Ellyse Perry could not have asked for a better way to end her 300th international match, scoring six to lead Australia to a six-wicket win over India and level the T20 series at one victory each.
Perry smashed the ball over the boundary rope to secure victory by a wide margin as she and Phoebe Litchfield combined to chase down India's goal with relative ease.
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The 33-year-old finished the contest unbeaten and as Australia's top run-scorer with 34 runs off 21 balls in an innings that included three fours and two sixes.
Perry capped off a strong innings from the Australians as Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney made 51 runs in the opening partnership before Healy departed for 26 in the eighth over.
Mooney was out after just seven innings for 20 runs, giving India some vital momentum.
However, Mooney's wicket brought Perry to the crease and helped put the contest back in Australia's favour.
Perry and Tahlia McGrath put on a 31-run partnership but the Australians then lost two wickets for just nine runs after sending the latter (19) and Ash Gardner (7) packing.
However, there was little India could do to break Perry or Litchfield as the two plundered runs in the 19th over.
Litchfield hit Indian spinner Shreyanka Patel for four with the first ball before scoring two runs with the next delivery.
A single from Young put Perry on strike, with only four runs needed for the victory.
But Perry decided to blast Patel over the rope to put the cherry on top for the Australians to claim victory.
The Australian bowling attack helped set an achievable target of 131 for victory as Kim Garth, Annabel Sutherland and Georgia Wareham all claimed wickets after India batted first.
Deepti Sharma was India's best with the bat, scoring 30 runs off 27 deliveries before being run out in the final delivery of her innings.
Originally published as Ellyse Perry hits match-winning runs to celebrate 300th match in style as Aussies secure thrilling win
