India vs Australia, Highlights 2nd ODI: IND-W 255/8 in (50 overs); AUS-W wins by 3 runs

FOUR!!!! Deepti finds the boundary through the covers in the first delivery. Shreyanka dropped by McGrath as India takes a single. India needs 9 to win in 3 balls as Sutherland bowls a wide. A dot ball follows. 9 to win off of 2 balls. Just a single next. FOUR!!! Shreyanka sqaures it behind for a boundary but Australia wins by 3 runs!

Gardner with a terrific 49th over having conceded only three singles. OUT!! Harleen Deol bowled OUT to end the over.

Sutherland with the ball. Three singles to begin. Vastrakar gone as she tries to pull it over long on but is caught. Just three runs off of that over. 

Gardner to Deepti who switches strike. Vastrakar drives it through the covers for a single. A full-toss punished by Vastrakar as she slashes it through point for FOUR!!!

Amanjot walks off as she is bowled by Sutherland on the first delivery, OUT!!! Last game’s hero Pooja Vastrakar takes the strike. Three singles and two wides follow. Australia takes a review for a possible edge of Vastrakar but the decision is NOT-OUT as the ball bounces before Healy collects the catch. 

Garth joins the attack again. India running quick in between the wickets as they take four singles in the first four ball. Amanjot with the slog sweep on-side but just one single off of it. A dot to end the over.

Sutherland pitches it wide off of the leg stump as Richa pulls it behind for a FOUR!!! Richa tries to hit it big through the covers but is caught by Litchfield at 96!

Gardner with the spin attack. Two singles and FOUR!!! Richa lofts over the covers for a boundary. Seven runs from that over. 

Sutherland replaces Gardner. A yorker to open the over which goes for a dot. Just three runs off of that over. 

Garner to Deepti who takes a single. Richa opens her bat and squares it through the covers for a FOUR!!! Six runs off of that over. 

King with the ball. Richa finds the boundary line with a reverse sweep, FOUR!!!! Richa steps away from the wicket and sweeps it high over square leg for another FOUR!!!

Gardner to Deepti who switches the strike. Three runs off of that over as the required run rate increases for India. 

Wareham to Deepti. Three singles and a wide to begin the over. FOUR!!!! Richa sweeps it over square leg for a boundary. A dot end the over. 

Brown to Richa. The batter pulls it over mid-wicket for a FOUR!!! Five dots to end the over. 

Wareham to Richa who finds the boundary off of the first delivery, FOUR!!! Another FOUR!!! Harmanpreet sweeps it nicely trough the on-side for a boundary. OUT!!! Harmanpreet walks off as she finds the edge and gives a catch to Healy. 

Brown to Richa who switches the strike. Brown finds Harmanpreet’s pads. Umpire signals out but Harmanpreet takes the review and succeeds in it as she had clipped the ball with the inside edge. Just one run off of the over. 

OUT!! Jemimah caught by Litchfield in the covers in a spectacular fashion! Wareham dismisses Jemimah. The skipper Harmanpreet takes the crease. Two singles and a dot follows. Harmanpreet tries to sweep it but misses the ball completely. 

Brown joins the bowling attack again. NO-BALL!! Free hit to India as Brown oversteps. Bouncer to Jemiah who tries to flick it behind but the fielder stops it before the boundary line, two runs. Big over for India as it gets eight runs off of it. 

Wareham back with the ball. A single and five dots to end the over. 

King with the ball. Four singles and a wide. FOUR!!! Richa hits the edge as the ball runs behind the wicket for a boundary, fifty comes up for Richa!

Wareham to Richa. A single and a double to begin with. A full-toss to Richa but only a dot ball. A single and a dot to end the over. 

King to Jemimah who switches the strike. A flight ball swept beautifully by Jemimah through square leg for a FOUR!!! 

Two singles and FOUR!! by Richa to end the Wareham’s over as she pulls it over mid-wicket. 

Wareham to Richa. Two singles and FOUR by Richa to end the over. 

King with the ball. Richa dropped as she gifts a simple catch near long-off. Two runs off of that over. 

