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Sloppy running brings the stand to an end. Harmanpreet taps the ball to square leg, the first run is easy, but Deol seems to be easing her way down the pitch, not racing. Only expecting one. Harmanpreet turns for the second and goes, but Deol doesn’t until she sees her captain moving, and has to start late. Gardner luckily ignores the teammate yelling “Keeper!” and throws instead to the bowler’s end. Deol gestures to her ear, saying that she didn’t hear a call. Or that there wasn’t one.
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Action packed as soon as the Powerplay finishes and Australia’s premier spinner comes on. The first ball is a reverse sweep for four, the second is an attempted repeat that sees the ball beat Rodrigues and hit Mooney but bounce away, the stumping chance missed, then the third ball does bring the wicket, the conventional sweep this time bringing a simple top edge to short fine leg for the player on debut to take her first catch.
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Runs from the over, with Rawal glancing another boundary, then Sutherland fires down leg and Beth Mooney behind the stumps fumbles a take to give up five wides. But it all comes good for Sutherland with another ball angled towards leg stump but starting from a better line, given by the umpire. I thought there was enough doubt about that in real time to review but India don’t. Ball tracking says umpire’s call. I wouldn’t have given that one, but it sneaks in under the cutoff.
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Shades of Tendulkar in the World Cup final of 2003! The highest-quality operator in the Indian side, the player who has to come off for them to have a chance, goes having faced just a few balls, looking to force the pace early. Nicola Carey swinging the ball away from the left-hander, who walks down the track and tries to loft over the off side. Can’t d0 more than skew a ball high to cover, where the catch is taken by a Ash Gardner running back.
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A massive innings from Australia – around the 25 over mark it was already looking like 400 might be on the cards. A slower pace later in the innings when a couple of wickets fell made that start to look less likely, but a batting masterclass from Carey and Mooney at the death pushed them easily past that total.
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It was a real treat for Australian fans to see Healy come out with such a dominant performance in her final ODI. Her 158 from 98 balls was full of flair and determination and puts an emphatic exclamation mark on her highly decorated career. Mooney was brilliant in support, with a fantastic century of her own, finishing with 106 from 84 balls.
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Carey was a revelation as a late order hitter – her 34 came from just 15 balls, her strike rate of 226.67 was exactly what Australia needed after a few quick wickets to India.
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There wasn’t too much to celebrate for India, with none of their bowlers finishing with an economy rate under 6. Sneh Rana was their best with 2-66 from her 10 overs. Sree Charani also got two wickets, but giving away 106 from her 10 overs gave Australia way too much room to move.
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It is an overwhelming total for India to chase, but they will hopefully go into it with some belief on a good batting wicket.
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Not Charani’s best delivery – a full toss at Wareham’s legs, but she can’t do much with it and just sends it straight to Smriti for a simple catch.
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McGrath shuffles over to the offside to give herself space for a big pull shot, but she doesn’t get all of it and Kashvee takes a great catch to send her on her way.
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Renuka strikes on the first ball of her last over, bowling it full and straight, yorker length, to knock out middle stump.
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Sutherland looks to smash one straight down the ground for six, but Deepti gets her hitting low on the bat and Rana is safe under the high ball, taking the catch easily.
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Healy is clearly feeling invincible and attempts what looks like a reverse sweep to a full toss and it crashes into the stumps and she has to go. There’s a quick check to make sure it’s not a no ball, but it’s given the all clear.
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Rana strikes on the first ball of the over – Voll attempts another drive down the ground, but Rana gets some turn and gets Voll’s bottom edge, meaning she can only hit it straight to Deol for an easy catch.
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Just as Litchfield was hitting her strides, she has a big slog across the line and gets a top edge on it that flies to Charani for an easy catch.
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1. Smriti Mandhana
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2. Pratika Rawal
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3. Harleen Deol
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4. Harmanpreet Kaur
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5. Jemimah Rodrigues
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6. Richa Ghosh
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7. Deepti Sharma
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8. Kashvee Gautam
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9. Sree Charani
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10. Sneh Rana
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11. Renuka Singh
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1. Alyssa Healy
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2. Phoebe Litchfield
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3. Georgia Voll
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4. Beth Mooney
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5. Annabel Sutherland
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6. Ash Gardner
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7. Tahlia McGrath
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8. Georgia Wareham
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9. Nicola Carey
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10. Alana King
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11. Lucy Hamilton
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As predicted, Harmanpreet won the toss and decided to flip things around and bowl. She says the pitch looks drier today and she thinks their spinners will do a great job on it.
