Shafali, Smriti's near-perfect partnership guides India to 9-wicket victory over Australia Women in 1st T20I

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 5 (ANI): After the ODI series setback, Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana guided India to a thumping 9-wicket victory over Australia in the 1st T20I on Friday.

Smriti and Shafali played a near-flawless innings as their 137-run opening stand helped India chase down the target with 15 balls to spare at the DY Patil Sports Academy here. With this victory, India went 1-0 up in the three-ma