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Best performances - Batsmen

A Gardner
66(32) 11x4 - 1x6
Control %78%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 17 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
0 0 9 2 17 1 22 15
GM Harris
GM Harris
64(35) 6x4 - 4x6
Control %85%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog sweep
  • 23 runs
  • 1x4 - 3x6
4 4 0 3 5 8 12 28

Best performances - Bowlers

H Graham
H Graham
O2
M0
R8
W4
Eco4.00
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
2W
A Gardner
O4
M0
R20
W2
Eco5.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Shashank Kishore

END OF OVER:
20 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | IND-W: 142/10 (55 runs required, RR: 7.10)

  • Rajeshwari Gayakwad1 (3b)
  • Heather Graham2-0-8-4
  • Tahlia McGrath2-0-17-1

Thanks so much for joining us. From Abhimanyu, Thilak and myself, it's goodbye and goodnight. Enjoy whatever is left of your day. Look forward to seeing you on ESPNcricinfo as the cricket continues. S Sudarshanan will be up and running soon with his post-game copies.

It's time for the post-match honours

Tahlia McGrath, the stand-in Australia captain. "It's always a fierce battle against India, and this series didn't disappoint. The power game is impressive to watch, loved watching Ash and Grace today. We pride ourselves on fearless cricket, like to take the game on and stay ahead. The crowds have been the best thing about the series, India came hard at us."

Ash Gardner is the Player of the Match for her 66 off 32 and 2-20. Second one in a row for her. She's also the Player of the series.

"Just enjoying my cricket more than anything else, reaping the benefits on the field." she says. "I think it's easy batting with someone like Grace, who has the power game to back up the chat. I've just enjoyed my cricket over the last 12 months. I feel some games I'm more of a bowler, in others a batter. I try to not do too much [power hitting] at training, I tend to lose my shape (laughs)."

Harmanpreet Kaur: I think we were really good in the first 10-12 overs. We know the kind of power they have in their game, unfortunately we weren't able to stop them. Lot of learnings for us. We knew the type of cricket they play, happy to have improved though in a lot of areas. Lot of things we learnt from them, the way they were clearing the boundaries - that's something we'd like to bring in. Self-belief has been the biggest positive in this series. We have a month off now where we'd like to train hard before the World Cup.

10pm Disappointing end to the series for India; Australia take it 4-1. India were in it for the first 10 overs with the ball, but it got away from them in a jiffy. Gardner and Harris made blistering half-centuries in a fine exhibition of big hitting to haul Australia to a massive total. In their chase, India were suckerpunched right at the start and they never recovered. Barring that Super Over loss in the second T20I, Australia have won everything else in T20Is this year.

Heather Graham: Not sure how that [hat-trick] happened. Bowlers got us off to a really good start. The way Ash and Grace batted was phenomenal, and we were able to carry through that momentum. I think the way the wicket played while we were batting, there was a bit of turn, and I was just looking to use my slower balls well. Pretty fortunate I was able to reap the rewards of all the other bowlers tonight. I really didn't realise it was the hat-trick ball. I don't bowl too many off-pace bowls, thought let's just bowl pace and see what happens here. This series win is massive leading into the World Cup. The fact that we've had two captains here has been amazing. For us to come in and continue the dominating performance has been a massive plus for us. It gives us good momentum with the Pakistan series and going into the World Cup.

19.6
W
Graham to Sharma, OUT, looks to clear the ropes but can only hit this as far as long-off.

DB Sharma c Gardner b Graham 53 (49m 34b 8x4 1x6) SR: 155.88

19.5
4
Graham to Sharma, FOUR, Deepti gets a valiant half-century! Lovely hit that into the leg side. Down on one knee to sweep that one bounce to deep square
19.4
1
Graham to Gayakwad, 1 run, pushed into the off side for a single
19.3
0
Graham to Gayakwad, no run, floated full on off, defended.
19.2
0
Graham to Gayakwad, no run, full on the stumps, defended back
19.1
W
Graham to Renuka Singh, OUT, cleaned up and that's a hat-trick! This length ball skids back in from middle to beat the inside edge and crash into the stumps. Graham can't believe it. All said a harmless delivery that could've been played back down the pitch. But Graham ain't complaining, is she? Hat-trick across two overs. Dream figures of 3-3 so far. Can she nip out one more for four in four?

Renuka Singh b Graham 2 (5m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

IND Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4S MandhanaShafali Verma
2nd20H DeolShafali Verma
3rd23H KaurH Deol
4th11H KaurRM Ghosh
5th12DB SharmaRM Ghosh
6th18DB SharmaDP Vaidya
7th0DB SharmaRP Yadav
8th42DB SharmaK Anjali Sarvani
9th7DB SharmaRenuka Singh
10th5DB SharmaRS Gayakwad