Women]( "Australia Women")
156/4 (18.1/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Should have stayed until the 20th over - Mandhana
Despite top-scoring for India with a 41-ball 67, the opener blamed herself rather than the misfiring middle order for Thursday's defeat to Australia
Increased interest around women's cricket has been brilliant - Perry
The Australia allrounder is thrilled at the attention the women's game has been getting over the last couple of years, and is all praise for the atmosphere she has experienced at Indian grounds