21 February 2020, 16:45 PM
India stun Australia by 17 runs!
21 February 2020, 16:41 PM
WICKET!! Ashleigh Gardner (34) handed a return catch to Shikha Pandey on the second ball of the 19th over before M Schutt (1) was run out by Rodrigues on the fifth ball. Australia were bundled out for 115 in 19.5 overs.
21 February 2020, 16:30 PM
WICKET!!! Ashleigh Gardner smashed the fourth ball of the 19th over by Deepti Sharma to deep midwicket. As Gardner left the crease to take the second run, Jemimah threw the ball Deepti Sharma, who tipped the bails off at the non-striker's end to catch Kimmince short. Australia Women 112/8 (19 overs)
21 February 2020, 16:27 PM
Australia need 27 runs off 12 balls, with Delissa Kimmince (3) and Ashleigh Gardner (29) batting at the crease. Australia Women 106/7 (18 overs)
21 February 2020, 16:22 PM
Delissa Kimmince is the new batwoman in for Australia.
21 February 2020, 16:20 PM
WICKET!! Australia have now lost their seventh wicket as Annabel Sutherland was stumped by Bhatia on the third ball of the 17th over by Shikha Pandey. Australia Women 102/7 * (16.5 overs)
21 February 2020, 16:14 PM
Annabel Sutherland is the new batwoman in for Australia.
21 February 2020, 16:07 PM
WICKET!! Poonam Yadav struck again as Jess Jonassen caught by Taniya Bhatia behind the stumps on the fifth delivery of the 14th over. Australia Women 82/6 (14 overs)
21 February 2020, 16:04 PM
Jess Jonassen comes to bat for Australian women.
21 February 2020, 16:02 PM
WICKET!!! Back-to-back wickets for Poonam Yadav. While Rachael Haynes (6) was stumped by Taniya Bhatia on the third ball of the 12th over, Ellyse Perry fell for a golden duck after being clean bowled on the very next ball. Australia Women 76/5 (12 overs)
21 February 2020, 15:57 PM
Ashleigh Gardner comes to bat for Australia.
21 February 2020, 15:55 PM
WICKET!!! Just after scoring a half-century, Alyssa Healy (51) handed a return catch to Poonam Yadav on the fifth ball of the 10th over. Australia Women 67/3 (10 overs)
21 February 2020, 15:46 PM
WICKET!!! Meg Lanning (5) was caught behind stumps by Taniya Bhatia on the third delivery of the ninth over by Rajeshwari Gayakwad. Australia Women 58/2 (8.6 overs)
21 February 2020, 15:43 PM
Gayakwad conceded just four runs to Australia before Arundhati Reddy gave away 15 runs, including three boundaries. Australia have crossed the 50-run mark. Australia Women 52/1 (8 overs)
21 February 2020, 15:36 PM
Meg Lanning is the new batwoman in for Australia!
21 February 2020, 15:32 PM
WICKET!!! Shikha Pandey gave a breakthrough to India. BL Mooney was caught by Neelam Gayakwad at backward point on the fourth delivery of the fifth over. Australia Women 33/1 (5.5 overs)
21 February 2020, 15:25 PM
Nine runs off the last two overs. Healy (22) crunched a drive flat and hard back past the umpire on the fifth ball of the fourth over by Shikha Pandey for four runs. Australia 25/0 (4 overs)
21 February 2020, 15:13 PM
Rajeshwari Gayakwad came to bowl the second over and she conceded 12 runs in it. Alyssa Healy (15) glanced the first ball with some power fine past the fielder for four runs before she lofted the third delivery inside out over cover for another boundary. Australia Women 17/0 (2 overs)
21 February 2020, 15:09 PM
Five runs off the very first over. Healy (4) got off the mark by working the second delivery through midwicket to the sweeper for a single, while Mooney pushed the fourth ball to cover to open her account with one run. Australia Women 5/0 (1 over)
21 February 2020, 15:07 PM
Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney have walked down the crease to begin Australia's innings. Deepti Sharma to open the attack for India.
21 February 2020, 14:54 PM
Innings Break!
21 February 2020, 14:47 PM
Indian women set a 133-run target for Australia! India 132/4 (20 overs)
21 February 2020, 14:45 PM
India Women 121/4 (18 overs)
21 February 2020, 14:44 PM
Jess Jonassen conceded 15 runs to India. Deepti Sharma (39) swept the first ball of the 17th over towards deep square leg for four before she hit the third delivery past the right of the short fine leg for another boundary. India Women 115/4 (17 overs)
21 February 2020, 14:41 PM
Veda Krishnamurthy comes to bat for India.
