• BATSMEN
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    5.2 cleaned up! Hamilton gets her first wicket. What a moment. Full at off stump, the angle into the left hander with some additional late shape, beats Mandhana's drive on the inside edge and smashes into middle 18/1
    15.1 nicked and gone! Sutherland breaks through, and Shafali has to go! Superb bowling. Full just outside off but not full enough to walk into a drive, which is what Shafali tries doing. She is on the move while wafting at it and the ball nibbles away just a smidgen to kiss the outside edge. Regulation take for Mooney, and India are two down! 54/2
    19.1 thick outside edge, and gobbled up at gully by the debutant! Contrasting emotions for two debutants. On a back of a length outside off. Rawal has a hard-handed jab at it away from her body and the ball flies towards Hamilton, who clasps her hands around the ball to her right and snares the chance. India wobbling now! 61/3
    45.4 soft, soft dismissal, and India are seven down now! Hamilton has two on Test debut too. This, though, is a half-volley on the pads and there to be clipped away. Rodrigues, though, does not display enough conviction. A bit of a half-hearted tug and the ball skews off the top edge. Gardner, stationed slightly deeper at square leg, does the rest, and Australia making serious inroads now! 150/7
    19
    15
    16
    4
    0
    126.66
    22.5 cleaned up by a corker! My word - that is some ball. On a length outside off and this jags back in. Harmanpreet, like she has been doing all innings, reaches out for it, trying to drive it down the ground. This is not full enough, though, meaning she leaves a huge gap between bat and pad. The ball rattles through and pegs back off stump. India in real trouble now! 84/4
    33.1 edged, trying to leave it! A length ball, angling across just outside off, Deepti in two minds, tries to withdraw the bat and it just glances through to Mooney 107/5
    44.6 dragged down and smashed straight to short mid wicket! Ghosh will be livid with that. Pitches outside off and it is there to be hit. The ball maybe bounces a tad extra and Ghosh can neither keep it down, nor can she get under it fully. Swats it straight to King, and Australia break what was looking like a threatening partnership! 150/6
    49.1 straight up the chimney, and that is another bizarrely soft dismissal! Zipped in full on the pads. Rana tries to flick it away but the ball holds and bounces just enough to catch the leading edge. Loops up towards mid on, and McGrath completes the easiest of catches! 157/8
    not out
    34
    54
    68
    3
    0
    62.96
    61.1 top edge, and this one is taken! A short ball, head height, goes for the pull and loops behind the wicket for Mooney to gather 195/9
    62.4 short ball works again! A bouncer outside off, looks to pull, goes straight up behind the wicket, Sutherland tracks back from slip and manages to hold on, although nearly misjudged it 198/10
    Extras
    5 (lb 3, w 2)
    TOTAL
    198 all out (62.4 Overs, RR: 3.15)
    Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Smriti Mandhana, 5.2 ov), 2-54 (Shafali Verma, 15.1 ov), 3-61 (Pratika Rawal, 19.1 ov), 4-84 (Harmanpreet Kaur, 22.5 ov), 5-107 (Deepti Sharma, 33.1 ov), 6-150 (Richa Ghosh, 44.6 ov), 7-150 (Jemimah Rodrigues, 45.4 ov), 8-157 (Sneh Rana, 49.1 ov), 9-195 (Sayali Satghare, 61.1 ov), 10-198 (Kranti Gaud, 62.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    D Brown12.404123.2320
    LK Hamilton1133132.8100
    A Sutherland1754642.700
    TM McGrath421503.7500
    A Gardner1533912.600
    AM King302307.6600
  • BATSMEN
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    2.2 what a delivery! A bit of magic. Starts well outside off, Voll stretches forward, curves back sharply past the inside edge and into the top of leg stump. Magnificent stuff 2/1
    11.6 oh, that is an absolute blinder! Litchfield has to go! Hung up full and wide. Litchfield cannot resist the temptation to throw her hands at it and does so. Slices it a touch, though, and arrows it towards backward point, where Rodrigues lunges forward to her left and seems to make it stick. The third umpire is having a look at it. Looks like a clean catch, and the third umpire agrees, saying there is no evidence to suggest the ball has been grassed. Immense from Rodrigues in the field, and India have two! 31/2
