Ellyse Perry's blistering knock of 72 off 42 balls followed by Ashleigh Gardner's 42 off 27 balls help Australia women's team set a massive target of 189 for India.
Australia registered a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over India after opener Beth Mooney decimated the Indian bowlers in the first T20I of the five-match series at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy on Friday
Mooney smashed the ball all over the park to register a match-winning knock of 89(57) as Australia cruised to the 172-run target with 11 balls to spare. The batter smashed an astonishing 16 boundaries in her inning.
This series will also mark India's return to international cricket after winning the Asia Cup title in October. They will be facing South Africa in the second half of January for a tri-nation series featuring West Indies, leading up to T20 World Cup, which will take place from February 10 to
Along with head coach Shelley Nitschke, Australia now has two new assistant coaches in Dan Marsh and Scott Prestwidge. This comes as the top-ranked team in the world goes through a period of transition.
Harris clinched the fastest century in the history of the Women's National Cricket League and played a fantastic knock of 101 off just 5 balls. This was the batter's maiden century in List A cricket.
Molineux is a two-time ICC T20 World Cup winner and captained the Melbourne Renegades to the WBBL finals in her first campaign as captain last year. The move will see Meg Lanning take a step back in leadership within the Victorian squad.
Melbourne [Australia], May 18 (ANI): Shelley Nitschke has been appointed as interim head coach of the Australia women's team after Matthew Mott's brilliant stint came to an end.