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Hello and welcome to the third ODI between Australia and India. Australia have already clinched the ODI leg of the series with wins in the first two games, but the whole multi-format series is still very much up for grabs after India won the T20 leg. With only the Test remaining, can India draw the series level? Or will Australia’s ODI dominance in this series continue?
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It was interesting to note that both previous ODI tosses were won by Harmanpreet Kaur for India and both times she elected to bat. If she continues her great run of winning the toss, I’d expect her to bowl first this time and try to restrict Australia to a relatively low total and go for the chase.
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The Australian camp has been plagued with injuries, with Kim Garth, Ellyse Perry and Sophie Molineux all unavailable for selection. However, the depth of the squad has been on show for them, with everyone who has been selected in this ODI series so far able to shine under pressure.
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The toss is immeinent and we will find out soon who both teams have selected in their eleven for today, so let’s get into it.
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Key occasions
twenty first over: India 124-5 (Deepti 2, Ghosh 9) After just a few sighters, Ghosh does get going. Consecutive boundaries from Tahlia McGrath to shut an over, pushed via the off aspect. They want 286 from 29 overs, so about 10 an over.
twentieth over: India 116-5 (Deepti 2, Ghosh 1) There’s just one attainable path to Indian victory now which is that Richa Ghosh smacks about 180.
WICKET! Harmanpreet lbw King 25, India 115-5
Beautiful line, suffocatingly near the off stump. Was {that a} top-spinner or did it simply skid? It carries on in direction of the stumps, beats the ahead press of Harmanpreet Kaur and pins her on the entrance pad simply consistent with off stump. The umpire offers it instantly, and a DRS assessment doesn’t change that. The Indian captain’s 25 off 33 hasn’t helped the trigger that a lot.
nineteenth over: India 112-4 (Harmanpreet 23, Deepti 1) Three runs and the run out in that over, and India’s chase seems fairly nicely carried out.
WICKET! Deol run out (Gardner / McGrath) 14, India 110-4
Sloppy operating brings the stand to an finish. Harmanpreet faucets the ball to sq. leg, the primary run is simple, however Deol appears to be easing her manner down the pitch, not racing. Solely anticipating one. Harmanpreet turns for the second and goes, however Deol doesn’t till she sees her captain shifting, and has to begin late. Gardner fortunately ignores the teammate yelling “Keeper!” and throws as an alternative to the bowler’s finish. Deol gestures to her ear, saying that she didn’t hear a name. Or that there wasn’t one.
18th over: India 109-3 (Harmanpreet 21, Deol 14) Nonetheless no plan or confidence with tackle King. Deol attempting to brush, however nearly coming undone when one ball dives at her boots and she or he has to drop her palms to maintain up with it and make contact. Two runs from that, two different singles, King has the faucet turned off.
seventeenth over: India 105-3 (Harmanpreet 20, Deol 11) Lastly, an over the place India do what they should do. Those and the twos first, from nearly each ball, then Harmanpreet whacks the ultimate ball of the set over mid off and it skims for 4. That’s the 9 an over that they want. Tahlia McGrath is the bowler. Drinks.
sixteenth over: India 96-3 (Harmanpreet 15, Deol 7) As if the chase wasn’t exhausting sufficient, Australia can now name on Alana King. The supreme leg-spinner within the girls’s sport for the final couple of years, with flight and management and the flexibility to tear the ball, she slides her second ball on into the pads of Deol. Pitches consistent with center and leg, skids via. Inside edge? Trending previous leg? She continues, fielding nicely off her personal work, then beating Deol’s stroke, leaving the batter needing to run down simply to drive a single from the ultimate ball of the over. Two runs from the over!
fifteenth over: India 94-3 (Harmanpreet 14, Deol 6) Singles, dots, and three from the Gardner over. This actually isn’t ok from the present batting pair, because the required price climbs previous 9.
14th over: India 91-3 (Harmanpreet 12, Deol 5) Good little bit of timing from Deol, who performs Sutherland via deep third the place it takes an excellent chase and a neat flick-back from Alana King to cease the boundary. The remainder of the over although, not a lot intent to attain.
thirteenth over: India 87-3 (Harmanpreet 11, Deol 2) It seems prefer it’s going to be one other suffocating over from Gardner, however the remaining ball is full and large, and Harmanpreet utilizing a whipcrack of the wrists to snap via the road of that ball because it lands, sending it all the way down to bounce one foot contained in the long-off rope for 4.
twelfth over: India 81-3 (Harmanpreet 6, Deol 1) Nonetheless going very leg stump is Sutherland, picked off by Harmanpreet via sq. though Hamilton within the deep at fantastic leg makes up good floor to save lots of two runs. A single from the final ball is the one different rating. Harmanpreet utilizing up too many deliveries early.
eleventh over: India 78-3 (Harmanpreet 3, Deol 1) A number of singles to shut the Gardner over. Two pretty sluggish starters on the crease now, not ultimate for India. They want 332 extra from 39 overs, which is 8 and a half. They’re at the moment going at simply over 7.
