Mackay (Australia), Aug 7 (PTI) Leg-spinner Prema Rawat’s three-wicket haul went in useless as Australia A, driving on a half-century from middle-order batter Anika Learoyd, defeated India A by 13 runs within the first girls’s T20 match right here on Thursday.
The India A group is in Australia for a multi-format sequence, which incorporates three T20s, an equal variety of 50-over video games, and a one-off unofficial Take a look at.
Chasing Australia A’s 137/6, India A, led by seasoned spinner Radha Yadav, couldn’t forge a match-winning partnership with the house group limiting them to 124/5 to take a 1-0 lead within the three-match sequence.
Electing to discipline, India A did properly to limit the hosts to a below-par rating, thanks mainly to the efforts of Prema Yadav, who removed harmful opener Tahlia Wilson (17), Courtney Webb (11) and captain-cum-wicketkeeper Nicole Faltum (11) to return figures of three/14 in 4 overs.
Veteran opener and one of the devastating Australian gamers, Alyssa Healy (27) was the primary to depart, caught by Saima Thakor off spinner Sajeevan Sajana. The 2 early wickets put Australia A in a spot of trouble however the residence group picked up the momentum with one-down batter Anika Learoyd putting an unbeaten 44-ball 50, studded with seven boundaries.
Whilst wickets saved falling on the different finish, Learoyd, who performs for Sydney Thunder within the WBBL, saved pushing the scoreboard to provide the house group bowlers an opportunity to battle again.
Nonetheless, India A couldn’t get going with charismatic opener Shafali Verma, who just lately got here again into the nationwide aspect within the five-match T20I sequence in opposition to England and performed a key function in India’s historic sequence win, departing for 3 runs.
India had been unable to speed up their scoring with Australia A pacers Amy Edgar (2/23) and Sianna Ginger (2/26) tying them down.
Uma Chetry (31) and younger all-rounder Raghvi Bist (33) helped the guests push the scoreboard past 100 however the last flourish was lacking as skipper Radha Yadav (26 not out off 22 balls) and Sajana (7 not out off 11 balls) couldn’t take the group previous the house group’s whole.
Transient scores: Australia A Ladies 137/6 in 20 overs (Alyssa Healy 27, Anika Learoyd 50; Prema Rawat 3/15) beat India A Ladies 124/5 in 20 overs (Uma Chetry 31, Raghvi Bist 33, Radha Yadav 26 not out; Amy Edgar 2/23, Sianna Ginger 2/26).
