Poonam Yadav bewitches Australia to give India opening win
The hosts struggled on a slow, dry surface that proved to be suited to Yadav's art
21/02Result
1st Match, Group A (N), ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Sydney, Feb 21 2020
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![India Women]( "India Women")
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![Australia Women]( "Australia Women")
115 (19.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
21/02Result
1st Match, Group A (N), ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Sydney, Feb 21 2020
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![India Women]( "India Women")
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![Australia Women]( "Australia Women")
115 (19.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
How Poonam Yadav bamboozled Australia
India's legspinner bagged 4 for 19 in four overs to stun the defending champions Australia in the Women's T20 World Cup opener
'Incredibly skillful' Poonam Yadav leaves Australia in a spin
Australia were halfway towards their target to launch a home World Cup campaign with a win before Yadav turned it around
The best take on potential future giants at 'unknown' ground
Meg Lanning and Harmanpreet Kaur talk about the tournament build-up and the conditions for the opening match
Four years on from a famous win, India return to Australia to take the next big step
The fragility beyond Mandhana, Verma, Rodrigues and Harmanpreet is a worry
Alyssa Healy hopes for 'a little bit of luck' to end run of low scores
She has been given the go-ahead to play her usual high-risk game by the team management
