During the second innings of the first India vs Australia Women’s ODI, Indian fielder Sneh Rana took a sensational diving catch to get rid of Australian captain Alyssa Healy. India-W posted a score of 282/8 while batting first at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
After India’s decent batting display, as always Renuka Singh, who has the ability to pick up early wickets, dismissed Alyssa Healy for a duck in the third ball of the Australian innings. Trying to drive the ball, she took the edge of Healy’s bat and went straight towards Sneh Rana, who dived blindly to her left.
The Indian women’s team comes into the match after a brilliant eight-wicket win in the only Test against Australia. Batting first thanks to Jemimah Rodrigues’ 82-run knock, India got a decent score in the first innings. Rodrigues hit a total of seven fours throughout her innings, while opener Yastika Bhatia also chipped in with 49 runs.
Watch – Sneh Rana puts on a blinder to fire Alyssa Healy
! 🤯
Let’s grab THAT @SnehRana15 to dismiss Alyssa Healy in the first over🔥🔥#TeamIndia | #INDvAUS | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/kKtIfA1AHh
— BCCI Women (@BCCIMujeres) December 28, 2023
Pooja Vastrakar rounded off the Indian innings and scored 62 runs in 46 balls. His innings included seven fours and two sixes. Shafali Varma and Harmanpreet Kaur could not contribute with the bat and got out after scoring 1 and 9 runs respectively.
Australia used a total of seven bowlers and apart from Tahlia McGrath, every bowler had a wicket under their belt. Ashleigh Gardner and Georgia Wareham picked up two wickets each, while Darcie Brown, Annabel Sutherland, Megan Schutt and Alana King picked up one wicket a piece.
After the early exit of Australian captain Alyssa Healy, Ellyse Perry and Phoebe Litchfield put up a 148-run stand for the second wicket and brought Australia back into the match. Perry at one end scored 75 runs and Litchfield came out for 78 runs.
Apart from Ellyse Perry and Phoebe Litchfield, it was Tahlia McGrath who put the finishing touches on the Australian chase and played 68 innings off 55 balls. McGrath added 88 runs with Beth Mooney for the fourth wicket. Mooney came out for 42 runs.
Ultimately, the target was not big enough for Australia and they won the match by 6 wickets. Phoebe Litchfield was named Player of the Match for her 78-run knock.
The next match of the ODI series will be played on December 30 at the Wankhede Stadium and the hosts will want to make a comeback.
The Indian team also lost to England when they played a three-match T20I series last month. England defeated India 2-1.
The Indian women’s team has evolved a lot in recent years and is recognized as one of the best teams in world cricket. However, the Indian team is yet to win an ICC title despite reaching knockouts on several occasions.
