Smriti Mandhana (117 runs from 91 balls) innings and bowlers helps India beat Australia by 102 runs and level the series 1-1. Batted first , India set Australia 293 run target and bowled them out for 190 in 40.5 overs.
Toss
Australia won the toss and choose to field first
India Innings
India openers Pratika Rawal (25 runs from 32 balls) and Smriti Mandhana (117 runs from 91 balls) once again provided India solid start. Both put together 70 runs for the opening stand in 11.3 overs. Spinner Ashley Gardner provided Australia the first breakthrough by dismissing Pratika Rawal.
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Harleen Deol’s (10 runs from 24 balls) innings ended in run out after terrible mix up with Smriti Mandhana. Harleen drive the ball to mid off and ran. Smriti Mandhana was ball watching and hesitate to run as King stop the ball and throw to the keeper who took the bails.
Gardner once again provided Australia the breakthrough by dismissing India captain Harmanpreet Kaur for 17. Smriti Mandhana continues his good form and converted her start to a big one. She hit her 12th ODI century.
Deepti Sharma (40 runs from 53 balls) , Richa Ghosh (29 runs from 33 balls) and Sneh Rana (24 runs from 18 balls) innings also helped India to reach 292.
Wicket Takers – Australia
Darcie Brown (3/42 in 8 overs) , Ashleigh Gardner (2/39 in 10 overs) , Tahlia McGrath (1/20 in 4 overs) , Meghan Schutt (1/46 in 7.5 overs) and Annabel Sutherland (1/58 in 10 overs) are the wicket takers for Australia.
Australia Innings
India pacers Kranti Goud and Renuka Singh Thakur provided India early strikes by dismissing both openers cheaply. Renuka Singh Thakur clean bowled Georgia Voll for duck and Kranto Goud took the wicket of Australia captain Alyssa Healy for 9.
Kranti Goud took 3 wickets for India (Image Credit:- X)
Ellyse Perry (44 runs from 61 balls) and Beth Mooney (18 runs from 34 balls) slowly brought Australia back with 50 run stand. Sneh Rana broke the stand with the wicket of Beth Mooney. Radha Yadhav then took a brillant caught and bowled to dismiss Ellyse Perry.
Arundhathi Reddy then took the wicket of Annabel Sutherland (45 runs from 42 balls) who scored at a decent rate. Australia then lost wickets at regular intervals and bowled out for 190. This is Australia’s biggest defeat in ODIs.
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Wicket Takers – India
Kranti Goud (3/28 in 9.5 overs) , Deepti Sharma (2/24 in 6 overs) , Radhav Yadhav (1/27 in 5 overs) , Renuka Singh (1/28 in 6.3 overs) , Sneh Rana (1/35 in 6 overs) and Arundhati Reddy (1/46 in 7.3 overs) are the wicket takers for India.
Player of the Match
Smriti Mandhana (117 runs from 91 balls).
Next Match
Last and final ODI of the series will be played on September 20th in Delhi.
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