20/09Result
1st ODI, India Women tour of Australia at Mackay, Sep 21 2021
AUS Women won by 9 wkts (54b rem)
Player of the Match
Darcie Brown
Darcie BrownAustralia Women
20/09Result
1st ODI, India Women tour of Australia at Mackay, Sep 21 2021
AUS Women won by 9 wkts (54b rem)
Player of the Match
Darcie Brown
Darcie BrownAustralia Women

END OF OVER:
50 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | IND-W: 225/8 | RR: 4.50

  • Richa Ghosh32 (29b)
  • Meghna Singh1 (2b)
  • Sophie Molineux9-0-39-2
  • Tahlia McGrath6-0-34-0

1.29pm: India end up with 225 for 8, an okay-ish total but one you suspect Australia will fancy chasing down. Lovely little flurry at the death by Richa Ghosh, who hit some pleasing shots to push the scoring along. Jhulan added her own brand of big hits too. Yasika Bhatia had a good debut at No.3. Mithali Raj top-scored but the extreme slow pace of her scoring should be raising questions. For Australia, Darcie Brown used the short ball very effectively to take 4 for 33. Australia's debutant also had a good day, with Darlington taking 2 for 29. Both of them didn't get to complete their quotas though, which was a bit of a surprise. On that last bit, Gnasher tells me: "Reckon there's an element of fact-finding for Australia. Molineux doing the Jonassen role." And speaking of, Gnasher will be back with you for the start of the chase. Don't go anywhere.

49.6
1
Molineux to Ghosh, 1 run, was skipping down the track but the bowler saw her and bowled it into her, she can only stroke it through cover
49.5
1
Molineux to Meghna Singh, 1 run, skids onto her on the stumps, half-steered and half-edged towards third man. There might have been a second possible, but it's more important for Richa to be on strike last ball so they take just one
49.4
0
Molineux to Meghna Singh, no run, full ball in the blockhole almost, blocked to cover.

OB Jato: "Le Goswami: 'If you guys can't even manage to get me a decent score to defend in the second innings, I'll swing my willow and make the runs myself!'" -- swing she did, and very well too!

49.3
W
Molineux to Goswami, OUT, and that's that for the Jhulan show. Charged down the track, was aiming to send this to Sydney perhaps, but the ball dips and turns in front of her, and Healy's quick as a flash to whip off the bails.

J Goswami st †Healy b Molineux 20 (25m 24b 1x4 1x6) SR: 83.33

49.2
1
Molineux to Ghosh, 1 run, moved well across to try and slog-sweep it over fine leg, she couldn't connect cleanly and it pops up off glove I think and lands safely behind the keeper
49.1
1
Molineux to Goswami, 1 run, length ball, swatted to long-on

Last over to Molineux

END OF OVER:
49 | 17 Runs | IND-W: 221/7 | RR: 4.51

  • Richa Ghosh30 (27b)
  • Jhulan Goswami19 (22b)
  • Tahlia McGrath6-0-34-0
  • Sophie Molineux8-0-35-1
48.6
6
McGrath to Ghosh, SIX, she's cleared the straight boundary. Bit of a rousing finish by India this. Full ball on the stumps, and she goes for the lofted straight drive, gets it a bit higher than intended instead of longer, but it's got enough to go over the rope
48.5
2
McGrath to Ghosh, 2 runs, makes room and lofts it inside out over extra cover. Got it off the toe-end so it doesn't have the legs to carry it to the boundary, but they get two
48.4
1
McGrath to Goswami, 1 run, back of a length outside off, slapped to long-off with a horizontal bat
48.3
2
McGrath to Goswami, 2 runs, length coming into her, nudged through midwicket and great running by Richa to get the second run, she was goign to the danger end
48.2
0
McGrath to Goswami, no run, length ball on off, punched to cover
48.1
6
McGrath to Goswami, SIX, boom. Jhulan has been looking for that shot for a while, finally connects. Got the right length and reach for it. Fuller ball outside off, she moves across and golf-swings it over midwicket with a free extension of the arms

END OF OVER:
48 | 11 Runs | IND-W: 204/7 | RR: 4.25

  • Jhulan Goswami10 (18b)
  • Richa Ghosh22 (25b)
  • Sophie Molineux8-0-35-1
  • Tahlia McGrath5-0-17-0
47.6
1
Molineux to Goswami, 1 run, fuller on off, pushed through cover
47.5
1
Molineux to Ghosh, 1 run, fuller, comes on the front foot to flick it to midwicket's left, who dives and stops the ball. Wareham the fielder
47.4
4
Molineux to Ghosh, FOUR, lovely shot. A bit short, she sinks on one knee to create the height to cut this square, times it to a nicety to beat the infield

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