WICKET! Rodrigues c Hamilton b Gardner 42, India 76-3
Motion packed as quickly because the Powerplay finishes and Australia’s premier spinner comes on. The primary ball is a reverse sweep for 4, the second is an tried repeat that sees the ball beat Rodrigues and hit Mooney however bounce away, the stumping probability missed, then the third ball does deliver the wicket, the standard sweep this time bringing a easy prime edge to quick fantastic leg for the participant on debut to take her first catch.
tenth over: India 72-2 (Rodrigues 38, Harmanpreet 2) Nice catch by Mooney down the leg aspect, given out on the sphere, however Harmanpreet opinions and the replay exhibits that it was all thigh pad, no bat. Sutherland retains sending down dot balls, India’s captain not taking something on till she steps ahead and instances the pants off a straight drive, however so straight the bowler can deflect it into the opposite set of stumps and cease any scoring. No run from the over.
ninth over: India 72-2 (Rodrigues 38, Harmanpreet 2) One other scoop from Rodrigues in opposition to Hamilton however a subject change means she solely will get two for it, and the over solely concedes three. A win for the debutant.
eighth over: India 69-2 (Rodrigues 36, Harmanpreet 1) Dross to finish the over, Sutherland thumping a ball in brief that simply limps up off the floor and hangs exterior the off stump, like one thing a child with a tennis ball would ship down. Rodrigues waits for it to succeed in her neighborhood and golf equipment it via level for 4. That makes 16 runs from the over, together with an honest ball to take the wicket.
WICKET! Rawal lbw Sutherland 27, India 62-2
Runs from the over, with Rawal glancing one other boundary, then Sutherland fires down leg and Beth Mooney behind the stumps fumbles a take to surrender 5 wides. But it surely all comes good for Sutherland with one other ball angled in direction of leg stump however ranging from a greater line, given by the umpire. I believed there was sufficient doubt about that in actual time to assessment however India don’t. Ball monitoring says umpire’s name. I wouldn’t have on condition that one, nevertheless it sneaks in underneath the cutoff.
seventh over: India 53-1 (Rawal 23, Rodrigues 30) It takes Pratika Rawal three balls to get off strike from Hamilton, who then bounces Rodrigues to take out any probability of the lap shot once more, however Rodrigues is the same as the brand new size, bandicooting up on her toes to information it down via gully for 4. Then a real nick from the subsequent ball that skims away safely via the slip space for 2. Cordon deux?
“That’s you, mate!” shouts Healy to the bowler. Think about, making your Australian debut in 2026 in Healy’s remaining ODI match. What a handover.
sixth over: India 46-1 (Rawal 22, Rodrigues 24) Good shot from Rodrigues, shifting throughout to vary the road of the ball so she will choose up the flick shot excessive over sq. leg from Carey for 4. Just one different run from the over although.
fifth over: India 41-1 (Rawal 21, Rodrigues 20) Scoop shot from Rodrigues! She has the left-armer Hamilton to content material with, and the right-hander does so by throwing the entrance foot round, opening up her stance, and shovelling the ball over quick fantastic leg. 4 there, then repeats the does two balls later. Defends the subsequent, on off stump, then smokes her on-drive for a 3rd boundary within the over!
They want 8 an over and now they’re forward of that price.
4th over: India 29-1 (Rawal 21, Rodrigues 8) Three fours in a row for Rawal! Typically questioned for her scoring price, though there’s nothing really incorrect with it, she has a burst right here in opposition to Carey by driving via cowl, glancing fantastic, then driving via level. That final shot particularly seems easy, simply locations the bat there and it pings away.
third over: India 17-1 (Rawal 9, Rodrigues 8) One other over for Hamilton, one other boundary, Rodrigues on the stroll and glancing an angled ball via fantastic leg.
2nd over: India 12-1 (Rawal 8, Rodrigues 4) Jemimah Rodrigues wastes no time, guiding a boundary away via deep third to finish Carey’s over.
