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Graham's hat-trick; Gardner, Harris power-hitting floor India in 5th T20I

Sent into bat, Asheigh Gardner (66 not out off 32) and Grace Harris (64 not out off 35) struck explosive unbeaten half-centuries to power Australia to an imposing 196 for four

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Australia's Ashleigh Gardner plays a shot during the fifth women’s T20 cricket match between India and Australia at the Cricket Club of India stadium in Mumbai. Pic/AFP

Australia's Ashleigh Gardner plays a shot during the fifth women’s T20 cricket match between India and Australia at the Cricket Club of India stadium in Mumbai. Pic/AFP

Heather Graham became only the second woman cricketer from her country to take a T20 hat-trick as Australia crushed India by 54 runs in the final match to clinch the five-game series 4-1 here on Tuesday. Graham (4/8 from 2 overs) was the star performer with the ball for Australia as she first dismissed Devika Vaidya and Radha Yadav in the last two deliveries of the 13th over. She then returned in the final over of the innings to not only claim a hat-trick with the opening ball in the form of Renuka Singh but also picked up the prized scalp of Deepti Sharma (53 off 34) in the final delivery. Australian pacer Megan Schutt was the first woman from her country to claim a hat-trick in T20 cricket in 2018.

Sent into bat, Asheigh Gardner (66 not out off 32) and Grace Harris (64 not out off 35) struck explosive unbeaten half-centuries to power Australia to an imposing 196 for four. The Indian bowlers cut a sorry figure after initial success as Gardner and Harris stitched an attacking unbeaten 129 off just 62 balls to fire Australia to their highest total of the series. The asking rate was too tall for India as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals to be bowled out for 142. India started their big chase with a bang with vice-captain Smriti Mandhana (4) pulling Darcie Brown across the square-leg boundary in the first delivery of the innings. But Mandhana's stay was short-lived as two balls later she holed out to Grace Harris at forward square leg, looking to flick the ball.

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