Despite Punam Raut's (106) century, Australia, helped by Meg Lanning (76) and Ellyse Perry (60), beat India by 8 wickets in the League match of the ICC Women's World Cup on Wednesday at Bristol. Australian openers gave a solid base to the team by building a 50-run partnership however lost wickets in the middle overs. Meg Lanning and Ellyse Perry steadied the ship and made sure to get their team over the line. After this win, Australia stand atop the table with 10 points while India still has 8 points. For India, Poonam Yadav was the lone wicket taker.
ICC Women's World Cup 2017: Highlights from the match between India and Australia straight from Bristol.
21:18 IST: And its done, Australia beat India by 8 wickets at Bristol.
21:14 IST: Four! Ellyse Perry hits Poonam Yadav for a boundary.
21:10 IST: Australia need 12 more runs to win off 42 balls.
21:03 IST: 200 comes up for Australia in 40.3 overs, need 27 runs in 57 balls.
21:02 IST: Four! Short from Deepti, Lanning pulls it away with authority.
20:59 IST: Four! Lanning sweeps Harmanpreet for a boundary. After 40th over, Australia are 195 for two.
20:57 IST: Australia need 41 runs in 66 balls.
20:49 IST: Four! Short from Harmanpreet Kaur, Perry pulls it away for a boundary.
20:42 IST: Australia need 55 runs in 90 balls.
20:40 IST: Half-century! Fifty for the Australian captain Meg Lanning off 55 balls.
20:34 IST: Australia captain Meg Lanning leading the charge against India as she is edging close to a victory.
20:25 IST: 30 overs done, Australia 140 for two, need 87 runs to win.
20:23 IST: Four! Coming down the pitch, Meg Lanning puts Ekta Bisht over the in-field for a boundary.
20:20 IST: Four! Making room for herself Meg Lanning guides Deepti Sharma for a boundary.
20:17 IST: Four! Outside off stump from Shikha Pandey, Ellyse Perry slams the ball for a boundary.
20:13 IST: After 26 overs, Australia 115 for two.
20:04 IST: Run-out!! Deepti Sharma provides India with the breakthrough as Beth Mooning departs for India.
19:57 IST: Four! Full from Poonam, Mooney drives it beautifully for a boundary.
19:50 IST: 20 overs done, Australia 86 for one, need 141 more runs to win.
19:41 IST: Four! Second boundary of the over for the Aussie women.
19:40 IST: Six! Huge maximum from Meg Lanning off Poonam.
19:37 IST: Four! Full from Deepti, Mooney drives it for a boundary.
19:35 IST: Four! Low full toss from Deepti Sharma, Beth Mooney hits its straight down the ground.
19:33 IST: Out! Poonam Yadav strikes, Nicole Bolton departs for 36.
19:30 IST: Four! Bolton sweeps Poonam Yadav for a boundary.
19:22 IST: Poonam Yadav introduced in to the bowling attack.
19:14 IST: Four! Short from Ekta Bisht, Bolton pulls it away for a boundary.
19:11 IST: After 10 overs, Australia are 34 for no loss.
19:05 IST: Mooney and Bolton slowly taking Australia ahead in chase against India.
18:57 IST: After the 6th over, Australia 18 for zero.
18:50 IST: Four!! Back-to-back boundaries from Mooney off Deepti Sharma.
18:48 IST: Four! Short from Goswami, Bolton pulls to get off the mark.
18:44 IST: Another maiden over from India. Australia are yet to get off the mark after the second over.
18:40 IST: Deepti Sharma introduced into the bowling attack.
18:38 IST: Maiden first over from Jhulan Goswami.
18:36 IST: Jhulan Goswami is opening the bowling for India. Beth Mooney and Nicole Bolton are opening the batting for Australia.
18:34 IST: Hello and welcome to the second innings of the match between India and Australia.
18:06 IST: INDIA 226/7 IN 50 OVERS AGAINST AUSTRALIA.
Punam Raut 106
Mithali Raj 69
Ellyse Perry 2/37
Megan Schutt 2/52
18:04 IST: Deepti Sharma comes to the crease.
18:03 IST: WICKET! Megan Schutt castles Sushma Verma for 6 runs. India 220/7 in 49.3 overs.
18:01 IST: FOUR! Much needed boundary for India. Shikha Pandey smashes Perry towards deep mid wicket for a boundary. India 218/6 in 49 overs.
17:58 IST: WICKET! BOWLED! Ellyse Perry castles Jhulan Goswami for a duck. India are losing their tail in quick succession. Australia have tighten the grip after Mithali and Punam's knocks. India 211/6 in 48.1 overs.
17:54 IST: WICKET! Megan Schutt removes Harmanpreet Kaur for 23 runs. Kaur comes down the track to attack Schutt but misses the ball completely. Healy does rest of the job behind the stumps. India 208/5 in 47.3 overs.
