- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR28.6 Vastrakar gets a wicket just before the lunch! Clever, this is from the bowler. She bowls another short pitched delivery outside off, Mooney looks to cut on the backfoot but she could get only her glove on it. Rana at first slip goes down on one knee and collects the ball. Harmanpreet is pumped after the dismissal 103/40.6 Litchfield has been run out for a diamond duck. Huge miscommunication, and Litchfield is a goner. On a length just outside off, she taps it to point and sets off. Litchfield runs but then stops and looks at the fielder. Mooney, meanwhile is at a point of no return. The youngster Litchfield commits and is run out with Rodrigues lobbing a simple throw to the keeper. 2/11.4 TIMBER! What a jaffa this is from Vastrakar, who is making deliveries like these a habit. Length ball that jags back in sharply. Perry has left a huge gap between bat and pad and the ball makes its way through to castle off and middle stump. India could not have asked for a better start. 7/221.6 Rana breaks the stand! It's the big wicket of McGrath. It's a full ball on off stump, she looks to flick this away towards midwicket but doesn't get the timing right. Gayakwad jumps at the right time to collect the ball head high to dismiss the Australian vice-captain 87/345.1 Cleans her up! The sweep brings about the downfall of Healy. Tossed up on off stump, she lines up the sweep, misses and the ball clatters into the stumps. Needless shot from the captain and Australia are pushed back once more. 143/550.6 Vastrakar gets her third! Length ball from outside off, nips back in sharply as Sutherland looks to defend and misses. It's the low bounce that has troubled Australia again. It looks plumb and the umpire raises the finger. Once again, the bowling change has worked for India 159/652.1 Gardner gone! That's a big nick from the allrounder. Vastrkar bowls a length ball outside off, the seam wobbles in the air, Gardner looks to push this towards off side and gets a thick outside edge to the keeper, who leans to her right to collect the ball 160/770.4 Appeal for lbw as Jonassen misses a reverse. The umpire stays unmoved, again. Must say this really looks close if there is no bat on it. Was looped fuller on middle and leg stump. She goes for the reverse, gets no bat on it and is struck right in front. The tracker confirms the ball would have gone on to smack middle stump. Excellent review from the Indians and now they are just one wicket away. 198/955.1 Full length delivery just outside off, King looks to defend and there is a big shout for caught behind. Umpire says not out. India want to review this decision. UltraEdge confirms there is bat involved. Rana removes King to pick up her second. Excellent from India to review this 168/877.4 It's all over for Australia! Rana bowls one full outside off, Cheatle comes down the track to go big but didn't time it well and ends up holing out to Mandhana, who ran backward from mid-off to complete the catch 219/10Extras2 (lb 1, nb 1)TOTAL219 all out (77.4 Overs, RR: 2.81)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Phoebe Litchfield, 0.6 ov), 2-7 (Ellyse Perry, 1.4 ov), 3-87 (Tahlia McGrath, 21.6 ov), 4-103 (Beth Mooney, 28.6 ov), 5-143 (Alyssa Healy, 45.1 ov), 6-159 (Annabel Sutherland, 50.6 ov), 7-160 (Ashleigh Gardner, 52.1 ov), 8-168 (Alana King, 55.1 ov), 9-198 (Jess Jonassen, 70.4 ov), 10-219 (Lauren Cheatle, 77.