Richa Ghosh’s career-best 96 and Deepti Sharma’s 5/38 went in useless as Australia Ladies clinched an exhilarating three-run win to take an unassailable 2-Zero lead in opposition to India of their three-match ODI collection in Mumbai on Saturday. Chasing 259, Ghosh led India’s reply with a advantageous 117-ball 96 that includes 13 fours however the hosts stuttered within the dying overs to undergo their ninth consecutive defeat to Australia at residence. India managed 255/Eight of their 50 overs with Deepti (24 not out off 36 balls, 1x4s) and Shreyanka Patil (5 not out) on the crease when the match got here to an finish.
Other than Ghosh’s heroics with the bat, India additionally had their vice-captain Smriti Mandhana offering early fireworks with a 38-ball 34 (3x4s, 1x6s).
Jemimah Rodrigues (44 off 55 balls) and Ghosh laid the inspiration with an 88-run third wicket stand however couldn’t deny Australia from sustaining their file in India of by no means dropping a collection.
In a contest whereby each groups dropped greater than 10 catches mixed, Litchfield ultimately made the distinction with two sharp catches after dropping one early on, which adopted a advantageous knock of 63 within the first innings to top-score for her facet.
Positioned at cowl, Litchfield helped break the third-wicket stand to dismiss Rodrigues off Georgia Wareham (2/39) at a vital juncture within the 34th over.
Afterward, when Ghosh was one stroke away from her maiden ton, Litchfield pulled off one other excellent seize at cowl off Annabel Sutherland (3/47) to disclaim her the feat and in impact, India a win.
Having stored wickets for all 50 overs of Australia’s first innings, the 20-year-old Ghosh batted with gusto and super software, along with her stupendous knock that includes strokes in all elements of the bottom.
Ghosh additionally capitalised on two lifelines – one in all which she bought on the primary supply itself when Litchfield put down a tricky likelihood at first slip quickly after Yastika Bhatia (19) was dismissed.
Ghosh stored India in hunt along with her partnership with Rodrigues, however Australia capitalised after discovering a breakthrough. India’s hopes suffered a severe dent when Ghosh, who was cramping up within the later levels of her innings, fell within the 44th over and Amanjot Kaur (4) within the 46th.
With Deepti failing to get a move-on – she had contributed solely eight runs in her 47-run stand with Ghosh – the duty grew to become much more difficult for the likes of Pooja Vastrakar (8) and concussion substitute Harleen Deol (1), who had changed Sneh Rana for the rest of the sport within the second half.
Earlier, off-spinner Deepti Sharma stymied Australia’s surge with a stellar five-wicket haul however seven dropped catches by India allowed them to publish a difficult 258 for eight.
Deepti exploited a dry and turning floor to a advantageous diploma to return with figures of 5 for 38, however her laborious work was undone by the hosts’ horrendous fielding.
She accounted for Ellyse Perry (50), Beth Mooney (10), Tahlia McGrath (24), Georgia Wareham (22) and Annabel Sutherland (23) for her profession’s second five-for.
Alana King, who was dropped as soon as every by Deepti and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, hammered three sixes to make an unbeaten 28 (17 balls) in a late surge to take Australia previous the 250-run mark, which at one stage seemed past the guests.
Australia seemed in full command till the 22nd over, powering to 117 for one by means of a 77-run stand for the second wicket between Perry and Litchfield (63, 98 balls, 6x4s).
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