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Australia Women Vs India Women, pink-ball Test Live Cricket Score Updates: Follow this space for the latest update on the second day of the one-off pink-ball Test between Australia and India. Day 1 report: 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 here on Thursday. Smriti Mandhana was batting on a sublime 80 and Punam Raut was unbeaten on 16 when stumps were called on the first day. India were 101 for 1 at the dinner break on the opening day of their one-off Day/Night Test, after which lightning delayed the start of play for a while. [caption id=“attachment_10010011” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]
Australia captain Meg Lanning and her India counterpart Mithali Raj pose at the Metricon Stadium ahead of the one-off pink-ball Test. Image credit: Twitter/@BCCIWomen[/caption] The Australian team’s decision to field first after laying a green strip for the visitors did seem to have backfired as Mandhana attacked them straightaway during the first hour of play. There were an astounding 16 boundaries hit in the first 16 overs, mostly by Mandhana and few by Shafali as Meg Lanning did shuffle around with his bowlers without much success. In fact, it was a case of role reversal which perhaps caught the Australians off-guard as Shafali was more intent on playing a defensive game while her senior partner attacked with great gusto. Debutant Darcie Brown got some special punishment as Mandhana hit her for a number of boundaries both on the off-side as well as a few whip shots on the leg-side. Ellyse Perry also took a few overs to find the right length. The elegant Indian left-hander reached her run-a-ball fifty in no time with a cover drive of McGrath. Whenever Mandhana bisected between point and cover or cover or mid-off, it was the most pleasant sight. Her first 51 runs came off 50 deliveries and the next 29 off 94 while Raut also played her customary defensive game. A total of 300 plus will certainly keep India firmly in the game. With inputs from PTI
Australia Women vs India Women pink-ball Test, Highlights: Umpires call off day's play due to rain
Australia Women Vs India Women, pink-ball Test Live Cricket Score Updates: Follow this space for the latest update on the second day of the one-off pink-ball Test between Australia and India.
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So bad weather continues to play spoilsport. Such is the nature of this sport. We can’t play when it rains. The rain continued to fall making it difficult for tireless ground staff to get the field ready for the match to resume.
India placed well at this stage at 276/5. Two new batters in Deepti and Taniya Bhatia in middle. Aussies worked their way back into the game with a couple of quick wickets Expect the remaining two days to be filled with lots of action.
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Day 2 comes to a premature end thanks to bad weather. The play starts at 9.30 am IST tomorrow.
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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.
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!
High praise for Mandhana!
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.
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.