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Renuka Singh 7 0 35 0 5.00 0 0 P Vastrakar 16 2 53 4 3.31 0 1 S Rana 22.4 4 56 3 2.47 0 0 RS Gayakwad 13 4 29 0 2.23 0 0 DB Sharma 19 3 45 2 2.36 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR16.4 Jonassen breaks the opening stand in her fourth delivery! Length ball on the stumps, Shafali looks to defend but misses and the ball sneaks in and hits her back pad. Shafali has a word with Mandhana but they decide not to review this. Looked plumb 90/138.4 Mix-up, mix-up. Has Mandhana made it back? Oh, is her bat on the line there? Yes, it is. Heartbreak for Mandhana as she is run out for 74. Tossed up outside off, she dances down the track and skews it off the outside part of her bat to backward point. Ghosh calls her through for a single. Some confusion and a good throw comes in with Gardner whipping off the bails in a flash at the non-striker's end. Mandhana's bat was right on the line. She could have been quicker, to be honest. Didn't stretch enough at the end as well. 147/334.5 Gardner breaks the stand! Full length on off stump, much flatter, Rana comes forward to defend but she plays the wrong line. Ball goes straight past the bat and hits the middle stump. Excellent from Gardner to just keep bowling tight lines 140/269.5 The short ball does Ghosh in. Banged in short on middle and leg, she eyes the pull, but does not connect cleanly. Deep backward square leg gets around and completes a simple catch. Ends a quite stunning innings from Ghosh on debut. The 113-run stand comes to a close. 260/478.4 Oh, that's a super catch at extra cover. Gardner has another one and India have lost their seventh. Floated nicely well outside off. Rodrigues drives, can't keep it down or find the gap and Sutherland takes a sharp catch, reverse-cupped. 274/770.2 Keeps very low and strikes Harmanpreet's pads. The umpire's finger is up in a flash. Going down leg? Mighty close on first viewing. It was a length ball that just didn't rise up. Harmanpreet looks to defend, but the ball sneaks below her bat and raps her on the pad. No bat, and tracker has the ball clipping the outer part of leg stump. Two wickets in quick time for Australia. 261/572.3 Another lbw shout and the umpire's finger is up again. Will Yastika review as well. Yes, she does. This looks mighty, mighty close. Gardner tosses the ball up around middle and off inviting a sweep from Yastika. She misses and is caught in front of the stumps. Tracker confirms the ball would have crashed into off stump. 265/6125.5 Cleans her up and that wicket-to-wicket line works for Garth. Fuller-length ball homing in on off and middle, Deepti looks to work it across the line, probably searching for that single. The ball sneaks between bat and pad and the stumps take a beating. 402/9122.6 The short ball plan works and Vastrakar vigil ends on 47. Banged in short around off stump, Vastrakar gets a good chunk on the pull but she hits it straight to square leg, who was halfway from the boundary rope. 396/8126.3 That's that. The short ball does the trick once more for Sutherland. Banged in halfway down, Renuka backs away, trying to take evasive action but just hangs her bat out. The ball catches her splice and spoons straight up for Gardner to take a simple catch at gully. 406/10Extras24 (b 15, lb 5, nb 4)TOTAL406 all out (126.3 Overs, RR: 3.2)Fall of wickets: 1-90 (Shafali Verma, 16.4 ov), 2-140 (Sneh Rana, 34.5 ov), 3-147 (Smriti Mandhana, 38.4 ov), 4-260 (Richa Ghosh, 69.5 ov), 5-261 (Harmanpreet Kaur, 70.2 ov), 6-265 (Yastika Bhatia, 72.3 ov), 7-274 (Jemimah Rodrigues, 78.4 ov), 8-396 (Pooja Vastrakar, 122.6 ov), 9-402 (Deepti Sharma, 125.5 ov), 10-406 (Renuka Singh, 126.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB L Cheatle 9 3 23 0 2.55 0 0 KJ Garth 14 2 58 2 4.14 0 0 EA Perry 4 0 31 0 7.75 0 2 A Gardner 41 7 100 4 2.43 0 0 JL Jonassen 18 4 42 1 2.33 0 0 A Sutherland 11.3 2 41 2 3.56 0 2 AM King 19 1 69 0 3.63 0 0 TM McGrath 10 2 22 0 2.20 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR11.5 What's happening here!? Excellent match-awareness and great throw from Ghosh. Full ball defended to silly point. Ghosh takes no time to hit this to stumps when Mooney was just out of crease. First breakthrough for India! Mooney looks so casual while getting out of crease but was late to get back 49/113.5 Why would you do that, Litchfield!? She was batting