examining the match summary
India, batting first, lost five wickets prior to reaching the 100-run threshold. Richa Ghosh and Smriti Mandhana were unable to build on their strong beginnings.
With an undefeated 30, Deepti enabled India to overcome 87/5. India was limited to 130/8 by Kim Garth, Georgia Wareham, and Annabel Sutherland.
Australia lost four wickets in the chase, so it was not an easy task. Perry and Phoebe Litchfield (18*), though, made it back to Australia.
A game-winning strike from Perry
Australia dropped their first pair of Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney (58/2) before Perry struck a game-winning blow.
In addition, Perry lost Ashleigh Gardner and Tahlia McGrath’s backing as Australia approached the 100-run milestone.
Australia crossed the finish line thanks to her 21-ball 34* (two sixes and three fours).
Perry currently leads the format with 1,808 runs at 32.87.
300 appearances abroad for Ellyse Perry
The Australian woman who has played 300 matches in international cricket is Perry, an all-rounder.
She achieved this milestone overall, becoming the fourth player to do so. She has joined Suzie Bates (309) of New Zealand, Charlotte Edwards (309) of England, and Mithali Raj (333) of India.
Bates, 36, is nearing the end of her career, but Raj and Edwards have retired.
Deepti scores 1,000 WT20I runs.
versatile India’s highest scorer in the game was Deepti. She hammered a 25-ball 30-making a five-bound (four-ball) cameo.
The Indian all-rounder reached 1,000 runs in Women’s T20 Internationals in the process. Currently, she has 1,001 runs with an average of 23.83 from 103 WT20Is.
Two half-centuries are included in the total. In the format, Deepti’s strike rate is 105.25.
Rushing to 112 WT20I wickets, Deepti
What could have been an easy chase for the Australians was a disturbed by Deepti.
In her first three overs, she gave up less than 10 runs and claimed two wickets for 22 runs.
With that, Deepti shot to 112 wickets at 19.23 in the format. Interestingly, she is the only female Indian wicket-taker with over 100 wickets in WT20I.