Australia beat India in 2nd WT20I, level series 1-1: Stats
What's the story
Australia claimed a six-wicket win over India in the 2nd WT20I at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai. The Women in Yellow chased down 131, but the Indian women managed to take it to the 19th over. All-rounder Ellyse Perry, who featured in her 300th international, scored an unbeaten 34. For India, Deepti Sharma starred with her all-round attributes.
Match
A look at the match summary
India, who were put to bat, lost five wickets before the 100-run mark. Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh couldn't maximize their starts. Deepti's unbeaten 30 helped India recover from 87/5. Kim Garth, Georgia Wareham, and Annabel Sutherland restricted India to 130/8. The chase wasn't a walk in the park for Australia, who lost four wickets. However, Perry and Phoebe Litchfield (18*) got Australia home.
Perry
A match-winning knock from Perry
Perry played a match-winning knock for Australia after they lost openers Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney (58/2). Perry also lost the support of Tahlia McGrath and Ashleigh Gardner, with Australia closing in on the 100-run mark. Her 21-ball 34* (3 fours and 2 sixes) got Australia over the line. Perry now owns 1,808 runs at 32.87 in the format.
Perry
300 international appearances for Ellyse Perry
All-rounder Perry has become the first Aussie woman to play 300 matches in international cricket. Overall, she became the fourth player to touch this milestone. She has joined India's Mithali Raj (333), England's Charlotte Edwards (309), and New Zealand's Suzie Bates (309). While Raj and Edwards have retired, the 36-year-old Bates is in the twilight of her career.
Deepti
1,000 WT20I runs for Deepti
All-rounder Deepti was India's top scorer in the match. She slammed a 25-ball 30, a cameo that included five boundaries (fours). In the process, the Indian all-rounder completed 1,000 runs in Women's T20Is. She now owns 1,001 runs from 103 WT20Is at an average of 23.83. The tally includes two half-centuries. Deepti has a strike rate of 105.25 in the format.
Double
Only Indian with this double
Deepti has become the only Indian woman to register the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in T20I cricket. Overall, she is only the fourth player after Pakistan's Nida Dar (1,839 runs and 130 wickets), Australia's Ellyse Perry (1,750+ runs and 123 wickets), and New Zealand's Sophie Devine (3,107 runs and 113 wickets) with this feat.
Wicket
Deepti races to 112 WT20I wickets
Deepti disrupted what could have been a comfortable chase for the Aussies. She took two wickets for 22 runs in four overs and conceded less than 10 runs in her first three. With this, Deepti raced to 112 wickets in the format at 19.23. Notably, she is the only Indian woman to have taken over 100 WT20I wickets.