Saint Vincent, March 22 (IANS) Alana King delivered another strong performance to underline her return to Australia’s T20I setup, claiming 2-25 as the visitors secured a 17-run victory over the West Indies in the second match to clinch the three-match series with a game to left.After electing to bat, Australia were off to a brisk start courtesy of Georgia Voll, who set the tone with an attacking 39 off 23. Her innings, studded with six boundaries and a maximum, ensured momentum in the powerpla…
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New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The most successful captain in the history of women’s cricket, Meg Lanning, believes that the Australian side is entering an exciting new phase following the retirement of veteran wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy from international cricket. Healy brought the curtain down on her decade-long international career after Australia’s victory over India in a multi-format series. The wicketkeeper-batter led the side in the ODIs and the one-off Test at the WACA Ground. Under …
Perth, March 6 (IANS) Australia seized the upper hand in the one-off pink-ball Test against India at the WACA Ground in Perth by ending day one at 96/3 and trailing by 102 runs, after debutant Lucy Hamilton and Annabel Sutherland starred with the ball on Friday.Skipper Alyssa Healy, in her farewell international game, won the toss and sent India in to bat first under scorching heat. That decision paid off as Annabel found magnificent swing and seam to pick 4-46, while Lucy was accurate and found…
Perth, March 6 (IANS) Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland shared an unbroken stand of 38 to guide Australia to 96/3 in 27 overs at stumps and trail India by 102 runs on day one of the one-off pink-ball Test at the WACA Ground on Friday.After bowling out India for 198, Australia were forced to negotiate a tricky session under lights. Phoebe Litchfield fell cheaply to debutant pacer Kranti Gaud, while skipper Alyssa Healy managed only 13 in what could be her penultimate international innings.Debut…
Hobart, Mar 1 (IANS) Skipper Alyssa Healy’s 158 and Alana King’s (4-33) helped Australia bowled out India for 224 runs in 45.1 and register a dominant 185-run win in the third ODI of the multi-format series, here at the Bellerive Oval on Sunday. With this win, Australia clinched the ODI series 3-0 and took a lead of 6-2 in the multi-format series.Earlier, Australia posted a massive 409/7 in 50 overs after losing the toss. Captain Alyssa Healy played a brilliant knock of 158 in her final ODI appe…
Hobart, Mar 1 (IANS) Skipper Alyssa Healy played a magnificent knock of 158 runs, while Beth Mooney remained unbeaten at 106 as Australia Women posted 409/7 in 50 overs against India in the third ODI of the multi-format series here at the Bellerive Oval on Sunday. Coming to bat, Australia’s captain Healy came to open the innings for the final time in the ODI. She received a guard of honour from the Indian side.Australia started carefully, scoring 27 runs in the first five overs. India got their …
Hobart, Feb 27 (IANS) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur admitted her side had once again failed to bat to their potential, saying the team had set out to post a 300-plus total on a surface significantly better than the one used in the first ODI but had repeatedly undone themselves by making same mistakes again and losing wickets at crucial intervals.At the Bellerive Oval, Harmanpreet top-scored with 54 off 70 balls, while Pratika Rawal made 52 off 81 deliveries. But India’s total of 251/9 was bel…
Hobart, Feb 27 (IANS) Georgia Voll struck a magnificent 101 to power Australia to a commanding five-wicket victory over India in the second ODI at the Bellerive Oval on Friday. The result also meant Australia secured the ODI series and took a 6-4 lead in the multi-format series.India’s total of 251/9, built on composed half-centuries by Pratika Rawal and Harmanpreet Kaur, always appeared a few runs short of what would be required to truly test Australia on a surface and outfield that offered lit…
Hobart, Feb 27 (IANS) Georgia Voll struck a magnificent 101 to power Australia to a commanding five-wicket victory over India in the second ODI at the Bellerive Oval on Friday. The result also meant Australia secured the ODI series and took a 6-4 lead in the multi-format series. India’s total of 251/9, built on composed half-centuries from Pratika Rawal and Harmanpreet Kaur, always appeared a few runs short of what would be required to truly test Australia on a surface and outfield that offered …
Hobart, Feb 27 (IANS) India have won the toss and elected to bat first against Australia in the second ODI at the Bellerive Oval on Friday. The multi-format scoreline is currently tied at 4-4 after Australia won the first ODI at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane.India have opted to rest Shafali Verma and Renuka Singh Thakur, with Amanjot Kaur included and left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma handed her ODI debut in a bid to bolster their bowling stocks.For India, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who won …