Sunday, September 26, 2021

Highlights, Australia Women vs India Women 3rd ODI, Full cricket Score: India end Australia's streak with thrilling win

13:40 (IST)

What a series this was. A paisa vasool for those who made it to the ground in all games. The last two matches went down to the last over and had that no-ball not been bowled in 2nd ODI, India might well have been ahead in this series 2-1. But that's the sport. There are no ifs and buts. Indians still have a lot to improve upon, especially the fielding. 

There were several drop catches today from the Indians and had they been taken, Australians could have been bowled out for a lesser score. 

Australia's streak finally came to an end. It started with Australia beating India in India in 2018 and it has ended with India beating them in Australia. 

We now head to the historic Test match, that starts on 30 September at Carrara Oval in Queensland where the 3 T20s will also take place from 7 October. 

Do come back to our coverage of the remainder of the India women's tour of Australia. We will also be live blogging tonight's IPL contest. Do log in to check score and commentary. 

For now, good bye. 

13:32 (IST)

Yep. That's how we all reacted to this finish!

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Something about Indians breaking Aussie streaks

13:31 (IST)

Jhulan finishes off in style!

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Mithali Raj, India captain: I think we’re feeling happy that we won the last game. The winning streak started against India in India, and now we’ve broken the streak. It’s good to have a little bit of depth in the batting order. We have bowlers who can bat. We have tried all-rounders and they have stood up. Yastika’s partnership with Shafali was very important. Sneh’s cameo was very important for the team today. The way we bounced back in the 2nd game, it showed we can fight back. It was good to chase, and we know we are good chasers, but at some point we also have to put up good scores.

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Meg Lanning, Australia captain: It was a great contest throughout series. Full credit to India, they came out fighting with the ball and kept fighting with bat. I knew she would be coming out, she is a tough character. She showed how good she can be in tough situations. We were running out of players at one stage. But players did well. Campbell was impressive in her debut. We don't change much for the Test. We will try and find the right tempo. 

13:26 (IST)

Jhulan Goswami is the Player of the Match!

Goswami: We’re just trying to win the game, just stay there and finish the game. Yesterday we lost by a narrow margin because of a lot of dew, but today was about hitting the ball in the right areas and getting early breakthroughs. It was about sticking to the plans and executing. Important to give your best whenever you come to the field, and as a senior player and taking positives, I was trying to do that. Lot of soreness in the body. Will need time to recover. We’re all looking forward to first pink-ball Test.

13:21 (IST)

FOUR! India win, they beat Australia by 2 wickets in 3rd ODI and break Australia's 26-match winning streak.

Jhulan Goswami gives a charge to Molinuex and hits it straight down the ground for a boundary to seal the game for her side. She punches the air in jubilation and why not! In last match, she could not deliver under pressure with the ball in hand but in 3rd game, she has done it with the bat. India get the all-important 2 points before heading to the Test match at Gold Coast.

What a game we have had. These two ODIs will be remembered for a long time.

13:20 (IST)

49th over, Ball 2: Molinuex to Meghna, one run. To mid-wicket

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49th over, Ball 1: Molinuex to Meghna, Dot, hit hard to mid-wicket, no run.

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After 49 overs,India Women 261/8 ( Jhulan Goswami 4 , Meghna Singh 1)

Carey with ball in hand. First one, a full toss and pulled away for a single by Rana. Jhulan rotates strike. Followed by a dot. And Rana loses her wicket on the next ball. Meghna joins Jhulan in middle. India need 4 off the last 6.

13:17 (IST)

OUT! Rana goes back. Big wicket for Aussies. top catch from Darlington at deep backward square leg, banged short from Carey and Rana pulled, holed out in the deep. Sneh Rana c (sub)Darlington b Carey 30(27) 

India need 6 in 8 balls. 

13:12 (IST)

After 48 overs,India Women 257/7 ( Sneh Rana 29 , Jhulan Goswami 2)

Molineux bowling with brains. Goswami takes a single off the first ball and then Rana gives her a charge, she bowls fuller to keep her quiet. Then a quick single. Players diving, hard running between the wickets. India need to keep calm here. India need 8 off last 12 balls. 

13:09 (IST)

After 47 overs,India Women 255/7 ( Sneh Rana 28 , Jhulan Goswami 1)

What drama this is. Wicket on the first ball and then Rana hits three boundaries to bring the equation to 10 off 3 overs. The momentum shifting after every ball. 

13:08 (IST)

FOUR! Rana is on fire, gets one in hr arc and she hits it over mid on for four runs.

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FOUR! Short ball, Rana makes room and ramps it away for four runs

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FOUR! That is creativity at its best, Rana paddle scoops McGrath for four to fine leg. 

