On Thursday, Australian bowler Megan Schutt had an incredible game, taking her first five-wicket haul as India Women were bowled out for just 100 runs in the first match of their three-game series. Schutt’s amazing bowling performance, with impressive figures of 5 wickets for just 19 runs, left the Indian batting lineup struggling.
India decided to bat first but found it tough going, losing their openers early in the match. Priya Punia, who came back into the team in place of Shafali Verma, scored only 3 runs off 17 balls before being dismissed by Schutt. Smriti Mandhana managed just 8 runs off 9 balls before edging a wide ball to the wicketkeeper.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur tried to hold the team together with 23 runs off 42 balls but was out lbw thanks to Annabel Sutherland. Jemimah Rodrigues, who was the top scorer with 23 runs off 42 balls, showed some talent but got bowled by Kim Garth while trying to play the ball to the other side.
India fell apart quickly, going from 62 runs for 3 wickets to being all out for 100 runs in just over 34 overs, with their last three batters getting out in no time. Schutt finished her fantastic bowling by bowling Priya Mishra and completing her five wickets, leading Australia to a strong position.
Overall, India’s batting performance was weak, with no player able to stand up against the strong Australian team.
Brief Scores:
India Women: 100 all out in 34.2 overs (Top scorer: Jemimah Rodrigues 23 runs; Megan Schutt 5 wickets for 19 runs).
Teams:
India Women: Priya Punia, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (w), Deepti Sharma, Titas Sadhu, Priya Mishra, Saima Thakor, Renuka Thakur Singh.
Australia Women: Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney (w), Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath (c), Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt.
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