Match Details
India began things neatly by breaking the aggressive Healy on the second ball of the chase, but a reviving partnership between Mooney and Lanning took the chase deeper for the hosts. They duo joined hands and notched an all-important 31 run stand for the second wicket.
When things were heading south, looking that Australia would take it cleaner, like they always do, a couple of inspiring bowling changes by the Indian chief Harmanpreet Kaur brought them in the game. Gaikwad outsmarted the Megastar with drift and flight, while Kaur aided India with a wicket on a loosener, and then Deepti Sharma removed Perry when skippy took a screamer.
And when the visitors were looking to dominate, a key partnership between Mooney and McGrath changed the course of the game. The duo were taking calculative chances and were looking to take the Southern Stars home… but then Gaikwad broke a couple more scalps as the game got evenly poised.
But that was when Tahlia McGrath took centerstage and reduced the equation to a simpler one thanks to a flurry of boundaries. That, coupled with some sloppy work in the outfield, as well as some poor field placements, allowed the hosts an inch and that was all they needed to convert it into a mile.