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ICC Women’s World T20 2012: Meg Lanning steadies Australia Women’s chase against India

By CricketCountry Staff

 

Australia Women reached 68 with a loss of one wicket in ten overs, in reply to Indian Women's score of 104 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs in the Group A match of the World T20 match on Thursday.

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Published: Sep 27, 2012, 03:57 PM (IST)
Edited: Sep 27, 2012, 03:57 PM (IST)

ICC Women's World T20 2012: Meg Lanning steadies Australia Women's chase against India

Meg Lanning was unbeaten on 32 © Getty Images

By CricketCountry Staff

 

Galle: Sep 27, 2012

 

Australia Women reached 68 with a loss of one wicket in ten overs, in reply to Indian Women‘s score of 104 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs in the Group A match of the World T20 match on Thursday.

 

Meg Lanning was on 32 along with Jess Cameron who was not out on 9. Australia lost the wicket of Alyssa Healy, which was taken by Shublakshmi Sharma.

 

Earlier after winning the toss and electing to bat first, India lost quick wickets. India lost openers Amita Sharma (11) in the fifth over and Poonam Raut scored was dismissed in the seventh over.

 

Raut top scored for India with 21 runs as she was dismissed by Osborne who picked three wickets for Australia, the most in the match.

 

Skipper Mithali Raj’s attempt to resurrect the score but was ran out on 18 runs by Jess Jonassen.

 

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Brief Scores: India Women 104 for 8 in 20 overs (Poonam Raut 21, Mithali Raj 18; Erin Osborne 3 for 13) vs Australia Women 68 for 1 in 10 overs (Meg Lanning 32*, Jess Cameron 9*; Shublakshmi Sharma 1 for 22)