Eight runs off of the over. 

Gardner to Richa. Richa gifted a full-toss as she finds the boundary, FOUR!!! Jemimah sweeps in the air but no fielder to take the catch. 6 runs off of that over. 

Richa was almost run out as she just makes it in time for a quick single. McGrath to Richa now as she takes the strike. A slower one this time but just another dot by Richa. A single to end the over. 

Gardner to Jemimah. Australia reviews an LBW that was given not out, but it loses the review since the wickets were missing. A wide and a single follows. Four dots by Richa to end the over. 

McGrath to Richa. Jemimah caught but the TV umpire reviews it and sees the ball bounces before the catch, NOT OUT!!! Just two runs off of that over. 

Jemimah sweeps King’s ball towards square leg for a FOUR!!! Four more singles come off of the over. 

McGrath to Jemimah who was almost caught out at mid-wicket but a diving Mooney gets her fingertips on the ball but fails to catch it. Five runs off of that over. 

Jemimah face King. Two dots and two singles in the first four deliveries. One more run off the over. 

McGrath joins the bowling attack. India switches the strike a couple of times. FOUR!! McGrath bowls it a bit short as Richa gets on the backfoot and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. 

Sutherland to Jemimah who switches the strike on the second delivery. Jemimah squares it behind towards third man but Australia stops the boundary with some efficient fielding, two runs instead. A dot to end the over. 

King joins the bowling attack. OUT!!! Smriti tries to loft it over long on but falls short as she is caught!!! Jemimah Rodrigues takes the strike. Jemimah gets off the mark with a well placed shot through point for a FOUR!!!!

Garth to Smriti who switches the strike. Three dots follow. Just one more run comes off of the over. 

Sutherland back with the ball. Four conceded off of the over. 

Garth to Smriti who almosts finds the edge on the first delivery. Richa drives it straight with a perfectly times shot for a boundary!

Garth to Smriti. Garth almost finds the edge with a brilliant in-swinger. Smriti switches the strike. Richa drives it straight with a perfectly timed shot for a FOUR!!! A single to finish the over. 

Sutherland back with the ball. Smriti tries to loft it but hits edge, the ball goes high near the third man but no fielder near to take the catch. Four runs off of that over. 

Garth to Smriti. A single to open the over. Quick running between the wickets as Smriti takes a double. A single and two dots to end the over. 

Sutherland joins the bowling attack and concedes four runs off of the over. India is one run ahead of what Australia had scored at this point in its innings. 

Garth to Richa. She finds the pads of Richa but opts to not take the review as the ball was pitching away from the leg stump. She finds it again on the fifth delivery but the Aussies opt to not take the review. Just two runs off of the over. 

Brown to Smriti. Dropped!! Brown finds Smriti’s edge as she gifts a catch to the first slip but chance wasted for the Aussies! FOUR!!! Smriti gets on the front foot and drives it through the covers for a boundary. 

Garth joins the bowling attack. Five runs off of the first five deliveries. Garth finds the pads of Yastika, umpire says not-out but Australia takes the review. The 3rd umpire says OUT!!! The ball was pitching in line and hitting the stumps!

Brown to Yastika, switches the strike after a leg-by. Smriti flicks it towards sqaure leg for two runs. Another delivery pitching towards the leg stump as Smriti flick it again towards deep square and finds the boundary, FOUR!!!!

Gardner to Yastika. Just one run off of the over. 

Brown to Yastike. A wide to open the over. Brown pitches it a but short and outside off as Yastika opens her bat and squares it through point for a FOUR!!! A dot and a single follows. No runs coming off in the last three deliveries. 

Gardner back with the ball. Three dots and a single follows as Smriti takes the strike. SIX!!! Smriti steps out and lofts it perfectly over long off for a maximum!

Brown to Smriti who switches strike on the second delivery. Healy fails to collect the ball behind the wicket as the ball runs behind towards the bounday, one run off of the leg by. FOUR!!! Smriti squares it towards point for a boundary. 

