India started Day 2 on 98/1 and ended up with a final score of 376/7. India has a 157-run lead.
Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Smriti Mandhana each hit fifty runs.
Ashleigh Gardner claimed four scalps for AUSW. Here’s what else.
India made a comeback during the morning meeting.
Richa and Rodrigues had to step up and hold the fort after Sneh Rana and Mandhana were dismissed from the morning session.
India was 193/3 around lunchtime after the two added 46 runs.
India had been positioned well ahead of Rana’s departure, and Mandhana eventually ran herself out. But India came back from a precarious situation.
In the second session, India lost four wickets in record time.
Richa was attempting to act aggressively after the drink break when Kim Garth dismissed her, implying that she was a deep square leg.
With the departure of Yastika Bhatia and Harmanpreet Kaur, India lost two more wickets in rapid succession.
India required Rodrigues to remain in the middle, but as the side faltered at 274/7, she too had to give up.
India benefits from a 102-run unbeaten streak
Players like Deepti and Pooja Vastrakar took charge at 274/7 and added an undefeated 102-run partnership. It was an authoritative collaboration. In the last session, India was in control. At 70, Deepti remains unbeaten as Vastrakar smashes 33*.
Third fifty from the blade of Mandhana
Mandhana (74) is now leading the way with 442 runs at 44.20 in her sixth match. Mandhana not only owned a century but also recorded her third fifty.
Against the Australian Women, Mandhana has amassed 232 runs at an astounding 77.33 over three innings.
Against AUSW, she criticized her second score of fifty or over. Additionally, Mandhana achieved her first half-century on domestic territory.
Gardner takes four Australia Women wickets.
Among the Australian bowlers, Ashleigh Gardner was the best. On Day 2, she worked really hard and took four wickets. She got a rid of Rana in the early session and went on a three-wicket run after lunch to dominate. Gardner’s score is 4 out of 100.