Gold Coast: The Indian Women’s team is committed to beat Harakiri even though half a century is good from the opening of Mandhana Smriti to lose the third and final international T20 to Australia with 14 runs and series 0-2 on Sundays.
Chasing a challenging 150-run target, Mandhana destroyed 52 out of 49 balls and shared 57 running with Rodrigues (23 off 26) for the second goal to set the platform for India before the visitors lost four numbers in a range of 10 walking story.
For Australia, Pacer Arm Right Nicola Carey (2/42) is a choice of Bowler, while Ashleigh Gardner (1/12), Annabel Sutherland (1/1) and Georgia Wareham (1/1) each scalped A goal.
India thus ended the Australian tour of their heartbroken, after losing three matches ODI series 1-2 before drawing a historic day / night test damaged by the rain.
India’s managed pursuit began in a disappointing way when they lost the hard opening of Shafali Verma (1) early, was arrested by Vlaeminck on short legs from Gardner in the second.
But Mandhana looked at an unpleasant touch when he showed various kinds of shots – interesting, cutting pads and crashing into the blanket area – to take three limits in fifth.
Mandhana and Rodrigues play caution with the former find the boundaries between India to reach 54 running on the 10th Mandhana immediately reached the fifth only 46 balls with limits off Carey but he killed four balls later, arrested by Australian Skipper Meg Lanning as India reached 93 at the end of 15 at the end.
It requires 57 out of 30 balls, Chase India slipped afterwards when they lost two faster names, including that from captain Harmanpreet Kaur (13).
It was another failure of Kaur when he drove one directly to Lanning off Sutherland while trying to clean the inner circle.
Pooja Vastrakar (5) was then cleaned by Carey next to when India slipped to 99 for four years.
From there, would not look back in Australia when they limited India to 135 for six people.
Richa Ghosh remained unbeaten at 23.
Choosing the first field after winning a throw, the Indian bowler took the goal regularly but the host scored 40 walks in the last 19 balls to seize momentum.
Rajeshwari Gayakwad’s left arm spinner (2/37), Renuka Singh (1/12), Pooja Vastrakar (24/1) and Off-Spinner Deepti Sharma (2/14) was a goalkeeper for India as a Australian battery struggling to score freely at Central Overs.
Mooney Top-Scholed for Australia with 43-Ball 61 with 10 limits.
Towards the end, McGrath scored 44 out of 31 balls and along with Gerorgia Wareham (13 did not come out) adding 32 runs valuable to the sixth goal to make Australia adjacent to the 150-run sign.
McGrath reaches six limits and one six.
India made a change, bring Harleen Deol in the place of Yastika Bhatia.
Australia also made changes with Annabel Sutherland to come for Hannah Darlington.
India lost the second T20i with four numbers, while the opening game was washed.