India Women Claim Historic Cricket Series
India's women's cricket team defeated Australia in the deciding third T20I to claim a historic bilateral series win on Australian soil. The victory marks India's first series win in Australia since 2016 and is Australia's first home series loss in nearly a decade. India elected to bat first, setting a total they successfully defended in a tense finish.
- The series victory was sealed with a 17-run win in the third and final T20I, where India set a total of 176/6. - Smriti Mandhana was named Player of the Match for her crucial 82 runs off 55 balls in the final game. A 121-run partnership between Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues (59 off 46) was instrumental in setting India's formidable total. - This was Australia's first bilateral series defeat on home soil since 2017. For the Indian side, it marked their second-ever bilateral T20I series triumph in Australia, the last one being in 2016 under Mithali Raj's captaincy. - The T20I series is part of a larger multi-format series, in which India now leads 4-2. The tour will continue with a three-match ODI series and a one-off Test match. - Young Indian bowlers Shreyanka Patil and Shree Charani were instrumental in the victory, each taking three wickets in the deciding match. - The match was a milestone for Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry, who became the first Australian woman to play 350 international matches.
