AUS-W beat IND-W: Dominant Australia thrash India by 9 wickets despite Mithali Raj’s 50, take 1-0 lead in ODI series: Australia Women thrashed India Women by 9 wickets in the first ODI here at Harrup Park, Mackay on Tuesday to take 1-0 lead in the series on the back of an all-round dominant show from Haynes, Healy, Lanning, and D Brown. Darcie Brown’s four-wicket haul and a 126-run opening stand between Alyssa Healy and Rachael Haynes were the main highlights of the match along with India skipper Mithali Raj’s fifty.
Chasing 226, the hosts got off to a solid start as both openers Rachael Haynes and Alyssa Healy brought up a 100-run opening stand in just the 18th over of the innings. India finally managed to break the opening partnership in the 22nd over as Poonam Yadav dismissed Healy (77). Then came out the Australia captain Meg Lanning who made sure not to lose the momentum or wicket. Eventually, Racheal Haynes (93*) and Lanning (53*) took Australia over the line along with 54 balls to spare.
AUS-W beat IND-W: With this win, Australia has not only taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series but also Meg Lanning’s side has extended its unbeaten run in ODIs to 25 matches.
Earlier, put in to bat, Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana provided a quickfire start and put on 31 runs inside the first four overs. However, the hosts stormed right back as Darcie Brown dismissed both Shafali (8) and Mandhana (16), reducing India to 38/2 in the sixth over. Mithali Raj and debutant Yastrika Bhatia managed 77 runs partnership for the third wicket and just when they were looking all set to shift gears, the visitors lost the wicket of Bhatia (35) to Brown in the 26th over. Deepti Sharma too (9) failed to leave a mark with the bat, handing Brown her fourth wicket as India was reduced to 129/4 in the 31st over.
However, India eventually managed to post a total of 225/8 in the end, after little cameos from Richa Ghosh and Jhulan Goswami of 32 and 20 respectively. Skipper Mithali Raj (61) ended up as the top scorer for the side as she hit her 5th consecutive ODI 50 and also completed 20,000 career runs in the process.
AUS-W beat IND-W: Australia Women won by 9 wickets
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachael Haynes | 93 | 100 | 7 | 0 | 93.00 | |
| Alyssa Healy (WK) | 77 | 77 | 8 | 2 | 100.00 | |
| Meg Lanning | 53 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 76.81 | |
| Extra | 4 (b 0, w 3, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 227/1 (41) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | A Gardner, BL Mooney, EA Perry, TM McGrath, G Wareham, S Molineux, Darcie Brown, HJ Darlington | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhulan Goswami | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3.80 |
| Meghna Singh | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Pooja Vastrakar | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13.00 |
| Deepti Sharma | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 |
| Poonam Yadav | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 5.80 |
| Sneh Rana | 9 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 5.11 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| AJ Healy | 1-126 | 21.2 |
AUS-W beat IND-W Milestone Alert:
Australia's openers Alyssa Healy and Rachael Haynes both crossed 2000 ODI today 👏 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/m9l4aEZJl2
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) September 21, 2021
Over 41: Fifty for Meg Lanning! And, it’s all over as Haynes hits the winning runs. Australia win by 9 wickets! AUS-W beat IND-W
Over 40: Eight runs from this Sneh Rana’s over. Just eight more are required!
Over 39: Goswami continues. Just a single from it but it’s not enough to build pressure on the hosts. 16 more needed!
Over 38: Sneh Rana continues. Four singles from it. Australia needs 17 more to win
Over 37: Jhulan Goswami is back into the attack. Just two runs from it.
23 needed off 84 deliveries!
Over 36: Poonam Yadav continues. Just three runs off the over.
Over 35: Finally a boundary after 27th over. 200 up for the hosts! Eight runs off Sneh Rana’s over. Australia 200/1 after 35 overs.
Over 34: Poonam Yadav comes into the attack. Just three runs from the over. Australia 192/1 after thirty-four overs.
Over 33: Sneh Rana continues. Just three runs from the over. The boundaries have dried up but that’s won put up pressure on the hosts. India needs to pick a couple of wickets to stay alive in the game
Over 32: Jhulan Goswami continues. Just four runs from the over.
Over 31: It’s a maiden from Sneh Rana! Australia 182/1 after 31 overs
Over 30: Just 1 run off the over.
Over 29: Sneh Rana is back into the attack. Six runs from it. Australia needs 45 more runs to win
Over 28: Jhulan Goswami back into the attack. Just four runs off the over but they need a couple of quick wickets
Over 27: Eleven runs off Poonam Yadav’s over. The hosts are dealing in boundaries now and are looking eager to finish this off quickly.
