Australia Women vs India Women, Only Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India Women tour of Australia, 2021 Venue: Carrara Oval, Queensland Date & Time: Sep 30-Oct 03, 02:30 PM LOCAL
Ashleigh Gardner 1-52(30 ov)
141.6
Gardner to Vastrakar, no run, slow and enough time for Vastrakar to block off the back foot
141.5
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, full and Deepti Sharma gets forward to drive wide of cover for a single
141.4
Gardner to Vastrakar, 1 run, nudged behind square and Vastrakar crosses over
141.3
Gardner to Vastrakar, no run, flighted outside off, Vastrakar gets across to block
141.2
Gardner to Vastrakar, no run, regulation offbreak on a good length, Vastrakar defends off the back foot
141.1
Gardner to Vastrakar, no run, tossed up outside off, Vastrakar gets forward to defend to cover
139.6
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, no run, tossed up on the stumps, forward and blocked
139.5
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, FOUR, hammered. Tossed up and out comes the slogsweep, Deepti Sharma takes it from outside off and nails this through mid-wicket
139.4
Gardner to Vastrakar, 1 run, drifting down, nudged behind square
139.3
Gardner to Vastrakar, no run, another catch dropped! This time by Gardner, tossed up and driven off the bottom part of the bat, Gardner didn't react in time, and down it goes. She wasn't expecting it to come back to her
139.2
Gardner to Vastrakar, no run, turns away from a good length, Vastrakar pushes to cover
139.1
Gardner to Vastrakar, no run, tossed up outside off, defended to cover
112.6
Gardner to Bhatia, no run, drifts away just outside off, Taniya hangs back and taps with soft hands
112.5
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, clipped off the pads to the left of square leg and the duo race through for a quick single
112.4
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, no run, fuller on off-stump, forward and played back to the bowler
112.3
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, no run, jumps on the back foot and cuts the short delivery to cover
112.2
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, FOUR, out comes the slogsweep and that will be 300 up for India. Plenty of loop on this and Deepti was quick to get on one knee and hammer this over mid-wicket for her first boundary of the day
112.1
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, no run, flat and fast just outside off, Deepti prods forward and defends into the off-side
110.6
Gardner to Bhatia, FOUR, outside off stump, Bhatia cuts late and gets it behind point, no third man. India getting a move on in that over
110.5
Gardner to Bhatia, no run, covers the line and keeps it out
110.4
Gardner to Bhatia, no run, swept towards backward square leg
110.3
Gardner to Bhatia, no run, fullish delivery, Bhatia drives and finds cover
110.2
Gardner to Bhatia, no run, blocked
110.1
Gardner to Bhatia, FOUR, much needed boundary. Shortish delivery outside off stump, Bhatia cuts through point and the timing is good enough to take it all the way
108.6
Gardner to Bhatia, no run, driven to mid-off
108.5
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, oh mistimes the slog-sweep but it lands safely around deep square leg. Two fielders attacked the ball but couldn't get there
108.4
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, no run, fullish delivery, Deepti Sharma defends
108.3
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, no run, spinning away, left alone
108.2
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, no run, covers the line and offers the full face of the bat to the ball
108.1
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Deepti Sharma keeps it out
106.6
Gardner to Bhatia, no run, goes back and defends towards point
106.5
Gardner to Bhatia, no run, blocked
106.4
Gardner to Bhatia, no run, comes forward and defends this time
106.3
Gardner to Bhatia, FOUR, oh bounce taking the outside edge. Gardner bowled a flatter delivery outside off stump, Bhatia was on the back foot, couldn't handle the bounce, luckily the edge flew wide of slip and teased short third man all the way to the boundary
106.2
Gardner to Bhatia, no run, full and outside off stump, Bhatia blocks
106.1
Gardner to Bhatia, no run, flighted delivery, Bhatia defends
104.6
Gardner to Bhatia, no run, leans forward and defends nicely
104.5
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, on the leg stump, Deepti Sharma turns it to square leg and they get a run
104.4
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, no run, very full delivery, Deepti Sharma digs it out
104.3
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, no run, defended off the back foot
104.2
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, no run, comes forward and keeps it out
104.1
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, no run, flatter delivery, Deepti Sharma defends close to the pad, this time there is a soft LBW appeal but it was a big inside edge first
102.6
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, no run, spinning away outside off stump, left alone
102.5
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, no run, solid front foot block to cover
102.4
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, no run, full ball, driven firmly to cover
102.3
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, no run, bit short with a bit of width, Deepti cuts to cover-point
102.2
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, no run, spinning away outside off stump, bounce, but Deepti Sharma offers no shot
