India vs Australia Highlights ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 Finals Match: Australia Beat India by 85 Runs, Lift WC for Fifth Time

Harmanpreet Kaur and women will take on the Australian women’s cricket team at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the finals of the ICC Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2020. All eyes will be on the women’s team who will leave no stone unturned to script history. We bring you the live cricket score and ball to ball commentary with live updates for the game, but before that let’s have a look at what happened with the two teams met each other the last time in the tournament

Harmanpreet Kaur. (Photo: File)
08 Mar, 15:51 (IST)

So here we have the winner of the World Cup. Dejection surrounds the Indian team as they do not reach the finishing line. 

08 Mar, 15:36 (IST)

With the wicket of Poonam Yadav, Australia wins the World Cup as they defeat India by 85 runs 

08 Mar, 15:30 (IST)

Megan Schutt is here to bowl and then snaps a couple of wickets. Shikha Pandey gets OUT 1 and then Richa Ghosh OUT on 18. Aussies would be wanting to wrap up the Indian innings as soon as possible. 

08 Mar, 15:23 (IST)

Carey finally gets rid of Deepti Sharma as Mooney takes a great catch at the boundary. Shikha Pandey the new player in. Three singles and then a dot ball. One run to conclude the over. Four runs from the last over 

08 Mar, 15:18 (IST)

Jonssen is here to bowl and a couple comes from the first ball and then single. Singles coming in from the rest of the balls. Seven from the over. 

08 Mar, 15:15 (IST)

Delissa Kimmince is here to bowl. Starts off with a couple of single from the first two balls. Five runs from the over and the Aussies are in a dominating position and looks like they will walk away with the cup. 

08 Mar, 15:12 (IST)

Carey is back and gives one run from the first ball. Deepti attempts to send it to the boundary but Aussies display a good piece of fielding.  FOUR by Deepti as it gets bowled shorter in length. Runs away for a four to third man. One run to end the over. 

08 Mar, 15:07 (IST)

Sophie Molineux is here to bowl her last over and Richa Ghosh who wasn't supposed to be in the playing XI, gets off the mark with a FOUR. Nine runs from the over. 

08 Mar, 15:03 (IST)

Delissa Kimmince is here to bowl and finally gets rid of Veda Krishnamurthy. Jonassen jump helps the Aussies get the wicket of the senior Indian batter. Krishnamurthy OUT on 19. Two runs and a wicket. 

08 Mar, 14:59 (IST)

Nicola Carey is here to bowl and two runs to start off the over. Three runs from the next three balls. Two dots to end the over. Five runs from the over and India Women need 129 runs in 54 balls. 

08 Mar, 14:56 (IST)

Sophie Molineux is here to bowl his third over. Four runs from four balls. One runs and five runs from the over. Indian batters really need to fire here to win the trophy. 

08 Mar, 14:52 (IST)

Delissa Kimmince here to bowl her second over. After a couple of singles. Veda opens the face of the bat and guides it to the third man, for a FOUR. Seven runs from the over for the over. 

08 Mar, 14:49 (IST)

Nicola Carey introduced into the attack. Indian women struggling to get to a good total. Two runs to begin and then a couple of singles in the next one. Dot and then a single. Five from the over. 

08 Mar, 14:45 (IST)

Sophie Molineux is back and starts off with a single. Dots follow for the next four balls. One run to end the over and only two from the next one. India in deep trouble. 

08 Mar, 14:41 (IST)

Jess Jonassen continues and bowls a couple of dot balls and then finally the Indian captain slams a FOUR and then makes way to the pavilion as she attempts to hit a big one. Harmanpreet Kaur OUT on 4. Troubles brewing for the Indians. WIDE

08 Mar, 14:36 (IST)

Delissa Kimmince is here to bowl and bowls a couple of dots. Two runs from the third ball. The run ran shoots up  10 as two dots come in. WIDE. No run from the last ball. 

08 Mar, 14:32 (IST)

Just when we thought that Smiriti Mandhana could be the one who could lead us home, Sophie Molineux sprung into action as the Indian played a poor shot. Carey did not make a mistake and Mandhana OUT on 11. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur in and Deepti Sharma slams a FOUR. No run to end the over. 

08 Mar, 14:27 (IST)

Schutt continues and bowls a WIDE. Mandhana slams a FOUR, no run and then a FOUR at the backward point. Reminds us of Dada. Single coming in. This is the over that India needed as they Women in Blue get 10 runs from six balls. 

08 Mar, 14:23 (IST)

Jess Jonassen is here to bowl and Tania Bhatia is promoted on number three for the first time in the tournament. Bhatia attempts a sweep and gets hit on right side gear. Gets retired hurt.  Jemimah Rodrigues steps into her shoes. WIDE! and then Rodrigues hands it straight to the woman inside the circle. Rodrigues OUT on 0

08 Mar, 14:16 (IST)

Shefali Verma has quite a disappointing start to the finals as she gets caught behind and is OUT on the score of 2.  Megan Schutt is handling the bowling duties. Tania Bhatia is here to bat as the first over sets the tone. INNN THE AAIIIRR and does get there. No run at the end of the over 

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Harmanpreet Kaur and women will take on the Australian women’s cricket team at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the finals of the ICC Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2020. All eyes will be on the women’s team who will leave no stone unturned to script history. We bring you the live cricket score and ball to ball commentary with live updates for the game, but before that let’s have a look at what happened with the two teams met each other the last time in the tournament. India vs Australia Melbourne Weather, Rain Forecast and Pitch Report: Here's How the Weather Will Behave for IND W vs AUS W ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 Final at MCG.

The India women’s team met the Australian cricket team in the opening game of the tournament where the Women in Blue walked away with a 17 run win at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The match was a low-scoring one as the Women in Blue only made 132 runs, but it was Poonam Yadav who made the team win the game by 17 runs. Yadav snapped four wickets in four overs and played a vital role in winning the game and bundled out the Aussies on the score of 115 runs.

Now, this was the only match that the Aussies lost in the tournament so far whereas the Women in Blue have remained unbeaten so far in the tournament. "One thing we have to keep in mind is that tomorrow is a fresh day and a fresh start, we have to start everything from ball 1. We have done well in the league games. Now it is only about giving our hundred per cent and bringing whatever the team is expecting from us,” said Harmanpreet Kaur. Whereas, Meg Lanning the Australian captain is hoping to bring a big crowd ahead.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Mar 08, 2020 11:30 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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