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.
The 28-year-old pacer accomplished this landmark during India's second ODI against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Wednesday. In the match, Siraj took two wickets, conceding a total of 73 runs in his ten overs.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Mahudullah stitched a match-winning partnership of 148 runs to propel their team's total to 271/7. They came in to bat when the Bangla Tigers were in a spot of bother having lost six wickets for just 69 runs. The duo helped Bangaldesh clinch a second ODI series vict
Miraz was top scorer for Bangladesh with an unbeaten 100 of 83 balls while Mahmudullah played a crucial knock of 77 runs of 96 deliveries. For India, Washington Sundar bagged three while Mohammed Siraj and Umran Malik claimed two wickets each.
Neesham has represented his native New Zealand in 60 T20 Internationals, fully utilising his status as an allrounder. He has 688 T20I runs to his name at a strike rate of 159.62, as well as a handy 25 international T20 wickets, at an average of 30.12