India 406 ( Deepti 78, Mandhana 74, Rodrigues 73, Ghosh 52, Gardner 4-100) and 75 for 2 (Mandhana 38*, Gardner 1-18) beat Australia 219 (McGrath 50, Vastrakar 4-53, Rana 3-56) and 261 (McGrath 73, Rana 4-63, Kaur 2-23) by 8 wickets
Most of the hard work done by the likes of Tahlia McGrath, Ellyse Perry and Alyssa Healy on the third day to take Australia at 233 for 5 – with an overnight lead of 46 runs – was undone by India’s bowlers who picked up five wickets for just 28 runs in the first session on the final day. On a pitch offering turn and low bounce, Rana’s two wickets in two balls to dismiss well-set Annabel Sutherland and Alana King left Australia reeling. Gayakwad’s two unplayable deliveries then wrapped Australia up for 261, setting India a target of just 75, which they chased in just under 19 overs.
Rana ended the match with overall figures of 7 for 118, the best for an Indian spinner against Australia.
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo