Clinical India Women Crush Australia By 9 Wickets In 1st T20I, Go 1-0 Up In Three-Match Series | Cricket News
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A resurgent India Women produced a spotless effort to crush Australia by nine wickets in the first T20I and take a vital 1-0 lead in the three-match series in Navi Mumbai on Friday. After Titas Sadhu's career-best figures of four for 17 helped India dismiss Australia for a mere 141, openers Smriti Mandhana (54) and Shafali Verma (64 not out off 44 balls) tore into the visitors with a 137-run stand to deliver an outstanding win for their side at the DY Patil Stadium.Having missed the last two ODIs against Australia, Shafali stroked her way to her fifth half-century in T20Is, smashing six fours and three sixes with commanding strokes all around the park.Mandhana too was in her elements, hitting her 27th fifty overall and seventh against Australia, a knock studded with seven fours an...