The future of Australian cricket is safe with talents like Georgia Voll.
Voll continued her international ascension, dragging Australia over the line against India in the second Twenty20 in Canberra with a hard-fought 88.
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Her career-best 88 from 57 balls led a record opening stand with Beth Mooney and laid the foundation for the Aussies’ 19-run win.
The right-hander battled early after the hosts lost the toss and were sent in, hitting just six runs from her first eight balls and 22 off 17.
But a lofted drive over mid-on was the elixir in Voll’s quest for rhythm as she swiftly moved to 51 from 31 balls.
It was Voll’s third fifty in the Twenty20 format but first on home soil.
Voll and Mooney took Australia unblemished to 128 before the veteran left-hander was dismissed for 46.
The 22-year-old, who has been long earmarked as Alyssa Healy’s successor across all formats, batted on while teammates struggled around her.
Voll eventually perished in the deep attempting to accelerate the innings and with her went Australia’s momentum.
The Aussies scored just five runs from the final over and had two run outs off the last two balls of the innings to post 5-163.
India made the start Australia couldn’t afford, racing to 0-54 off the six powerplay overs.
But the door soon opened for the Aussies when the fielding restrictions eased and Sophie Molineux, Ash Gardner and Kim Garth all collected quick wickets.
Molineux, in just her second game as the nation’s captain, led tremendously in both turn and tactic.
The off-spinner broke the opening partnership by trapping Shafali Verma in front LBW before shrewdly sending a caught behind upstairs to dismiss Smriti Mandhana.
India’s chances grew thin, needing 59 off 36 balls, but with Harmanpreet Kaur at the crease anything was possible.
The Indians rode their luck, edging a slew of boundaries for four before Garth and Molineux combined to dismiss the dangerous Kaur.
The Aussies swooped in for the kill after the departure of the Indian captain and hurriedly levelled the series ahead of Saturday’s final Twenty20.
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