ODI series: Indian women's team lost in the first game, Australia won by 8 wickets

Mullanpur, September 14 (IANS). The first match of the 3 ODI series between India and Australia’s women’s cricket team was played in Mullanpur. Australia won by 8 wickets and took a 0–1 lead in the series. The Indian Women’s Cricket team won the throw and scored 281 runs at the loss of 7 wickets, which batted first. The Indian team had a good start. Openers Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana shared an 114 -Run partnership for the first wicket. Mandhana was rejected for 58 runs from 63 balls. Pratika Rawal was rejected as the second wicket by scoring 64 runs off 96 balls. Harleen Dool, who came to number three, scored 54 of 57 balls. Apart from these three, no batsman could play a big turn in the middle order and the team was able to score 281 runs for 7 wickets in 50 overs. The target of 282 runs was reached by Australia with the loss of 2 wickets in 44.1 overs. The opener Foebe Lichfield played an important role in Australia’s victory. Lichfield scored 88 runs off 80 balls. He beat 14 fours in this turn. Apart from Lichfield, Beth Muni recorded an unbeaten 77 of 74 balls with the help of 9 fours. At the same time, Annabel Sutherland remained unbeaten by scoring 54 runs from 51 balls. Elisha Hilly was rejected for 27 runs from 23 balls, while Andersy Perry retired after scoring 30 runs. Kranti Gaur and Sneh Rana took 1-1 wickets for India. This ODI series played before the ODI World Championship is very important for both teams. The Indian team has a return to the next two games and not just a chance to win this series, but also has a chance to overcome their shortcomings before the World Cup. -Ians pack/ share these story tags