17:50 IST: WICKET! India lose their fourth wicket. Veda Krishnamurthy departs for a duck. Great piece of fielding from Schutt. India 204/4 in 46.3 overs.
17:49 IST: Veda Krishnamurthy comes to the crease.
17:47 IST: WICKET! That's the end of a fine innings from Punam Raut. Ellyse Perry ends Punam Raut's stay at 106. A loud cheer from the crowd for the Indian. Incredible innings. India 203/3 in 46.2 overs.
17:45 IST: SIX! BOOM! That's a monstrous hit from Harmanpreet Kaur. The right-hander bents on her knee and sends Jonassen over deep mid-wicket region.
17:38 IST: CENTURY! Punam Raut brings up her ton off 129 balls. India 187/2 in 44 overs.
17:37 IST: FOUR! Punam Raut moves to 98 with a boundary towards sweeper cover.
17:30 IST: FOUR! Harmanpreet Kaur comes forward and smashes Gardner towards long on. India 173/2 in 41.5 overs.
17:29 IST: Harmanpreet Kaur comes to the crease now.
17:27 IST: BIG WICKET! Kristen Beams ends Mithali Raj's stay at 69. An incredible innings from Mithali comes to an end. A loud cheer from the crowd for the Indian skipper. India 166/2 in 40.3 overs.
17:25 IST: 40 overs gone! India 164/1. Mithali Raj 68*, Punam Raut 88*.
17:14 IST: FOUR! Mithali Raj sends Gardner towards deep extra cover for a beautiful boundary. India 151/1 in 38 overs.
17:10 IST: Punam Raut batting on 78 and Mithali Raj on 56. India 141/1 in 37 overs.
16:57 IST: 33 overs gone! India 124/1. Mithali Raj 51*, Punam Raut 67*.
16:55 IST: FIFTY! India captain Mithali Raj brings up his 49th ODI half-century off 96 balls. India 118/1 in 32.3 overs.
16:51 IST: 100-run partnership comes up between Punam Raut and Mithali Raj.
16:48 IST: FOUR! Punam Raut comes forward and smashes Schutt towards long on. India 108/1 in 31 overs.
16:43 IST: SIX! Mithali Raj completes 6000 ODI runs with a huge SIX towards long-off.
16:37 IST: MITHALI RAJ BECOMES THE HIGHEST RUN-GETTER IN WOMEN'S ODIs. Incredible feat for Mithali. What a moment for her. She goes past England's Charlotte Edwards.
16:30 IST: FOUR! Mithali Raj smashes the ball over bowler Ellyse Perry's head. Confident shot from the Indian captain. India 85/1 in 26 overs.
16:28 IST: 25 overs gone! India 79/1. Punam Raut 51*, Mithali Raj 23*.
16:26 IST: FIFTY! Punam Raut brings up her half-century off 74 balls with a boundary off Ellyse Perry. India 78/1 in 24.4 overs.
16:22 IST: FOUR! Clever shot from Punam Raut. She uses the pace and scoops the ball over wicket-keeper's head. India 73/1 in 24 overs.
16:17 IST: FOUR! Punam Raut comes forward and sends Gardner towards square leg for another boundary. India 67/1 in 22 overs.
16:16 IST: FOUR! Best shot of the day! Poonam Raut smashes Gardner towards deep mid wicket.
16:11 IST: FOUR! Full toss from Ashleigh Gardner. Punam Raut smashes the ball towards cover. India 55/1 in 20 overs.
16:05 IST: FOUR! Excellent shot from the Indian captain. Mithali drives Kristen Beams for a boundary. India 50/1 in 18 overs.
15:59 IST: A loud LBW appeal from Jess Jonassen. Umpire raises his finger. India lose Mithali Raj. Wait! The skipper has asked for a review. The decision is reversed now. Mithali Raj is NOT OUT.
15:53 IST: 15 overs gone! India 39/1. Mithali Raj 10*, Punam Raut 24*.
15:46 IST: FOUR! Mithali Raj cuts the ball nicely towards backward point. Excellent shot from the skipper. India 35/1 in 12.5 overs.
15:41 IST: 11 overs gone! India 27/1. Mithali Raj 4*, Punam Raur 18*.
15:34 IST: FOUR! Another beauty from Punam Raut. She finds the gap and drives the ball towards cover. India 25/1 in 9 overs.
15:30 IST: FOUR! Punam Raut takes a big stride and guides Schutt towards sweeper cover. What a shot from the right-hander. India 21/1 in 8.2 overs.
15:27 IST: Mithali goes on backfoot and jabs the ball towards extra cover region. India 17/1 in 8 overs.
15:20 IST: 5 overs gone! India 11/1. Mithali Raj 1*, Punam Raut 6*.
15:17 IST: Captain Mithali Raj comes to the crease now. Can she rebuild India innings after Mandhana's wicket?
