Australia Women vs India Women pink-ball Test, Highlights: Umpires call off day's play due to rain

Day 2 comes to a premature end thanks to bad weather. The play starts at 9.30 am IST tomorrow. 

Unfortunately, there will be no more play today.

We're back at 2pm again tomorrow #AUSvIND

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) October 1, 2021

Forty minutes to go before the schedule end of day’s play. But the play can go till 6.30 pm IST (11pm local) time so one can only wait and watch.

UPDATE! Conditions to be assesed at 4 pm IST

UPDATE: Lightning remains active in close proximity to the venue. Conditions will be reassessed at 8:30pm.#AUSvIND https://t.co/m4IEuPDwCU

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) October 1, 2021

The bad weather continues to play the spoilsport as await the good news. Stay tuned with us for all latest updates from Carrara Oval in Queensland.

Take out twitter poll here on Punam Raut!

Do you support Punam Raut's decision to walk despite being given not-out?#AUSvIND #PinkBallTest

LIVE: https://t.co/2I00O2lRiU

— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) October 1, 2021

Thoughts?

Punam Raut walks after been given not out. This is harmful, because

1. It is disrespectful towards the umpire.

2. It is selfish in a team game (I wish they drop her and mention this as official cause).

3. It will reignite that nauseatingly replusive phrase, Spirit of Cricket.

— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) October 1, 2021

Tea called as rain continues to fall at Carrara Oval in Queensland. Stay tuned for all updates.

Supersopper at work now!

Ok yep, good drainage #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/7CA4uqduek

— Adam Burnett (@AdamBurnett09) October 1, 2021

Scenes from the ground!

There would be a lot more positivity in the world if we were all blessed with the Queenslanders’ optimism over their weather. Their collective reaction to these scary scenes at the Metricon Stadium is, “it’ll blow over mate. Look it already is.” Amazing #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/NPUY1Skii1

— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) October 1, 2021

Would you have walked if you were in Raut’s place?

ICYMI: A caught-behind appeal was declared Not Out by the umpire, but Punam Raut opted to walk. #AUSvIND #TeamIndiapic.twitter.com/6xrofu5AVs

— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) October 1, 2021

Bad news!

They do say strange things happen under lights in a #PinkBallTest. And this bizarre thunderstorm just turned into a hailstorm #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/A6KYEY5Z2C

— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) October 1, 2021

Update!

Bummer. Another flash of lightning in the area means we're off for now #AUSvIND #PinkBallTest

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) October 1, 2021

Alright the covers are coming back on as the lightning is around the area the game is being played in and we have the first interruption of the day.

After 101 overs,India Women 276/5 ( Deepti Sharma 12 , Taniya Bhatia (W) 0)

Molinuex continues. Fine over from her. She is keeping it tight to the new batter Bhatia. Just one off it. India need to decide how they are going to approach the innings from here.

After 100 overs,India Women 275/5 ( Deepti Sharma 11 , Taniya Bhatia (W) 0)

McGrath continues. Good over as Aussies again pull back things. Just one off it. Bhatia will take her time to settle in.

After 99 overs,India Women 274/5 ( Deepti Sharma 10 , Taniya Bhatia (W) 0)

Mithali is gone and this is just not what India wanted. India have lost half of their side now. Taniya Bhatia is the new batter in. Two close in fielders placed for her. Good over for Australia.

OUT! Mithali Raj is gone. What an embarrassing way to get out. Run out for30. Mithali taps it to the leg side and calls for a single, there was never a run there, Sutherland picks it from mid-wicket and fires it to the striker’s end to finish her innings. Mithali run out (Sutherland) 30(86)

After 98 overs,India Women 274/4 ( Mithali Raj (C) 30 , Deepti Sharma 10)

McGrath continues. Lights in full effect now. India have done well to evade the twilight period. Maiden for McGrath, her third in this innings.

After 97 overs,India Women 274/4 ( Mithali Raj (C) 30 , Deepti Sharma 10)

Molineux into the attack. Perry gets a break after she delivers a wicket. Starts off with a boundary as Deepti sweeps it fine for four runs. There was a chance for Mithali to cut it away for four but she hit straight to the fielder at backward point. Five off the over.

