1st T20: India, 1-145, beat Australia, 141, by nine wicketsVerma and Mandhana put on 137 for first wicket
India crushed Australia by nine wickets in the first women’s Twenty20 international in Navi Mumbai, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series while discovering a new star.
The teenage debutant Titas Sadhu’s sensational 17 for four led Australia’s demise to 141 all out before Shafali Verma (64 not out) and Smriti Mandhana (54) piloted a clinical chase at the DY Patil Stadium. After being whitewashed 3-0 in the one-day series, India could not have been more emphatic in blasting past Australia with 14 balls remaining.