Beth Mooney breaks Meg Lanning’s all-time record to reach the pinnacle of Australia Women’s T20I cricket in Canberra vs India.

The energy of Manuka Oval in Canberra is electric India Seeking a historic series win on Australian soil, a historic moment in the spotlight beth mooney breaks down meg lanningAll-time record of becoming her country’s most prolific T20I scorer. After a clinical 21-run win (DLS) in the series opener in Sydney, the India captain Harmanpreet Kaur After winning the toss, they decided to bowl first and once again expressed confidence in their disciplined bowling unit to take advantage of the cool evening conditions. Australianow led Sophie Molineuxhave a big point to prove as they aim to keep the three-match series alive and improve their preparations for the high-intensity season ahead.

Beth Mooney becomes Australia’s T20I queen after surpassing Meg Lanning during Canberra T20I

In the 10th over of the first innings, the Canberra crowd witnessed a historic milestone that cemented Mooney’s legacy as one of the game’s greatest players. With a controlled swipe to deep midwicket. Renuka Singh Thakur (9.5), Mooney took one run and took 3,406 runs and officially overtook the giants meg lanning (3,405) Became Australia’s all-time leading run-scorer in women’s T20Is. The southpaw, who has been an example of consistency since her debut in 2016, achieved the feat in her 114th match by sharing a dominant partnership of 128 runs with the explosive batsman. georgia volume. While Woll played the attacking role, scoring a brilliant 88, Mooney’s milestone provided the foundation for Australia’s resurgence after their batting collapse in the first game.

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Georgia Woll’s masterclass takes Australia to a strong score of 163/5

The Australian innings was defined by a brilliant breakout performance from Woll, who smashed a career-best 88 off just 57 balls to dismantle the Indian bowling attack. Partnering with the experienced Beth Mooney, Woll put together a huge opening stand of 128 runs, keeping Australia going at a pace of over nine runs per over for most of the first half.

Woll was particularly aggressive against the Indian spinners, using her reach to sweep and bounce over cover with clinical precision, and brought up her half-century in just 31 balls. However, India made a sensational comeback in the last five overs Arundhati ReddyWho once again proved to be the partnership breaker by dismissing both Mooney (46) and finally Woll in the 17th over.

The death overs were a showcase of the tactical brilliance of the Indian fast bowlers, as Renuka Singh dismissed Phoebe Lichfield First Sricharani Delivered a tough final over which included two run outs off the last two balls. Australia, which at one time looked to be on the way to cross the 180 mark. were reduced to 163/5India have a clear but challenging target of 164 runs to claim their first T20I series win in Australia since 2016.

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