An ‘ugly action’, yoga with puppies, oodles of experience and a dash of spunk- it’s an odd concoction coming together for a bowler to take a match-winning fifer in a big win. Ask Megan Schutt.
Under a cloudy sky with a golden sun peeping out in patches, Schutt’s pace pack made life hard for India, bowling the visitor out for just 100 in under 34 overs which set the tone for a massive six-wicket win with 202 balls to spare at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane on Thursday.
India opted to bat, a toss Australia was happy to lose. The 31-year-old Schutt gave the host a dream start accounting for both Indian openers – Priya Punia (who had taken a dropped Shafali Verma’s spot) and Smriti Mandhana – to leave India reeling at 19/2 in the seventh over.
She generated plenty of swing early on from a track primed for pace bowling with Kim Garth holding down the other end of the fort in the PowerPlay. The Indian top and middle order…
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