Australia Outplay World Champions India in First Women's ODI to Take 1-0 Lead
Alyssa Healy scored 50 and Beth Mooney 76 as Australia chased 215, with bowlers including Ashleigh Gardner taking key wickets to secure a six-wicket victory.
- On Tuesday night, Australia chased down India women's team in 38.2 overs, led by Mooney's 76 and Healy's 50, winning by six wickets.
- Before the match, Ellyse Perry, Australia allrounder, and Kim Garth, Australia allrounder, were ruled out after suffering quad strains in Saturday's T20 loss, with Cricket Australia saying both could return ahead of the one-off Test and will be reassessed after the ODI series based on rehab.
- Spin and pace combined to choke India's scoring as Ashleigh Gardner took 3-33, Tahlia McGrath removed Smriti Mandhana, Megan Schutt trapped Pratika Rawal, and Georgia Voll caught three.
- Beth Mooney reached a major career milestone by becoming the fourth Australian woman to reach 7,000 international runs, and Australia and India are now level on four competition points each in the series.
- Mooney reflected on the win, saying `It was pretty emphatic in the end` as Australia wrapped up the match, with contributions from Sutherland and Kaur.
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Beth Mooney Completes 3,000 ODI Runs; Schutt Becomes Australia's 3rd-highest Wicket-taker in 50-over Format
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Both Mooney and Schutt, two vital players in Australia's limited-overs set-up had a memorable showing in their side's six-wicket win over India at Brisbane on Tuesday. While Mooney delivered a brilliant half-century in chase of 215 runs, Schutt got two wickets. Sports News | Beth Mooney Completes 3,000 ODI Runs; Schutt Becomes Australia's 3rd-highest Wicket-taker in 50-over Format.
Aussie skipper Healy hails team for bounceback after T20I series loss following win over India in 1st ODI - The Tribune
Following a setback in the T20Is, Healy's swansong in longer formats got off to a fine start as her side beat India by six wickets in the first ODI at Brisbane, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Following this, there will be a one-off Test at Perth from March 6 onwards.
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