India Vs Australia highlights, 1st Women ODI: Australia beat India by 6 wickets
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India Vs Australia highlights, 1st Women ODI: Australia beat India by 6 wickets

India Vs Australia Live Score, 1st Women ODI: India’s confidence will be sky-high when they face Australia in the first women’s ODI in Brisbane, having recently secured a landmark T20I series triumph on Australian soil. The 2-1 win not only handed Australia their first bilateral T20I series defeat in nearly eight years but also underlined India’s growing dominance over their long-time rivals. India had also stunned Australia in the ODI World Cup semifinal last year, giving this series an added layer of rivalry and motivation for the hosts.

Australia will draw inspiration from the return of captain Alyssa Healy, who is set to play her final ODI before retiring from the format. Her presence, along with leg-spinner Alana King, strengthens an already star-studded squad eager to bounce back. With players like Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath and Ellyse Perry, Australia possess the depth and experience to quickly turn the tide.

India’s batting, however, looks equally formidable. Opener Smriti Mandhana remains the cornerstone after her match-winning 82 in the T20I decider, while Jemimah Rodrigues continues to thrive against Australia, including her memorable World Cup century. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur will also be keen to deliver a bigger contribution.

India’s bowling unit, featuring Renuka Thakur and veteran Deepti Sharma, will aim to build on their T20I performances, while newcomers like Pratika Rawal add fresh energy to the squad.

With India leading 4-2 in the multi-format points table, the ODIs offer them a chance to tighten their grip on the trophy. Australia, meanwhile, will be desperate to respond strongly, making this contest a compelling clash between a rising force and an established powerhouse.
10:14 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs12.1
Score52 - 3

Annabel Sutherland to Smriti Mandhana, Annabel tails in a length ball from around the wicket, on off. Mandhana punches it to cover.

10:13 (IST) Feb 24
Score after 12 overs 52 - 3
Runs Scored: 0
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  • Harmanpreet Kaur 0 (4)
  • Smriti Mandhana 34 (36)
Ashleigh Gardner1-0-4-1
0
Overs11.6
Score52 - 3

Ashleigh Gardner to Harmanpreet Kaur, Tosses it up, length and on off. Kaur defends under her eyes. Four runs and a wicket off Gardner's first over. 

10:12 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs11.5
Score52 - 3

Ashleigh Gardner to Harmanpreet Kaur, Flatter trajectory, outside off. Kaur steps inside the line and taps it back on the strip.

10:12 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs11.4
Score52 - 3

Ashleigh Gardner to Harmanpreet Kaur, Flirts with the tramline with a flighted delivery. Kaur watches it all the way to the keeper.

10:12 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs11.3
Score52 - 3

Ashleigh Gardner to Harmanpreet Kaur, Floats it on the fuller side, around off. Kaur drives it firmly to mid off.

10:11 (IST) Feb 24

The Indian skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur makes her way out to the middle.

10:10 (IST) Feb 24
W
Overs11.2
Score52 - 3

Ashleigh Gardner to Jemimah Rodrigues, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Big shout, up goes the finger! Ashleigh Gardner slows up the pace and drifts her line away from the batter, touch wide outside off and tossed up. Jemimah Rodrigues gets across and forward to defend it, but gets a faint edge to the keeper, Beth Mooney, who makes no mistake. India Women are in a bit of trouble now.

10:09 (IST) Feb 24
4
Overs11.1
Score52 - 2

Ashleigh Gardner to Jemimah Rodrigues, FOUR! This will boost her confidence! Ashleigh Gardner flights on the up, on off. Jemimah Rodrigues sweeps it with authority over square leg and it rolls into the fence. Fifty is up for India.

10:09 (IST) Feb 24

First look at spin as Ashleigh Gardner comes on.

10:07 (IST) Feb 24
Score after 11 overs 48 - 2
Runs Scored: 0
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  • Jemimah Rodrigues 4 (11)
  • Smriti Mandhana 34 (36)
Annabel Sutherland1-0-1-0
1
Overs10.6
Score48 - 2

Annabel Sutherland to Jemimah Rodrigues, Overpitches it on middle, angling in. Jemimah Rodrigues drills it to mid on where Darcie Brown keeps it down to one.

10:07 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs10.5
Score47 - 2

Annabel Sutherland to Jemimah Rodrigues, Beaten once again! Touch fuller, outside off, a little bit of outward movement. Jemimah Rodrigues looks to defend away from her body and gets beaten.

10:06 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs10.4
Score47 - 2

Annabel Sutherland to Jemimah Rodrigues, Goes a bit full and on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues drives inside the line and to mid on.

10:06 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs10.3
Score47 - 2

Annabel Sutherland to Jemimah Rodrigues, Keeps it in the same channel, outside off, Jemimah Rodrigues punches with soft hands to point.

10:05 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs10.2
Score47 - 2

Annabel Sutherland to Jemimah Rodrigues, A good length delivery at 111 clicks, outside off. Jemimah Rodrigues plants her front foot out as she has a poke at it but misses.

