Indian women’s team made a explosive start on Australia tour, defeated Kangaroos by 21 runs in the first T20I.

Delhi: The Indian women’s cricket team made a great start on the Australia tour, defeating the host team by 21 runs in the first T20 match. The result of this rain-affected match was determined on the basis of Duckworth-Lewis system, in which India was far ahead of the target set at that time.

match events

In this match played in Sydney, the Indian team won the toss and chose to bowl first. The Australian team had a very bad start and could not recover from the initial setbacks. Wickets kept falling at regular intervals, due to which the entire team was reduced to 133 runs in 18 overs. Some batsmen definitely struggled in the middle order, but a big partnership could not be formed.

Dominance of Indian bowlers

On behalf of India, Arundhati Reddy bowled lethally and took four wickets and broke the back of Australian batting. Renuka Singh and Shreyanka Patil supported him well by taking two wickets each. Deepti Sharma and Kranti Gaur also achieved one success each and took the team to a strong position.

Target chase and rain hurdles

Chasing the target of 134 runs, the Indian team made a fast start. Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma put the team in a strong position by adding quick runs for the first wicket. After this, Jemimah Rodrigues showed aggressive style as soon as she arrived, but then it started raining. At that time India had scored 50 runs after losing one wicket in 31 balls. The match could not be restarted due to rain and India was declared the winner by 21 runs under the Duckworth–Lewis rule.

India’s double win on Super Sunday

Sunday was a very successful day for Indian women’s cricket. In the Women’s Asia Rising Tournament 2026 held in Bangkok, India’s Under-19 team won by defeating Pakistan by 8 wickets. In that match, Pakistan team was reduced to 93 runs, which India easily achieved.

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