Half-century from Shafali Verma went in vain as timely strikes by Australia enabled them to defeat India by 21 runs in the third T20I in Mumbai on Wednesday.
A match that ebbed and flowed saw a dramatic finish with the Women in Blue edging the Aussies in the second T20I to level the five-match series 1-1. India scored 20 runs in the Super Over while the Australian batters could only manage 16 runs.
Australia registered a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over India after opener Beth Mooney decimated the Indian bowlers in the first T20I of the five-match series at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy on Friday
The five-match series allows both teams to put the finishing touches on the lineup they ultimately want to use for the T20 World Cup, which is just a few months away.
This victory is a significant confidence-booster for the Indian team, having lost to Australia on 12 occasions on the trot. It was Mandeep Singh who set up Akashdeep Singh to score the winner for India while other goals were scored by Harmanpreet Singh (12'), Abhishek (47') and Shamsher Singh (57'). For Australia, Jack Welch (25), Aran Zalewski (32') and Nathan Ephraums (59') scored, as per a press release from Hockey India
Akashdeep Singh scored a hat-trick (9', 26', and 58') and captain Harmanpreet Singh scored a goal (30') to tie the score at 4-4, but Blake Govers' late penalty corner won the match for the Aussie team.
After a sensational 7-4 win against New Zealand on Friday, Indian Men's Hockey Team look to finish the double-header against Spain in style when they take on Marc Miralles-Captained side on Sunday in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-2023 at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar.
The Indian Men's Hockey Team started their campaign at the FIH Men's Hockey Pro League 2022/23 with mixed results, as they picked up a thrilling 4-3 win over New Zealand in their first game, and then went down 2-3 against Spain on Sunday at the iconic Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar
Shafali Verma's knock of 42 followed by Deepti Sharma's three-wicket haul guided India to a 74 runs win over Thailand in the semifinal of the ongoing Women's Asia Cup 2022 here at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday
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