WICKET! Mandhana c Gardner b Carey 0, India 8-1
Shades of Tendulkar within the World Cup remaining of 2003! The very best-quality operator within the Indian aspect, the participant who has to come back off for them to have an opportunity, goes having confronted just some balls, seeking to drive the tempo early. Nicola Carey swinging the ball away from the left-hander, who walks down the monitor and tries to loft over the off aspect. Can’t d0 greater than skew a ball excessive to cowl, the place the catch is taken by a Ash Gardner operating again.
1st over: India 8-0 (Rawal 8, Mandhana 0) Eight an over required, eight an over acquired. Simple. Lucy Hamilton on debut bowls her first over in worldwide cricket, the tall left-armer angling the ball throughout Pratika Rawal, who leaves 4 alone earlier than driving an overpitched ball via the covers, then reaching for a sq. drive and flashing it within the air sq. of the wicket, simply previous backward level after which beating the sweeper.
Geoff Lemon
Thanks Megan. That’s not a rating, that’s a colossus. If India are to have a prayer of chasing it, they’ll have to go for it immediately, so we’ll in for some early motion if that’s the case. The much more possible state of affairs is that they’ll get nowhere close to it, on condition that conceding such a rating is a flattening expertise. Let’s see if Smriti Mandhana can get on one in all her rolls.
Megan Maurice
Nicely, it’s now time for me to say goodbye to you all after a monster first innings. Nevertheless, you’re in for a deal with with the good wordsmith Geoff Lemon leaping into the driving force’s seat for the second innings. So sit again, calm down and let him information you thru this chase. I’ll see you subsequent time!
Australia set India 410 for victory
An enormous innings from Australia – across the 25 over mark it was already trying like 400 may be on the playing cards. A slower tempo later within the innings when a few wickets fell made that begin to look much less possible, however a batting masterclass from Carey and Mooney on the dying pushed them simply previous that complete.
It was an actual deal with for Australian followers to see Healy come out with such a dominant efficiency in her remaining ODI. Her 158 from 98 balls was stuffed with aptitude and willpower and places an emphatic exclamation mark on her extremely adorned profession. Mooney was good in help, with a unbelievable century of her personal, ending with 106 from 84 balls.
Carey was a revelation as a late order hitter – her 34 got here from simply 15 balls, her strike price of 226.67 was precisely what Australia wanted after just a few fast wickets to India.
There wasn’t an excessive amount of to rejoice for India, with none of their bowlers ending with an financial system price underneath 6. Sneh Rana was their finest with 2-66 from her 10 overs. Sree Charani additionally obtained two wickets, however gifting away 106 from her 10 overs gave Australia manner an excessive amount of room to maneuver.
It’s an amazing complete for India to chase, however they are going to hopefully go into it with some perception on an excellent batting wicket.
fiftieth over: Australia 409-7 (Carey 34, Mooney 106)
Nicely to essentially rub salt within the wound, India are behind on over charges and must deliver a fielder up into the internal circle for this remaining over. Mooney begins with two twos to get to 99 and convey up the 400 runs for Australia. She pulls one away for a single and brings up her sixth ODI century. Deepti bowls an excellent ball to Carey, however she slams her bat down and opens the face to guard her wicket and choose up a single. Mooney picks up one other 4 after which some very exhausting operating will get them a two from the ultimate ball.
forty ninth over: Australia 397-7 (Carey 33, Mooney 95)
Carey begins the over with a wonderful reverse sweep that runs away for 4 and follows it up with a drive via deep level for 4. Subsequent up it’s a sweep that additionally goes for 4 – an incredible boosting of the strike price from her late within the innings. She defends one again to the bowler, then change hits for six in a frankly ridiculous shot and follows that up with a 4. She is having a subject day!
forty eighth over: Australia 375-7 (Carey 11, Mooney 95)
Kashvee comes again for her final over of the day. A few singles straight up get Mooney within the 90s. It’s an honest over from Kashvee for a lot of the over with simply ones and twos from it, however then Mooney will get in place for the inside track and manages to flick it all the way down to the boundary for 4.
forty seventh over: Australia 365-7 (Carey 7, Mooney 89)
Deepti returns for her ninth over and Carey takes a single right away to provide Mooney the strike. They’re content material with taking the singles and holding the strike rotating to ensure the rating retains on ticking up. Carey will get issues shifting a bit sooner with a giant sweep shot, which might’t discover the rope, however they run two after which do the identical factor once more subsequent ball.
forty sixth over: Australia 356-7 (Carey 1, Mooney 87)
Charani returns for her ninth over of the sport. She succeeds in holding McGrath on strike with a dot first ball and is rewarded with the wicket, which brings Wareham to the crease. She will get off the mark with a fast single to get Mooney again on strike. Wareham then loses her wicket and Carey is available in and runs a fast single to maintain the strike.
