Alyssa Healy, the captain, and Phoebe Litchfield put up a 189-run opening stand that gave the Women in Yellow hope. The former continued on to reach her centennial.
With a score of more than 330, Australia Women have the advantage even though Shreyanka Patil spearheaded India’s comeback.
Litchfield hits a ton on her second WODI.
The Indian bowling attack was severely tested by Litchfield and Healy when Australia Women chose to bat.
In the sixteenth over, the pair combined to take the Australians to 100. Australia Women reached the 150-run milestone after 24 overs.
Litchfield went on to smash her second WODI ton as Healy left for 82. With 125 balls, she hit 119 boundaries (16 fours and 1 six).
Litchfield had a series average of 80+ and 600 WODI runs.
Litchfield amassed an amazing 260 runs at an average of 86.66 from three matches in her first WODI series in Asia.
Throughout the three-match series, she was the only batter from Australia to score more than 200 runs.
Over 600 runs has been scored by Litchfield in just 14 WODI innings. At 60.40, she currently has 604 runs under her belt. It was her sixth score of fifty or higher (100s: 2).
A powerful blow from Healy
Litchfield delivered a powerful blow, but Healy’s was just as potent. The latter concentrated more on turning the blow.
With four fours and three sixes in his 82 off 85 deliveries, the Australian captain was unbeaten.
In WODIs, Healy smashed her 16th half-century. In the 29th over, Pooja Vastrakar removed her from the game.
Healy was the first breakthrough for the Indian women in the game.
Deepti Sharma reaches 100 wickets in the WODI
Deepti Sharma, an Indian spinner, dismissed Phoebe Litchfield, a dangerous player. She only had one wicket in the entire game.
Deepti became the fourth Indian player to reach 100 wickets in a WODI after this. She is just behind Jhulan Goswami (155) and Neetu David (141), having tied Nooshin Al Khadeer (100).
Gayakwad, who has so far collected 99 wickets in the format, was surpassed by Deepti.
Australia weathers the storm
In the middle overs, Australia, who had been cruising at 209/1, was suddenly down to 216/4. But Litchfield and Ashleigh Gardner (30) got the Australians over 250.
Gardner then teamed up with 23-year-old Annabel Sutherland as the Australians passed 290.
Following their departure, Australia Women’s ranking fell to 299/7.
But they made it to 338 thanks to Georgia Wareham (11*) and Alana King (26*).