Mullanpur (Punjab) | India posted a competitive 281 for seven against Australia in the first Women's ODI here on Sunday.
India were well-served by half-centuries from Pratika Rawal (64 off 96 balls), Smriti Mandhana (58 off 63), and Harleen Deol (54 off 57) after skipper Harmanpreet Kaur opted to bat in her 150th match in this format.
India were off to a great start after the opening duo of Rawal and vice-captain Mandhana added 114 in just under 22 overs.
Effective cameos by the lower-order batters then helped India go past 280 and set Australia a stiff target.
Brief scores:
India Women: 281/7 in 50 overs (Pratika Rawal 64, Smriti Mandhana 58, Harleen Deol 54; Megan Schutt 2/45).
Scoreboard of the first ODI between India Women and Australia Women here on Sunday.
India Women’s innings:
Pratika Rawal c Perry b King 64
Smriti Mandhana run out (Litchfield) 58
Harleen Deol st Healy b Schutt 54
Harmanpreet Kaur lbw b Sutherland 11
Jemimah Rodrigues c King b McGrath 18
Richa Ghosh c Gardner b Schutt
Deepti Sharma not out 2
Radha Yadav c Perry b Garth 19
Sree Charani not out 2
Extras: 10 (lb-2, w-5, nb-3)
Total: 281/7 in 50 overs
Fall of wickets: 1-114, 2-142, 3-161, 4-207, 5-232, 6-244, 7-274
Bowling: Megan Schutt 7-0-54-2, Kim Garth 10-1-56-1, Ashleigh Gardner 7-0-35-0, Ellyse Perry 3-0-15-0, Georgia Wareham 7-0-36-0, Annabel Sutherland 6-0-31-1, Alana King 6-1-28-1, Tahlia McGrath 4-0-33-1.