New Delhi: The Indian women’s cricket team, coming back from a humiliating defeat in the ODI series by 3-0 against the Australian women’s team, came back strongly in the T20I series to take the early lead.
The women in blue registered a dominating win against the team from Land Down Under in the first T20I by nine wickets to take the 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
India dominated on all three fronts and never gave the visitors any chance in the match, in the end, going over the line with ease.
Harmanpreet and Healy will now lead their team to face each other in the second T20I match of the three-match series at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.
𝙍𝙀𝘼𝘿𝙔 for the 2⃣nd #INDvAUS T20I 👍 👍#TeamIndia | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/cAOOvBtvCE
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) January 6, 2024
Aussie women will once again walk into the match with a superior head-to-head record, but the women in blue won’t be thinking about that, as they will have the momentum from the first match behind them.
Last match summary
Indian blowers, who lost their grove during the ODI series after a dominant run in the test match, finally found their groove as they were able to star-studded the Aussie batting lineup on a small total of 141, before showing the same batting prowess they have shown so far in the tour and chased down the target with nine wickets to spare.
MAXIMUM x 2⃣ 💥💥
Which @TheShafaliVerma SIX did you enjoy watching more 😉
Follow the Match ▶️ https://t.co/rNWyVNHrmk#TeamIndia | #INDvAUS | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/X7y9dbAvtj
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) January 5, 2024
On the other hand, the Australian side looked in a dismissal condition, as except for Ellyse Perry and Phoebe Litchfield, no other Aussie batter was able to handle the Indian bowling unit with conviction before they also let them down, which allowed the Indian team to chase down the target with ease.
Tahlia McGrath ✅
Ashleigh Gardner ✅@titas_sadhu is making merry & how! 🙌 🙌Watch those two wickets 🎥 🔽
Follow the Match ▶️ https://t.co/rNWyVNHrmk #TeamIndia | #INDvAUS | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/6OPujdQWfX
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) January 5, 2024
To register a win in the second match, the Aussies have to play as a collective unit as they played during the ODI series, while the Indian side just needs to replicate what they did in the first T20I and not allow the Aussies any space to breathe.
𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹!
After a special spell, a memorable video call of the legendary @JhulanG10 awaited her 🤗 📲@mandhana_smriti chats with @titas_sadhu 👍 👍 – By @ameyatilak
Full Interview 🎥🔽 #TeamIndia | #INDvAUS | @IDFCFIRSTBank https://t.co/J7oPHfJ913 pic.twitter.com/cwefE20oAm
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) January 6, 2024
When and where to watch
The second T20I match between the Indian women’s team and the Australian women’s team will begin at 7:00 p.m. IST, at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.
Game 1 ✅
Series win ⏳Watch #TeamIndia take on 🇦🇺 in the 2nd #INDvAUS T20I, LIVE on #JioCinema & #Sports18 🙌#JioCinemaSports #IDFCFirstBankWomensT20ITrophy pic.twitter.com/8QJ7YmItbm
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) January 7, 2024
The live streaming of the match will be done free by the Jio Cinema app and website, while the live telecast will be done through Sports 18 networks.