15:14 IST: BIG WICKET! Ashleigh Gardner strikes, Smriti Mandhana departs for 3. India 9/1 in 3.2 overs.
15:12 IST: FOUR! First boundary of the India innings. Punam Raut guides Schutt towards deep mid wicket. India 9/0 in 3 overs.
15:08 IST: Another good over from Australia. Gardner concedes just 2 runs. India 4/0 in 2 overs.
15:06 IST: Ashleigh Gardner comes into the attack.
15:04 IST: Excellent start from Megan Schutt. Just 2 runs off her over. India 2/0 in 1 over.
15:00 IST: Punam Raut and Smriti Mandhana are making their way to the middle. Megan Schutt will open the attack for Australia. Umpire says - Lets's play. Here we go.
STAT ATTACK: At Bristol, the teams batting second have won 3 out of 5 games in this World Cup. But, the last 2 matches at Bristol have been won batting first. What is your prediction for today's match?
Playing XIs:
India Women XI: Punam Raut, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Mithali Raj (captain), Harmanpreet Kaur, Veda Krishnamurthy, Shikha Pandey, Sushma Verma (wk), Jhulan Goswami, Ekta Bisht, Poonam Yadav
Australia Women XI: Beth Mooney, Nicole Bolton, Ellyse Perry, Meg Lanning (captain), Elyse Villani, Alex Blackwell, Alyssa Healy (wk), Ashleigh Gardner, Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt, Kristen Beams
14:33 IST: TOSS: Australia opt to field against India at Bristol.
14:23 IST: It's cold morning in Bristol. Both the teams - India and Australia - have arrived at the stadium. Toss is just few minutes away.
14:20 IST: Hello and welcome to the Live coverage from the ICC Women's World Cup match between India and Australia.
India will hope their star player Smriti Mandhana fires against Australia at the top after failing to get going in her previous two outings. Mandhana scored eight runs against Sri Lanka and two against south Africa. Skipper Mithali Raj will also look to open her arms against Australia after scoring a golden duck against South Africa. In-form batter Deepti Sharma, who has so far scored 172 runs in the five matches will look to continue her fine run with the willow. In the bowling department, left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht -- the leading wicket-taker in the tournament so far with nine scalps -- will look to put the brakes on the Australians alongside medium pacer Deepti Sharma and fellow spinner Poonam Yadav.
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England (Playing XI) - Jason Roy, Philip Salt, Dawid Malan, James Vince, Sam Curran, Jos Buttler (C?WK), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Rehan Ahmed, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer.
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Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Tamim Iqbal (C), Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Taijul Islam.
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TOSS - Bangladesh have won the toss and will BAT first!
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On the other hand, England have enjoyed this series. After having a poor ODI run, the Englishmen have won this series. They are now all set for a clean sweep as they enter into this game. Can they do it? Or will the hosts walk out of this series with their heads held high? Let's find out together. Toss and team news in a bit.
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The hosts have had a poor start to this year and have lost both of their games against the Englishmen. The first game was a close one, but the hosts suffered a gut wrenching 132 run defeat in the second game. They will look to end the series on the happy note and salvage their pride.
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Hello and a warm welcome to the final ODI game of England tour of Bangladesh. The visitors have already clinched the series, having won the first two games. Bangladesh will have to regroup, and win this game, and end the series on a high in front of the home crowd.
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... MATCH DAY ...
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It is time for the third and final ODI between Bangladesh and England which will be played at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong before we shift our focus to the T20I series. England has already secured the series by winning the first two games and will be looking for a whitewash. It was Dawid Malan's century that proved to be the difference in the first game, while Jason Roy absolutely bludgeoned 132 runs off just 124 balls in the second match. Their skipper, Jos Buttler, also has runs under his belt, but Philip Salt and James Vince have found it difficult in these conditions. Moeen Ali is the perfect player to handle the middle order, and they have the power-hitting abilities of Sam Curran too. Their bowling has been brilliant in both matches, and everyone has contributed. Curran and Adil Rashid were the standouts in the previous game with four wickets each. They rested their frontline pacer, Jofra Archer, for the second ODI, and they may rest him again to manage his workload now that the series is already wrapped up. Bangladesh, on the other hand, was able to show some fight in the first match, but they were outplayed in the previous game. Except for Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, and Najmul Hossain Shanto, no other batters looked comfortable, and they really struggled against a strong English bowling attack. With their experience, players like Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah will need to take more responsibility if they want to get anything out of this game. Their bowling was decent in the first game, but they fell apart in the second ODI. Mehidy Hasan and Taijul Islam were the only bowlers who were able to check the runs, but they haven't been able to pick wickets in the middle overs. Taskin Ahmed has by far been their best bowler and will look to continue his good form. They will have to come up with a different approach, and with the crowd behind them, they could cause an upset. They will be playing for pride and will want to finish this series on a high. Will they be able to do it? Or will England whitewash them? Let's find out together.