Indian women versus Australian women 1st ODI: Australian women continue their winning streak

 

The Australian women’s team continued their winning streak in ODIs as they defeated the Indian team in the first One-day international played at McKay on Tuesday.

Australian captain Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to field first. It was not an ideal start for the hosts as they bowled wayward deliveries that Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma took advantage of it. The debutant Darice Brown got the breakthrough dismissing Verma with a short delivery into the hands of Alyssa Healy. Mandhana and Verma added 31 runs in just 3.3 overs.

Soon after, Brown got the big wicket of another opener Smriti Mandhana with a simple catch to Haynes at backward point to leave India in some trouble. At the end of the first 10 overs, Indian women made 51 for 2.

After the field restrictions, the Australian bowlers did not allow Bhatia and Mithali Raj to score runs freely. Yastika Bhatia making her ODI debut impressed with her strokes while Raj also managed some runs against disciplined Australian bowling. Brown coming into her second spell struck immediately dismissing Bhatia with a simple catch to Haynes at backward point. Bhatia and Raj added 77 runs for the 3^rd wicket.

Brown peppered the Indian batters with short deliveries. Deepti Sharma was given a reprieve as Meg Lanning dropped a simple chance to dismiss Deepti Sharma. Soon, Brown got her fourth wicket with another short delivery as Warhem took a decent catch at square leg.

Pooja Vastrakar showed intent right from word go while Raj looked steady reaching a half-century off 92 balls. Mithali Raj tried to come down the track but was eventually stumped by Healy for a well-made 63.

The Indian team lost momentum as they lost another wicket of Pooja Vastrakar chipping an easy catch to Molineux. Sneha Rana also could not contribute bowled by Darlington. Richa Ghosh and Jhulan Goswami provided some impetus with lusty blows with 17 runs in the 49^th over as both batters smashed 1 six each. Goswami’s cameo knock came to an end stumped by Healy. Goswami and Ghosh added 45 runs for the 8^th wicket. Indian women’s team posted a respectable 225 for 8 in 50 overs.

Chasing 226 runs to win, Alyssa Healy and Haynes started off cautiously against Goswami and Meghna. Healy took the attack on Indian bowlers especially against Pooja Vastrakar hitting her for boundaries. The explosive batter Healy never looked in trouble. At the end of the first 10 overs, Australian openers scored 52 for 0.

Healy smashed Poonam Yadav with ease and reached her fifty off 56 balls. On the other hand, Haynes looked in great comfort making life tough for the Indian bowlers. The Australian openers kept the scoreboard ticking hitting boundaries. Poonam Yadav eventually struck getting rid of Healy trying to clear the shot but gave an easy catch to Vastrakar at mid-off. Healy and Haynes added 126 runs.

Australian captain Meg Lanning came to the crease and looked in great touch. Haynes completed her fifty off just 56 balls. Both experienced batters were able to take singles and hit boundaries at will. Lanning also reached her fifty off 67 balls. Haynes hit the winning runs with a boundary to help Australian women register an emphatic 9 wicket win with 54 balls to spare. Lanning and Haynes put on unbeaten 101 runs for the 2^nd wicket.

Australian women 227 for 1 in 41 overs (Haynes 93*, Healy 77, Lanning 53*, Poonam Yadav 1/58) beat Indian women 225 for 8 in 20 overs (Mithali Raj 63, Yastika Bhatia 35, Darcie Brown 4/33, Hannah Darlington 2/29) by 9 wickets.

For her figures of 4 for 33 in 9 overs, Darcie Brown was named player of the match. Australian women take 2-0 lead in multi-format series. The 2^nd ODI will be played at the same ground on 24^th September.

 

 

Australian women thrash Indian women by 9 wickets in the first ODI