END OF OVER:50 | 18 Runs | AUS-W: 258/8 | RR: 5.16
- Kim Garth11 (10b)
- Alana King28 (17b)
- Pooja Vastrakar10-0-59-1
- Renuka Singh7-0-36-0
Himanshu, after writing the innings report, will be back after the break. Stay tuned.
Chaitanya: "The difference between 220 odd total and 258 because of fielding blunders and a good cameo by King. Feel it's tough for India to chase it down given the quality of Aussies. "
Mick Dundee: "Aus favourites to win on a very tricky pitch"
Deepti Sharma: When I get the opportunity to bowl, I'm always ready, try to back my strengths and bowl good areas. When I saw the wicket in the morning, it looked dry. So, I try to push it forward and keep it slow. [On the dropped chances] Somedays it happens, we will bounce back from this. We will try to take it till the end, we have a good line-up and can get through with some good partnerships.
5:04pm A seesawing innings in changing conditions. The dropped chances will make the headlines as they were pervasive. An out-of-form Healy got early reprieves, there was an lbw that could have been overturned as well. She couldn't go big but helped put on a 40-run stand up top. Perry continued from where she left off last game. She was happy to commit to aggressive options and went big before the spinners started ripping it. The pitch was grassy at one end and barren on the other. Deepti, who was brought in late, used the latter side to great effect. She aimed at the stumps and used the turn to her advantage. She had Perry caught with a short one, got sharp turn to get Mooney and McGrath to dent the visitors. Shreyanka Patil was great on debut. Australia were wobbling at 219 for 8 and India had the chance to finish things off. But dropped chances at the end cost them and Alana King ran away with a whirlwind 28* to push the visitors to 258.
Can King get another?