Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti Mandhana, 1 run.
Ashleigh Gardner to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run.
Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti Mandhana, In the air...but safe!
Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti Mandhana, Almost dragged it on! Flatter and slower, on off, Smriti Mandhana shapes to run it down to third man but opens the bat face a bit early and gets an inside edge back onto the pads.
Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti Mandhana, Loops it up, on middle, Smriti Mandhana leans on it and drives it well to extra cover.
Kim Garth to Harmanpreet Kaur, Beauty from Kim Garth to end the over! Hurls it in the channel on off, moving away, on a good length, Harmanpreet Kaur fiddles at the delivery away from her body and is lucky not to edge this one behind. At the end of the Powerplay, India Women are 33/2.
Kim Garth to Harmanpreet Kaur, A bit of shape away from the right-hander, on a length, on off, Harmanpreet Kaur presses forward slightly and pushes it to mid off.
Kim Garth to Smriti Mandhana, Drags her length back and bowls it outside off, Smriti Mandhana frees her arms and punches it through covers for a single.
Kim Garth to Smriti Mandhana, SIX! Smriti Mandhana goes big! Kim Garth serves it a bit too straight, on a length, on the pads, Smriti Mandhana advances and picks it up cleanly off her pads. Hits it over deep mid-wicket for the first maximum of the game.
Kim Garth to Smriti Mandhana, Much closer to the off-stump line, short in length, Smriti Mandhana bends her back and makes room to cut this one away but misses out as the ball goes past the outside edge.
Kim Garth to Harmanpreet Kaur, At 115 clicks, on a good length, a bit of away movement, around off, Harmanpreet Kaur gets forward and dabs it front of point with soft hands. Gets off the mark with a single.
Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti Mandhana, Another dot! This is superb bowling from Ashleigh Gardner after conceding the boundary. Mandhana just can't find the gap. Outside off, this is cut to point.
Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti Mandhana, DOT! Bowls it slow, flat and on middle, Mandhana punches it to cover.
Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti Mandhana, Flat and outside off, bit of extra bounce here. Mandhana looks to cut but misses.
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Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti Mandhana, Tossed up on off, this is blocked out.
Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti Mandhana, Wide! Gives a bit of flight but bowls it down the leg side, Mandhana looks to sweep but misses.
Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Mandhana needs to put the pressure back on the Aussies. Shorter and outside off, this is cut through point for four.
Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti Mandhana, Flat and on off, Mandhana punches it to cover.
Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur comes out to bat now. Also, first look at spin as Ashleigh Gardner comes on to bowl.
Kim Garth to Jemimah Rodrigues, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Kim Garth gets her second wicket. Jemimah Rodrigues who was playing so well, goes. Kim Garth pulls her length back just by an inch and bowls it outside off. Jemimah Rodrigues has a tame poke at it, tries to play at point but edges it to the keeper who takes it well.
Kim Garth to Smriti Mandhana, Outside off, Mandhana carves it to deep point for one.
Kim Garth to Jemimah Rodrigues, QUICK SINGLE! Full and on off, Jemimah Rodrigues taps it to extra cover and rushes across. Phoebe Litchfield has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Jemimah Rodrigues dives but could have been in trouble had that hit the poles.
Kim Garth to Jemimah Rodrigues, Dot again! Length and outside off. Jemimah Rodrigues guides it to point.
Kim Garth to Jemimah Rodrigues, On a length and just outside off, Jemimah Rodrigues punches it to point.
Kim Garth to Smriti Mandhana, On a length and outside off, Mandhana strokes it through point for a single.
Megan Schutt to Jemimah Rodrigues, FOUR! Gets the third one quickly as well. Jemimah Rodrigues giving a good start to her side. Length ball, outside off, Jemimah Rodrigues gets low and cuts it through point for four.
Megan Schutt to Jemimah Rodrigues, FOUR! Second boundary for the stylish right-hander. Fuller and on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues paddles it to fine leg and finds the fence.
Megan Schutt to Jemimah Rodrigues, Shapes in a length ball on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues keeps it out.
Megan Schutt to Smriti Mandhana, Too full this time on middle, Mandhana creams it through point for a single.
Megan Schutt to Smriti Mandhana, Goes a bit full and swings it across, outside off. Mandhana uses the angle and drives but finds point.
Megan Schutt to Smriti Mandhana, On a length and around off. Mandhana happily punches it back to the bowler.
Kim Garth to Jemimah Rodrigues, This is full and around off. Jemimah Rodrigues looks to drive again but inside edges it onto the pads.
Kim Garth to Jemimah Rodrigues, FOUR! Off the mark in style. Pitched up, outside off. Jemimah Rodrigues leans and drives it through cover-point for a wonderful boundary.
Jemimah Rodrigues makes her way out to the centre.
Kim Garth to Shafali Verma, OUT! LBW! That looked plumb to the naked eye but still, Verma has taken it upstairs. A length ball, around off, a bit of movement seen. Verma gets on the front foot but defends the wrong line, nowhere close to the ball and gets hit on the pads. The replays show a clear daylight between bat and ball. Ball Tracking shows THREE REDS. Fifty plus in the first game but goes cheaply this time.
Kim Garth to Smriti Mandhana, A length ball, outside off. Mandhana knocks it through point and rotates the strike.
Kim Garth to Smriti Mandhana, On a length and on top of off. Mandhana cuts it but to point.
Kim Garth to Smriti Mandhana, Angles a length ball across the left-hander, this is outside off and Mandhana has nothing to do with it.
Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Kim Garth who has been brought into the side for this game.
Megan Schutt to Smriti Mandhana, Three runs to start the proceedings. A length ball, just outside off. Mandhana punches it to covers for a single.
Megan Schutt to Shafali Verma, Verma is off the mark now. Fuller and on off, this is flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Megan Schutt to Shafali Verma, Four dots in the over. Keeps it close to the stumps, around off. Verma knocks it to covers.
Megan Schutt to Shafali Verma, On a length and outside off, Verma punches it well but straight to point.
Megan Schutt to Shafali Verma, Wide! Megan Schutt goes for the bumper, outside off. Verma lets it go for a wide.
Megan Schutt to Shafali Verma, Keeps it on a length and on middle, tight on the stumps and Verma blocks it out.
Megan Schutt to Shafali Verma, Megan Schutt starts on a length and on middle, Verma nudges it to mid-wicket.
Australia: Alyssa Healy (capt, wk), Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Phoebe Litchfield, Grace Harris, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham , Megan Schutt, Kim Garth
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Shreyanka Patil, Pooja Vastrakar, Titas Sadhu, Renuka Singh
Harmanpreet Kaur says the pitch looks better so they will look to set a good score. Says spinners can be key. India are unchanged
Australia skipper Alyssa Healy wins the toss and opts to bowl first
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