IND W vs AUS W Live: Poonam Yadav foxes Alyssa Healy to trigger collapse; watch video

India Women faced off against Australia Women in  first match of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on Friday. India Women mand a modest score of 132/4 against defending champions Australia Women and it seemed like host nation would run away with contest after wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy went berserk. However, Poonam Yadav, India Women legspinner had last laugh after dismissing opener and triggering a collapse.

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IND W vs AUS W Live: Poonam Yadav dismisses Alyssa Healy to trigger a collapse

Australian Women opener Alyssa Healy got off to a flyer after India Women mand 132/4 from ir 20 overs. While her compatriots struggled, Healy showed her quality as brandished an array of shots to all parts of fence to score a magnificent half-century. In ninth over of innings, India Women captain Harmanpreet Kaur turned to Poonam Yadav to get a breakthrough.

Healy welcomed Yadav with a huge six to reach her half-century. However, Poonam Yadav deceived Alyssa Healy very next delivery as wicketkeeper hit it straight into leg-spinner’s hands to bring India Women back into game.

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IND W vs AUS W Live score: Watch Poonam Yadav deceives Alyssa Healy, takes an easy return catch

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IND W vs AUS W Live score: Poonam Yadav wickets guide India to victory

Alyssa Healy’s wicket opened floodgates as Poonam Yadav ran through Australian Women batting order to register India’s best-ever figures in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. Yadav registered figures of 4/19 in her four overs and Poonam Yadav wickets included those of Alyssa Healy, Elyse Perry, Jess Jonassen and Rachel Haynes. Yadav could have had a hat-trick after picking up wickets of Haynes and perry off successive deliveries, but Taniya Bhatia dropped difficult chance to dismiss Jonassen and deny Yadav hat-trick. With all Poonam Yadav wickets, India Women defeated reigning champions Australia Women to start off ir ICC Women’s T20 World Cup with a win. 

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