Australia, on Sunday (October 12), pulled off a historic chase towards India to increase their unbeaten run within the ongoing ICC Girls’s World Cup 2025. The 7-time World Cup winners gained the match by three wickets to reclaim the highest spot within the factors desk.
Using on their captain Alyssa Healy’s magnificent knock of 142 runs, Australia chased down 331 runs on the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. It’s now the very best profitable chase in ladies’s ODIs, eclipsing the 302 chased by Sri Lanka towards South Africa final yr.
Alyssa Healy smashes the hosts
That is additionally the primary time {that a} 300-plus whole was chased down in a ladies’s World Cup. By the way, the earlier highest profitable chase within the World Cup additionally concerned Australia and India when the previous chased down 278 runs within the 2022 version.
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With India posting 330 runs, Australia had its again towards the wall. Nevertheless, Captain Healy led the workforce from the very entrance by smashing a whirlwind ton. Her 142-run knock got here off simply 107 balls and was studded with 21 fours and three sixes.
Healy and Phoebe Litchfield added 85 runs for the primary wicket earlier than the latter was dismissed by Shree Charani for 40. Healy and Ellyse Perry then took the rating previous the 150-run mark earlier than the latter was compelled to retire harm for 32.
After Perry left the sphere, India dismissed Beth Mooney and Annabel Sutherland in fast succession to scale back Australia to 170/3 from 168/1. Nevertheless, Healy and Ashleigh Gardner put Australia again on the entrance foot by including 95 runs for the fourth wicket.
Charani ended the stand by dismissing Healy. Australia had some moments of concern after they misplaced the wickets of Tahlia McGrath and Gardner, however Perry returned to the crease and managed to take her workforce dwelling.
Australia denied India a robust end:
Earlier within the match, Australia made a robust comeback with the ball to disclaim India a robust end. India have been trying destined to publish a mammoth whole after openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal added 155 runs for the opening wicket.
Mandhana scored 80 runs off 66 balls whereas Rawal scored 75 off 96 balls. Nevertheless, India’s middle-order batters failed to complete the innings strongly.
The likes of Harleen Deol (38), Harmanpreet Kaur (22), Jemimah Rodrigues (33), and Richa Ghosh (32) acquired the begins, however none of them might final until the top to assist the workforce end issues off on a robust observe.
At one stage, India have been on 294/4 within the forty third over with a well-set Richa and Rodrigues within the center. The Girls in Blue have been trying destined to publish a 350-plus whole earlier than Richa’s dismissal triggered a collapse.
India went on to lose their final six wickets for simply 36 runs and couldn’t even bat all of the overs. For Australia, Annabel Sutherland impressed with the ball, taking 5 for 40.
India vs Australia temporary scores:
India 330 (48.5 overs): Smriti Mandhana 80 (66), Pratika Rawal 75 (96); Annabel Sutherland 5-40
Australia 331-7 (49 overs): Alyssa Healy 142 (106), Ellyse Perry 47* (52); Shree Charani 3-41
Australia gained by three wickets
