Double Delight for India: Women’s Teams Beat Pakistan & Australia; Men Eye 3-0 Sunday
February 15 turned into a red-letter day for Indian cricket as two women’s teams registered impressive wins within hours of each other. The celebrations began in Bangkok, where Radha Yadav’s India Women A defeated Pakistan Women A by eight wickets in the Rising Stars Asia Cup.
Soon after, in Australia, Harmanpreet Kaur’s senior side followed suit with a 21-run victory (DLS method) over Australia Women in the opening T20I, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Rain shortened the contest, but India were firmly in control. When play was halted, the visitors were comfortably ahead of the DLS par score of 29. With no further play possible, the result was sealed in India’s favour.
Attention now turns to the men’s team, who take on Pakistan in a high-stakes T20 World Cup clash at the R Premadasa Stadium, hoping to complete a perfect 3-0 Sunday for Indian cricket.
Arundhati Sparks Australia Collapse
Australia Women struggled for rhythm and were bowled out for 133 in 18 overs after failing to string together substantial partnerships. Beth Mooney fell early for 5, though Georgia Voll (18 off 10) briefly lifted the tempo. Phoebe Litchfield (26 off 19) and Ellyse Perry (20 off 11) helped Australia race to 68 for 3 inside eight overs.
But regular breakthroughs stalled their momentum. Ashleigh Gardner managed only 4, and despite Georgia Wareham’s spirited 30 off 19 balls, Australia lost wickets in clusters. From 121 for 5, they slumped to 133 all out, losing their last five wickets for just 12 runs.
Arundhati Reddy led the charge with an outstanding 4 for 22, while Renuka Singh and Shree Charani picked up two wickets each to keep Australia under pressure.
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