India, Feb. 19 -- Aiming to establish an unassailable lead over Australia, Harmanpreet Kaur's India would draw confidence from a strong bowling performance in the rain-hit opening win when the two sides square off in the second and penultimate T20 International on Thursday.

It was a commanding display from seamer Arundhati Reddy, whose four-wicket haul rattled the hosts and spearheaded a superb bowling effort as Australia were unable to bat out their 20 overs and were bundled out for a below-par 133.

The bowlers enjoyed a solid workout as the long series, also featuring three ODIs and a one-off Test, unfolded. On the batting front, only openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma managed meaningful time in the middle as rain played spoils...