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2017–18 India women's Tri-Nation Series Date 19–31 March 2018 Location India Result Australia won the seriesPlayer of the series Megan Schutt [ 1] ←
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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]
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
Tour matches
1st 20-over match: India A Women v England Women
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
India A Women won the toss and elected to bat.
14 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).
Points table
WT20I series
1st WT20I
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
3rd WT20I
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
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
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
England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: India Women 2, England Women 0.
Final
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
References
^ 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 .
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