well but completely missed the line here. Too full and just outside off, she looks to reverse sweep this but fails and is bowled. Could have just driven to cover, this felt unnecessary. Australia two down 56/242.4 Perry perishes! Important wicket for India. Just a little nick down the leg side. It's a full ball on the stumps, spinning away from the batter, she goes deep in crease and gets a tiny bit of bat in it while looking to flick this to leg side. Yastika Bhatia is quick to move towards her left to complete the catch. Rana appeals and the finger goes up. 84-run partnership has been broken 140/371.5 Harmanpreet gets the wicket now, off her first over! Tossed up outside off, McGrath leans forward to defend, gets an inside edge onto the pad and then to the stumps. Just a tiny gap between pad and bat, but it's enough for the ball to sneak through to disturb the leg stump. 66-run stand broken! A big wicket for India and Harmanpreet wheels off in celebration 206/479.4 Is this going to be her second wicket! Length ball on the stumps, spins back a bit, Healy looks to sweep but misses, gets hit on the front pad. Umpire raises his finger immediately. Australia review this. There is a clear gap between bat and ball. Three reds light up! India captain removes Australia captain 221/5100.2 Another review from India for caught behind. Tossed up outside leg, goes for a sweep, Yastika collects the ball head high. Did she get a bit of bat/glove on it? Harmanpreet takes a bit of time but decides to review. Replays confirm that the ball touched Sutherland's glove. Massive for India. Australia seven down 251/791.4 Yorker length on the stumps, big shout for lbw as the ball lands on the batter's toe. Did Gardner get a bit of bat on it? India take the review. UltraEdge confirms there is no bat involved. Ball is crashing onto the leg stump. Excellent review from India, Vastrakar gets her first! 233/6105.4 THROUGH THE GATE! Australia have been bowled out for 261 and India need 75 to make history. Another jaffa from Gayakwad. She tosses the ball up outside off and gets it deviate into the batter sharply. She goes for an expansive drive, misses and sees her stumps in a mess 261/10100.3 RANA! Two in two for the bowler. It's all turning India's way all of a sudden. Tossed up outside off, King jabs her bat on the ground gently, but the gap between bat and pad allows the ball to roll back onto the stumps. wow! 251/8103.3 WHAT A BALL! That pitched just on middle on a length, and spun sharply past Garth's outside edge to take off pole. Gayakwad gets her first wicket of the match and it's a stunner. Australia nine down. 260/9Extras13 (b 10, lb 3)TOTAL261 all out (105.4 Overs, RR: 2.47)Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Beth Mooney, 11.5 ov), 2-56 (Phoebe Litchfield, 13.5 ov), 3-140 (Ellyse Perry, 42.4 ov), 4-206 (Tahlia McGrath, 71.5 ov), 5-221 (Alyssa Healy, 79.4 ov), 6-233 (Ashleigh Gardner, 91.4 ov), 7-251 (Annabel Sutherland, 100.2 ov), 8-251 (Alana King, 100.3 ov), 9-260 (Kim Garth, 103.3 ov), 10-261 (Jess Jonassen, 105.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Renuka Singh 11 4 32 0 2.90 0 0 P Vastrakar 11 1 40 1 3.63 0 0 S Rana 22 5 63 4 2.86 0 0 DB Sharma 22 7 35 0 1.59 0 0 RS Gayakwad 28.4 11 42 2 1.46 0 0 JI Rodrigues 2 0 13 0 6.50 0 0 H Kaur 9 0 23 2 2.55 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.4 A little edge on that one? Oh, yes. Length just tailing away from Shafali outside off. She hangs her bat out and the ball catches a thin edge through to the keeper for a simple catch to Healy. Just the start Australia were after. 4/115.2 Wild hoick across the line, gets a massive top-edge and mid-on takes a simple catch. Was looped up on off stump, Ghosh looks to heave it away, but the ball bounces a touch and spoons straight up. McGrath takes the catch reverse-cupped. 55/2Extras8 (b 8)TOTAL75/2 (18.4 Overs, RR: 4.01)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Shafali Verma, 0.4 ov), 2-55 (Richa Ghosh, 15.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KJ Garth 5 1 19 1 3.80 0 0 A Gardner 9 2 18 1 2.00 0 0 TM McGrath 2 0 14 0 7.00 0 0 JL Jonassen 2.4 0 16 0 6.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Australia Women , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