    76
    116
    186
    10
    1
    65.51
    47.3 another big lbw shout, not given! Fired in on a length on middle and leg. Perry gets caught on the crease and then plays all around it. Seemed to be just sliding down, but India want to chance their DRS luck with this. Perry was quite deep in her crease and this, in fact, does look very close now. No bat involved, and Ball Tracking says the ball would have crashed into leg stump. India finally get a review right. Perry has to go, and this is a massive moment for India! 186/4
    19.3 looped straight to backward point, and Healy perishes! Fullish outside off and there is enough width on offer for Healy to throw her hands at it. Does not get on top of the bounce, though, and does not get under it to clear the fielder either. Tame chip to Rodrigues, and Healy gets a standing ovation as she walks off. Might not be the last time she bats, given how this game is going, but it could be, and the crowd are taking this moment to show their appreciation for all that Healy has done! 58/3
    72.6 finally a miscue, and Sutherland bites the dust! Tossed up on a length on middle and off. Sutherland hares down, trying to smash this into the sightscreen. Does not get close enough to the ball, though, and gets under it too much. Shanks it towards long on, where Harmanpreet makes no mistake. Standing ovation from the dressing room and from the crowd - another exceptional innings by a cricketer who is making such feats feel commonplace now! 273/7
    62.5 chipped and taken at short extra cover! This is nice bowling. Tossed up on a length outside off. Mooney tries to drive but cannot get on top of the bounce. Not to the pitch of the ball either and all she manages is a pop straight to Rodrigues. Mooney departs after a scratchy innings, and the door slightly ajar for India now! 240/5
    63.6 off stump thumped, and Gardner is on her way! Excellent set-up and an even better final punch. Most deliveries in this over went away but this jags back in off a length just outside off. Gardner has no clue about it and plays down the wrong line, only to see her off stump in a mess soon after. India with a bit of momentum now, and Australia not completely out of the woods yet! 241/6
    75.2 what a catch! Brilliant at short leg. Full and straight, looks to flick it away, gets an inside edge into the pads which shoots out square and that's fantastic reflexes from Mandhana to hold on 277/8
    88.2 sliced and snared sharply by Sneh Rana at extra cover! Fullish outside off. King looks at the width and throws her hands at it. The bat face opens upon contact, though, and she spoons it towards extra cover, where Rana dives forward to her left and completes the grab. Superb catch, and Australia nine down now! 311/9
    90.4 shanked again, and taken this time! Australia bowled out for 323! Dug in short just outside off. Hamilton has a swipe at it but the ball gets big on her, meaning she splices it tamely. Easy catch for mid wicket, and Australia finish with a lead of 125! 323/10
    not out
    0
    4
    10
    0
    0
    0
    Extras
    17 (b 6, lb 6, nb 5)
    TOTAL
    323 all out (90.4 Overs, RR: 3.56)
    Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Georgia Voll, 2.2 ov), 2-31 (Phoebe Litchfield, 11.6 ov), 3-58 (Alyssa Healy, 19.3 ov), 4-186 (Ellyse Perry, 47.3 ov), 5-240 (Beth Mooney, 62.5 ov), 6-241 (Ashleigh Gardner, 63.6 ov), 7-273 (Annabel Sutherland, 72.6 ov), 8-277 (Tahlia McGrath, 75.2 ov), 9-311 (Alana King, 88.2 ov), 10-323 (Lucy Hamilton, 90.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    SG Satghare18.425042.6700
    K Gaud2257223.2701
    KS Gautam1114604.1803
    S Rana1716413.7600
    DB Sharma1716723.9401
    Shafali Verma521212.400
  • BATSMEN
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    0.2 chopped on, and India's star opener is outta here! Length ball in the channel and this shapes back in late. Mandhana looks to drive on the up and the ball moves in enough to kiss the inside edge and hurtle into leg stump, flattening it in the process. Mandhana cannot believe it; Australia, absolutely pumped! 2/1