13:04 (IST)

OUT! Deepti is gone. She is gutted. Soft dismissal. Played on front foot, wanted to get over the player square of the wicket on off side and has perished as Carey takes the catch. India lose their seventh. Deepti Sharma c Carey b Tahlia McGrath 31(30)

13:02 (IST)

After 46 overs,India Women 241/6 ( Deepti Sharma 21 , Sneh Rana 16)

India batters continue to run nervously between the wickets. One more close shave at bowling end. Rana survives as throw does not hit the sticks. She gets one more reprieve as caught and bowls Rana but off a front foot no ball. That is now a run for India and a free hit. Just one off that ball. India need 24 off 24 balls.

13:01 (IST)

How costly will that prove for the Aussies?

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FOUR! That goes for four, that will do for India, Rana dances down the track and then opens the face of the bat to guide it to square on off side.

12:56 (IST)

After 45 overs,India Women 232/6 ( Deepti Sharma 28 , Sneh Rana 11)

Brave Molinuex comes back into attack. Brilliant effort from Perry to stop a certain boundary, two saved there. Rana smashes one back to her again. She has a swollen face with a throw hitting her not long back and now this is smashed back hard at her, which she stops safely. If that had stuck, it could have been a great catch. And Carey has dropped a catch, she was blinded by the sunshine and could not hold on to the catch at square leg. India Women need 33 runs in 30 balls.

12:51 (IST)

After 44 overs,India Women 227/6 ( Deepti Sharma 24 , Sneh Rana 10)

Again, Rana was a goner had the ball hit the sticks at the bowling end. But another good over for India. One boundary in it and India inch closer slowly and steadily. India Women need 38 runs in 36 balls

12:50 (IST)

FOUR! Strano had another chance to dive and take another blinder but it was too far from her at short third man and the ball ran away for four

12:47 (IST)

After 43 overs,India Women 219/6 ( Deepti Sharma 21 , Sneh Rana 5)

Indians playing with fire when it comes to running between the wickets. Rana was struggling again at non striker's end. But good rotation of strike. Six off the over, all in singles and doubles.

12:44 (IST)

After 42 overs,India Women 213/6 (Deepti Sharma 17, Sneh Rana 3)

Carey back on. She cuts off the pace and asks the batters to bring on more power. Keeps tthe batters quiet in this over. Just 3 off it. India need 52 off 48.

12:42 (IST)

Sheer commitment

12:40 (IST)

After 41 overs,India Women 210/6 (Deepti Sharma 16, Sneh Rana)

Mithali Raj is gone and Rana comes in to bat. She was under extreme pressure to keep up with the pace of the match. The required rate got to her. Seven off the over and a wicket. India Women need 55 runs in 54 balls. Molineux is back on the field. 

12:37 (IST)

OUT! Raj goes, Sutherland again quite straight and Raj dances down the track and plays across the line, misses it, ball hits the sticks. Aussies now getting in. Mithali b Sutherland 16(28)

12:35 (IST)

FOUR! No long or mid on and Deepti gets one in her arc from Sutherland, smashes it through mid on for four runs

12:34 (IST)

After 40 overs,India Women 203/5 (Mithali Raj (C) 16, Deepti Sharma 16)

Haynes, Mooney and Molinuex out of the field with different injuries and now 3 subs out in the middle. Deepti is playing bravely. Two good pulls for boundaries. India go past 200. Need 62 off 60 balls.

12:32 (IST)

OUCH! That looked painful. Here's hoping it's not too serious for Molineux

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FOUR! Another short ball from Campbell and Deepti plays another pull, BANG, hit hard, goes for another four

12:30 (IST)

FOUR! Campbell errs there, short ball and Deepti pulls it away for four runs. Top shot.

12:29 (IST)

After 39 overs,India Women 194/5 (Mithali Raj (C) 16, Deepti Sharma 1)

Sutherland, you beauty. Terrific delivery to dismiss Vastrakar and what a time to do it. Aussies not letting partnerships prosper here. Deepti joins Raj in the middle. Nice change of pace from Sutherland to Deepti, the batter did well to evade that. She pulls on last ball and top edge carries to fine leg on several bounces and the throw from Campbell hits Molinuex on her chin and the blood rushes out. She if off the pitch. India Women need 71 runs in 66 balls. 
 

12:23 (IST)

OUT! Vastrakar goes. Clean bowled by Sutherland. Finds the gap between bat and pad and the ball hits the timber. Vastrakar played down the wrong line and paid the price. India have lost half of ther side. Vastrakar b Sutherland 3(14)

12:22 (IST)

After 38 overs,India Women 192/4 (Mithali Raj (C) 16, Pooja Vastarakar 3)

Campbell goes short and Mithali goes big, smashes her for a six. That is a big pressure release shot. Next ball, good bounce on the ball as Campbell uses her height to extract extra bounce. Run out scare for Vastrakar on the last ball. India Women need 73 runs in 72 balls.

12:20 (IST)

SIX! Campbell bowls a bad short ball and Mithali's eyes lit up and she pulled it away for a maximum

12:18 (IST)

After 37 overs,India Women 186/4 (Mithali Raj (C) 10, Pooja Vastarakar 3)

Sutherland continues. Another good over for Australia as they continue to pull the game back. Just three off the over. Batters need to rotate the strike better. India Women need 79 runs in 78 balls.

