"Throwing 19-Year-Old Under The Bus...": Ex-India Star Criticises Harmanpreet Kaur's Comments After Loss vs Australia

08.01.2024 - 14:54 sports.ndtv.com

The Indian women's cricket team gave its all in the second T20I against Australia on Sunday but lost the match. Deepti Sharma's all-round effort went in vain as Australia cantered to a six-wicket win against India in the second women's T20 to level the three-match series here on Sunday.

After India's frontline batters cut a sorry figure squandering starts, Deepti made a vital 31 to push the team's total to 130/8.

She then produced a fine spell of 4-0-22-2 to delight a nearly-packed house here at the DY Patil Stadium, but India just did not have enough on the board to challenge Australia.

With 15 needed to win off 12 balls, Phoebe Litchfield (18 not out off 12 balls, 3x4s) struck two fours in first three balls of the penultimate over from Shreyanka Patil to dash India's hopes.

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced the Women's T20I Team of the Year for 2023 which included Indian batting all-rounder Deepti Sharma. Deepti Sharma was the only India included in the team. Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu is to lead the squad. The 33-year-old had a stellar 2023, she started the year with a 'Player of the Match' performance during the Women's T20 World Cup after hitting 68 runs from 50 balls which helped the island country beat South Africa by three runs.

No Animosity With Harmanpreet Kaur, It's Just Competitive Cricket: Alyssa Healy

Australia women's team captain Alyssa Healy has rubbished talks about animosity building up between her and India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, saying they were just playing "competitive cricket". India registered their maiden Test win against Australia at the Wankhede Stadium before the visitors came back strongly to win the ODIs 3-0 and T20Is 2-1 in a highly-competitive month-long series. "I would probably just summarise it to competitive cricket is going out there, doing our job for the side," said Alyssa, following the seven-wicket win in the third T20I at the DY Patil Stadium on Tuesday, which helped Australia take the series 2-1. Alyssa added the perception of animosity was because both of them approached their roles differently.

India Women vs Australia Women 3rd T20I Live Score Updates

India Women vs Australia Women 3rd T20I, Live Updates:India women's cricket team will be squaring off against Australia in the third and final T20I on Tuesday in Navi Mumbai. The three-match series currently levelled at 1-1 and both the teams will be putting their best foot forward, in order to clinch the victory. Earlier, Deepti Sharma's all-round effort went in vain as Australia cantered to a six-wicket win against India in the second women's T20. (Live Scorecard)

India Women vs Australia Women 2nd T20I Live Score Updates

India Women vs Australia Women 2nd T20I Live Updates: Australia Women have won the toss and opted to bowl against India Women in the second T20I match in Navi Mumbai. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side will aim to seal the series as it has already won the first game by 9 wickets. Meanwhile, Australia will aim to bounce back and keep the series alive. In the first game, Titas Sadhu, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma were the star performers for India. (Live Scorecard)

Mercurial India Women Wary Of Australia Backlash In Search Of T20I Series Win

A mercurial Indian Women's team will be keen to produce another all-round show as they look to seal the three-match series against Australia in the second T20I in Navi Mumbai on Sunday. Putting behind the disappointment of a 0-3 hammering in the ODIs — marred by poor efforts in all areas — India Women came out firing on all cylinders in the first T20 to thrash Australia by a huge nine-wicket margin for the first time in history. Criticised for being sloppy in the ODIs, India were spectacularly athletic in the field on Friday, while the bowlers led by young Titas Sadhu did not allow Australia to get away at any stage in the first half of the opening T20.

Clinical India Women Crush Australia By 9 Wickets In 1st T20I, Go 1-0 Up In Three-Match Series

A resurgent India Women produced a spotless effort to crush Australia by nine wickets in the first T20I and take a vital 1-0 lead in the three-match series in Navi Mumbai on Friday. After Titas Sadhu's career-best figures of four for 17 helped India dismiss Australia for a mere 141, openers Smriti Mandhana (54) and Shafali Verma (64 not out off 44 balls) tore into the visitors with a 137-run stand to deliver an outstanding win for their side at the DY Patil Stadium.