A dot to open the over. Australia overthrows and India takes a quick double. Two more runs come off of the over. 

Smriti Mandhana and Yastika Bhatia take the crease and Gardner opens the bowling with spin!

Harmanpreet Kaur will be livid with the team’s fielding efforts. It is what has allowed Australia to get close to 260. Numerous dropped catches and sloppy fielding efforts. After Deepti Sharma’s fifer got the team in complete control, India let the innings slip away. The 26-ball 39 partnership between Alana King and Kim Garth might just pinch the side later in the match.

Pooja Vastrakar to bowl the final over. SIX! King tonks it over mid wicket. A wide to follow from the bowler. SIX more! King is standing way down leg, the bowler follows her but King very smartly shuffles across to pummel this behind square. Kim Garth runs two off the final delivery to make it 18 runs from the over. 

Renuka to King. DROPPED! Would you believe it? King’s heave on the leg side hangs in the air. Deepti has some distance to cover to get under it. She does that but grasses it. Seven runs come from the over.

Pooja to Kim Garth. Gets a single on the first delivery. PUT DOWN! King flicks a full delivery to cover where Harmanpreet cannot gather it. Four singles from the over.

Sneh Rana gives 10 off her 10th over to end with 1/59. Alana King hoists the final delivery over long on to bring welcome runs for the Aussies.

A fourth wicket for Deepti! Wareham steps down to chip the ball over mid wicket. But Deepti pulls her length back meaning the batter gets under it. This time Mandhana makes no mistake.

Georgia Wareham c Mandhana b Sharma 22 (20)

Another wicket! Deepti has a five-wicket haul. Sutherland hands a return catch to the bowler. Three runs and two wickets from the over.

Annabel Sutherland c & b Sharma 23 (29)

Wareham faces Rana, a single on the first delivery. One run for Sutherland to long on. SIX!! Wareham slogs hard at this wide delivery and manages to clear the fence over cow corner. 11 come from the over.

DROP! Smriti Mandhana puts down a sitter! Sutherland miscues her heave on the on side off Deepti. Mandhana has just two paces to cover to get under it at mid wicket. She does but cannot grab the chance. Five runs in the over.

Shreyanka for her final over. FOUR! Wareham sweeps behind square to get a boundary. Seven runs from the over. Shreyanka ends with 1/43 on her debut.

Sutherland sweeps against Deepti but can get only one run. One run for Wareham through mid wicket. Sutherland’s pull shot reaches deep mid wicket on one bounce, gets her a single. Wareham picks a run on the final delivery.

Four singles from Shreyanka’s over. 

Deepti again. ALMOST! Sutherland pulls at a short delivery. Jemimah is in play at deep mid wicket but the ball falls short of her. GONE! McGrath is bowled. Another one that turns sharply to rearrange the stumps. 

Tahlia McGrath b Sharma 24 (32)

Georgia Wareham at No. 8. A single on the fourth delivery. FOUR to end the over! Lofted over mid off. 

Just two runs off Sneh Rana’s eighth over. 

Vastrakar to Sutherland, two runs to deep cover with a drive. She cuts the second to deep third for one. McGrath too places the ball to deep cover for a single. Two more singles off the final two deliveries. 

Sneh Rana gets her wicket! Ashleigh Gardner is looking to chip it over long on. But the ball holds up after pitching leading the batter to hole out in the deep. 

Ashleigh Gardner c Amanjot b Rana 2 (6)

Annabel Sutherland in now. An outside edge to point to get off the mark.

Pooja Vastrakar for her seventh over. Three singles and a wide to begin her second spell.

Rana again. FOUR! A delivery going down leg and McGrath paddles it past the fielder in the circle. McGrath is beaten on the final delivery.

Shreyanka to McGrath. Sharp turn for the bowler as the ball pitches at off stump line and moves into the batter’s body. McGrath is able to clip the third to deep mid wicket for one. Litchfield taps to long on and runs one. McGrath gets off strike with a push to long off. CAUGHT BEHIND! A maiden wicket for Shreyanka. Litchfield sweeps and gets a faint under-edge. An excellent low catch by Richa. 