102.1
Gardner to Deepti Sharma, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Deepti Sharma drives to cover
76.6
Gardner to Mithali, no run, regulation offbreak, tossed up and Mithali gets forward to defend
76.5
Gardner to Mithali, no run, slides onto middle and leg, defended
76.4
Gardner to Mithali, FOUR, cover is open, asking Mithali to drive, this is floated up outside off, Mithali gets forward and opens the bat-face to place it in the gap. Runs after a while
76.3
Gardner to Mithali, no run, slides across Mithali who defends with an open face to backward point
76.2
Gardner to Mithali, no run, quicker on off, Mithali defends wide of silly point
76.1
Gardner to Mithali, no run, tossed up outside off, Mithali opens the face of the bat and guides it to backward point
74.6
Gardner to Mithali, no run, Mithali gets across and forward to defend a tossed up offbreak
74.5
Gardner to Mithali, no run, yorker length and Mithali digs it out
74.4
Gardner to Mithali, no run, aired up on middle, defended
74.3
Gardner to Mithali, no run, again Mithali defends off the front foot
74.2
Gardner to Mithali, no run, tossed up outside off, Mithali gets forward to defend wide of silly point
74.1
Gardner to Mithali, no run, tossed up outside off, spinning in, with extra bounce, but Mithali judges it well and lets it go
73.5
Sutherland to Punam Raut, no run, well bowled. Angled in and this good length ball straightens outside off, Punam Raut pushes and again is beaten
73.4
Sutherland to Punam Raut, no run, loose waft at a ball moving away from a good length outside off, Punam Raut lucky not to have edged that
73.3
Sutherland to Punam Raut, no run, angled in fuller, Punam Raut on the defence gets a thick inside-edge to square leg, wants a single but sent back
72.6
Gardner to Mithali, no run, again, wanting Mithali to drive in the air but she plays it along the ground to mid-off
72.5
Gardner to Mithali, no run, lots of air on this offbreak, Mithali pushes to cover
72.4
Gardner to Mithali, FOUR, swept from the stumps, Mithali sits down and hits it really well, the fielder chasing fails to pull it back as it rolls into the rope
72.3
Gardner to Mithali, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Mithal stretches forward and defends with an open face to backward point
72.2
Gardner to Mithali, no run, tossed up offbreak, Mithali defends to silly point, but off the higher part of the bat - that's why oohs and aahs
72.1
Gardner to Punam Raut, 1 run, Punam Raut comes down the track and pushes a single to long-on
70.6
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, full-toss outside off, Punam Raut drives but can't beat a diving point
70.5
Gardner to Mithali, byes, 1 run, down leg, left alone and Healy can't glove cleanly
70.4
Gardner to Mithali, no run, turning into Mithali who nudges to the right of FSL
70.3
Gardner to Mithali, no run, tossed up outside off, driven past silly point
70.2
Gardner to Mithali, no run, regulation offbreak on a short of length, Mithali blocks off the back foot
70.1
Gardner to Mithali, no run, short of length and goes straight outside off, Mithali defends off the back foot
68.6
Gardner to Mithali, no run, again nicely bowled. Mithali stretches across to defend but the ball goes straight on outside off to miss the edge. That was a good over
68.5
Gardner to Mithali, no run, now forward and defending just wide of silly point
68.4
Gardner to Mithali, no run, well bowled. Tossed up outside off, it grips and turns on the pitch, Mithali gets forward to defend but the spin in, fools her and it hits the body
68.3
Gardner to Mithali, no run, turning in, glanced to backward square leg
68.2
Gardner to Mithali, no run, regulation offbreak, Mithali defends to leg
68.1
Gardner to Mandhana, out Caught by Tahlia McGrath!! The plan has worked. Mandhana has chipped one straight to silly mid-off. End of a fine knock though. She walks back to a standing ovation. A flighted delivery on the stumps, Mandhana comes down the track to drive but can't keep it down, finds the fielder to perfection. There was a fielder placed there exactly for that kind of shot, finally Australia have something to cheer about. Mandhana c Tahlia McGrath b Gardner 127(216) [4s-22 6s-1]
66.6
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, short of length outside off, punched to cover
66.5
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, pulls the trajectory back, Mandhana steps out and defends to cover
66.4
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, floated up outside off, driven to cover
66.3
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, flighted delivery outside off, driven to short cover
66.2
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, tossed up outside off, Mandhana gets forward and drives to cover
66.1
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, thrown up outside off, turns away, left alone
64.6
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, full on off-stump, Smriti strides forward and blocks into the off-side
64.5
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, looped up outside off, forward and pushed to short cover
64.4
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, full on off, played back to the bowler
64.3
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, full on the stumps, blocked to silly mid-off
64.2
Gardner to Punam Raut, 1 run, closes the bat face and tucks the quicker delivery to the right of short fine
64.1
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, flat on off-stump, played back to the bowler
