First T20: India defeat Australia under Duckworth Lewis system

The Indian women's team has taken a 1-0 lead in the series by defeating Australia in the first T20 match played in Sydney. In the rain-affected match, India won by 21 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis system. Arundhati Reddy was declared 'Player of the Match' for her impressive bowling. Chasing a target of 134 runs, Indian openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma provided a quick start of 33 runs to the team. Shafali Verma scored 22 runs in an aggressive manner but was out in the fifth over. When rain started in the sixth over, India had scored 50 runs with the loss of one wicket. At that time, Smriti Mandhana was present at the crease with 16 runs and Jemimah Rodrigues with 9 runs. Due to continuous rain, the game could not be resumed, and India was declared the winner under the DLS method. Earlier, India had won the toss and decided to bowl first, which the bowlers proved to be absolutely right. The entire Australian team was bowled out for just 133 runs in 18 overs. Arundhati Reddy took four important wickets for just 22 runs, including big names like Ellyse Perry and Phoebe Litchfield. Renuka Singh and Shreyanka Chandran sent two players each back to the pavilion. From the host team, Georgia Wareham (30 runs) and Phoebe Litchfield (26 runs) were notable, but no player could play a big innings.