31/01Result
1st Match, Australia Tri-Nation Women's T20 Series at Canberra, Jan 31 2020
IND Women won by 5 wkts (3b rem)
Player of the Match
Heather KnightEngland Women
31/01Result
1st Match, Australia Tri-Nation Women's T20 Series at Canberra, Jan 31 2020
IND Women won by 5 wkts (3b rem)
Player of the Match
Heather KnightEngland Women

India win by five wickets with three balls to spare. Brilliant from Harmanpreet Kaur. Kept her cool and closed it out. England will rue the dropped catch and wides in the penultimate over.

Heather Knight is the player of the match for her 67 off 44 and 1 for 20 off three. Knight: "I rode my luck a bit. The wicket did dry out and get better. There's loads of things we can improve and get better for tomorrow."

Harmanpreet Kaur: "We were really happy with the support and happy we could do that. I'm really happy that our young players could play with freedom. We have to work hard on our fielding. We need to improve."

Praveen: "Harman doing it in true Dhoni fashion. Keeping cool, taking it deep till the last over, and finishing off with a six!"

Sandip Poudel: "Catches do win matches !! That dropped catch in 19th over literally turn around match's perspective. "

That concludes our coverage from Canberra. Join us again tomorrow as England takes on Australia.

19.3
6
Brunt to Kaur, SIX, lofted over cover for six! What a way to win it! Full outside off, but in the slot, she lofted this powerfully through the line up and over cover and it carries all the way. Sensational shot to finish it
19.2
1
Brunt to Sharma, 1 run, 112kph, back of a length, she mistimes a pull to deep midwicket

Tom de Sailor: "How about another super over? "

19.1
1
Brunt to Kaur, 1 run, short ball, she walks at her and pull off the top edge, it hangs in the air for an age but falls short fo fine leg

Katherine Brunt to deliver the last. 6 off 6 needed.

END OF OVER:
19 | 11 Runs | IND-W: 142/5 (6 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.47, RRR: 6.00)

  • Deepti Sharma11 (7b)
  • Harmanpreet Kaur35 (32b)
  • Nat Sciver-Brunt4-0-34-1
  • Sophie Ecclestone4-0-24-1
18.6
2
Sciver to Sharma, 2 runs, an outside edge is sliced over backward point and it runs away for two. It was full and angled across, she swings hard and the edge lands safely behind point
18.6
2w
Sciver to Kaur, 2 wides, fired down leg and a wide! Jones can't take it cleanly and they get an extra run and an extra ball! A huge error from Sciver
18.5
2
Sciver to Kaur, 2 runs, slower ball on off, she lofts this high inside out over cover and it just clears the fielder running back! They get back for two this time

Kabir : "@ Reju- don't have a decent WK batswoman, batting is top-heavy & bowling resources are weak- no doubt - these girls are below Aussies, English & maybe Kiwis- though they have brilliant individual talents-which does give them outside chance/ dark horse but not the favourites to lift the title- maybe 2-4 years down they would be the force like men counterparts."

18.4
0
Sciver to Kaur, no run, slower ball, 84kph, wide of off, she mistimes a cut to backward point
18.3
0
Sciver to Kaur, no run, fuller outside off, she drives to mid off
18.2
4
Sciver to Kaur, FOUR, guided past short third man! Great skill. Back of a length outside off, she backed away, opened the face and guides it in the air past short third man. It wasn't far away but it was flying.
18.1
1
Sciver to Sharma, 1 run, dropped at long on by Villiers! Length ball, swatted across the line down to long on, Villiers runs in from the rope and spills the waist high chance! Just made a mess of it.

17 needed off 12. Sciver on.

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs | IND-W: 131/5 (17 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.27, RRR: 8.50)

  • Deepti Sharma8 (5b)
  • Harmanpreet Kaur29 (28b)
  • Sophie Ecclestone4-0-24-1
  • Katherine Sciver-Brunt3-0-25-2

Bimal: "Poor running between wickets by India! Many potential 2s restricted to singles." It is very hot but you're right Bimal. They have missed some opportunities.

17.6
1
Ecclestone to Sharma, 1 run, tossed up, she skips down and lofts with the turn to the gap at midwicket, they want two but decide against it
17.5
4
Ecclestone to Sharma, FOUR, runs fine off the glove! Shorter length, 88kph, she tried to pull, it came off the glove and went over Jones and runs away fine

REJU JOHN: "Surprised Bhatia has played so many T20's with an average under 10. Does this mean India does not have a good WK batsmen?"

17.4
2
Ecclestone to Sharma, 2 runs, 81kph, angled into leg, she sweeps and it comes off the glove and runs fine for a couple
17.3
0
Ecclestone to Sharma, no run, fuller outside off, she mistimes a sweep to midwicket
17.2
1
Ecclestone to Kaur, 1 run, tossed up on middle, she reaches out and paddles fine but only gets one

Kabir : "@ Rob Harvey- agree with you- criminal leaking 87 runs in last 10 overs. @Kapil Baldawa- Deepti is possibly being groomed as a finisher after her exploits in Kia league"

17.1
1
Ecclestone to Sharma, 1 run, 82kph, pushed through outside off, she sweeps forward of square

Deepti Sharma

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | IND-W: 122/5 (26 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.17, RRR: 8.66)

  • Harmanpreet Kaur28 (27b)
  • Katherine Sciver-Brunt3-0-25-2
  • Nat Sciver-Brunt3-0-23-1
16.6
W
Brunt to Bhatia, OUT, caught at point! Short ball that climbs outside off, she gives room to uppercut but is too far away from it, just pops this cut shot straight up to point and Knight cruises across from cover to take the catch easily

T Bhatia c Knight b Brunt 11 (12b 0x4 0x6) SR: 91.66

16.5
0
Brunt to Bhatia, no run, slower ball on middle, she drags this to midwicket
16.4
2
Brunt to Bhatia, 2 runs, 110kph, short ball, she pulls off the top edge behind square for two
16.3
0
Brunt to Bhatia, no run, slower ball, 81kph, drops on Bhatia and she drives to mid off
16.2
1
Brunt to Kaur, 1 run, 110kph, short and wide, she's back and late cutting very nicely wide of third man but can't get two
16.1
1
Brunt to Bhatia, 1 run, short outside off, 110kph, she stands up and upper cuts over cover but only gets one

Brunt returns

END OF OVER:
16 | 8 Runs | IND-W: 118/4 (30 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.37, RRR: 7.50)

  • Taniya Bhatia8 (7b)
  • Harmanpreet Kaur27 (26b)
  • Nat Sciver-Brunt3-0-23-1
  • Sophie Ecclestone3-0-15-1

Kapil Baldawa: "Very ordinary from Rodrigues and now Veda. I mean, you need common sense batting after getting 52 in PP. Kaur now needs to take India home and I wonder why Deepti Sharma didn't come ahead of Bhatia"

15.6
1
Sciver to Bhatia, 1 run, 106kph, shorter length, she pulls through square leg to the sweeper

IND Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st27S MandhanaShafali Verma
2nd37JI RodriguesShafali Verma
3rd18H KaurJI Rodrigues
4th25H KaurV Krishnamurthy
5th15H KaurT Bhatia
6th28H KaurDB Sharma