10:05 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs10.1
Score46 - 2

Annabel Sutherland to Jemimah Rodrigues, Pushes it full and on off, Jemimah Rodrigues turns it to mid-wicket.

10:04 (IST) Feb 24

Powerplay is done! Now, four fielders are allowed outside the inner ring till the final delivery. Also, the first change of the game. Annabel Sutherland is into the attack.

10:03 (IST) Feb 24
Score after 10 overs 47 - 2
Runs Scored: 0
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  • Smriti Mandhana 34 (36)
  • Jemimah Rodrigues 3 (5)
Darcie Brown5-0-24-1
4
Overs9.6
Score47 - 2

Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Hit with real authority! Brown looks to go short but fails to get it high enough to trouble the batter. It comes just above the waist, around off. Mandhana swivels and pulls it through square leg for a four. A couple of 8-run overs for India to close out the Powerplay. At the end of 10 overs, the Women in Blue are 47/2.

10:03 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs9.5
Score43 - 2

Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana, This stands up a bit on the batter, on a good length. Smriti plays it on the up to mid off.

10:02 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs9.4
Score43 - 2

Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana, Across off, on a length, Mandhana carves it off the front foot to cover.

10:01 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs9.3
Score43 - 2

Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana, Pitched up now, on middle, this is eased to mid on.

10:01 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs9.2
Score43 - 2

Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana, Brings the ball back into the left-hander, on a length, on middle. Mandhana clips it to mid-wicket.

10:00 (IST) Feb 24
4
Overs9.1
Score43 - 2

Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Lovely! Too full, too wide on off, Smriti does not miss out. Mandhana waits for the ball to arrive, extends her hands and drives it firmly through covers for a boundary.

09:59 (IST) Feb 24
Score after 9 overs 39 - 2
Runs Scored: 0
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  • Jemimah Rodrigues 3 (5)
  • Smriti Mandhana 26 (30)
Megan Schutt5-1-22-1
2
Overs8.6
Score39 - 2

Megan Schutt to Jemimah Rodrigues, Fuller and floated up, on middle and leg. Jemimah works it behind square to the left of deep fine leg. She calls for two and she makes it comfortably before Alana King can get rid of the ball.

09:59 (IST) Feb 24
1
Overs8.5
Score37 - 2

Megan Schutt to Smriti Mandhana, Drags the length back a bit, outside off, Mandhana gets on top of the bounce and punches it through covers for a run.

09:58 (IST) Feb 24
4
Overs8.4
Score36 - 2

Megan Schutt to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! First convincing boundary for Mandhana. Full and on off, Smriti leans into the drive and does not try to overhit this one. Just times the drive and plays it to the right of mid off for a four.

09:58 (IST) Feb 24
1
Overs8.3
Score32 - 2

Megan Schutt to Jemimah Rodrigues, Moving back in, on a good length, on middle, Rodrigues nudges it through square leg and takes a single.

09:57 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs8.2
Score31 - 2

Megan Schutt to Jemimah Rodrigues, Shorter and wider on off, Rodrigues reaches out for the cut but is late on the shot and she misses.

09:57 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs8.1
Score31 - 2

Megan Schutt to Jemimah Rodrigues, Full and on the off stump, Jemimah clips it to short mid-wicket.

09:55 (IST) Feb 24
Score after 8 overs 31 - 2
Runs Scored: 0
0101(1WD)0(W)1(1WD)1(1LB)4
  • Smriti Mandhana 21 (28)
  • Jemimah Rodrigues 0 (1)
Darcie Brown4-0-16-1
4
Overs7.6
Score31 - 2

Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Another streaky boundary for Mandhana! Across off, on a back of a length. Smriti pushes away from her body. An outside edge is found and it flies well wide of second slip to her left for a boundary.

09:55 (IST) Feb 24
1lb
Overs7.5
Score27 - 2

Darcie Brown to Jemimah Rodrigues, On the pads, on a length, Jemimah Rodrigues looks to help it away but misses. The ball goes off the pads down to deep fine leg for a leg bye.

09:54 (IST) Feb 24
1wd
Overs7.5
Score26 - 2

Darcie Brown to Jemimah Rodrigues, Wide! Slips it down leg, full in length, Jemimah Rodrigues fails to lay any bat on the glance.

09:54 (IST) Feb 24

Out goes Shafali Verma, in comes Jemimah Rodrigues.

09:52 (IST) Feb 24
W
Overs7.4
Score25 - 2

Darcie Brown to Shafali Verma, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Wonderful return catch by Darcie Brown. Angled in on a length, on middle. Shafali does not move her feet much and pushes out in front of her body. Gets a leading edge that pops back towards the bowler. Brown is quick to get low on her follow-through and dives forward to snaffle it.

09:52 (IST) Feb 24
1wd
Overs7.4
Score25 - 1

Darcie Brown to Shafali Verma, Wide! Full and sliding down leg, Shafali misses out on the tickle.