Phoebe Litchfield c Richa b Patil 63 (98)

Sneh Rana back into the attack. Litchfield punches to long on for one run. McGrath cuts behind square to run two. Three singles more from the over makes it six. 

Deepti to continue. Another economical over which adds only three runs to Australia’s tally.

Renuka Singh back. CHANCE! Litchfield cuts and sees the ball drop short of Deepti Sharma at point. Five singles from the over.

Just three from Deepti’s fifth over. 

Update: Sneh Rana is back on the field now.

Shreyanka to Litchfield. Picks a single to long on. FOUR to end the over! Tahlia McGrath slashes at a delivery angling away, gets an edge and picks four. 

Mooney pulls out another sweep shot against Deepti to pick two. Mooney has been given leg before. Goes for a review. She misses her sweep and gets struck on the back pad. The ball tracker shows three reds and Mooney has to walk back. 

Beth Mooney lbw b Sharma 10 (17)

Shreyanka to Litchfield. FOUR! Reverse sweeps the first delivery. That’s fifty for Litchfield.

Deepti Sharrma for her third over. Just a single for Litchfield. 

Shreyanka back into the attack. FOUR! Mooney picks her first boundary with a sweep. Six runs from the over.

Sneh Rana has gone off the field after colliding with Pooja Vastrakar at short fine leg.

Deepti Sharma to Perry. Sweeps for a single and get to a fifty, gets it in just 46 deliveries. WICKET! Perry goes right after her half century. The pull shot is grabbed by Shreyanka Patil, she needs a fumble to gather it but she does in the end. 

Ellyse Perry c Patil b Sharma 50 (47)

Beth Mooney at No. 4. She cuts to deep cover on the final delivery to get off the mark. 

Only three runs from the Sneh Rana over. Litchfield has an innovative ramp shot on the final delivery which yields her two runs. 

A change in bowling, Deepti Sharma to bowl. Gets Perry on the pad but the umpire says no to the appeal. Perry gets off strike on the second. Litchfield goes inside out to pick two runs. FOUR! Through long off. Litchfield hits straight down and gets the boundary.

Rana for her third. FOUR! A rare short-pitched delivery from Rana and Perry pulls it through square leg. Seven from the over. 

Shreyanka continues with her tight spell, giving away just three runs from her fourth over.

Rana again. Perry looks to clear the long on boundary but mistimes. Goes to the fielder on a bounce and gets her a single. Litchfield hits to long on and takes one. FOUR! Perry hops out and smacks it down the ground. Finishes the over with a single.

Shreyanka to continue. Four singles and a wide from the over.

Sneh Rana now. Perry taps to the vacant cover region and takes off for a single. Two runs for Litchfiled, places the ball between deep mid wicket and deep fine to allow herself the time for couple. Perry lofts it over the bowler and Rana gets a finger to it, just two off the delivery. 

Shreyanka to Perry, guides it to square leg for one. Five dot balls on the bounce for Litchfield. 

Amanjot to Perry. SIX! Perry picks the full length early, walks across and chips it over square leg. FOUR! Perry cuts and the ball hangs in the air. The point fielder dives but is not able to stop it. A single on the final delivery to keep strike.

Shreyanka Patil to bowl her first over. Perry on strike, swipes to deep mid wicket for one run. Litchfield punches to deep point for a single. Perry pushes the fifth delivery to deep mid wicket again for another run.

Amanjot continues to fire it stump to stump. She is quick in the air and allows just three singles in the over.

Vastrakar raps Perry on the pads but there is a big inside edge. Just three runs in the over.

Amanjot Kaur to Perry. Edged and FOUR! My my, will any edge get a wicket for India! Perry swings at it only to get an edge, but there is no slip in place and the chance escapes.

BOWLED! Vastrakar dislodges the leg stump and Healy is on her way back. Finally some respite for India. 

