New Delhi: The Indian women’s team, after registering back-to-back wins in the test series against the England women’s team and the Australian women’s team, were expected to get a high start in the ODI series against the Aussies, but unfortunately, the reality turned out to be very different.
The women in blue, despite displaying a strong batting performance in the first match of the three-match ODI series, fell flat in the bowling as the Aussies ran away with an easy win and an early lead in the series.
Australia win the 1st ODI by 6 wickets.#TeamIndia will aim to bounce back in the next game 🙌
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/MDbv7Rm75J#INDvAUS | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/BeoV1pOidJ
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 28, 2023
Harmanpreet and company have to find a way to get around the Australian strong batting line-up if they want to stay alive in the series.
The second match of the series will take place at the famous Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday, with the fate of the series hanging in the balance.
The Indian team will have to perform a miracle if they want to better the head-to-head record against the Aussies, as out of the 51 ODI matches played so far between the two sides, Australia has emerged victorious in 41 matches, while the women in blue have only been able to register a win in 10 matches.
Match 1 summary
In the first match of the series, Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat first.
India lost their first wicket quickly, as Shafali Verma (1), was dismissed very early in the innings.
Yastika Bhatia (49), and Richa Ghosh (21), started the Indian fightback before Jemimah Rodrigues (82) and Pooja Vastrakar (62*), gave the finishing touch to take the team’s total to 282 for 8 in 50 overs.
That has been one solid knock from @JemiRodrigues! 👍 👍
🎥 When the #TeamIndia youngster completed a fine half-century
Follow the Match ▶️ https://t.co/MDbv7Rm75J #INDvAUS | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/WQLRZiCaEk
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 28, 2023
Ashleigh Garner and Georgia Wareham were the most successful Aussie bowlers, with two wickets each.
In reply, Australia also lost their first wicket cheaply, but Phoebe Litchfield (78), Ellyse Perry (75), Beth Mooney (42) and Tahlia McGrath (68*), wreaked havoc on the Indian bowling unit, taking their team, over the line with six wickets and 21 deliveries to left.
𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝! 🤯
What a grab THAT from @SnehRana15 to dismiss Alyssa Healy in the first over🔥🔥#TeamIndia | #INDvAUS | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/kKtIfA1AHh
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 28, 2023
Renuka Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana and Deepti Sharma all took one wicket each for India.
Phoebe Litchfield was named the player of the match for an outstanding innings of 78 runs.
The 🌟 of yesterday’s ODI, Phoebe Litchfield talks about the historic chase, her partnership with Ellyse Perry, chants of Indian fans, WPL 2024 and more.#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/tBfnc9zwhy
— Women’s CricZone (@WomensCricZone) December 29, 2023