India Women won the one-off match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
9.30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.30
Match days
21,22,23,24 December 2023 (4-day match)
Women's Test debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Thu, 21 Dec - day 1 - India Women 1st innings 98/1 (S Mandhana 43*, S Rana 4*, 19 ov)
- Fri, 22 Dec - day 2 - India Women 1st innings 376/7 (DB Sharma 70*, P Vastrakar 33*, 119 ov)
- Sat, 23 Dec - day 3 - Australia Women 2nd innings 233/5 (A Sutherland 12*, A Gardner 7*, 90 ov)
- Sun, 24 Dec - day 4 - India Women 2nd innings 75/2 (18.4 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Over 91.4: Review by India Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - A Gardner (Upheld)
- Over 91.6: Review by India Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - JL Jonassen (Struck down)
- Over 92.2: Review by Australia Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - N Janani, Batter - A Sutherland (Upheld)
- Australia Women: 250 runs in 98.1 overs (589 balls), Extras 13
- Over 100.2: Review by India Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - N Janani, Batter - A Sutherland (Upheld)
- Over 102.3: Review by India Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - N Janani, Batter - JL Jonassen (Struck down)
- Drinks: Australia Women - 260/8 in 103.0 overs (JL Jonassen 8, KJ Garth 4)
- Innings Break: Australia Women - 261/10 in 105.4 overs (L Cheatle 0)
- India Women 2nd innings
- Lunch: India Women - 29/1 in 9.0 overs (S Mandhana 13, RM Ghosh 4)
- India Women: 50 runs in 14.2 overs (86 balls), Extras 8
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls (S Mandhana 30, RM Ghosh 13, Ex 8)
- India Women: 400 runs in 124.3 overs (751 balls), Extras 24
- Innings Break: India Women - 406/10 in 126.3 overs (RS Gayakwad 0)
- Australia Women 2nd innings
- Drinks: Australia Women - 38/0 in 9.0 overs (BL Mooney 27, P Litchfield 7)
- Australia Women: 50 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 4
- Lunch: Australia Women - 63/2 in 17.0 overs (EA Perry 7, TM McGrath 1)
- Australia Women: 100 runs in 29.1 overs (175 balls), Extras 4
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 99 balls (EA Perry 28, TM McGrath 23, Ex 0)
- Drinks: Australia Women - 114/2 in 34.0 overs (EA Perry 34, TM McGrath 23)
- Over 35.6: Review by India Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - EA Perry (Struck down)
- Ball changed due to shape out after 37.3 overs
- Australia Women: 150 runs in 47.6 overs (288 balls), Extras 10
- Tea: Australia Women - 156/3 in 50.0 overs (TM McGrath 46, AJ Healy 4)
- TM McGrath: 50 off 119 balls (7 x 4)
- Over 58.2: Review by Australia Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - N Janani, Batter - TM McGrath (Upheld)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 128 balls (TM McGrath 30, AJ Healy 14, Ex 6)
- Australia Women: 200 runs in 68.3 overs (411 balls), Extras 12
- Over 71.1: Review by Australia Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - TM McGrath (Upheld)
- Drinks: Australia Women - 206/4 in 71.5 overs (AJ Healy 25)
- Over 73.3: Review by Australia Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - A Sutherland (Upheld)
- Over 79.4: Review by Australia Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - AJ Healy (Struck down)
- Over 87.1: Review by India Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - A Sutherland (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Second New ball taken after 88.3 overs
- End Of Day: Australia Women - 233/5 in 90.0 overs (A Sutherland 12, A Gardner 7)
