New Delhi: Team India bundled out for just 100 runs in the 34.2 overs against Australia in the first women’s ODI at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane on December 5. Fast bowler Megan Schutt picked up a five-wicket haul as the Women in Blue struggled to score runs on the pacey surface.
Schutt removed both openers in the initial overs after India opted to bat first. Harleen Deol was looking good but Ashleigh Gardner dismissed her on 19 runs. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur only managed to score just 19 runs. Rodrigues scored 23 runs off 42 balls and was the top scorer for India.
The lower-order batters also failed to make an impact with the bat as Harmanpreet and Co. bowled out for 100 runs. Apart from Schutt, Kim Garth, Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland and Alana King also picked up one wicket each.
Innings Break!#TeamIndia set a target of 101 🎯
Over to our bowlers 🙌
Live ▶️ https://t.co/RGxrsRZRGN#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/x7m8Mvh6o0
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 5, 2024
Georgia, Litchfield provide Australia good start in run chase
Chasing the target of 101 runs, Phoebe Litchfield and debutant Georgia Voll provided Australia with a good start. Both batters stitched a 48-run partnership for the first wicket. Renuka Thakur removed Litchfield in the seventh over. She scored 35 runs off 29 balls with the help of 8 boundaries.
The three-match ODI series is crucial for both teams as they look to prepare for the 2025 ODI World Cup. The series is also part of ICC Championship match. The second women’s ODI will be played in Brisbane on 8 December while the third ODI will be played in Perth on 11 December.
India and Australia squad for ODI series
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Priya Punia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Uma Chetry, Richa Ghosh (wk), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Minnu Mani, Priya Mishra, Radha Yadav, Titas Sadhu, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Saima Thakor.
Australia: Tahlia McGrath (c), Ashleigh Gardner (vc), Darcie Brown, Kim Garth, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham.
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