Women Cricket: India A Defeat Australia A, Win T20 Series 3-0
India A completed a 3-0 clean sweep against their Australian counterparts with a 37-run win in the third and the final T20 here Friday.
Mumbai, Oct 26 (PTI) India A completed a 3-0 clean sweep against their Australian counterparts with a 37-run win in the third and the final T20 here Friday.
Electing to bat, India A put on a healthy 154/8 on the board in their alloted 20 overs with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur top scoring with 41 off 27 balls.
While Mumbai girl Jemimah Rodrigues chipped in with a notable 38, other batswomen failed to perform.
The Indian bowlers then bundled out the Aussies for 117 in 19.2 overs to record a clean sweep.
Poonam Yadav (3-23) Pooja Vastrakar (2-21) and Anuja Patil (2-26) emerged as the star bowlers for the hosts.
The series was a good preparation for the India A team, which is basically the national side, before heading to the West Indies for the T20 World Cup.
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