09:51 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs7.3
Score24 - 1

Darcie Brown to Shafali Verma, Angled in and then it nips away, on a good length, on off and middle. Verma is squared up in defence but manages to keep it out on the off side.

09:51 (IST) Feb 24
1
Overs7.2
Score24 - 1

Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana, Shorter and wide on off, Smriti frees her arms and punches it to cover, where Phoebe Litchfield slides to her right to cut it off. They cross.

09:50 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs7.1
Score23 - 1

Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana, Full and wide on off, Smriti reaches out and plays a punchy drive to extra cover.

09:49 (IST) Feb 24
Score after 7 overs 23 - 1
Runs Scored: 0
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  • Smriti Mandhana 16 (25)
  • Shafali Verma 4 (15)
Megan Schutt4-1-14-1
1
Overs6.6
Score23 - 1

Megan Schutt to Smriti Mandhana, On middle, on a back of a length, Smriti nudges it in front of mid-wicket for a single.

09:49 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs6.5
Score22 - 1

Megan Schutt to Smriti Mandhana, Beaten! Cutting across the left-hander with a bit of extra bounce. Smriti pokes at it and is beaten on the outside edge.

09:48 (IST) Feb 24
4
Overs6.4
Score22 - 1

Megan Schutt to Smriti Mandhana, EDGED, FOUR! Fortuitous boundary for Mandhana. On a back of a length, across off. Smriti pushes at the ball away from her body with hard hands. The ball catches the outside edge and flies in the gap between second slip and gully for a boundary.

09:47 (IST) Feb 24
1
Overs6.3
Score18 - 1

Megan Schutt to Shafali Verma, Angled in at the pads, on a short of a length. This is turned through square leg for a single.

09:47 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs6.2
Score17 - 1

Megan Schutt to Shafali Verma, Banged in short, over off, Verma gets low and makes a late decision to play the upper cut. She fails to lay any bat on it.

09:46 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs6.1
Score17 - 1

Megan Schutt to Shafali Verma, Moving back in, on a nagging length, on off. Verma hops and punches it to mid on.

09:46 (IST) Feb 24
Score after 6 overs 17 - 1
Runs Scored: 0
11(1WD)01020
  • Smriti Mandhana 11 (22)
  • Shafali Verma 3 (12)
Darcie Brown3-0-9-0
0
Overs5.6
Score17 - 1

Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana, Fuller and outside off, Smriti has the width to work with. She attempts the drive but ends up chopping it down on the strip.

09:45 (IST) Feb 24
2
Overs5.5
Score17 - 1

Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana, At the hips by Brown, Smriti swivels and jabs it to the right of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

09:45 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs5.4
Score15 - 1

Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana, A flash and a miss! Short and wide on off, Mandhana gets on her toes and goes hard on the cut but fails to connect.

09:44 (IST) Feb 24
1
Overs5.3
Score15 - 1

Darcie Brown to Shafali Verma, Pushes the length up, on off, Verma firms the drive towards mid off. The mid off fielder dives to her right and keeps it to a single.

09:43 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs5.2
Score14 - 1

Darcie Brown to Shafali Verma, Attacking the front pad with a good-length ball. Shafali gets a soft leading edge as she closes the bat face early. It rolls back to the bowler.

09:43 (IST) Feb 24
1wd
Overs5.2
Score14 - 1

Darcie Brown to Shafali Verma, Wide! Dug in short but down leg, Shafali ducks under it.

09:42 (IST) Feb 24
1
Overs5.1
Score13 - 1

Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana, Angled away, on a back of a length, Mandhana cuts it late and down to deep backward point for a single.

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India Vs Australia Live Score, 1st Women ODI: Reigning world champions India will carry strong momentum and a psychological edge into the opening women’s ODI against Australia after clinching a historic 2-1 T20I series win in Adelaide. The victory marked Australia’s first bilateral T20I series defeat since 2017 and reinforced India’s growing confidence against their biggest rivals. India had also defeated Australia in the ODI World Cup semifinal last year, and the hosts will be eager to avenge that setback when the teams meet again.

The series holds special emotional value for Australia, with captain Alyssa Healy set to make her final ODI appearance before retiring from the format after the upcoming Test in Perth. Her return, along with leg-spinner Alana King, strengthens Australia after their T20I disappointment.

India, meanwhile, will rely heavily on opener Smriti Mandhana, who played a match-winning knock in the T20I decider and has spoken about India’s ambition to dominate world cricket. Jemimah Rodrigues, who has enjoyed success against Australia in the past, and captain Harmanpreet Kaur will be key to India’s batting strength.

India’s bowling attack, led by Renuka Thakur and supported by Deepti Sharma, showed encouraging form in the T20Is. Australia, however, remain formidable with match-winners like Ellyse Perry and Ashleigh Gardner capable of turning games. With India leading 4-2 in the multi-format series, the ODIs promise a fierce battle between confidence and pride.