AU-W vs IN-W 3rd ODI Highlights For Today’s Match
Australian Women’s team completed a dominant 3-0 series clean sweep against team India. Smriti Mandhana’s record-breaking century was not enough as Ashleigh Gardner’s five-wicket haul led Australia to an emphatic 83-run victory in the third ODI at the W.A.C.A. Ground in Perth. With the series already lost, India chose to bowl first but failed to make crucial breakthroughs during the first powerplay, as Phoebe Litchfield and Georgia Voll kept the scoreboard ticking with solid contributions. Let’s take a look at the AU-W vs IN-W 3rd ODI Highlights.
AU-W vs IN-W 3rd ODI Scorecard
Australia Women 298/6 (50 overs)
India Women 215/10 (45.1 overs)
Australia’s All-round Dominance
In-form Australian openers Phoebe Litchfield and Georgia Voll scored a solid 50-plus partnership, adding 58 runs in the first 10 overs. India’s Arundhati Reddy put on an impressive performance with a two-wicket over, dismissing both openers and Ellyse Perry, reducing Australia to 78-4.
However, Annabel Sutherland, alongside Ashleigh Gardner, revived the innings. Sutherland smashed her second ODI century, reaching 110 from 95 balls, including four sixes, while Gardner contributed 50 runs off 64 balls. Tahlia McGrath’s quickfire 56 from 50 balls boosted Australia to 298-6. Deepti Sharma claimed Gardner’s wicket, but India’s bowlers struggled to make further dismissals.
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Team India’s only response – Smriti Mandhana
After Richa Ghosh’s early dismissal by Megan Schutt, Smriti Mandhana anchored India’s chase with a superb 105, scoring her record-breaking ninth ODI century. She formed a solid partnership with Harleen Deol (39), and Mandhana’s partnership with Deol ended when Alana King dismissed Deol. Mandhana’s resistance was broken by Ashleigh Gardner in the 36th over.
After Mandhana, Gardner claimed four more wickets, finishing with her career-best figures of 5-30. Megan Schutt and Alana King added two wickets each, which guided the Australia team to an 83-run win and a 3-0 series sweep.
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