Over 26: Deepti Sharma is back into the attack. Eleven runs off the over with two Fours in it
Over 25: Ten runs from Meghna Singh’s sixth over. Halfway mark Australia 149/1. Need 77 more to win!
Over 24: Poonam Yadav continues. Fifty for Racheal Haynes. Seven runs off the over Australia 139/1 after 24 overs
Good news for India: Alyssa Healy is out
Bad news for India: Rachael Haynes is still there and she’s just raised a half-century 👏
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Over 23: Meghna Singh is back into the attack. Five runs off the over.
Over 22: That’s OUT! Finally a breakthrough for India. Pooja Vastrakar strikes and Australia loses their first wicket as Alyssa Healy departs after a scintillating 77 off 77 deliveries. Healy c Vastrakar b Poonam Yadav 77(77) [4s-8 6s-2]
Over 21: Six runs off the over. Australia 120/0 after 21 overs
Over 20: Poonam Yadav comes up with her fifth. Seven from it with a couple of quick doubles. Haynes slowly cruising towards her fifty!
Over 19: Four runs from the over. Australia needs 119 runs more to win!
Over 18: Poonam Yadav is back into the attack. Seven runs off the over. 100 runs up on the board along with the 100 runs partnership between Haynes and Healy. India desperately searching for a wicket!
Haynes and Healy bring up 100 runs between them at Great Barrier Reef Arena 😍🔥
We're 0-103 (18) #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/PGnpXA5eDB
— Australian Women's Cricket Team 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) September 21, 2021
Over 17: Sneh Rana comes into the attack. Seven runs from the over including a Four in it.
Over 16: Ten runs from the over with a Four in it. The visitors need a miracle here or this run chase will be over soon. Just 137 more needed!
Over 15: Four runs off the over. India is under pressure now. They need a couple of quick wickets
Over 14: Fifty for Alyssa Healy! Eight runs off the over and the visitors are really struggling to pick up a wicket
Alyssa Healy is in a mood 💪
She’s raced to her half-century and India need a wicket quickly.
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🧮Follow live https://t.co/pH8bEtSJHw | #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/bNpvPWdLDD— ICC (@ICC) September 21, 2021
Over 13: Poonam Yadav continues. Six runs from the over with a four in it. Healy is slowly cruising towards her fifty!
Over 12: Six runs off the Deeti Sharma’s second over. Australia 61/0. The visitors desperately need a couple of quick wickets here to turn things around
Over 11: Poonam Yadav comes into the attack. Just three singles from it.
Over 10: Deepti Sharma comes into the attack. Six runs off the over with a Four in it. The hosts are dealing in boundaries now
Over 9: Change in the bowling. Pooja Vastrakar comes into the attack. 16 runs off the over with two Fours and a Six from the in-form Alyssa Healy.
Over 8: Meghna Singh comes up with her fourth over. Just two runs from it with a wide and a single.
Over 7: Jhulan Goswami continues. Four runs from the over
Over 6: Seven runs off the over with a four in it. Australia 24/0 after six overs
Over 5: Five runs from the over with a four in it. The openers aren’t really looking in a hurry
Bang 💥 That's an Alyssa Healy special.
Tune into the Aussie chase live on 7Mate, Foxtel or Kayo #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/3AqHMLa5EB
— Australian Women's Cricket Team 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) September 21, 2021
Over 4: Meghna Singh continues. Just one run from it. Australia 12/0
Over 3: Seven runs off the over with a four in it.
Over 2: Meghna Singh comes into the attack. Two runs from this over too. Australia 4/0
Over 1: Just two runs from the first over.
Racheal Haynes and Alyssa Healy will begin the run-chase.
Jhulan Goswami will open the attack
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shefali Verma | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Smriti Mandhana | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 | |
| Yastika Bhatia | 35 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 68.63 | |
| Mithali Raj | 61 | 107 | 3 | 0 | 57.01 | |
| Deepti Sharma | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 47.37 | |
| Pooja Vastrakar | 17 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 58.62 | |
| Richa Ghosh (WK) | 33 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 110.00 | |
| Sneh Rana | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 | |
| Jhulan Goswami | 19 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 82.61 | |
| Meghna Singh | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Extra | 24 (b 0, w 19, nb 0, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 225/8 (50) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Poonam Yadav | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellyse Perry | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
| Darcie Brown | 9 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 3.67 |
| Tahlia McGrath | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5.67 |
| Ashleigh Gardner | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Sophie Molineux | 9 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 4.33 |
| Georgia Wareham | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 3.60 |
| Hannah Darlington | 8 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 3.63 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| S Verma | 1-31 | 3.3 |
| S Mandhana | 2-38 | 5.1 |
| YH Bhatia | 3-115 | 26.1 |
| DB Sharma | 4-129 | 30.3 |
| M Raj | 5-166 | 37.4 |
| P Vastrakar | 6-172 | 40.1 |
| S Rana | 7-178 | 42.5 |
| J Goswami | 8-223 | 49.3 |
AUS-W beat IND-W: Innings break!
