Visakhapatnam, October 12 (IANS). Australia scored a historic victory in the match against India on Sunday in the Women’s World Championships 2025. Thanks to Captain Alyssa Healy’s 142 runs, Australia scored the target of 331 runs that gave India in 49 overs against the loss of 7 wickets. It is the biggest chase in the ODI cricket history of women. Australia received the target of 331 runs in the match played at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. This target looked difficult before the start of the Australian innings. Such a big target has never been chased before, but the Australian captain played an unforgettable turn of 142 runs in the team’s historic victory. Hili, who started the turn, scored 142 runs in 107 balls using 3 sixes and 21 fours. Hilly was out as the fourth wicket at the score of 265. By that time Australia had the match under their control. Phoebe Lichfield scored 40, Elsie Perry scored 47, and Ashley Gardner scored 45 to pave the way for victory. For India, Shri Charani took 3 wickets, Deepti Sharma took 2 wickets, and Amanjot Kaur took 2 wickets. Earlier, after losing and batting for the first time, India scored 330 runs. For India, Pratika Rawal scored 75 runs in 96 balls using 10 fours and 1 six and Mandhana scored 80 runs in 66 balls with 3 sixes and 9 fours. Harleen Deol scored 38, Captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored 22, Jemimah Rodrigues scored 33, and Richa Ghosh scored 32 runs. For Australia, Annabel Sutherland took 5 wickets for 40 runs in 9.5 overs. This is the second consecutive defeat of India. The Indian team moved to third place in the points table. –Is Bag Share This Story Tags
Women’s World Championships: Alyssa Healy’s Century, Australia’s historic victory against India
