Indian women join the bash down under

The Indian women’s cricket team scripted history on Friday by clinching their maiden Twenty20 series win over three-time world champions Australia with a comprehensive 10-wicket triumph in the rain-truncated second game, here on Friday.

With this win, the Indians thus took a 2-0 lead in the three-match series which will wind up on January 31 in Sydney. Opting to bowl after winning the toss, the Indians had their more fancied rivals on the mat in overcast conditions. India restricted Australia to 125 in the match which was reduced to 18-overs-a-side following rain interruption.

In reply, the Indians came out all guns blazing and were cruising along nicely before another round of showers forced a revision of the target to 66 in 10 overs.

Scores Australia 125/8 in 18 overs (Meg Lanning 49, Jhulan Goswami 2/16) lost to India 69/0 in 9.1 overs (target 66 via D/L method) (Mithali Raj 37*).