Some late hitting from Richa Ghosh and Jhulan Goswami takes India to a total of 225/8.
Darcie Brown the best of the @AusWomenCricket bowlers 👏
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🧮 Follow live https://t.co/pH8bEtSJHw | #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/nUgK768lRu— ICC (@ICC) September 21, 2021
Over 50: Sophie Molineux will bowl the final over. That’s Out! Jhulan Goswamy departs after a little cameo of 20 runs. Just four runs from the over. India finishes off at 225/8. Not a big total but competitive enough with a few early breakthroughs. Goswami st Healy b Molineux 20(24) [4s-1 6s-1]
Over 49: 17 runs off the over with two Sixes in it! India desperately needed such overs. 28 runs off the last two overs. Australia wouldn’t be happy with that, especially Tahlia McGrath. India 221/7 after 49 overs. Final six deliveries coming up!
Over 48: 200 comes up for India! 11 runs off the over including back to back fours from Richa Ghosh
Over 47: Tahlia McGrath back into the attack. Five runs from it including a Four from Jhulan Goswami.
Over 46: Three runs from the over. Final eighteen deliveries coming up. How many more can the visitors get?
Over 45: Finally a boundary. Six runs off the over with a Four in it. India Women 185/7
Over 44: Just 1 run from G Wareham’s ninth over.
Over 43: That’s OUT! Hannah Darlington strikes again, picks up her second wicket. India is seven down now as walks Jhulan Goswami walks out to the middle. Sneh Rana b Darlington 2(11)
Over 42: Wareham continues. Just three singles from the over. With eight overs remaining, How many more can they get on the board?
Over 41: Wicket! Hannah Darlington picks up her first international wicket! And, it’s a wicket maiden. India loses their sixth wicket as Pooja Vastrakar walks back after scoring 17 off 29 deliveries. Vastrakar c Molineux b Darlington 17(29) [4s-1]
Wicket on debut! How good is that for Hannah Darlington! @CadburyAU | #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/LI07ZSkSnp
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) September 21, 2021
Over 40: Georgia Wareham is back into the attack. Just two runs from the over
Over 39: Just four runs from the over. India Women 170/5 after 39 overs
Over 38: Wicket! Mithali Raj st Healy b Molineux 61(107) [4s-3]. India is in deep trouble now as they lose their fifth wicket. Skipper Mithali Raj departs after a fine fifty. Richa Gosh walks out to the middle
Over 37: Hannah Darlington continues. Six runs off the over.
Over 36: Just three runs from S Molineux’s over. India Women 158/4
Over 35: Hannah Darlington is back into the attack. Just four singles from it.
Over 34: Three runs from it. India Women 151/4 after thirty-four overs. How many more can team India score?
Over 33: Fifty for Mithali Raj! It’s her 59th fifty in One Day Internationals and comes in a perfect situation. Eight runs off the over including a Four off the last delivery
FIFTY!
That is 59th ODI 5️⃣0️⃣ for #TeamIndia captain @M_Raj03. Her 8th against Australia and 6th in Australia. 🙌🏾
https://t.co/jud8HKGnsI pic.twitter.com/h6eUuqeM2O
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) September 21, 2021
Over 32: Molineux is back into the attack. Six runs from the over including a Four off the last ball. Mithali Raj 1 run away from her fifty!
Over 31: Wicket! Darcie Brown is on a roll today. Picks up her fourth as Deepti Sharma departs after scoring 9 runs. Pooja Vastrakar comes out to the middle. Someone needs to stick with Mithali Raj and build a partnership. Deepti Sharma c Wareham b Darcie Brown 9(19) [4s-1]
Darcie Brown again 👏
The rookie quick takes a fourth wicket, dismissing Deepti Sharma for 9 ☝️
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🧮Follow live https://t.co/pH8bEtSJHw | #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/BOYk8OrhFu— ICC (@ICC) September 21, 2021
Over 30: Six runs off the over including a Four. India needs to hit more boundaries. They have been dealing in singles and doubles lately
Over 29: Darcie Brown with her seventh over. Just two singles from it and a dropped catch of Deepti Sharma at slip from Lanning. Drinks break!
Over 28: Just five runs from the over. The visitors need another partnership here
#TeamIndia lose their 3rd wicket for 115 as debutant Yastika is OUT after a well-made 35 off 51 balls.