12:15 (IST)

After 36 overs,India Women 183/4 (Mithali Raj (C) 8, Pooja Vastarakar 2)

You can see the pressure is building now on the Indians as the required rate is on the rise, and almost touching six. Vastrakar and Mithali unable to rotate strike. Just two off the over. India Women need 82 runs in 84 balls.

12:11 (IST)

After 35 overs,India Women 181/4 (Mithali Raj (C) 7, Pooja Vastarakar 1)

Sutherland continues. Vastrakar has walked in ahead of Deepti. Plays five to open her account. Mithali finishes the over with a dot. India still need 84. 

12:10 (IST)

Aussies grabbing stunners for fun

12:09 (IST)

After 34 overs,India Women 180/4 (Mithali Raj (C) 2, Pooja Vastarakar 0)

Catches win matches, they say and if Australia pull it off from here never forget the catch Starno took to dismiss Bhatia. Nine off the over and a wicket. Maiden wicket for Campbell. 

12:07 (IST)

OUT! What a catch this is and this wicket changes the game on its head. Bhatia gone. Another pull shot but the top edge carried to deep backward square leg where substitute Molly Strano takes a diving catch. Yastika Bhatia c (sub)Strano b Stella Campbell 64(69)

12:04 (IST)

FOUR! Bhatia gets one short from Campbell and she pulls her away for a boundary to deep square leg boundary

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FOUR! Mithali Raj gets a boundary, slightly on leg stump and she clips it over mid-wicket for a boundary. 

12:02 (IST)

After 33 overs,India Women 171/3 ( Yastika Bhatia 60, Mithali Raj (C) 2)

Sutherland continues. Five off the over. This Bhatia-Raj combination can work for India. Bhatia needs to ensure she is there till the last. Raj can continue batting the she does, taking her time and occupying the crease. 94 more needed.

11:59 (IST)

Certainly has made good use of the opportunities handed to her

11:57 (IST)

After 32 overs,India Women 166/3 ( Yastika Bhatia 57 , Mithali Raj (C) 1)

Campbell comes back on. Good captaincy from Lanning. New batter in and she gives ball to the debutant to have a go. Mithali will take her time. Plays a maiden. India need 99 to win.

11:53 (IST)

After 31 overs,India Women 166/3 ( Yastika Bhatia 57 , Mithali Raj (C) 1)

Soft dismissal for Ghosh. Gone for a duck. That breaks the flow. She needed to stay there and make sure there were no further hiccups but Aussies now see a chance with two quick wickets falling. Captain Mithali Raj comes into bat at 5. She takes two balls to open her account. Bhatia collects one more boundary off the last ball. India need 99 to win.

Australia Women Vs India Women, 3rd ODI Live Cricket Score Updates: FOUR! India win, they beat Australia by 2 wickets in 3rd ODI and break Australia's 26-match winning streak. Jhulan Goswami gives a charge to Molinuex and hits it straight down the ground for a boundary to seal the game for her side. She punches the air in jubilation and why not! In last match, she could not deliver under pressure with the ball in hand but in 3rd game, she has done it with the bat. India get the all-important 2 points before heading to the Test match at Gold Coast. What a game we have had. These two ODIs will be remembered for a long time.

Preview: After narrowly escaping from the jaws of defeat on Friday, Australia will hope to produce another clinical display in all departments when they take on India in the third and final one-day international at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay on Sunday.

Opener Beth Mooney led from the front with a brilliant unbeaten 125 and was ably assisted by the likes of Tahlia McGrath (74) and Nicola Carey (39*) as the hosts recovered from a shaky start, getting reduced to 52/4 after being set 275 to win, to seal victory in the very last delivery of the game.

India captain Mithali Raj and Australia skipper Meg Lanning with the ODI series trophy. Image: Twitter/@AusWomenCricket

India had earlier produced a batting display that was a major improvement from the first ODI, as Smriti Mandhana's 86 and Richa Ghosh's 44 along with a late impetus from the likes of Jhulan Goswami and Pooja Vastrakar helped them finish on 274/7.

The victory stretched Australia's winning run in the 50-over format to a staggering 26. Meg Lanning's side have not lost in the format since October 2017 against England. They'll hope to make it 27 in the clash against the Indians on Sunday before the tour moves to the city of Gold Coast where the one-off pink-ball Test as well as the three T20Is will be hosted at the Carrara Oval.

Squads:

India: Mithali Raj (c), Harmanpreet Kaur (vc), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Punam Raut, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Yastika Bhatia, Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Shikha Pandey, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav, Richa Ghosh, Ekta Bisht.

Australia: Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes (vc), Darcie Brown, Maitlan Brown, Stella Campbell, Nicola Carey, Hannah Darlington, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Redmayne, Molly Strano, Annabel Sutherland, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham.

Match Starts at 5:35 am IST.



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