After 96 overs,India Women 269/4 ( Mithali Raj (C) 30 , Deepti Sharma 5)

McGrath finishes another one. Good positive start from Deepti. Mithali takes a single off the last ball. Deepti tucked one to the leg side and wanted a double, Mithali refused and rightly so. Two off the over.

Mandhana must frame this for her living room wall!

Fantastic knock @mandhana_smriti!

Many congratulations on scoring your first Test hundred.

Keep scoring and inspiring! 👏🏻#PinkBallTest #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/EmwI7ds66O

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 1, 2021

High praise for Mandhana!

Highest score by a visiting woman in Tests played in Australia.
A first Test hundred to remember for @mandhana_smriti , first of many more to come.
Best wishes to the @BCCIWomen
Team . #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/CXqaf3AkFq

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 1, 2021

After 95 overs,India Women 267/4 ( Mithali Raj (C) 29 , Deepti Sharma 4)

Perry continues. Deepti gets off the mark with a nice shot off a full toss through backward point for a boundary. That’s that from the over.

After 94 overs,India Women 263/4 ( Mithali Raj (C) 29 , Deepti Sharma 0)

Tahlia McGrath is back into the attack, looking for a wicket. Good start in a new spell. Just two off the over. Deepti new at the crease so the bowlers should be looking to bowl more at her.

After 93 overs,India Women 261/4 ( Mithali Raj (C) 27 , Deepti Sharma 0)

Perry continues. Mooney with a stunning catch, removed Yastika Bhatia who was beginning to look very good. Wicket just at the right time for Aussies. Mooney must be happy as she had dropped Mithali not a long back. Perry gets her first wicket as well. Deepti Sharma, left handed bat, comes to the crease. Just one off the over and a wicket.

OUT! And finally Mooney holds on to one. Brilliant catch in gully. Perry gets her reward. Fuller in length, Bhatia wanted to play with a closed face of the bat, the ball took the leading edge and carried to Mooney who took a nice low catch. Yastika Bhatia c Mooney b Perry 19(40)

After 92 overs,India Women 260/3 ( Mithali Raj (C) 26 , Yastika Bhatia 19)

Brown continues. Two singles in the over and a wide outside off stump. India scoring at a good rate after the dinner break. Need to carry this momentum.

After 91 overs,India Women 257/3 ( Mithali Raj (C) 25 , Yastika Bhatia 18)

Perry continues. The ball hits Mithali on her inner thigh and she gets some treatment from the physio. She continues to bat after receiving some treatment. Maiden for Perry.

After 90 overs,India Women 257/3 ( Mithali Raj (C) 25 , Yastika Bhatia 18)

Brown has been hit for two boundaries in this over by Bhatia, who is now opening up. Firstly a drive through mid off and then pull for four runs.

After 89 overs,India Women 248/3 ( Mithali Raj (C) 24 , Yastika Bhatia 10)

Perry continues. Four off the last ball that ruins all the good work done in the over by Perry. Down leg stump line and Bhatia pulls it away for four runs. Six off the over.

After 88 overs,India Women 242/3 ( Mithali Raj (C) 23 , Yastika Bhatia 5)

Brown bowling well in this spell and needs to carry on doing this good job. More bite in her bowling right now. Just one off the over.

After 87 overs,India Women 241/3 ( Mithali Raj (C) 23 , Yastika Bhatia 4)

Perry continues and she is unlucky again. Mooney drops Mithali on 23 in slips. She took one right at the start of the day but Perry had overstepped then. Mithali needs to make most of this second chance now. One off the over.

After 86 overs,India Women 240/3 ( Mithali Raj (C) 23 , Yastika Bhatia 3)

Brown from the other end. Starts off with a dot before Bhatia pulls her for a single. Mithali with a boundary, drawn forward, outside edge runs away for four runs square of the wicket. Good ploy from Brown. Needs to stick to this plan. Five off the over.

