India Women (IND-W) vs Australia Women (AUS-W) 3rd ODI Highlights: Chasing a mammoth 410 for a consolation win, India’s batting was woefully short again as Harmanpreet Kaur and Co lost the third and final ODI in Hobart on Sunday by 185 runs. Alyssa Healy smashed a sensational century in her final ODI for Australia, getting to the landmark off just 79 balls and then stepping on the pedal with a flurry of boundaries to finish on 158 in the third ODI against India at the Bellerive Oval (Ninja Stadium). Beth Mooney then followed that up with a century of her own to power Austrlaia to 409/7 in their 50 overs as India’s bowling was taken apart ruthlessly.
In response, India’s run-chase never really got going after Smriti Mandhana fell for a duck. Having been reduced to 135/7 by the 24th over. Deepti Sharma and Sneh Rana then stonewalled to delay the inevitable with a gritty stand but the contest was well and truly over. Alana King was once again the pick of Australia’s bowlers, picking up 4/32.
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Australia take an unassailable 8-4 points lead in the multi-format series and will retain the trophy. But India still have a chance to level up on points in Perth where four points are in offer for a win.
Harmanpreet Kaur opted to bowl first after winning the toss for the sixth time in six matches on the tour as India made three changes for the match. Having already announced her retirement after the multi-format series against India, Healy received a guard of honour from the Indian players when she walked out to bat. India brought in Sneh Rana, Renuka Singh Thakur and Harleen Deol while Australia also made two changes, handing out a debut to 19-year-old left-arm pacer Lucy Hamilton as well as senior spinner Georgia Wareham.
Following a 1-2 loss in the T20I leg, hosts Australia showed their dominance in the One-Dayers, thrashing India in two one-sided affairs. Australia won the first ODI by six wickets with 11.4 overs to spare, while they handed India a four-wicket loss in the next game with 13.5 overs remaining. (Read more about the second IND vs AUS ODI)
IND-W vs AUS-W ODI playing XIs in Hobart
Australia XI: Alyssa Healy (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Beth Mooney (wk), Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Wareham, Nicola Carey, Alana King, Lucy Hamilton
India XI: Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Kashvee Gautam, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur
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Two generational Australian talents, Georgia Voll (left) and Phoebe Litchfield (not in photo) put India’s bowling to the sword with a clinical ease. (Screengrab via @7Cricket on X)
Soon-to-be former Australia captain Alyssa Healy, who didn’t play the T20Is and is retiring at the end of the one-off Test next week, struck a defiant tone when she spoke to the media ahead of the ODI leg against India. She wanted Australia to throw the next punch, and her words have come true in just a few days as they have trounced Harmanpreet Kaur’s side in back-to-back ODIs, winning the second match on Friday in Hobart even more convincingly than they had in the first match. (READ MORE FROM VINAYAKK MOHANARANGAN)