21 February 2020, 14:36 PM
WICKET!!! Jemimah Rodrigues was caught leg before wicket on the last delivery of the 16th over by Delissa Kimmince. The Women in Blue, meanwhile, have crossed the 100-run mark. India Women 100/4 (16 overs)
21 February 2020, 14:27 PM
13 runs off the last two overs. Deepti Sharma (24) and Jemimah Rodrigues (24) have settled at the crease and are looking to set a respectable total on the scoreboard with just five overs left. India Women 95/3 (15 overs)
21 February 2020, 14:23 PM
The Women in Blue added six singles off Ashleigh Gardner's deliveries. While India are looking to cross the 100-run mark, Australia are aiming to grab a few more quick wickets. India Women 82/3 (13 overs)
21 February 2020, 14:21 PM
13 runs off the last two overs. Deepti Sharma (15) and Jemimah Rodrigues (15) are looking to rebuild India's innings after losing the first three batters cheaply. India Women 76/3 (12 overs)
21 February 2020, 14:13 PM
India Women 63/3 (10 overs)
21 February 2020, 14:12 PM
Delissa Kimmince comes into the attack for the first time.
21 February 2020, 14:10 PM
Eight runs off the last two overs. Deepti Sharma and Jemimah Rodrigues are currently batting at the crease at their respective scores of five and seven as India have crossed the 50-run mark. India Women 57/3 (9 overs)
21 February 2020, 14:04 PM
Deepti Sharma is the new batwoman in!
21 February 2020, 14:00 PM
WICKET!! The Indian women's cricket team has now lost their third wicket as skipper Harmanpreet Kaur departs for two runs after the fourth delivery of the seventh over by Jess Jonassen hits Australian wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy on the knee and bounces onto the stumps. Indian Women 49/3 (7 overs)
21 February 2020, 14:00 PM
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur comes to bat for India at No.4!
21 February 2020, 13:52 PM
WICKET!! After Mandhana departed for 10 runs, Shafali Verma followed her back to the dressing room after being taken by Annabel Sutherland on the circle on the third delivery of the sixth over by Ellyse Perry. Indian Women 43/2 (5.3 overs)
21 February 2020, 13:50 PM
Jemimah Rodrigues comes to bat in for India!
21 February 2020, 13:49 PM
WICKET!! Smriti Mandhana (10), who was looking good at the crease, was caught leg before wicket on the first delivery of the fifth over by Jess Jonassen. India Women 42/1 (5 overs)
21 February 2020, 13:41 PM
A quite expensive over from Strano as she conceded 13 runs to India. Shafali (13) carved the second ball of the third over inside out towards cover for four runs before she lofted the fifth delivery magnificently over long on for a maximum. India Women 24/0 (3 overs)
21 February 2020, 13:37 PM
The Women in Blue added nine runs in the second over. Mandhana (9) walks down the crease on the fifth delivery and lofted the ball powerfully over mid-off for four runs before she once against smashed the last delivery over mid-off for another boundary. Indian Women 11/0 (2 over)
21 February 2020, 13:32 PM
Just two runs off the very first over for the Women in Blue. Shafali Verma (1) got off the mark by driving the second delivery back towards bowler Strano to pick up a quick single, while Smriti Mandhana (1) too opened her account with one run off the fifth delivery. India Women 2/0 (1 over)
21 February 2020, 13:28 PM
Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana to begin India's innings. Molly Strano to open the attack for Australia.
21 February 2020, 13:27 PM
The two sides have walked down the crease for their national anthems.
21 February 2020, 13:14 PM
Lineups:
Australia Women: Alyssa Healy (wk), Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Meg Lanning (c), Ellyse Perry, Rachael Haynes, Annabel Sutherland, Jess Jonassen, Delissa Kimmince, Molly Strano, Megan Schutt
India Women: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Veda Krishnamurthy, Shikha Pandey, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
21 February 2020, 12:53 PM
Australia win toss, opt to bowl against India!
21 February 2020, 12:52 PM
A look at the Sydney Showground Stadium, which will host the opening match and five other Women's T20 World Cup cashes.
The Sydney Showground stadium will host the opening ceremony and five Women's #T20WorldCup matches. Take a tour of the venue! pic.twitter.com/F5SqzHluGr
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) February 21, 2020
21 February 2020, 12:51 PM
The toss for the Women's T20 World Cup opener will take place shortly.
