OUT! Perry has to depart now and she's gone for just 1. Meanwhile Mooney brings up her half-century. We are in for an interesting final four overs of this innings.
09:16 (IST)
OUT! Radha Yadav gets the breakthrough and it's Meg Lanning who has to walk. Just the breakthrough India needed although with Ellyse Perry the next person in, India will need to stay vigilant and hunt for more wickets.
09:06 (IST)
FOUR! Lanning is looking for at least one boundary an over to keep the scoring rate healthy. Here she gets one off Radha Yadav, dispatching her to deep square leg. 10 runs come off the over. India need a wicket. At least.
09:02 (IST)
FOUR! Shikha Pandey comes in to bowl her final over and Mooney greets her by hitting her for a four towards deep mid-wicket. The boundary is followed by more smart running as Australia take 9 runs off the over.
08:57 (IST)
SIX! Lanning takes on Reddy and manages to launch one over the ropes at the backward square leg region. Some good running through the over sees the hosts take 12 runs off the over.
08:52 (IST)
We are halfway through the innings now and Australia are in a decent position at 65-2. They have lost only two wickets and if these two can continue on for another 4-5 overs they can accelerate at the death.
09:21 (IST)
OUT! Perry has to depart now and she's gone for just 1. Meanwhile Mooney brings up her half-century. We are in for an interesting final four overs of this innings.
09:16 (IST)
OUT! Radha Yadav gets the breakthrough and it's Meg Lanning who has to walk. Just the breakthrough India needed although with Ellyse Perry the next person in, India will need to stay vigilant and hunt for more wickets.
09:06 (IST)
FOUR! Lanning is looking for at least one boundary an over to keep the scoring rate healthy. Here she gets one off Radha Yadav, dispatching her to deep square leg. 10 runs come off the over. India need a wicket. At least.
09:02 (IST)
FOUR! Shikha Pandey comes in to bowl her final over and Mooney greets her by hitting her for a four towards deep mid-wicket. The boundary is followed by more smart running as Australia take 9 runs off the over.
08:57 (IST)
SIX! Lanning takes on Reddy and manages to launch one over the ropes at the backward square leg region. Some good running through the over sees the hosts take 12 runs off the over.
08:52 (IST)
We are halfway through the innings now and Australia are in a decent position at 65-2. They have lost only two wickets and if these two can continue on for another 4-5 overs they can accelerate at the death.
09:21 (IST)
OUT! Perry has to depart now and she's gone for just 1. Meanwhile Mooney brings up her half-century. We are in for an interesting final four overs of this innings.
09:16 (IST)
OUT! Radha Yadav gets the breakthrough and it's Meg Lanning who has to walk. Just the breakthrough India needed although with Ellyse Perry the next person in, India will need to stay vigilant and hunt for more wickets.
09:13 (IST)
Move over, zing bails. Fielders have a new menace when it comes to hitting the stumps!
FOUR! Lanning is looking for at least one boundary an over to keep the scoring rate healthy. Here she gets one off Radha Yadav, dispatching her to deep square leg. 10 runs come off the over. India need a wicket. At least.
09:02 (IST)
FOUR! Shikha Pandey comes in to bowl her final over and Mooney greets her by hitting her for a four towards deep mid-wicket. The boundary is followed by more smart running as Australia take 9 runs off the over.
08:57 (IST)
SIX! Lanning takes on Reddy and manages to launch one over the ropes at the backward square leg region. Some good running through the over sees the hosts take 12 runs off the over.
08:52 (IST)
We are halfway through the innings now and Australia are in a decent position at 65-2. They have lost only two wickets and if these two can continue on for another 4-5 overs they can accelerate at the death.
Latest update: OUT! Perry has to depart now and she's gone for just 1. Meanwhile Mooney brings up her half-century. We are in for an interesting final four overs of this innings.
Catch live cricket score and live action of the women's T20 tri-series final between India and Australia at Melbourne.
Preview: The Indian women's cricket team will take on Australia in the final of the tri-series that also featured England at the Junction Oval in Melbourne on Wednesday (February 12).
The series saw each team play each other twice, meaning all team's played 4 matches. Amazingly, every side won two and lost two matches and therefore the finalists were decided on the basis of Net Run Rate (NRR).
Defending T20 world champions Australia will be favourites in this match, given that it is being played in home conditions. However, the most recent encounter between these two sides saw the match end in favour of the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side.
India's chances of a win will depend heavily on how well youngster Shafali Verma does. The 15-year old has taken international cricket by storm since her debut and has been in fine fettle in this series as well, with her power-hitting approach a welcome addition to India's top order.
The key player for them with the ball will be Rajeshwari Gayakwad, who is the tourament's highest wicket-taker thus far. The woman behind her is Australia's Ellyse Perry, who will have to deliver with both bat and ball if the hosts are to stand a chance of ending the series as victors.