62.6
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, jumps out her crease, gets too close to the pitch of the delivery and flicks this to the right of short mid-wicket
62.5
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, leans across and drives the full delivery in front of cover
62.4
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, looks to scoop the fuller offbreak and gets a top-edge onto her helmet that lands well in front of Healy to her left
62.3
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, full on off-stump, nudged with soft hands to silly mid-on
62.2
Gardner to Mandhana, 1 run, touch fuller outside off, Smriti drives it to deep mid-off's right for an easy single
62.1
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, full and just outside off, driven to the right of silly mid-off
60.6
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, a maiden over from Ash Gardner! Gets this full and just outside off, forward and block from Smriti
60.5
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, looped up just outside off, forward and driven to silly mid-off
60.4
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, floated full on off-stump, driven back to Gardner
60.3
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, flat and wide of off, punched to the right of cover
60.2
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, full on off, driven back to the bowler
60.1
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, full and just outside off, Smriti drives to the right of short cover. A diving stop by McGrath
58.6
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, mild appeal for lbw but that's slightly high and the impact may have been outside off too. Offbreak, pitches outside off and drifts in sharply to knock Punam high on the back pad as she remained tentative on the front foot
58.5
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, jumps down the track and drives the full delivery to silly mid-on
58.4
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, fuller and just outside off, Punam drives it to towards silly mid-on
58.3
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, strides across and tucks the off-break off the splice towards square leg
58.2
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, full and just outside off, Punam lunges across and defends to short cover
58.1
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, short outside off, steered away to the right of backward point
56.6
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, goes back and across to bunt this back to the bowler
56.5
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, flat on off, blocked back to the bowler
56.4
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, drifting in from a length just outside off, nudged straight to square leg
56.3
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, shuffles across her off-stump and looks for a tickle with the spin, misses and gets hit high on the pad
56.2
Gardner to Mandhana, 1 run, slightly short outside off, punched down to long-off
56.1
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, flat outside off, driven to the right of short cover
44.6
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, back and across to block this
44.5
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, tossed just outside off, Punam strides across and blocks
44.4
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, forward and played with soft hands
44.3
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, spinning in from a fuller length, Punam hangs back to block
44.2
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, floated up on off, Punam strides forward and blocks
44.1
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, so much time on the back foot to defend this to the off-side
42.6
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, goes back and blocks
42.5
Gardner to Punam Raut, FOUR, loose full toss. The Aussies are struggling for control. Raut steps out solidly lofts this over mid-wicket without actually trying to overhit
42.4
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Raut defends
42.3
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, goes back and defends
42.2
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, full toss, pushed towards cover
42.1
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, flighted delivery, Raut keeps it out
40.6
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, bit of turn but it's slow turn this time, Mandhana nicely covers and defends this offie from round the wicket
40.5
Gardner to Punam Raut, 1 run, there's the invitation for the drive with a bit more air and width than the previous one, it does take the outside edge but rolls wide of slip for a run
40.4
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, neat forward press to cover to this offie on a fullish length
40.3
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, nicely tossed up on the off stump, Raut defends off the front foot
40.2
Gardner to Punam Raut, 2 runs, full toss outside off stump, Raut drives it to deep extra-cover
40.1
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, oh bit of extra jump on this offie, Raut does well to play with soft hands as she adjusts to play, rolls behind square
38.6
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, tossed up outside off, Punam Raut stretches across and is forward to smother
38.5
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, regulation offbreak, turns in, from a good length, Punam Raut defends
