Add a primary worldwide hat-trick for Heather Graham and a maiden 50 for Grace Harris to an all-conquering 12 months for Australia that ended with yet one more T20 win in India.
Capping a outstanding calendar 12 months during which the World Cup champions have misplaced only a single match from 26 accomplished video games throughout all codecs, the Aussies, minus injured captain Alyssa Healy, thumped the house aspect to win by 54 runs in Mumbai.
Australia received the sequence 4-1, a sixteenth consecutive sequence win, having misplaced simply the only sport, in an excellent over, robbing them of an unbeaten 2022.
Across T20s, ODIs and a single Test, Australia received 24 matches, drew the only real Test towards England and suffered the one loss in a shocking 12-month interval.
That run of success included successful the one-day World Cup and Commonwealth Games gold, an Ashes win towards England, the sequence win over India, and a tri-series towards Ireland and Pakistan
Graham, who solely made her worldwide debut in India, turned the second Australian lady to take a T20I hat-trick, achieved over two overs, as she completed with 4-8.
India was bowled out for 142 on the ultimate ball of the innings, chasing Australia’s mammoth Gardner 4-196.
That was achieved on the again of Ash Gardner’s 66 not out, off simply 32 balls and Harris’ 64 off 35 in a staggering show of batting at Brabourne Stadium.
The win gave stand-in skipper Tahlia McGrath an ideal document as captain, with the Aussies to fly dwelling on Wednesday forward of their subsequent engagement, an ODI and T20I sequence unfold throughout Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart and Canberra in January earlier than the T20 World Cup in South Africa in February.
Originally printed as Australia defeats India to assert 4-1 sequence win amid beautiful 2022 document