After 85 overs,India Women 235/3 ( Mithali Raj (C) 19 , Yastika Bhatia 2)

Back from dinner and Mithali starts off with a textbook cover drive for four runs. Good comeback from Perry after that boundary as she bowls four dots on the trot.

DINNER BREAK!

Tahlia McGrath now bowling with the second new ball. She is fuller and wider outside off against left-handed Bhatia. India placed well at 231/3 after first session of day 2. Mithali and Yastika in middle. Expect Aussies to come back hard in second session as Indians look to build another partnership. See you in another 40 minutes.

After 83 overs,India Women 230/3 ( Mithali Raj (C) 15 , Yastika Bhatia 2)

Ellyse Perry back on. With the new ball. Yastika is not moving her front leg and Perry is looking to bring one in to hit the pads. On last ball, Bhatia pulls but does not connect. Maiden for Perry.

After 82 overs,India Women 230/3 ( Mithali Raj (C) 15 , Yastika Bhatia (W) 2)

New ball is taken and Sutherland would like bowling with it. And she goes too wide down leg for five wides. It is swinging big and she needs to have a control over it. Checks her line and bowls more on the off stump. Costly over for Australia as India score 11 off it.

After 81 overs,India Women 219/3 ( Mithali Raj (C) 13 , Yastika Bhatia (W) 2)

Second new ball available now but Australia don’t take it as Molineux continues. Raut departs. She chose to walk as she must have known she nicked it. Up for a debate whether walking is fine or not as it can put your team in some trouble. But that is for later. Yastika Bhatia, LHB, comes out to bat and gets off the mark on first ball. Two off the over and a wicket.

OUT! Molineux with the wicket. Raut walked. Molineux turned it away from Raut, it took the outside edge it seems and keeper Healy collected it behind the stumps, players appealed, umpire turned it down but right then Raut started walking back. Punam Raut c Healy b Molineux 36(165)

After 80 overs,India Women 217/2 ( Punam Raut 36 , Mithali Raj (C) 13)

Mithali with a fault shot, almost got caught at gully. Widish line from Sutherland, Mithali searches for a shot and outside goes over the gully fielder for four runs. Fault shot again on last ball and carries to gully on one bounce. Second new ball is available now. Five off the over.

After 79 overs,India Women 212/2 ( Punam Raut 36 , Mithali Raj (C) 9)

Sophie Molineux is back into the attack. Good running between the wickets as Punam hits one to third man and runs a quick double. And just two off the over. Second new ball available after next over.

After 78 overs,India Women 210/2 ( Punam Raut 34 , Mithali Raj (C) 9)

Sutherland continues. Raut plays four dots on the trot. She takes a quick single on the fifth. Two overs to the second new ball. One off this over.

After 77 overs,India Women 209/2 ( Punam Raut 33 , Mithali Raj (C) 9)

Gardner continues. From round the wicket to Raj, and bowled on off stumo, Raj goes forward and leans into the cover drive that fetches her four. The streak of maidens broken. Four off it.

After 76 overs,India Women 205/2 ( Punam Raut 33 , Mithali Raj (C) 5)

Sutherland continues. How has she been today. Bowled a discoplined line. Bowling with a lot of pace. Raut rock solid in defence. Runs are suddenly hard to come by since the departure of Mandhana. Another maiden.

After 75 overs,India Women 205/2 ( Punam Raut 33 , Mithali Raj (C) 5)

Gardner continues. Good over from the spinner. She has been so good in this spell. Follows a maiden with another as Australia slow things down.

After 74 overs,India Women 205/2 ( Punam Raut 33 , Mithali Raj (C) 5)

Sutherland back on. Raut plays out a maiden from her. India cannot afford too may maidens at this stage. Need to keep the run-scoring quick.

After 73 overs,India Women 205/2 ( Punam Raut 33 , Mithali Raj (C) 5)

Five off the over, thanks to a boundary by Mithali. The partnership builds and Lanning won’t like it.

