Ellyse Perry adds another feather to her cap, becomes most capped player in women's T20Is

Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry on Sunday became most capped player in history of women's T20Is. She achieved feat against India in ongoing women's tri-series. 29-year-old has w played 113 T20Is, surpassing New Zealand's Suzie Bates record of 112 matches in shortest format. India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur is on sixth spot in list with 106 matches. 

Perry's match-winning kck helped Aussies to defeat India

Perry celebrated feat in style as she displayed an all-round show to help Australia win T20I match against India. With a kck of 49 runs, she helped Australia chase down target of 104 runs. With ball in hand, Perry scalped four wickets. She is also first player to complete 1,000 runs and take 100 wickets in shortest format of game.

Chasing 104, Australia lost its way at start and was reduced to 30/3 in sixth over. Alyssa Healy (1), Beth Mooney (6) and Ashleigh Gardner (22) failed to impress with bat, to give India a glimmer of hope in match. Ellyse Perry and Rachael Haynes n retrieved innings for Australia as duo put on 22 runs for fourth wicket.

India restricted to 103/9 in first innings

India finally got breakthrough of Haynes (9) in 10th over as Arundhati Reddy sent her back to pavilion, reducing Australia to 52/4. Jess Jonassen and Perry put on 30 runs for fifth wicket, but with just 22 runs required from 34 balls, Australia lost wicket of Jonassen (6) as Rajeshwari Gayakw dismissed her in 15th over.

With just five runs required, Australia lost crucial wicket of Perry (49). However, hosts mand to scrape over line by four wickets. Earlier, a spirited bowling performance by Australia restricted India to just 103/9 in allotted twenty overs.

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Taylor became first male kiwi to play 100 T20Is

Meanwhile, Ross Taylor on Sunday became first New Zealand male cricketer to play 100 T20I. Taylor achieved this feat in final T20I against India at Bay Oval. He also became third most capped player in international cricket. Shoaib Malik and Rohit Sharma are only two players ahe of Taylor. Malik has featured in 113 matches for Pakistan while Sharma has played 108 games for India.

Taylor has amassed a total of 113 runs in four games of ongoing series so far including a fifty in first T20I. 35-year-old batsman has smashed six fifties in shortest format with a high score of 63.

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(With ncy inputs) (Im credits: Twitter/@cricketcomau)