Phoebe Litchfield finished Australia's innings off with an almighty six. How crucial will that be come the 20th over of India's innings?

Shafali Verma picks up her first boundary, with a biff for four off Ash Gardner over square leg.

Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Ash Gardner has come on to bowl in the second over as she wants to bowl at Smriti Mandhana. This is the match-up that Australia want to see. It will be interesting to see if Shafali Verma can hog the strike and not play into Australia's hands.

Verma dropped on threepublished at 1.1 overs

1.1 overs

Spinner Ash Gardner bowls the second over,

Is this a drop off her first ball?

Shafali Verma, plays uppishly off the back foot and pings the ball through the hands of Megan Schutt, at full stretch, at cover.

India's Smriti Mandhana has recorded five scores of 50 plus in women’s T20 internationals in 2024, including 50 runs against Sri Lanka last time.

Only Mithali Raj (seven in 2018) has logged more in a calendar year for India in the history of the format.

Good intent from Shafali Verma early on as she looks to set the tone for India, hitting Megan Schutt over the top of mid-on for a couple.

Beth Mooney has plenty of chirp behind the stumps. "Only going one way this one isn't it?" she pipes up.

Smriti Mandhana steps across her stumps and drives Schutt through the covers but it does not have the legs to reach the boundary and India have to accept a couple.

Solid start for India.

Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

It's plain and simple for India - they need to win this game in order to get to the semi-finals.

Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana will open the batting for India.

Verma has just taken guard.

Megan Schutt will bowl the first over for Australia.

Away we go...

Australia have lost only one of their last 14 T20 internationals (won 12, tied one) against India which came via a nine-wicket defeat in January this year.

Thanks, Tim. I can think of three words beginning with the letter 'c' to, ahem, describe you as well...

Charming, compassionate and cheerful, of course.

A bit of a chaotic end but that feels a pretty a defendable total for Australia overall.

India need to go at 7.60 runs per over to chase this down.

That was a chaotic end to the innings, what we need now is a calm, cool and collected approach to take us through India's reply. Timothy Abraham has all those qualities and more - a lot more.

Here he is...

Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Phoebe Litchfield has whacked that and Australia have got their 150. You think you've restricted them, you think you've got them where you want them and then in the last ball, they break your heart.

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Take that! Phoebe Litchfield smashes the final ball of the innings over square leg - it's a low skimmer and clatters into the stands for an impressive end to their 20 over allocation.

Great shot over cover off the third ball for four.

Firdose Moonda
Cricinfo writer on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Anything under 150 India will be happy with. But they will need to chase it quickly if they want to keep their World Cup tournament alive.

Shreyanka Patil takes the final over, and her first is clouted by Sutherland straight back past the bowler but just for one

Annabel Sutherland smacks a four off her first ball, and then nicks the strike for the last over.

Is 150 on here?

Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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A great catch from Sajeevan Sajana. She did well to keep hold of that, it looked like a stinger! You can see her hands are in pain as she grabbed onto it.