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Alyssa Healy saved her best for the last to hand India a crushing seven-wicket defeat in the third and final T20I as the visitors bagged the series 2-1 here Tuesday. Healy opted to field after calling it correct, and the bowlers responded to her decision to keep India to a modest 147 for six. The stylish batter then returned to to crack a 55 off 38 balls laced with nine fours and a six to lead Australia's march to a series win, and as for India this was their fourth consecutive T20I series loss at home since September 2019. India have succumbed to South Africa, Australia and England in this interim. Chasing 148, Australia raced to 85 for one at halfway mark courtesy Healy's onslaught and Beth Mooney's 52 not out (45 balls, 5x4s). A nearly-packed house at the DY Patil Stadium was left disappointed when Indian players failed to bring forth a collective performance — like they did in the first game. Pooja Vastrakar dismissed Tahlia McGrath (20) and Ellyse Perry on consecutive balls in the 16th over to create some excitement, but Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield (17 not out) took Australia over the line. But it all started with Healy, as she attacked Titas Sadhu, smacking the pacer for three fours in the fourth over to set the tone for the chase. Healy continued her assault smacking Renuka Singh Thakur for a second 15-run over on the trot, which included a six and two fours. In the seventh over, Healy also had luck favouring her when a full-bloodied cut off Vastrakar was claimed as a catch taken by Jemimah Rodrigues at point. But replays suggested the ball hit the ground just before setting into the fielder's hands. With only a couple of angles available, the TV replays also could not clearly define the moment since

T20 World Cup later this year, the Indian women's cricket team will be vying for all-round improvement against six-time world champions Australia when the two sides clash in a three-match series starting here on Friday. For the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian side, plenty will be at stake after a 0-3 hammering against Australia in the recently-concluded ODI series, having earlier lost a three-match T20I series to England. The historic wins in the one-off Test each against England and Australia notwithstanding, Harmanpreet's side has a lot of ground to cover in white-ball cricket to improve its dismal record against Australia.

ALSO READ: Deepti Sharma shines as India Women's cricket team secures historic Test victory against England For India, Pooja Vastrakar picked 4 wickets, Sneh Rana clinched 3 and Deepti Sharma took 2 wickets. The Indian batters Smriti Mandhana (74), Jemimah Rodrigues (73), and Deepti Sharma (78) drove India to score a whopping 406 runs for Australia. Ashleigh Gardner picked 4 wickets, while Kim Garth and took 2 wickets each, and Jess Jonassen clinched one for the Australian side.

World Cup and Champions Trophy, what still makes 50-over cricket relevant is the rivalry between top cricket-playing nations. If the India versus Pakistan rivalry set the temperature soaring because of the troubled histories of both nations, India versus Australia is another rivalry that is being fuelled by the quest to achieve excellence by both cricketing giants, especially in Test and ODI formats.

Apple Inc. risks having to pay a €13 billion ($14 billion) tax bill to Ireland after an adviser to the European Union’s top court said the iPhone maker’s victory in an earlier challenge should be thrown out.

Cash has rarely been this hot on Wall Street. Financial advisers warn holding too much can burn a hole in your portfolio. With markets rocky and cash earning 5% or more, investors have boosted their holdings of money-market funds to a near-record $5.6 trillion, according to the Investment Company Institute.

By David Randall

The development answers an industry-wide appetite for frictionless transfer of collateral ownership without the hassle of moving assets using traditional means.JPMorgan's Tokenized Collateral Network (TCN) application utilises a blockchain network which sits between a collateral receiver and a collateral provider to enable the transfer of tokenized ownership interests. In the transfer between BlackRock andd Barclays Tokenization occurred within a matter of minutes through connectivity between the fund’s Transfer Agent and TCN.

The development answers an industry-wide appetite for frictionless transfer of collateral ownership without the hassle of moving assets using traditional means.JPMorgan's Tokenized Collateral Network (TCN) application utilises a blockchain network which sits between a collateral receiver and a collateral provider to enable the transfer of tokenized ownership interests. In the transfer between BlackRock andd Barclays Tokenization occurred within a matter of minutes through connectivity between the fund’s Transfer Agent and TCN.

By Davide Barbuscia and David Randall

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 India is just a few days away, with cricket fans anticipating some high-quality cricket from some of the best teams, and players in the game. Besides the on-field action and glamour attached to some of the top players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Babar Azam, Ben Stokes etc, another thing that will keep fans fascinated throughout the tournament is statistics. These statistics are a product of on-field performances.

Farmers across Bulgaria protested Monday after the government lifted a ban on food products from Ukraine, complaining that the move will cause an influx that drives down prices for local growers

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 is just less than a month away, with fans all over the world anticipating some high-profile match-ups on the cricket field. Over this tournament's history, many bowlers have spun, swung and paced their way into the history books with their performances that won their team the coveted trophy and let them enjoy some individual glory among the greats on statistical charts. Here is a look at the players with the highest wickets in the history of the tournament:1).Glenn McGrath (Australia) The legendary Aussie pacer is the highest wicket-taker in the tournament history. In 39 matches, he has taken 71 wickets at an average of 18.19 and an economy rate of 3.96.

By David Randall

A two-day summit in Romania has started in the country's capital bringing together 12 European Union member states situated between the Baltic, Black and Adriatic Seas

Australia’s critical minerals alliance with the United States will be bolstered after American giant Albemarle won over the Liontown Resources board with a $6.6 billion offer, and Mineral Resources snatched the Bald Hill mine from the clutches of a Chinese-linked bidder.

Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points in Business Before They Happen, Rita McGrath predicted that Facebook's flawed business model, which gathers data willingly exchanged by users for using the platform for free, could face backlash. Most people don't know that logging on to the internet creates a digital footprint on their online behaviour. While users are dimly aware that websites track them using cookies, many are unaware of third-party cookies.

A registered investment advisor firm in the Midwest is being acquired by Pensionmark, the retirement specialists business of World Insurance Associates.

Some Bank of Ireland customers were able to withdraw money they did not have Tuesday and early Wednesday, thanks to an hours-long technical glitch that also halted many of the bank’s online services

Sydney robo-adviser Stockspot, founded by ex-UBS portfolio manager Chris Brycki a decade ago, has sold a sizeable stake in the business to Japan’s Mirae Asset Global Investments, best known in Australia for being an early investor in exchange-traded fund powerhouse Betashares.

When Anna McGrath took the reins from former local Aldi boss Tom Daunt, he told her: “Don’t hold back.”