The 2017–18 India women's Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament that took place in India in March 2018. It was a tri-nation series among Australia women, England women and the India women cricket teams.[2] The matches were played as Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) fixtures, with the top two teams progressing to the final on 31 March 2018.[3] Ahead of the WT20I fixtures, India A played two warm-up fixtures against England.[4]
| 2017–18 India women's Tri-Nation Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 19–31 March 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result |  Australia won the series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Megan Schutt[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the third match of the series, England's Jenny Gunn became the first player, male or female, to play in 100 Twenty20 International matches.[5] In the fifth match, Australia's Meg Lanning became the first player for Australia, male or female, to score 2,000 runs in Twenty20 Internationals.[6]
Australia Women and England Women qualified for the final, after India Women lost their first three matches of the series.[7][8] In the final, Australia Women beat England Women by 57 runs to win the series. In the match, Australia Women scored 209 runs, the highest team total in a WT20I fixture.[9][10] Australia Women also set a new record for the most fours scored in a Twenty20 International by any side, male or female, with 32 boundaries.[11]
With nine wickets at an average of 12.33, the series leading wicket taker, Australian Megan Schutt, was named player of the series.[1][12][13]
Squads
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Tour matches
edit1st 20-over match: India A Women v England Women
edit 19 March 2018
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- 14 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).
2nd 20-over match: India A Women v England Women
edit 20 March 2018
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Vellaswamy Vanitha 40 (51)
Katie George 4/6 (3 overs) |
Nat Sciver 54 (35)
Shannti Kumari 2/34 (4 overs) |
- India A Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- 14 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).
Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Australia
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.323 |
| 2 | England
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.923 |
| 3 | India
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.399 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
WT20I series
edit1st WT20I
edit 22 March 2018
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Sophie Molineux (Aus) made her WT20I debut.
- Points: Australia Women 2, India Women 0.
2nd WT20I
edit 23 March 2018
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- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Nicola Carey (Aus), Bryony Smith, Alice Davidson-Richards and Katie George (Eng) all made their WT20I debuts.
- Points: England Women 2, Australia Women 0.
3rd WT20I
edit 25 March 2018
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- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Jenny Gunn (Eng) became the first cricketer, male or female, to play in 100 T20I matches.[16]
- Smriti Mandhana (Ind) scored the fastest half-century by an Indian women in WT20Is (25 balls).[17]
- This was India Women's highest score in WT20Is and was the third highest team total in WT20Is.[17]
- Danni Wyatt (Eng) scored her second century and made the second-highest individual score in WT20Is.[17] She also became the second player to score two WT20I centuries and also registered the highest individual score as an opener in a WT20I.[18][19][20]
- This was the highest successful run-chase in WT20Is and the second highest team total made by a team in a WT20I match. This was also the highest team total made by England in a WT20I.[17][21]
- Points: England Women 2, India Women 0.
4th WT20I
edit 26 March 2018
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- India Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Megan Schutt became the first bowler for Australia Women to take a hat-trick in WT20Is.[22]
- Australia Women and England Women qualified for the final as a result of this match.[7]
- Points: Australia Women 2, India Women 0.
5th WT20I
edit 28 March 2018
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Meg Lanning became the first player for Australia, male or female, to score 2,000 runs in Twenty20 Internationals.[23]
- This was England Women's biggest defeat, in terms of balls remaining, in WT20Is (51).[24]
- Points: Australia Women 2, England Women 0.
6th WT20I
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India Women 2, England Women 0.
Final
edit 31 March 2018
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- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Australia Women's total of 209 was the highest team total in WT20Is.[9]
- Australia Women scored the most fours in a Twenty20 International by any side, male or female, with 32.[11]
Notes
edit- ^ Danielle Hazell captained England in the final.
- ^ Rachael Haynes captained Australia in the second WT20I match.
References
edit- ^ a b "Final, India Tri-Nation Women's T20 Series at Mumbai, Mar 31 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "India to host Australia, England for women's T20 tri-series". ESPNcricinfo. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Australia Women to tour India in March". International Cricket Council. 22 December 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Goswami returns for tri-series, Bisht recalled". ESPNcricinfo. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Reinvention the key as Jenny Gunn makes T20I history". International Cricket Council. 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ Jolly, Laura (28 March 2018). "Aussies inflict record loss on England". Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ a b Jolly, Laura (26 March 2018). "Schutt hat-trick puts Aussies into final". Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "India lose again after Mooney, Villani 50s and Schutt hat-trick". International Cricket Council. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ a b Jolly, Laura (31 March 2018). "World record secures Aussies tri-series title". Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Meg Lanning leads Australia to big win in title match". International Cricket Council. 31 March 2018. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ a b Ghosh, Annesha (31 March 2018). "Lanning's 88* powers Australia to tri-series title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "2017–18 India women's Tri-Nation Series - most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. 2018. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ ""Our most complete performance" – Meg Lanning". International Cricket Council. 31 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Lanning back; uncapped Molineux, Carey picked for India tour". ESPNcricinfo. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Three new players included in England Women's squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Jenny Gunn becomes the first player either male or female cricketer to play in 100 T20Is". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Wyatt belligerence powers England in record chase". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "India women v England women: Danni Wyatt century brings record T20 victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Records Women's Twenty20 Internationals Batting records Most runs in an innings (by batting position)". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Sport, Telegraph (25 March 2018). "Danielle Wyatt smashes 124 off just 64 balls as England Women claim record-breaking T20 victory over India". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Wyatt's 124 powers England in record chase". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Schutt claims rare hat-trick in Mumbai". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Perry stars in comprehensive Australia victory". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "England Women suffer record Twenty20 loss to Australia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 March 2018.