INDWvAUSW: Australia beat India by 5 wickets in last-ball thriller, clinch collection

India and their premier bowler Jhulan Goswami did not hold their nerves in a dramatic ultimate over as Beth Mooney’s sensible unbeaten hundred ensured a five-wicket win for Australia — their twenty sixth on the trot — within the second girls’s ODI right here on Friday.
Australia thus took a 2-0 lead within the three-match WODI collection and India’s fragile bowling assault will now come below the scanner.

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It was a match that was in India’s pocket until the twenty fifth over of the Australian innings however Mooney, with an unbeaten 125, surprised the guests within the third highest chase of all-time in girls’s cricket by knocking off a goal of 275.
In truth, the Indian crew prematurely celebrated when Goswami’s waist excessive full-toss was hit straight to mid-wicket by Mooney however, to their horror, it turned out to be a no-ball. It was marginal as Goswami’s final ball was despatched in direction of vast long-on for a pair to complete the match.
With 13 wanted off the final over, previous guard Goswami was handed the ball with Mooney (125 off 133 balls) and Nicola Carey (39 not out off 38 balls) on the rampage on a dew-laden evening.
Keeper Richa Ghosh and Poonam Yadav had been put below excessive strain as they obtained 5 off first two and Goswami by chance bowled a beamer that hit Carey flush on the helmet with the umpire rightly signalling a no-ball.
Ghosh’s inexperience was as soon as got here via as she missed a run-out when 5 had been required off final two balls because the no-ball drama modified the course of the sport.

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But it was extra about poor present from Indian spinners Deepti Sharma and Poonam Yadav that led to Australia making a comeback after being 52 for 4.
It was the best complete scored in opposition to Australia since their profitable streak began in 2018 however Indian bowlers undid all the nice job by the batters.
Goswami bowled an absolute ripper that minimize Alyssa Healy (0) into half whereas skipper Meg Lanning (6) was dismissed by Meghna Singh when Rajeshwari Gayakwad took a tremendous catch within the deep.
Puja Vastrakar then effected a diving run out of Elyse Perry whereas Gayakwad obtained her title on wicket-taker’s listing to see the again of Ashleigh Gardner with the Southern Stars reeling.
Mooney and Tahlia McGrath (74 off 77 balls) consolidated in fashion throughout their 126-run fifth-wicket stand. While Gayakwad was regular along with her wicket-to-wicket strains, younger Meghna and seasoned Jhulan additionally tried protecting issues tight.
Yadav (6-0-38-0), who has not been in better of kind all through 2021, and Sharma (9-0-60-1) weren’t very per their strains of their first spells as runs began flowing put up the twenty fifth over. Ditto for Puja Vastrakar (8-0-43-1), who additionally erred in size, freely giving lots of boundary balls.
India lastly had some luck going their means when Sharma bowled a garbage half-tracker which McGrath deposited it within the arms of Yastika Bhatia at brief fine-leg.
However, within the forty second over bowled by Vastrakar, the seasoned Mooney obtained two boundaries to place Mithali Raj’s brigade below actual strain.
Earlier, Mandhana hit a fluent 86 to information India to a aggressive 274 for 7 as India batters gave a much better account of themselves in comparison with the primary WODI.
Mandhana hit 11 boundaries to register her nineteenth half-century after the guests had been despatched in to bat. She shared two essential partnerships — 76 runs with Richa Ghosh (44) and 74 runs with Shafali Verma (22) — to assist India arrange complete.
India had been off to a flying begin with Mandhana and Shafali (22) racing to 68/0 within the first 10 overs, their finest within the 10 ODIs they’ve performed this yr.
But the threatening opening stand was quickly damaged by spinner Sophie Molineux within the twelfth over as she dismissed the latter.
A mixture up then led to skipper Mithali Raj’s (8) run out adopted by Yastika Bhatia’s (3) departure because the hosts made a powerful comeback.
Mandhana and Ghosh then steadied the ship, protecting the scoreboard ticking however the opener sliced it straight to level which marked the top of her innings.
Pooja Vastrakar (29) and Jhulan Goswami (28 not out) added 53 runs to assist India breach the 250-run mark.
Tahlia McGrath (3/45) was the decide of the bowlers for Australia with Molineux (2/28) selecting two wickets.
Brief Scores: India 274/7 in 50 overs (Smriti Mandhana 86, Richa Ghosh 44; Tahlia McGrath (3/45), Sophie Molineux (2/28), Darcie Brown (1/63) Australia 275/5 in 50 overs (Beth Mooney 125 not out, Tahlia McGrath 74).