IND-W vs AUS-W: Team India’s women’s brigade was disappointed in the first match of the ODI series of the Australia tour. Women’s team India’s batsmen have been defeated by Australia’s bowlers.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat. But not a single Indian bowler could make a big innings with firm footing in the field. So much so that they could not even play 35 overs let alone 50 overs.
IND-W vs AUS-W: India’s Struggles with Batting in the First ODI
Australia Women wrapped up Team India’s innings for 100 runs in 34.2 overs. So Australia has got a modest challenge of 101 runs. Megan Schutt broke the back of Team India by taking the most 5 wickets for Australia. Others supported her well.
Only four players from Team India could reach double figures. Jemimah Rodrigues was the top scorer for Team India. Jemimah scored 23 runs off 42 balls with 1 four. Harlin Deol contributed 19 runs and captain Harmanpreet Kaur contributed 17 runs.
Richa Ghosh returned after scoring 14 runs. The opening pair of Priya Punia and Smriti Mandhana were disappointed. Priya scored 3 runs and Smriti scored 8 runs. Saima Thakor added 4 runs and Deepti Sharma added 1 run. Debutant Titas Sadhu scored 2 runs.
Megan Schutt Shines with Five-Wicket Haul
Megan Schutt bowled 1 over maiden in 6.2 overs. He took 5 wickets for 19 runs. Kim Garth, Ashley Gardner, Annabelle Sutherland and Alana King took 1 wicket each.
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IND-W vs AUS-W: Playing XIs
Team India: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Priya Punia, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Titas Sadhu, Priya Mishra, Saima Thakor and Renuka Thakur Singh.
Australia: Tahlia McGrath (Captain), Phoebe Lichfield, Georgia Wall, Elise Perry, Beth Mooney (wicketkeeper), Annabelle Sutherland, Ashley Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Kim Garth and Megan Shute.
