London, June 29 -- Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry has revealed it was a major asset batting second when she helped pilot a successful run chase against India at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Sunday.
Perry scored her second half-century on the trot and claimed another Aramco Player of the Match award when contributing a clinical innings of 56 at Lord's, ensuring Australia qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament with their unbeaten status intact and sent India crashing out.
The 35-year-old put on a century partnership with fellow all-rounder Ash Gardner (53 not out), with the pair scoring a better than 10 runs an over as the Aussies chased down India's total of 170/4 with six balls remaining and setup a knockout semi-final ag...