    1.6 nicked this time, and gone! Smart, smart bowling. Dangling the carrot full outside off. Shafali's eyes light up and she goes chasing after it away from her body. Feathers it and Mooney, who seemed to have stepped forward a step or two after that previous edge, gobbles it up with glee. India under serious strife! 10/2
    48.2 miscued, and snaffled up sharply by Sutherland! India rolled over for 149! Shortish just outside leg and this rears up a touch. Rawal, cramped for room due to the angle, cannot free her arms fully on the pull. The ball plonks off the leading edge and Sutherland, stationed at short fine leg, lunges forward to her left to ensure Australia only have a 25-run target to chase! 149/10
    7.6 oh dearie me - what was Jemimah Rodrigues thinking there?! Back of a length in the channel. Rodrigues, for a moment, seems to switch into WPL mode and shapes up for the lap. Not the time or the place or the circumstances to play the stroke, though. Makes a mess of it and the ball spirals off the top edge, possibly due to the extra lift on the surface. Mooney moves to her left and completes the catch in the leg gully region. Rodrigues will not want to watch that again, and a promising partnership has been brought to a screeching halt - all through India's doing! 38/3
    13.6 edged, superbly taken at third slip! Hamilton does very well. Good length outside off, Harmanpreet pushing away from the body, aware of the inswinger, flies quickly and low towards Hamilton who grabs it expertly 64/4
    23.2 a brilliant one, two! Classy fast bowling. After the bouncer, goes full at the stumps, Deepti is hanging on leg stump, feet not really moving, nips back sharply past the inside edge and takes the top of middle. Brilliant piece of work from Hamilton 82/5
    23.4 is that a nick?! Huge appeal from behind, no interest from Hamilton. Healy has gone for the review Yes, there's a spike as Ghosh presses forward to the delivery angling across here! Hamilton has another 82/6
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    55.55
    40.4 clean bowled! Superb bowling! Tossed up outside off, the turn and bounce of the previous balls had Rana defending for more turn than she got, it slid on past the outside edge and hit the top of off! 132/7
    41.3 edged and taken by Healy at slip! Classic legspinner's dismissal. Drifting into middle and off, luring Kashvee forward, it spins away sharply, catches the edge and floats to Healy at slip who takes it easily and takes off in celebration! 133/8
    47.5 simple pop-up, and King has another! Fizzing leg-break, on a back of a length on middle and leg. Pitches, grips and then kicks up. Satghare has to play at it because of where it pitched, but can only fend at it due to the extra bounce. The ball spoons up, either off the glove or the splice, and Voll completes the simplest of catches at silly mid off! 149/9
    not out
    0
    1
    2
    0
    0
    0
    Extras
    12 (b 7, lb 4, w 1)
    TOTAL
    149 all out (48.2 Overs, RR: 3.08)
    Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Smriti Mandhana, 0.2 ov), 2-10 (Shafali Verma, 1.6 ov), 3-38 (Jemimah Rodrigues, 7.6 ov), 4-64 (Harmanpreet Kaur, 13.6 ov), 5-82 (Deepti Sharma, 23.2 ov), 6-82 (Richa Ghosh, 23.4 ov), 7-132 (Sneh Rana, 40.4 ov), 8-133 (Kashvee Gautam, 41.3 ov), 9-149 (Sayali Satghare, 47.5 ov), 10-149 (Pratika Rawal, 48.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    D Brown1424513.2110
    LK Hamilton81323400
    A Sutherland621522.500
    TM McGrath611502.500
    AM King1022322.300
    A Gardner4.21821.8400

Match Details

Toss

Australia Women , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

Australia Women won the one-off match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

13.20 start, Tea 15.20-16.00, Tea 18.00-18.20, Close 20.20

Match days

6,7,8 March 2026 - day/night match (4-day match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Close of Play

  • Fri, 6 Mar - day 1 - Australia Women 1st innings 96/3 (EA Perry 43*, A Sutherland 20*, 27 ov)
  • Sat, 7 Mar - day 2 - India Women 2nd innings 105/6 (Pratika Rawal 43*, S Rana 14*, 29 ov)
  • Sun, 8 Mar - day 3 - Australia Women 2nd innings 28/0 (4.3 ov) - end of match

Match Notes