Aussie women beat India by 6 wickets in T20I Tri-Series

March 22 (IANS) Australia dominated with both bat and ball to defeat India by six wickets in the first match of the women's Twenty20 International (T20I) Tri-Series here on Thursday.

Asked to bat first, India made 152/5 in their 20 overs. In reply, the Australians romped home with 11 deliveries to spare.Brief Scores:

India: 152/5 in 20 overs (Smriti Mandhana 67, Anuja Patil 35; Ashleigh Gardener 2/22, Ellyse Perry 2/31) vs Australia: 156/4 in 18.1 overs (Beth Mooney 45, Elyse Vilani 39, Meg Lanning 35; Jhulan Goswami 3/30).