2nd T20I: Smriti, Richa power India Women to victory against Australia Women

Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh starred with the bat as India Women held their nerves to beat Australia Women in Super Over of the second T20I and level the fivematch series 11 at DY Patil Stadium here on SundaySet 188 for victory Mandhana smashed an impressive halfcentury 79 off 49 and kept India alive in the chase before she got out in the 17th over Once Smriti got out Richa Ghosh took the baton and played an impactful cameo 26 off 13 and along with Devika Vaidya 11 not out off 5 helped India tie the gameIndia emerged as the winner in the Super Over after both teams scored the same total India 1875 and Australia 1871 in their respective 20 oversIndian player Richa Ghosh plays a shot during the T20 International series between India and Australia at Dr DY Patil Cricket Stadium in Navi Mumbai PicPTIRiding on Smritis quickfire 13 off 3 along with Richa 6 and Harmanpreet 1 India scored 20 runs against the bowling of Heather Graham in the Super OverIn reply Alyssa Healy smashed Renuka for a boundary in the very ball but she made an impressive comeback by giving just one run on the second ball and dismissing Gardner on the third delivery She conceded 11 runs in the next three balls as India eventually won the Super Over and brought an end to Australias unbeaten run across all formats in 2022Before this Mandhana gave India a positive start in a big run chase by smashing a flurry of boundaries in the first few overs Shafali Varma 34 off 23 also joined the party as India raced to 55 in just six oversAlso readWith the boundaries flowing Alana King gave Australia a timely breakthrough by breaking the 76run partnership and in the very next over Jemimah Rodrigues got out Harmanpreet Kaur 21 off 22 got going very early with a four and a six but Australia managed to keep her quiet thereafterMandhana kept India in the chase during the middle overs by regularly clearing the boundary on the leg side India appeared to be in the drivers seat when they needed 55 from the final five overs but both set batters were dismissed in the space of five deliveries to hand Australia the advantageHowever Ghosh hammered a full toss for a huge six straight down the ground and followed it up with two more sixes in the following over to bring the equation down to 18 off 12 A seesaw battle ensued in the final moments leaving India five to get from the final deliveryAlso readCameos by Richa Ghosh Deepti Sharma propel India to 1725Megan Schutt who bowled an excellent last over found the yorker again but Devika Vaidya managed to dig it out and find the boundary to force a Super Over Debutant Heather Graham was the most successful bowler for Australia with her brilliant figures of 322Earlier put into bat first skipper Alyssa Healy 25 off 15 gave Australia a flying start by dealing in boundaries With fast bowlers not making much of an impact Harmanpreet introduced spin of Deepti Sharma in the fourth over and it worked as Healy cut and got a leading edge with Vaidya taking a catch at short thirdmanMcGrath 70 not out then joined Mooney 82 not out at the crease and the pair continued from where they left in the first T20I They put on an exhibition of T20I batting with their skill and good cricketing application to stitch a solid unbeaten partnership of 158 runs for the second wicket against the ordinary bowling and fielding effort of IndiaMooney slammed her halfcentury in 38 balls while McGrath reached the milestone in 37 balls as they hit the ball to all parts of the ground by toying with the fields and taking very calculated risks While everyone went for runs Deepti Sharma 131 was the lone wickettaker for IndiaBrief scores Australia Women 1871 in 20 overs Mooney 82 not out McGrath 70 not out Deepti 131 vs India Woman 1875 in 20 overs Smriti Mandhana 79 Shafali Verma 34 Richa Ghosh 26 not out Heather Graham 322 Match tiedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever