Australia Women Vs India Women, Pink Ball Test, Day 2: Rain Brings Premature Stumps After Smriti Mandhana's 127
The Indian women's cricket team ended Day 2 at 276/5 after rain brought stumps prematurely on a day opener Smriti Mandhana scored her maiden centuryin the one-off the Pink-ball Test against Australia at the Metricon Stadium in Queensland on Friday.
The Indian women's cricket team ended Day 2 at 276/5 after rain brought stumps prematurely on a day opener Smriti Mandhana scored her maiden century in the one-off the Pink-ball Test against Australia at the Metricon Stadium in Queensland on Friday. Mandhana put on a display of exceptional batting class to pace her innings to perfection. She was dismissed by Ashleigh Gardner after scoring a magnificent 127 off 216 balls. Mandhana had ended Day 1 at 84 not out yesterday as she took apart the opposition bowlers in style. Along with Shafali Verma, Mandhana gave a strong start at the start of the innings. All Australian bowlers suffered due to inconsistent lines and lengths and only Sophie Molineux found her way through with Verma's wicket on Day 1.
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Right then! India Women players stride out to the middle. Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney are the openers for Australia Women. Jhulan Goswami to start with the ball.
Mithali Raj has given the signal for declaration as Jhulan Goswami and Meghna Singh are running off. India Women have declared on 377/8. India started Day 3 with a score of 276/5 on the board. Taniya Bhatia and Deepti Sharma were off to a decent start as they kept on piling up runs on the board by rotating the strike at regular intervals. The latter brought her second Test fifty too. Pooja Vastrakar hung around the middle for a while but fell right before the Dinner to Ellyse Perry which was also her 300th wicket in all formats. After the break, Stella Campbell scalped Deepti Sharma who was looking in good touch. Now, India Women have 377 runs on the board and have asked Australia Women to come out and bat in the twilight period. It will be interesting to see how the Aussies reply to the India Women bowlers in this twilight period as the pink ball is expected to move more.
Back of a length, around middle. Meghna Singh drags it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
An appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down! Length ball, angling in from middle. Meghna Singh looks to heave it away but she gets an inside edge onto her pads.
Perry bangs it into the deck, around off. Jhulan Goswami pulls it along the ground to deep square leg for a run.
FOUR! EDGY! Back of a length, around leg. Jhulan Goswami looks to pull but it goes off the top edge and the ball skies over the keeper for a boundary.
On a length, around off. Meghna Singh turns it towards mid-wicket for a quick run.
That was a peach of a delivery! Good-length ball, pitching around off and shaping away late. Meghna Singh looks to defend but the ball beats her.
Leg bye! Back of a length, around leg. Meghna Singh misses her flick and gets hit high on her pads. The ball rolls away and they take a leg bye.
Good-length ball, outside off. Meghna Singh stays back and cuts it towards backward point.
Meghna Singh walks out to bat.
OUT! LBW! Deepti Sharma has to walk back as Stella Campbell strikes yet again! This was a good-length ball, around middle and leg. Deepti Sharma looks to pull it but the ball keeps a bit low and she misses. The ball hits her low on her pad and Campbell appeals. The umpire raises his finger in no time. The replays show that the ball was pitching outside leg and it was Not Out.
Play and a miss! Back of a length, outside off. Deepti Sharma looks to swing hard but she misses.
FOUR! STREAKY! Banged in short, around middle. Deepti Sharma looks to pull but it goes off her gloves and into the fine leg fence.
Stella Campbell to bowl from the other end.
FOUR! BANG! Length ball, around off. Deepti Sharma drives it through mid on for a boundary.
Jhulan Goswami gets off the mark! Length ball, outside off. Goswami looks to drive but it goes off the outside edge and the ball goes past the gully fielder for a couple.
BEATEN! Good-length ball, shaping away late from outside off. Jhulan Goswami looks to poke at it but the ball zips past her outside edge.
Good-length ball, outside off. Jhulan Goswami taps it behind square on the off side.
We are set to resume after the Dinner break! Deepti Sharma and Jhulan Goswami walk out to the middle and they are followed by Australia Women! Ellyse Perry will complete her over. Here we go...