Melbourne (Australia) | Jagran Sports Desk: The Women's T20 World Cup final was played between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. In the final, Defending champions Australia beat India by 85 runs in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup final for their fifth title.
In the match, Australia won the toss and opted to bat. Openers Alyssa Healy 75(39) and Beth Mooney 78 (54) provided a strong start to help the hosts reach 184/4 in the stipulated 20 overs.
In reply, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led team were bowled out for just 99 runs. Megan Schutt picked four wickets, while Jess Jonassen picked three wickets.
More than 75,000 tickets were sold for the final, unprecedented in women's cricket.
Here are the LIVE updates of Women's T20 World Cup final from the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia:
3:35 pm: India are all out for 99. Australia win by 85 runs. Schutt ends up with 18/4.
3:34 pm: India are 99/9 in 19 overs.
3:30 pm: Radha Yadav gets caught out by Beth Mooney off Jess Jonassen.
3:27 pm: Richa Pandey gets out for 18. Schutt picks her third of the match.
3:25 pm: Megan Schutt dismisses Shikha Pandey for 1 run.
3:23 pm: India are 92/6 after 17 overs.
3:21 pm: Deepti Sharma (33) is OUT! Nicola Carey gets her first wicket.
3:15 pm: India are 81/5 in 15 overs. Deepti and Richa are batting on 28 and 10 runs respectively. Need 104 runs in 30 balls.
3:11 pm: Deepti Sharma brings up her second boundary. India are 76/5 in 14 overs.
3:06 pm: Deepti Sharma (17) and Richa Ghosh (7) take India to 67/5 in 13 overs.
3:00 pm: Krishnamurthy departs for 19 runs by Delissa Kimmince. India are 58/5 in 12 overs.
2:59 pm: Women in Blue are 56/4 in 11 overs. Need 129 runs in 54 balls to lift their maiden T20 WC title.
2:57 pm: Krishnamurthy (14) and Deepti (13) take India to 51/4 in 10 overs.
2:51 pm: India are 46/4 in 9 overs. Krishnamurthy and Deepti are batting on 11 runs each.
2:43 pm: India are 34/4 in 6 overs. Veda Krishnamurthy and Deepti Sharma are batting on 1 and 9 runs respectively.
2:38 pm: Harmanpreet Kaur departs for four as Jonassen gets her second wicket.
2:37 pm: India are 26/3 after 5 overs. Need 159 runs in 90 balls.
2:32 pm: India are 23/3 after four overs. Deepti Sharma is batting on 5 runs, while the skipper Harmanpreet Kaur yet to off the mark.
2:28 pm: Molineux gets rid of Mandhana (11)
2:24 pm: India are 8/2 after 2 overs.
2:22 pm: Jemimah Rodrigues departs for duck.
2:21 pm: Taniya Bhatia is retired hurt after Jess Jonassen's bouncer hits her helmet. The doctor and physio come out to check on her. She is holding her neck as she walks off.
2:15 pm: India are 3/1 after 1 over.
2:10 pm: Shafali Verma (2) caught out to Healy off Megan Schutt. Taniya Bhatia is the new batswomen at the crease.
2:09 pm: Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Varma begin landmark chase for India.
1:59 pm: Innings Break! India need 185 to lift their maiden T20 World Cup.
1:56 pm: Australia score 184/4 in the stipulated 20 overs. Beth Mooney finished with unbeaten 78 runs.
1:53 pm: Beth Mooney (76) takes Australia to 176/4 in 19 overs.
1:51 pm: Poonam Yadav dismisses Rachel Haynes for just 4 runs.
1:41 pm: Two wickets in just one over. Deepti Sharma dismisses Ashleigh Gardner for just 2(3) runs.
1:37 pm: Meg Lanning departs for 16 runs. Deepti Sharma brings up a crucial breakthrough.
1:32 pm: Mooney slams her 9th T20I fifty. Aussies are 142/1 in 15 overs.
1:26 pm: Aussies are 123/1 in 13 overs. Mooney and Lanning are batting on 42 and 10 runs respectively.
1:19 pm: Radha Yadav gets rid of Alyssa Healy 75(39), caught out by V.Krishnamurthy.
1:18 pm: Australia are 114/0 in 11 overs.
1:14pm: Aussies are 91/0 after 10 overs. Mooney and Healy are batting on 32 and 57 runs.
1:09 pm: Healy brings up her half-century with a boundary.
1:07 pm: Mooney (29) and Healy (49) takes Aussies to 79/0 in 9 overs.
1 pm: Healy on FIRE! Slams consecutive sixes off Rajeshwari Gayakwad. Takes Aussies to 70/0 in 8 overs.
12:59 pm: Australia are 54/0 after seven overs. Openers Healy and Mooney are batting on 32 and 22 runs respectively.
12:56 pm: Fifty partnership up for Healy and Mooney.
12:55 pm: A quiet over from Rajeshwari Gayakwad, just 2 runs off the over.
12:52 pm: Australia are 47/0 in five overs.
12:51 pm: A couple of boundaries to end the over. Mooney reaches 18, Healy batting on 29.
12:47 pm: Australia are 37/0 in 4 overs. Mooney and Healy are batting on 9 and 28 runs.
12:45 pm: Beth Mooney brings up her first boundary of the match.
12:43 pm: Alyssa Healy's unbeaten 28 takes Aussies to 32/0 in three overs.
12:40 pm: Australia are 23/0 in 2 overs. Healy and Mooney are batting on 21 and 2.
12:39 pm: Healy hits her second boundary off Shikha Pandey's over.
12:35 pm: Aussies are 13/0 after opening over. Healy and Mooney are batting on 13 and 1 run respectively.
12:34 pm: Healy dropped by Shefali Varma for 9 runs.
12:31 pm: Boundary off the first ball, In-form Healy is off the mark.
12:30 pm: Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney come out at the crease. Deepti begins proceedings with the ball.
12:24 pm: National anthems begin for India and Australia.
12:20 pm: Katy Perry time performs at the MCG.
12:10 pm: It's a rock hard surface, there's some nice grass on it.
12:01 pm: Meg Lanning | "It looks like a really good wicket. The crowd is amazing. We're looking forward to it. We're as ready as we can be today. We've gone with the same team tonight (from the semi)."
12 pm: Harmanpreet Kaur | "We also wanted to bat first but we are quite confident chasing so if our bowlers do a job it will be good for us."
11:57 am: Australia women win the toss, opt to bat first.
11:47 am | Squads:
India Women: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Veda Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Pooja Vastrakar, Taniya Bhatia, Radha Yadav, Harleen Deol, Arundhati Reddy, Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh.
Australia Women: Rachael Haynes, Megan Schutt, Alyssa Healy, Meg Lanning (c), Ellyse Perry, Jess Jonassen, Delissa Kimmince, Beth Mooney, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Erin Burns, Molly Strano, Annabel Sutherland.
11:47 am: Meanwhile, the match will start at 12.30 pm IST.
11:46 am: The toss will be done at 12.00 pm IST.
Posted By: James Kuanal
