India Fails to Defend World Cup’s Highest Target, Australia’s Captain Alyssa Healy, A. Gardner, P. Litchfield, and E. Perry Stand Tall Against India
SNPNEWS.IN News Update By Gurmail Kamboj: Today, the 13th match of the Women’s World Cup was played between India and Australia at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. Australia’s captain Alyssa Healy won the toss and invited the Indian women’s cricket team to bat first.
Pratika Rawal (96 off 75) and Smriti Mandhana (66 off 80) forged a 155-run partnership in 24.3 overs. Harleen Deol (42 off 38), Harmanpreet Kaur (17 off 22), Jemimah Rodrigues (21 off 33), and Richa Ghosh (22 off 32) contributed, but the rest of the batters couldn’t make a significant impact. As a result, India was all out for 330 runs in 48.5 overs.
Australia’s bowlers Annabel Sutherland (9.5-40-5) and Sophie Molineux (10-75-3) broke the backbone of India’s batting lineup, preventing them from playing the full 50 overs.
Australia’s wicketkeeper-captain Alyssa Healy (107 off 142) and Phoebe Litchfield (39 off 40) added 85 runs for the first wicket in 11.2 overs. Subsequently, Ellyse Perry (52 off 47)* and Ashleigh Gardner (46 off 45) took the game away from India. Kim Garth (13 off 14) and Ellyse Perry, who had retired hurt earlier but returned, remained unbeaten, guiding Australia to chase 331 runs in 49 overs with 3 wickets in hand to secure the victory.
For India, Nallapureddy Charani (10-41-3), Deepti Sharma (10-52-2), and Amanjot Kaur (9-68-2) took wickets.