Perth, March 6 (IANS) Australia’s pace attack ripped through India’s top order in the opening session of the one-off pink-ball Test at the WACA Ground, as the hosts left the visitors reeling at 99/4 in 27 overs at tea on Friday. Jemimah Rodrigues (15 not out) and Deepti Sharma (4 not out) are still at the crease for India. But the disciplined Australian attack – led by Annabel Sutherland’s 2-26, debutant Lucy Hamilton’s 1-23, and Darcie Brown’s 1-33 – ensured the hosts remained fir…
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Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Senior pacer Renuka Thakur has been ruled out of the only Test against Australia at the WACA Ground in Perth as Kashvee Gautam was named a replacement on Tuesday.”To better manage her workload, Renuka has been advised to rest and will be unavailable for selection for the pink-ball Test. The BCCI Medical Team will be closely monitoring Renuka’s fitness progress,” BCCI said in a statement.”The Women’s Selection Committee has named Kashvee Gautam as her replacement. Kashv…
Dubai, March 3 (IANS) India batter Smriti Mandhana and Australia spinner Alana King have climbed to the top of the Women’s ODI bowling and batting rankings, respectively, in the latest update released by the ICC on Tuesday.The pair made the move in the three ODIs within the week of action, with Mandhana making notable scores of 58 and 31 in the week, which was enough to move past Laura Wolvaardt (790), who will have the opportunity to reclaim the spot when the Proteas take on New Zealand across …
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, 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) Half-centuries from captain Harmanpreet Kaur and opener Pratika Rawal carried India to 251/9 in their 50 overs against Australia in the second ODI of the women’s multi-format series at the Bellerive Oval on Friday. The total, though, may prove to be below-par on a benign surface that offered little assistance to the bowlers.While Harmanpreet top-scored with 54 off 70 balls, Pratika made 52 off 81 deliveries. For Australia, Annabel Sutherland, Alana Kings and Ashleigh Gard…
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 …
Brisbane, Feb 24 (IANS) Captain Alyssa Healy hailed Australia’s clinical response to the scrutiny they faced after the T20I series loss to India as her side cruised to a six-wicket win over the reigning World Champions in the opening ODI at Allan Border Field in Brisbane on Tuesday.“Pretty pleased with that. A little bit was put on us after the T20I series about how we would bounce back. To come out and play the way we did today was clinical. Proud of the group for the bounceback,” Healy s…
Brisbane, Feb 24 (IANS) In the wake of India’s six-wicket loss to Australia in the first ODI of the three-match series at Allan Border Field on Tuesday, stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana remained optimistic about her team’s chances of moving forward. Despite the loss, Mandhana emphasised the need for the team to stay focused and not let one setback affect their approach. “We started with the bat with two wickets down, which is never easy. We did really well in terms of coming back,” she said …
Brisbane, Feb 24 (IANS) Australia produced a clinical all-round performance to defeat India by six wickets in the opening ODI at Allan Border Field on Tuesday, chasing down a modest target of 215 with authority to take a 1-0 lead in the three-game ODI series and also level the overall multiformat series’ tally to 4-4. After bowling India out for 214, the hosts made light work of the chase, riding on half-centuries from captain Alyssa Healy and the ever-reliable Beth Mooney. India had promised …