- India Women: 100 runs in 20.1 overs (123 balls), Extras 11
- S Mandhana: 50 off 68 balls (8 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 107 balls (S Mandhana 32, S Rana 9, Ex 9)
- Drinks: India Women - 140/2 in 34.5 overs (S Mandhana 71)
- India Women: 150 runs in 39.5 overs (243 balls), Extras 20
- Lunch: India Women - 193/3 in 52.0 overs (RM Ghosh 24, JI Rodrigues 24)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls (RM Ghosh 24, JI Rodrigues 24, Ex 2)
- India Women: 200 runs in 53.1 overs (323 balls), Extras 22
- JI Rodrigues: 50 off 86 balls (6 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 167 balls (RM Ghosh 45, JI Rodrigues 53, Ex 2)
- Over 67.2: Review by Australia Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - RM Ghosh (Struck down)
- RM Ghosh: 50 off 98 balls (7 x 4)
- India Women: 250 runs in 67.5 overs (411 balls), Extras 22
- Drinks: India Women - 250/3 in 68.0 overs (RM Ghosh 50, JI Rodrigues 55)
- Over 70.2: Review by India Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - N Janani, Batter - H Kaur (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Over 72.3: Review by India Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - N Janani, Batter - YH Bhatia (Struck down)
- Tea: India Women - 276/7 in 81.0 overs (DB Sharma 4, P Vastrakar 1)
- Second New ball taken at 88.1 overs
- India Women: 300 runs in 91.2 overs (552 balls), Extras 23
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 117 balls (DB Sharma 29, P Vastrakar 20, Ex 1)
- Drinks: India Women - 330/7 in 100.0 overs (DB Sharma 37, P Vastrakar 21)
- India Women: 350 runs in 109.1 overs (659 balls), Extras 24
- DB Sharma: 50 off 115 balls (7 x 4)
- 8th Wicket: 100 runs in 232 balls (DB Sharma 66, P Vastrakar 32, Ex 2)
- End Of Day: India Women - 376/7 in 119.0 overs (DB Sharma 70, P Vastrakar 33)
- Australia Women 1st innings
- Over 4.1: Review by India Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - BL Mooney (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Australia Women: 50 runs in 9.3 overs (57 balls), Extras 0
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (BL Mooney 14, TM McGrath 39, Ex 0)
- Drinks: Australia Women - 60/2 in 13.0 overs (BL Mooney 17, TM McGrath 39)
- TM McGrath: 50 off 52 balls (8 x 4)
- Over 24.4: Review by Australia Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - BL Mooney (Upheld)
- Australia Women: 100 runs in 27.3 overs (165 balls), Extras 0
- Lunch: Australia Women - 103/4 in 29.0 overs (AJ Healy 9)
- Over 42.4: Review by Australia Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - AJ Healy (Upheld)
- Drinks: Australia Women - 143/5 in 45.1 overs (A Sutherland 10)
- Australia Women: 150 runs in 46.1 overs (277 balls), Extras 1
- Over 55.1: Review by India Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - N Janani, Batter - AM King (Upheld)
- Over 55.5: Review by Australia Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - N Janani, Batter - KJ Garth (Upheld)
- Tea: Australia Women - 180/8 in 60.0 overs (JL Jonassen 6, KJ Garth 8)
- Over 67.4: Review by India Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - N Janani, Batter - JL Jonassen (Struck down)
- Over 70.4: Review by India Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - JL Jonassen (Upheld)
- Over 70.6: Review by India Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - L Cheatle (Struck down)
- Australia Women: 200 runs in 72.1 overs (434 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Australia Women - 218/9 in 77.0 overs (KJ Garth 27, L Cheatle 6)
- Innings Break: Australia Women - 219/10 in 77.4 overs (KJ Garth 28)
- India Women 1st innings
- India Women: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 5
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 46 balls (Shafali Verma 27, S Mandhana 19, Ex 5)
- End Of Day: India Women - 98/1 in 19.0 overs (S Mandhana 43, S Rana 4)