India women's cricket team put up an ordinary show as Australia stood victorious with a five-wicket win in the first's women ODI series held in Brisbane, Australia on Thursday.
India won the toss and chose to bat, collapsing to 100 all out in 20 overs. Australia pacer Megan Schutt returning an impressive five-wicket haul.
Australia did experience a minor stutter in the run chase, when Renuka Thakur struck twice in the same over, before coasting to victory in 16.2 overs.
Debutant opener Georgia Voll (46 not out off 42 balls) produced a measured knock to ensure a comfortable win. Her effort included a six-off Renuka in the cow corner region (bottom right).
Voll's opening partner Phoebe Litchfield (35 off 29 balls) was the aggressor in their 48-run stand, smashing six fours in a row, four of those coming off Renuka and two off debutant pacer Titas Sadhu.
The second ODI will be played at the Allan Border Field here on December 8.
Jemimah Rodrigues, who batted at number five, top-scored for India with 23 off 42 balls.
India failed to get off the blocks, losing the openers in the first seven overs. Priya Punia (3 off 17), playing in place of the dropped Shafali Verma, looked out of sorts in her comeback game.
Smriti Mandhana (8 off 9) was caught behind, chasing a wide outswinger from Schutt. Punia was also caught at a backward point off Schutt.
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (23 off 42) was trapped in front by pacer Annabel Sutherland. Rodrigues looked comfortable in the middle until Kim Grath bowled her as she tried to run a delivery down to the third man.
From 62 for three, India were all out for 100 in 34.2 overs. Their last three batters got out with the score reading 100 on the board.
Schutt completed her maiden five-wicket haul by castling Priya Mishra.
It was a batting performance to forget for India.
India Women: Priya Punia c Gardner b Schutt 3 Smriti Mandhana c Mooney b Schutt 8 Harleen Deol c Sutherland b Gardner 19 Harmanpreet Kaur lbw b Sutherland 17 Jemimah Rodrigues b Garth 23 Richa Ghosh c Garth b Schutt 14 Deepti Sharma run out 1 Saima Thakor c Litchfield b Schutt 4 Titas Sadhu c Litchfield b King 2 Priya Mishra b Schutt 0 Renuka Singh not out 0 Extras: (LB-3, W-6) 9 Total: (All out, 34.2 overs) 100 Fall of wkts: 1-9, 2-19, 3-42, 4-62, 5-89, 6-92, 7-97, 8-100, 9-100.
Bowling: Megan Schutt 6.2-1-19-5, Kim Garth 8-1-20-1, Ellyse Perry 3-0-13-0, Ashleigh Gardner 7-0-14-1, Annabel Sutherland 5-0-13-1, Alana King 5-1-18-1.
Australia Women: Phoebe Litchfield c Kaur b Renuka Singh 35 Georgia Voll not out 46 Ellyse Perry c Ghosh b Renuka Singh 1 Beth Mooney c Rodrigues b Renuka Singh 1 Annabel Sutherland c Mandhana b Priya Mishra 6 Ashleigh Gardner st Ghosh b Priya Mishra 8 Tahlia McGrath not out 4 Extras: (LB-1) 1 Total: (For 5 wkts, 16.2 overs) 102 Fall of wkts: 1-48, 2-50, 3-52, 4-77, 5-97.
Bowling: Renuka Singh 7-0-45-3, Saima Thakor 3-0-18-0, Titas Sadhu 4.2-0-27-0, Priya Mishra 2-0-11-2.
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