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Josh Hazlewood has taken three wickets for 13 runs, setting up Australia's four-wicket win over India in the second Twenty20 cricket international on Friday.
The match was being played at Manuka Stadium in Canberra, Australia, where India reached 97-1 after 9.4 overs when the match-ending interruption arrived. Australia are ranked number two in the world, second only to India, who they last faced in defeat at global cricket’s showpiece short-format event last year.
Australia cruise to a four-wicket victory against India inside 14 overs in Melbourne as they go 1-0 up in their T20 series.
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Weaknesses are few and far between for the most imposing team on the planet, but hosts exposed them all the same
India’s one-day international vice-captain Shreyas Iyer was rushed to hospital in Australia during third game of series.
In the first innings, Phoebe Litchfield scored a spectacular maiden Cricket World Cup ton as Australia secured a mammoth total of 339 against India. After Australia won the toss and elected to bat first, Kranti Gaud struck early to nab the all-important wicket of Australia captain Alyssa Healy to provide India with their opening breakthrough.