Ashleigh Gardner has been the key player for the hosts with the bat thus far, scoring 141 runs in the series but she won't be the only one who poses a threat, with the likes of Beth Mooney and skipper Meg Lanning also capable of winning matches.
India's preparations for the tournament won't be considered a failure should they go on to lose this match, but the WV Raman-coached side would like to go into the World Cup with winning momentum on their side.
Live Score, India vs Australia, Women's T20 Tri-series Final at Melbourne: AUS Lose Four, IND in Control
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HIGHLIGHTS
OUT! Perry has to depart now and she's gone for just 1. Meanwhile Mooney brings up her half-century. We are in for an interesting final four overs of this innings.
OUT! Radha Yadav gets the breakthrough and it's Meg Lanning who has to walk. Just the breakthrough India needed although with Ellyse Perry the next person in, India will need to stay vigilant and hunt for more wickets.
FOUR! Lanning is looking for at least one boundary an over to keep the scoring rate healthy. Here she gets one off Radha Yadav, dispatching her to deep square leg. 10 runs come off the over. India need a wicket. At least.
FOUR! Shikha Pandey comes in to bowl her final over and Mooney greets her by hitting her for a four towards deep mid-wicket. The boundary is followed by more smart running as Australia take 9 runs off the over.
SIX! Lanning takes on Reddy and manages to launch one over the ropes at the backward square leg region. Some good running through the over sees the hosts take 12 runs off the over.
We are halfway through the innings now and Australia are in a decent position at 65-2. They have lost only two wickets and if these two can continue on for another 4-5 overs they can accelerate at the death.
09:21 (IST)
OUT! Perry has to depart now and she's gone for just 1. Meanwhile Mooney brings up her half-century. We are in for an interesting final four overs of this innings.
09:16 (IST)
OUT! Radha Yadav gets the breakthrough and it's Meg Lanning who has to walk. Just the breakthrough India needed although with Ellyse Perry the next person in, India will need to stay vigilant and hunt for more wickets.
09:13 (IST)
Move over, zing bails. Fielders have a new menace when it comes to hitting the stumps!
09:12 (IST)
Mooney is nearing her half-century now. Can she and Lanning propel the hosts to a decent target?
09:06 (IST)
FOUR! Lanning is looking for at least one boundary an over to keep the scoring rate healthy. Here she gets one off Radha Yadav, dispatching her to deep square leg. 10 runs come off the over. India need a wicket. At least.
09:02 (IST)
FOUR! Shikha Pandey comes in to bowl her final over and Mooney greets her by hitting her for a four towards deep mid-wicket. The boundary is followed by more smart running as Australia take 9 runs off the over.
08:57 (IST)
SIX! Lanning takes on Reddy and manages to launch one over the ropes at the backward square leg region. Some good running through the over sees the hosts take 12 runs off the over.
08:52 (IST)
We are halfway through the innings now and Australia are in a decent position at 65-2. They have lost only two wickets and if these two can continue on for another 4-5 overs they can accelerate at the death.
Latest update: OUT! Perry has to depart now and she's gone for just 1. Meanwhile Mooney brings up her half-century. We are in for an interesting final four overs of this innings.
Catch live cricket score and live action of the women's T20 tri-series final between India and Australia at Melbourne.
Preview: The Indian women's cricket team will take on Australia in the final of the tri-series that also featured England at the Junction Oval in Melbourne on Wednesday (February 12).
The series saw each team play each other twice, meaning all team's played 4 matches. Amazingly, every side won two and lost two matches and therefore the finalists were decided on the basis of Net Run Rate (NRR).
Defending T20 world champions Australia will be favourites in this match, given that it is being played in home conditions. However, the most recent encounter between these two sides saw the match end in favour of the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side.
India's chances of a win will depend heavily on how well youngster Shafali Verma does. The 15-year old has taken international cricket by storm since her debut and has been in fine fettle in this series as well, with her power-hitting approach a welcome addition to India's top order.
The key player for them with the ball will be Rajeshwari Gayakwad, who is the tourament's highest wicket-taker thus far. The woman behind her is Australia's Ellyse Perry, who will have to deliver with both bat and ball if the hosts are to stand a chance of ending the series as victors.
Ashleigh Gardner has been the key player for the hosts with the bat thus far, scoring 141 runs in the series but she won't be the only one who poses a threat, with the likes of Beth Mooney and skipper Meg Lanning also capable of winning matches.
India's preparations for the tournament won't be considered a failure should they go on to lose this match, but the WV Raman-coached side would like to go into the World Cup with winning momentum on their side.
Australia: Alyssa Healy (wk), Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Meg Lanning (c), Ellyse Perry, Rachael Haynes, Sophie Molineux, Nicola Carey, Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt, Tayla Vlaeminck, Delissa Kimmince, Georgia Wareham, Erin Burns, Annabel Sutherland.
India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Shikha Pandey, Arundhati Reddy, Harleen Deol, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav, Veda Krishnamurthy, Nuzhat Parween, Pooja Vastrakar, Richa Ghosh.
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