Pitched short and outside off, Yastika hit it straight down the throat of Haynes at point. https://t.co/jud8HKGnsI pic.twitter.com/0TFdPAxexk
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) September 21, 2021
Over 27: Darcie Brown is back into the attack. That’s OUT! A wicket maiden from Brown. She picks up her third as debutant Yashika Bhatia walks off after a good 35 runs knock on debut. Darcie Brown is on a roll today. India is three down now as Deepti Sharma walks out to the middle. Yastika Bhatia c Haynes b Darcie Brown 35(51) [4s-2]
AUS-W beat IND-W: Milestone alert!
MILESTONE🚨: @M_Raj03 has now completed 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 career runs.🙌🏾🙌🏾👏🏾 #Legend pic.twitter.com/tkY9zWmNYF
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) September 21, 2021
Over 25: Hannah Darlington comes up with her second over. Five runs from the over
Over 24: Just a single from Wareham’s third over. India 103/2
Over 23: 100 comes up for India! Just three runs from debutant Hannah Darlington’s first over. How many more will India add to their score?
Over 22: Just three singles from the over. Australia is really searching for a wicket but the Indian batters are playing it way too cautiously.
Over 21: Five runs from this over too. They need to up the run-scoring rate. Mithali Raj is scoring at a strike rate less than 50 at the moment.
Over 20: Georgia Wareham comes into the attack now. Finally a boundary. Fifty runs partnership! Just five runs off the over
Over 19: Just two runs off Molineux over.
Over 18: Six runs from Gardner’s over, India 84/2 after eighteen over. Someone needs to take charge now, especially Mithali Raj being the experienced one.
Over 17: Time for some spin now. Sophie Molineux comes into the attack. Just three runs from it
Over 16: Gardner with her third over. Just three runs from it. Both the Indian batter aren’t taking much risk at the moment
Over 15: Five runs off the over. IND-W 72/2 after fifteen overs
Good news – Mithali Raj is good to continue after copping this big hit to the helmet off Ellyse Perry #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/HH82eDXOAs
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) September 21, 2021
Over 14: Gardner continues. Just three runs from the over. Drinks break!
Over 13: Perry back into the attack. Seven runs from the over with three quick doubles in it. India slowly recovering from the double blow from Darcie Brown at the start.
Over 12: Some change in the bowling, Ashleigh Gardner comes into the attack now. Just two runs off the leg byes
Over 11: Tahlia McGrath comes up with her fourth over. Just four runs from it.
Over 10: Three runs from this over too. IND-W 51/2 after ten overs.
Over 9: Just three runs off Tahlia McGrath’s third over.
Over 8: Darcie Brown with her fourth over. Six runs off the over with a Four from Yashika Bhatia – her first boundary in ODIs!
Over 7: Tahlia McGrath continues. Just 1 run off the over. Both Yashika Bhatia and M Raj are playing cautiously at the moment. India can’t afford to lose another wicket in this situation.
Just try and keep Haynes out of the game! She's doing it all 🙌 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/6geu7IcBFk
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) September 21, 2021
Over 6: Wicket! Brown strikes again. She picks up her second as Smriti Mandhana walks back to the pavilion. India loses both the openers as skipper Mithali Raj walks out to the middle. Smriti Mandhana c Haynes b Darcie Brown 16(18) [4s-1]
Over 5: Tahlia McGrath comes into the attack. Just four runs from the over including three runs of the last ball.
Over 4: That’s OUT! Darcie Brown strikes for Australia. India Women lose their first wicket as Shafali Verma departs cheaply. Debutant Yastika Bhatia walks out to the middle. IND-W 33/1 after four overs. Shafali Verma c Healy b Darcie Brown 8(10) [4s-2]
Darcie Brown takes her first ODI wicket – and it's the big one of Verma too! @CadburyAU | #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/ojsTN0c2ro
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) September 21, 2021
Over 3: Perry continues. 16 runs off it with a Four and plenty of extras including 5 wides. A handy over for the visiting side!
Over 2: Darcie Brown comes into the attack. Just four runs off the over. IND-W 14/0 after 2 overs
Over 1: Ten runs off the over with two cracking Fours in it. Shafali Verma and team India are off to a good start.
@05:33- Ellyse Perry will open the attack. Here we go!
@05:32 – Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana walk out to the middle.
Huge congrats to Hannah Darlington who receives ODI cap no. 145 from Ashleigh Gardner to become the third Indigenous woman to play for our team.
Go well, Hannah! #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/8u9AaWXEmd
— Australian Women's Cricket Team 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) September 20, 2021
India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Mithali Raj(c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(w), Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Poonam Yadav
Australia Women (Playing XI): Alyssa Healy(w), Rachael Haynes, Meg Lanning(c), Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Hannah Darlington, Darcie Brown
Toss: Australia Women have won the toss and have opted to bowl
AUS-W beat IND-W: Dominant Australia thrash India by 9 wickets despite Mithali Raj’s 50, take 1-0 lead in ODI series
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