On November 7 on the Wankhede Stadium, Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell redefined the that means of resilience when he fought cramps and the sweltering Mumbai humidity to attain an unbeaten 128-ball 201 in opposition to Afghanistan within the World Cup to information his crew to a win.
A month and a half later, on the similar venue, India’s Jemimah Rodrigues and Australia’s Ellyse Perry did one thing comparable, combating the problem of cramps and bodily discomfort to assist their crew’s trigger.
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This time too, the Aussies got here out on high, with the ladies in inexperienced and gold beating India by six wickets within the first ODI to take the lead within the three-match collection right here on Thursday.
Shoddy fielding put the Indians on the backfoot early on, and in opposition to a batting lineup as deep as Australia’s, India was doubtlessly 20-odd runs quick.
Perry, Litchfield dominate
Chasing 283 to win, skipper Alyssa Healy spent simply two minutes on the sphere, falling to Renuka Singh after Sneh Rana took an excellent catch at quick third.
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Perry and Phoebe Litchfield then annoyed the Indians with a 148-run stand in 150 balls for the second wicket.
Perry, a often sturdy athlete in demanding circumstances, struggled with cramps, however her scoring charge remained unaffected.
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Litchfield, who was the topic of a number of stinging chants from the Garware Pavilion the place the followers had been seated, despatched a shocking six down the bottom, with the ball touchdown close to the stand between a broadcast digicam and the official working it.
Deepti Sharma gave India the breakthrough, eradicating Perry for 75 as she tried to ship the ball flying over lengthy on. Litchfield fell quickly after making an attempt to brush Rana, with the ball knocking off her leg stump.
Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath’s 88-run stand put Australia in a commanding place. McGrath scored her third fifty of the tour in opposition to India to seal the win with greater than three overs to spare.
Mandhana misses out
With Smriti Mandhana lacking the fixture on account of unwell well being, Yastika Bhatia opened alongside Shafali Verma after India opted to bat.
Darcie Brown eliminated Shafali early, with the ball tearing by means of her defence and onto the stumps. After a optimistic begin, Richa Ghosh fell for 21.
Skipper Harmanpreet appeared in good contact, particularly when she reverse swept Ashleigh Gardner to perfection, sending the ball positive to the boundary.
However, she and Yastika made the lengthy stroll to the pavilion quickly after being dismissed by Garner and Georgia Wareham, respectively.
Jemimah struggled with cramps and threw up just a few occasions whereas batting, however her defiant half-century anchored India to a decent complete. She fell for 82, her second-highest rating within the format, with 4.2 overs left within the Indian innings.
Jemimah (L) struggled with cramps and threw up just a few occasions whereas batting
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Jemimah (L) struggled with cramps and threw up just a few occasions whereas batting
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EMMANUAL YOGINI/ The Hindu
Pooja then made a case for why she ought to be promoted up the order after she went at T20 tempo.
India added 32 runs within the remaining deliveries to complete with 282/8 on the board.
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