After 72 overs,India Women 200/2 ( Punam Raut 32 , Mithali Raj (C) 1)

Brown starts off the fresh over with one byes. as Healy fails to collect it cleanly. 200 up for India as well. New ball due in eight overs. Two off the over.

After 71 overs,India Women 198/2 ( Punam Raut 31 , Mithali Raj (C) 1)

Gardner continues. Mithali plays four dots before one bye is run. Raut gets a nice full toss on the off side but she fails to put it away for four runs. Just one off the over.

After 70 overs,India Women 197/2 ( Punam Raut 31 , Mithali Raj (C) 1)

Brown back on to target the new batter. Raut defends one before tucking on to leg side for a single. Mooney, on mic from the middle, says Mithali is a little susceptible against the pace at start so they are trying Brown for a while. Raj gets off the mark with a single to square leg. Two off the over.

After 69 overs,India Women 195/2 ( Punam Raut 30 , Mithali Raj (C) 0)

Mandhana falls as Australia celebrate. She gets a round of applause from the teammates as she enters the dressing room. Gardner provides the breakthrough. Plan worked, pitched it up and asked Mandhana to drive and she played a fault shot. Skipper Mithali Raj walks in at 4.

OUT! Mandhana gone, soft dismissal, Garnder with the wicket, fuller and Mandhana plays it on the up and hits it directly yo McGrath placed at short mid off and that’s out. Finally, Australia break the partnership. Mandhana c Tahlia McGrath b Gardner 127(216)

After 68 overs,India Women 195/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 127 , Punam Raut 30)

Wareham continues. Hundred partnership up between Mandhana and Raut. Good cover drive in the over from Raut but only for a double. Single on the penultimate ball. Mandhana steps out to collects a single. Four off the over.

After 67 overs,India Women 191/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 126 , Punam Raut 27)

Gardner continues. A maiden again. Back to back maidens from Australians. This is good stuff. More dots means more pressure and a possibility of a wicket.

After 66 overs,India Women 191/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 126 , Punam Raut 27)

Wareham continues after drinks break. Raut gets one wide and short bur fails to cut it away for four. One hits the inside edge and thuds into pads. Good over from Wareham. A maiden.

After 65 overs,India Women 191/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 126 , Punam Raut 27)

Gardner continues. A quiet over from her. Single to Raut on second ball and then four dots bowled at Mandhana. Drinks are on the ground. Just one off this over.

After 64 overs,India Women 190/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 126 , Punam Raut 26)

Wareham continues. She overpitches to Mandhana and the India batter creams this through covers for a boundary. Brilliant shot that. Repeat of the same shot on the last ball but this time only two. Six off the over.

After 63 overs,India Women 184/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 120 , Punam Raut 26)

Gardner continues. Raut tries to play a scoop off the spinner from outside off and almost ended up hitting it straight to the keeper. Pressure is on her and it is telling in the choice of shots. Just one off the over.

After 62 overs,India Women 183/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 119 , Punam Raut 26)

Wareham continues. Raut collects a boundary with a pull shot. Square leg fielder messes it up. Indians dominating proceedings. Four off the over.

After 61 overs,India Women 179/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 119 , Punam Raut 22)

Gardner continues. Keeps Mandhana quiet in this over. A maiden for her. Australia need to continue putting pressure on Mandhana to produce a fault shot from her.

After 60 overs,India Women 179/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 119, Punam Raut 22)

Georgia Wareham, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack for the first time in the match. She gets the feel of leather in the 60th over. Mandhana collects a single off the first ball and the Raut picks two at third man. Three off the over.

After 59 overs,India Women 176/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 118 , Punam Raut 20)

Gardner continues. To Raut. With a silly mid on in place. Raut defensive again. Plays out a maiden. All the run scoring pressure on Mandhana right now.

After 58 overs,India Women 176/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 118 , Punam Raut 20)

Campbell continues. Raut collected her first run in 20 balls in this over when she tucked one to the leg side square of the wicket for a single. Nice work from Mandhana to fetch another four at third man. She is looking so good in this innings. She then hits one more boundary on the last ball, plays it fine for four more. 10 off the over.

