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1st T20I: Smriti, Shafali Fifties After Titas Sadhu's Four-fer Helps India Romp To Nine-wicket Win
DY Patil Stadium: Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma struck half-centuries and shared a 137-run partnership for the opening wicket as India Women outplayed Australia Women by nine wickets in the first T20I and gained a 1-0 lead in the three-match series at the DY Patil Stadium here on Friday.
After young pacer Titas Sadhu had claimed a four-fer and spinners Shreyanka Patil and Deepti Sharma claimed a brace each as India Women bundled out Australia Women, the reigning Women's T20 World Cup champions, for 141 in 19.2 overs the hosts won the toss and elected to field first.
Chasing 142, Smriti Mandhana scored 54 off 52 balls while Shafali Verma hammered an unbeaten 44-ball 64 as they added 137 runs for the opening wicket as India Women reached 145/1 in 17.4 overs, claiming victory with 14 balls to spare.
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