India Women (IND-W) vs Australia Women (AUS-W) 2nd ODI Live Cricket Score Updates: Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal were off to a steady start with a 78-run stand but India lost their way after that, losing wickets in regular intervals at the Bellerive Oval (Ninja Stadium) in Hobart on Friday. Harmanpreet Kaur won yet another toss Down Under and said India opted to bat first. India made two changes to their XI, with Vaishnavi Sharma making her ODI debut and Amanjot Kaur coming in to replace Shafali Verma and Renuka Singh Thakur. For Australia, there were more injury concerns as Sophie Molineux was ruled out of the remainder of the series (two ODIs and the Test) due to a back issue.

Following a humbling 6-wicket loss in the first ODI, world champions India will look to regroup and bounce back when they take on Australia in the second women’s ODI. After taking a 2-1 lead in the T20I leg of the multi-format series, with wins in the first and third T20Is, India could not keep the momentum going at the start of the One-Dayers, losing the first game which was dominated by the hosts from the word go. The Women in Blue’s decision to bat first backfired on a bouncy pitch when they were bundled out for just 214 in 48.3 overs, with only skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (53), vice-captain Smriti Mandhana (58), and Kashvee Gautam (43) providing some resistance.

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In reply, Australia rode on fifties from skipper Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney before Annabel Sutherland’s brisk 48 helped the hosts seal the game in just 38.2 overs. Sree Charani was the lone silver lining as far as India’s bowling was concerned. She picked two wickets while her economy stayed below five, whereas the rest of the attack were toothless against Healy’s side. (Read more about the first ODI between IND-W and AUS-W)

IND-W vs AUS-W ODI Squads

India XI: Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Kashvee Gautam, Sree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Vaishnavi Sharma

Australia XI: Alyssa Healy (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Beth Mooney (wk), Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Nicola Carey, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown

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Australia extend perfect Allan Border Field record to 21-0 as India’s batting gamble backfires in first ODI

“Happy days,” said Alyssa Healy at the toss, and she meant every word. When Harmanpreet Kaur — chuckling at her own unbroken run of luck with the coin — called it right and opted to bat first, Australia’s captain barely concealed her delight. At Allan Border Field, a ground they know intimately and have never lost at in women’s ODIs, Healy’s side wanted to bowl first anyway. They made full use of it.

By the time the winning runs were hit, Australia had extended their record at the Brisbane venue to 21-0, overhauling India’s 214 with six wickets and 70 balls to spare. It was a controlled, clinical performance — from the first over to the last — that served as a sharp reminder that, whatever India’s T20I series win a few days ago might have suggested, Australia remain the benchmark in women’s ODIs at home. (READ FULL REPORT)