After 57 overs,India Women 166/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 109 , Punam Raut 19)

Gardner back on. Lanning turns to her for a breakthrough. Two constrating styles of play as Mandhana being able to score freely while Raut is stuck at the crease. Just one off the over.

After 56 overs,India Women 165/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 108 , Punam Raut 19)

Campbell continues. Four to start the over. Mandhana pulling brilliantly again. Raut is solid in defence but she needs to find ways to keep the scoreboard ticking. Six off the over.

After 55 overs,India Women 159/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 103 , Punam Raut 19)

Sutherland continues. Mandhana keeps defending on back foot. Switches to round the wicket to change the angle to Mandhana. She pulls the last ball for a single and that’s that from this over.

After 54 overs,India Women 158/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 102 , Punam Raut 19)

The third ball of the over, stopped after pitched and came late to Madhana who hung her bat for a long time resulting in the ball staying in air for some time on the off side. Just one off the over.

After 53 overs,India Women 157/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 101 , Punam Raut 19)

To make you first Test hundred in Australia must be a special feeling for Mandhana. Raut, on the other end, going slow, taking her time. Sutherland is bowling well. A maiden for her.

After 52 overs,India Women 157/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 101 , Punam Raut 19)

Hundred for Mandhana, her first in Test cricket. Brings it up with a pull shot. Two boundaries in the over to reach the milestone which is followed by a raise of bat. Nothing animated in celebration. She wants to march on. What a knock this has been so far.

After 51 overs,India Women 149/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 93, Punam Raut 19)

Sutherland continues is building up good pace. Around the 120 kph mark. Mandhana with a quick single. Moves to 93. Two off the over.

After 50 overs,India Women 147/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 92 , Punam Raut 18)

Perry continues. The partnership between Mandhana and Raut cross the 50 mark. Perry’s bowling nice lines too. But Indians have settled in nicely on Day 2. Just two off the over.

After 49 overs,India Women 145/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 91 , Punam Raut 17)

Excellent batting from Mandhana. Plays a lovely drive through mid off for four runs. Enters the 90s. Just nine away from a fine hundred. Raut finishes the over with a dot. Sutherland is bowling good lines.

After 48 overs,India Women 138/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 84 , Punam Raut 17)

Perry continues. Double off the first ball before Mandhana collects single off the next. Good cover drive from Raut for no run. Three off the over.

After 47 overs,India Women 135/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 81 , Punam Raut 17)

Sutherland now into the attack, replaced Gardner. Raut’s playing her on back foot. Ball rising from back of the length. Two singles in the over. Solid defence from Raut to finish the over. Good start from Sutherland.

After 46 overs,India Women 133/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 80 , Punam Raut 16)

Perry bowling from the other end and Mandhana is caught at cover point but it is a front foot no ball from Perry. Brilliant catch from Beth there, pucked inches above the ground but to no avail. One off that over thanks to the no ball. Could have been a maiden wicket.

After 45 overs,India Women 132/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 80 , Punam Raut 16)

Gardner resumes. Raut defensive in approach. Five solid defences in the over. No harm done.

Play is less than five minutes away. The sky looks clear and the sun is out. Looks like a good day to play cricket. Mandhana will be eager to smash her debut hundred in the longest format. Australia would be aiming for a few wickets early on.

The pitch on Day 2

The day ✌️ wicket!

Play is only 24 minutes away #AUSvIND #PinkBallTest pic.twitter.com/YtAViFIZKG

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) October 1, 2021

Pitch looks still very good. It was under cover for a long time because pf rain. Australia will be looking to make early impact. It is no more of a green track anymore. First 10 overs important.

Smriti Mandhana headlined a rain-hit opening day with a career-best 80 not out which had elegance written all over it as the Indian women’s cricket team finished on 132 for 1 in the one-off Day/Night Test against Australia in Gold Coast, Queensland.

Read Day 1 report here .

Hello and welcome to second day coverage of India vs Australia’s only Test. India were comfortably placed at 132 for one when rain brought an early end to the opening day’s play in the pink-ball Test against Australia. 

Watch this space for more updates.