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Harmanpreet Kaur shells a dolly!

Tahlia McGrath drills the ball out to the India skipper at cover, and she drops a simple catch.

And off the next she gets a finger tip to a steepler - not her night at the moment.

Tahlia McGrath greets the spin of Radha Yadav with a dismissive pull that goes one bounce for four past square leg.

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It hit the back pad, and the replay reveals it was missing the stumps.

Renuka Thakur's spell is over, and she's limping off alongside a physio. She may have done herself a mischief while appealing just now.

Renuka Thakur hits McGrath on the pad with a full toss. It's given not out, but India are convinced and they opt for a review

Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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I think this first innings is in the balance. The fact that Australia have rebuilt after those early wickets in the powerplay, means India are going to have to take consistent wickets to keep that run rate down.

Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

It's almost a brilliant catch! The crowd was roaring with enthusiasm but it was just a foot or so short.

Pooja Vastrakar races around to her right on the square leg boundary as Grace Harris sweeps airily.

The ball drops just in front of her but it was a fine effort to get anywhere near it, and she stops a boundary into the bargain.

Tahlia McGrath tries a reverse sweep to Deepti Sharma - did that scrape the glove? There's no appeal, but that's a good take by keeper Richa Ghosh.

The end of the over marks the halfway point of the innings, which is 'celebrated' by the lights flashing on and off repeatedly for 30 seconds in headache-inducing fashion.

Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

This partnership is motoring now. The batting line-up in this side is so strong, they just keep on coming.

Tahlia McGrath lifts a drive high over mid off to the rope and that's a productive over for Australia, which ends with a bit of needle between McGrath and Arundhati.

Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

If she had leant forward slightly she may have got it. You need to take those opportunities against Australia because they don't give you many.

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Deepti Sharma spills a chance backwards of point when Harris slices Arundhati away. She hit that hard, but you can put that in the file marked "tough but catchable".

Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

It really feels like a different pitch here tonight compared to the other matches we have seen at Sharjah and it definitely makes the difference and excites the game.

Vastrakar's response is spicy - a rapid bouncer that has McGrath ducking for safety.

Then Harris cleverly diverts a leg-side delivery past the keeper to the fine leg boundary.

There's something happening in every over at the moment.

With that boundary Tahlia McGrath has become the fastest woman to 1,000 runs for Australia in T20 internationals, reaching the milestone in her 37th innings - one fewer than Meg Lanning.

Pooja Vastrakar implores umpire Kim Cotton for LBW against Tahlia McGrath when she is hit on the back leg. It looks high and they opt not to review - rightly so, the replay shows it was going over the top of leg.

McGrath responds in style, drilling the next ball past point for four.

Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

India have had a decent start but Australia are just pulling it back slightly. They need to use the support they have here tonight as their twelfth player to get that win.

Arundhati Reddy's first over is worked around for five runs.

It's almost a full stadium in Sharjah, finally we have a great atmosphere to accompany what could be a close contest.

India made a great start, but Australia's decision not to review Wareham's LBW may come back to haunt them.