India stand tall to take the honours in day-night draw
Australia's final-session target was never realistic but they had some nerves avoiding the follow-on in the pink-ball fixture
30/09Result
Only Test (D/N), India Women tour of Australia at Carrara, Sep 30-Oct 3 2021
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![India Women]( "India Women")
377/8d & 135/3d -
![Australia Women]( "Australia Women")
241/9d & 36/2 (15 ov)
Player of the Match
30/09Result
Only Test (D/N), India Women tour of Australia at Carrara, Sep 30-Oct 3 2021
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![India Women]( "India Women")
377/8d & 135/3d -
![Australia Women]( "Australia Women")
241/9d & 36/2 (15 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 4
Matthew Mott: India 'held all the aces' for the best part in the pink-ball Test
Australia coach concedes that India his team was behind for the best part in the one-off Test, points to dropped catches as part of the reason for it
Day 3
Jhulan Goswami and Pooja Vastrakar chip away but Ellyse Perry holds firm
Australia lost both openers after India declared early in the second session
Alyssa Healy: 'India showed us what we couldn't quite do with the new ball'
The Australia opener was full of praise for the displays of Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh and Pooja Vastrakar
Day 2
Punam Raut's decision to walk: 'It's something that we all respect a lot,' says Smriti Mandhana
"I don't know how many people would actually do that in cricket at the moment - men's or women's"
Smriti Mandhana records the highest score for a visiting player in Australia
Her 127 is the second Test hundred for India against Australia, and the first in Australia
Smriti Mandhana, and the search for the 'feel'
She seemed like she had thrown her wicket away in the 80s again, but a stroke of luck saved her and she brought up her first hundred since 2019
Smriti Mandhana's magnificent 127 sets up India's strong position
Punam Raut's dismissal was a talking point when she walked despite the umpire saying not out
Day 1
Smriti Mandhana shines with half-century but rain frustrates
Sophie Molineux gave Australia the breakthrough after they had dropped Shafali Verma three times
Smriti Mandhana aces pink-ball test after 'two nets sessions'
This day-night Test was announced in May, but the Indian team, it turns out, got next to no time at all to work with the pink ball
Others
More calls for five-day Tests in women's game; debate around points structure
Warm-up matches and the DRS are also key elements that need to be available
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Mithali Raj: 'A little more time' with pink ball would have been 'quite helpful'
India Test captain also bats for resumption of multi-day tournaments at the domestic level
Test match talking points: Storm, spin and two potential swan songs
Australia and India will meet in a Test for the first time in 15 years with the added dimension of it being just the second day-night encounter in the women's game
Journey into day-night unknown for India and most of Australia
Both teams have selection issues to resolve although the weather could spoil the first two days
