AUSW vs INDW: Tahlia McGrath Stars As Australia Win Second T20I Against India, Clinch Series
All-rounder Tahlia McGrath's unbeaten 42 off 33 balls helped Australia defeat India by four wickets in a hard-fought second T20I at the Metricon Stadium on Saturday. The win also helped Australia
After posting just 118/9 in 20 overs, thanks to an unbeaten 37 from Pooja Vastrakar, India did well with the ball to reduce Australia to 94/6 in 16.4 overs. But Tahila's crucial knock, laced with six boundaries, ensured Australia held their nerve and chase the total with five balls to spare.
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Chasing 119, the hosts received an early jolt when Alyssa Healy (4) was bowled on the second ball of the innings by Shikha Pandey with a delivery that cut back in. Post power-play, India bagged three big wickets of Meg Lanning (15), Ashleigh Gardner (1) and Ellyse Perry (2) to leave Australia reeling at 46/4 in 9.1 overs.
Tahlia stitched a partnership of 25 with Beth Mooney (34) before the latter was stumped in the 144th over, becoming left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad's third wicket of the match. Three overs later, Rajeshwari had Nicola Carey (7) dismissed in the same manner to keep India in the hunt of an unlikely win.
Tahlia struck some boundaries to bring the equation down to 24 runs in the last three overs. In Shikha's last over, Georgia Wareham struck two boundaries through cover and long-off. It was followed by Tahlia slamming back-to-back boundaries through mid-off and cover off Renuka Singh in the next over. Fittingly, Tahlia scored the winning single to seal the win for her side.
