India have crushed Australia by nine wickets in the first women's Twenty20 international in Navi Mumbai, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series while discovering a new star.
Teenage debutant Titas Sadhu's sensational 4-17 led Australia's demise to 141 all-out before Shafali Verma (64no) and Smriti Mandhana (54) piloted a clinical chase at the DY Patil Stadium on Friday (Saturday AEDT).
After being whitewashed 3-0 in the one-day series, India couldn't have been more emphatic in blasting past Australia with 14 balls remaining.
