India beat Australia in Super Over in the 2nd T20, inflicts first loss for Australia in 2022

As
it
Happened:

Batting
first,
Australia
put
on
a
massive
187
runs
in
their
20
overs.
Beth
Mooney
(82*)
and
Tahila
McGrath
(70*)
batted
extremely
well
and
stitched
a
158
runs
partnership
with
some
scintillating
batting
display.
Indian
bowlers
struggled
with
the
ball
and
managed
only
1
wicket
in
the
match.

In
reply,
Shafali
Verma
(34
off
23)
and
Smriti
Mandhana
(79
off
49)
started
superbly
and
put
on
a
76-run
opening
wicket
partnership.
India
needed
14
runs
in
the
final
over
and
Devika
Vaidya
hit
two
fours
Megan
Schutt
to
level
the
score
to
187
after
India’s
20
overs.
The
match
went
to
the
super-over.

Super
Over:

In
the
super
over,
Richa
Ghosh
and
Smriti
Mandhana
came
on
to
bat
for
India.
Richa
hit
a
six
in
the
first
ball
and
then
got
out
in
the
second.
Smriti
Mandhana
continued
her
hitting
prowess
and
hit
one
six
and
a
four
to
take
India’s
score
to
20
at
the
end
of
their
over.

Australia
needed
21
runs
and
Alyssa
Healy
started
well
with
a
boundary
in
the
first
ball
of
Renuka
Singh.
But
the
Indian
bowler
turned
things
around
with
giving
just
one
run
in
the
next
two
balls
and
picking
up
the
wicket
of
Ashleigh
Gardener.
Tahila
McGrath
only
managed
to
get
one
run
as
India
secured
the
match
with
the
Aussies
needing
15
runs
off
the
last
two
balls.
Healy
hit
a
boundary
and
six
in
the
final
two
deliveries
but
India
won
the
super
over
by
4
runs.

That
is
Australia’s
first
T20
loss
in
this
year
as
India
level
the
series
1-1
after
the
second
match.

Match
Summary:

Australia
(187/1
in
20
overs;
Mooney
82*,
McGrath
70*;
Deepti
Sharma
31/1)

India
(187/5
in
20
overs;
Mandhana
79,
Verma
34;
Graham
22/3)

India
scored
20/1
runs
in
Super
Over
and
Australia
scored
16/1.
India
won
the
Super-Over.

Man
of
the
Match:
Smriti
Mandhana