Alyssa Healy b Vastrakar 13 (24)

Ellyse Perry starts with a BOUNDARY! On her pads and she gladly runs it down to fine leg. She cuts the next to third man for one. Edged and FOUR! Litchfield is squared up by Pooja but gets an edge which runs between the first and second slips.

Renuka traps Litchfield on the pads. This time Harmanpreet opts for a review. Seems an optimistic try though. That is indeed the case and India loses a review. Litchfield gets an inside edge to fine leg; a single taken. A wide from Renuka and Richa is unable to collect it which allows a single as well. Litchfield picks a single to third man. Healy taps to deep mid wicket on the final ball of the over.

PUT DOWN! Litchfield is dropped by Yastika Bhatia at first slip. Vastrakar has her hands held on her head. Just two runs in the over.

5WIDES in this over from Renuka. Healy flicks to deep mid wicket for a single. FOUR to end the over! Litchfield threads the infield with her cover drive to find the fence.

Vastrakar gets Healy on the pads. After a long chat, India decides against the review but the ball tracker shows the ball crashing onto the stumps. A chance gone begging for India. FOUR! Rubbing salt in India’s wounds. Clips it off her pads to pocket four more.

Renuka to Litchfield. FOUR! Litchfield has no control on her cut. But the ball again teases the fielder and runs wide. She drives the next to mid off and runs a single. Healy nudges the fifth delivery to fine leg for a single. CHANCE AGAIN! Litchfield slices her drive towards mid off, but the ball lands short of the diving Smriti Mandhana.

Vastrakar to Healy. The second delivery keeps slightly low and Healy misses the drive. FOUR! The bat turns during the on drive but the ball still has enough behind it to run all the way.

Renuka to Healy. She clips the third delivery through mid wicket but the fielder is in the deep which allows just one. Richa Ghosh comes up to the stumps for Litchfield who defends the final three deliveries of the over.

Pooja Vastrakar to Litchfield. FOUR! A loose delivery on the pads and the batter flicks it off through mid wicket. A couple of swing and misses in the over too.

Renuka to Litchfield. CHANCE! Litchfield’s drive hangs in the air. Amanjot Kaur at cover gets a hand but the ball pops out of her grip. A single taken. That’s the only run from the over.

It will be Phoebe Litchfield and Alyssa Healy to start for Australia. 

Renuka Singh to bowl the first over.

Australia: Alyssa Healy(wk/c), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Kim Garth, Darcie Brown.

India: Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Shreyanka Patil, Renuka Singh

Australia wins the toss, opts to bat.

Played: 51

India Women won: 10

Australia Women won: 41

Last Result: Australia Women won by 6 wickets (Mumbai 2023)

Ellyse Perry fought through cramps, scored a gritty half-century in the 1st ODI and paved the way for Australia’s victory. 

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IND vs AUS: Perry’s Wankhede resilience brings back memories of one-legged heroics in 2013 World Cup final

Fighting humidity in the middle were Australia’s Phoebe Litchfield and Ellyse Perry, going to chase a competitive 282 run by run in the first ODI against India.

Wicket-keepers: Beth Mooney, Alyssa Healy

Batters: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Ellyse Perry

All-rounders: Tahlia McGrath, Pooja Vastrakar, Ashleigh Gardner

Bowlers: Megan Schutt, Renuka Singh Thakur, Alana King

Team composition: IND 4-7 AUS | Credits Left: 5

IND: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Renuka Singh Thakur, Saika Ishaque

AUS: Beth Mooney, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Alyssa Healy (wk), Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Alana King, Darcie Brown, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt

India Women: Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Jemimah Rodrigues, Renuka Singh, Harleen Deol, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Amanjot Kaur, Titas Sadhu, Mannat Kashyap and Saika Ishaque

Australia Women: Kim Garth, Jess Jonassen, Alyssa Healy, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Heather Graham, Phoebe Litchfield and Darcie Brown

Where to watch the India Women vs Australia Women 2nd ODI match be played?

The India Women vs Australia Women 2nd ODI match will be telecast on the Sports18 Network in India. Live streaming of the match will be available on Jio Cinema in India.