38.4
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, back to calmly stretching forward to block
38.3
Gardner to Punam Raut, 2 runs, Punam Raut wants to go after Gardner, she comes down the track and lofts over the bowler's head. Managed to clear mid-off
38.2
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Punam Raut gets forward to block
38.1
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, tossed up and Punam Raut is down the track to drive to mid-on
36.6
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, fullish ball on off, Mandhana opts to play back, defends though
36.5
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, again full and Mandhana drives it back to Gardner
36.4
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, driven to silly mid-off
36.3
Gardner to Punam Raut, 1 run, Punam Raut uses her feet and takes it on the full, drives to mid-off for a quick single
36.2
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, shortish and Punam Raut defends off the back foot
36.1
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, tossed up just outside off, Punam Raut gets forward to block
34.6
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, very full on off, Punam Raut smothers off the front foot
34.5
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, comes down the track and drives to mid-on
34.4
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, slower on the stumps, Punam Raut uses her feet and pushes to mid-on
34.3
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, nicey tossed up outside off, Punam Raut stretches forward to block
34.2
Gardner to Mandhana, 1 run, quick single taken by Mandhana after she drives to the left of cover, races across to make it
34.1
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, tossed up, Mandhana gets forward to drive to mid-off
32.6
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, Mandhana defends and off go the players. That will be dinner in this historic pink-ball Test
32.5
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, drifting in, Mandhana stretches to defend
32.4
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, shortish, Mandhana punches to extra-cover
32.3
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, too full and Mandhana drives it back to Gardner
32.2
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, tossed up just outside off, Mandhana gets forward to block
32.1
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, Mandhana rocks back to punch to cover
30.6
Gardner to Punam Raut, 1 run, Punam Raut is off the mark with a nudged single behind square
30.5
Gardner to Punam Raut, no run, lots of flight outside off, Punam Raut drives and finds silly point in the way
30.4
Gardner to Mandhana, 1 run, risky and quick single taken. Not sure India needed that. Mandhana uses her feet and drives to the right of mid-off, takes the fielder on and makes it
30.3
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, slower, on the stumps, Mandhana drives to mid-off
30.2
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, well bowled. Mandhana wanted to come forward to this, but in the end defends from the crease
30.1
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, Mandhana makes room and punches to cover
28.6
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, tossed up on off, Mandhana gets forward to block it back down the track
28.5
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, fraction short and Mandhana makes room to punch to cover
28.4
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, tossed up but Mandhana prefers to defend off the back foot, does so well
28.3
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, now right forward, stretching to smother
28.2
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, turns across Mandhana from a good length, but the batter has time to handle that off the back foot
28.1
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, Mandhana gets forward and drives to mid-off
26.6
Gardner to Mandhana, 1 run, fraction short and Mandhana punches wide of extra-cover
26.5
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, Mandhana gets forward and pushes it to mid-on
26.4
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, Mandhana didn't play that well. It skids on from a short of length and Mandhana is late to pick it, but manages to get the bat down before the ball could hit pad first. It was in line with the stumps as well
26.3
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, flighted delivery and Mandhana gets forward to drive to mid-off
26.2
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Mandhana defends to short cover
26.1
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, down leg, Mandhana sweeps and misses
24.6
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, flighted on the stumps, Mandhana on-drives to mid-on
24.5
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, short and Mandhana's cut finds short cover
24.4
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, nicely tossed up on the stumps, Mandhana gets forward to defend
24.3
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, pushed through a bit on the middle and leg line, Mandhana blocks
24.2
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, on a good length and sliding on, Mandhana defends off the back foot
24.1
Gardner to Mandhana, no run, floated around off, Mandhana defends
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