australia women Performed brilliantly in the third ODI of the series. india women By 185 runs at Bellerive Oval. After India decided to bowl first, the hosts batted brilliantly to score a massive 409/7 in 50 overs and then bowled out India for 224 in 45.1 overs. With this emphatic win, Australia completed a 3–0 clean sweep in the ODI leg of the tour.
Alyssa Healy’s brilliant century took Australia to a huge score
The captain laid the foundation of Australia’s huge score Alyssa HealyWho played one of the best innings of his ODI career. The wicketkeeper-batsman scored 158 runs in just 98 balls with the help of 27 fours and two sixes. Healy was aggressive from the start, dismantling India’s pace attack and putting constant pressure on the bowlers.
He received solid support from georgia volumeWho played a stormy innings of 62 runs off 52 balls, and Beth Mooney, who scored a brilliant 106 runs off 84 balls. Mooney’s innings, studded with 10 fours and a six, ensured that the scoring rate never dropped. late cameo from Nicola Carey (15 out of 34) and Annabel Sutherland (23 off 20) provided the finishing touch as Australia easily crossed the 400-run mark.
It was a tough contest with the ball for India. Sricharani (2/106) and Sneh Rana (2/66) took two wickets each Renuka Thakur, Kashvi Gautam And Deepti Sharma Managed each one. However, no bowler was able to stop the flow of runs on a batting-friendly surface.
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Alana King’s four wickets destroyed India
Chasing the challenging target of 410, India’s innings never really gathered momentum. Smriti Mandhana He was soon out for a duck, putting immediate pressure on the visitors. Pratika Rawal (21 of 27) and jemima rodrigues (42 off 29) counter-attacked briefly and played some attractive strokes during the powerplay to keep India in the contest.
However, once spinners were introduced, the matter was quickly resolved. alana king Was the main destroyer, finishing with impressive figures of 4/33 from her 10 overs. His disciplined line and sharp turn troubled the Indian middle-order, including the key batsmen Harmanpreet Kaur And Deept.
Rana played a struggling inning of 44 runs in 74 balls, while Deepti added 29 runs, but the required run rate continued to rise rapidly. Georgia Wareham He struck twice in a row to wrap up the tail-enders, leaving India out for 224 and falling far short of the target.
With a 6-wicket win in the first ODI, a 5-wicket win in the second and now a spectacular 185-run win in the third, Australia continued to dominate throughout the series. The hosts were excellent in all departments – batting depth, disciplined bowling and sharp fielding – leaving India searching for answers ahead of the red-ball encounter. Healy was named player of the match for his explosive innings of 158 runs, which created a one-sided contest.
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