India could also be internet hosting Australia in a multi-format tour right here this month nevertheless it was the latter which seemed completely at residence in its six-wicket win over India on the Wankhede Stadium this week.
The seven-time world champion shook off the heartache of the Test loss with an all-round displaying in opposition to India, which got here second greatest regardless of registering its highest complete in opposition to this opponent.
The Women in Blue missed the providers of Smriti Mandhana, who didn’t characteristic within the recreation as a consequence of sickness. Shafali Verma seemed patchy at greatest throughout her brief keep on the crease along with her lack of ability to land a shot clear proving to be her undoing as she was bowled by Darcie Brown.
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Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh, too couldn’t capitalise on begins, discovering themselves again within the hunt in fast succession. It took an unwell Jemimah Rodrigues to accomplice Yastika Bhatia and small partnerships between Jemimah and Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar to provide the Indian innings some bulk in opposition to a star-studded Aussie lineup.
Fielding coach Munish Bali prompt that the crew ought to ‘control+alt+delete’ the primary recreation and begin contemporary within the second ODI on Saturday. That is likely to be simpler stated than executed. India had its moments on the sector, however these had been few.
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Boundaries had been permitted too simply, loads of misfields dotted good overs and no scoring strain was utilized on the Australians, who sealed the sport with 21 balls to spare.
The aspect confirmed marked enhancements within the discipline in the course of the two crimson ball fixtures in opposition to England and Australia and can hope to channel the identical vitality within the white ball fixtures that stay.
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Australia was capable of prohibit batting partnerships to a big extent, with Yastika, Jemimah and Pooja managing most resistance. Ashleigh Gardner and Georgia Wareham had been the decide of the bowlers, with two wickets every, however virtually each different Australian bowler discovered success in opposition to the Indians.
Jemimah has had a superb 2023 thus far with 796 worldwide runs and can need to add to that tally within the aspect’s final recreation of the yr on the similar venue on Saturday. Aussie vice-captain Tahlia McGrath is in the course of an analogous purple patch, scoring fifties in each batting innings in opposition to India thus far within the tour.
Both will hope to proceed in the identical vein.
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