thumped down the ground! Gets a length ball, hammers it straight and that's a good way to finish for India. Takes them past the 280 mark
IND Women vs AUS Women, 1st ODI at New Chandigarh, IND Women vs AUS Women, Sep 14 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary
5.03pm Overall a pretty solid batting effort from India, but have they left 20 runs out there? Still, 280 feels competitive although Australia have a very strong batting line-up. It's their joint second-highest total against Australia. India's top three all made 50s with Smriti Mandhana looked especially good until being run out. Useful knocks lower order the order from Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma and Radha Yadav. Australia used eight bowlers - Annabel Sutherland spent time off the field in the second half of the innings. Maybe a bit surprising that Alana King was used a bit more. Shashwat will be with you for the start of the chase.
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full outside off, moves across the crease, swings along the ground deep into the leg side
slower ball, full outside off, slog-sweeps to deep midwicket and loses the strike
round the wicket, short of a length, pulls to deep backward square leg
shuffles outside leg stump, then lofts down the ground but can only picked out long-on. Again, pace-off variations working nicely. A useful had from Yadav
length ball at off stump, Yadav again showing that strong bottom hand through midwicket and splits the gap
Garth for the last over. She'll be the only one to bowl her full 10
rocks back and pulls to deep square leg
gets hold of this one, dragged from around off stump with plenty of bottom hand to deep midwicket
short outside off, no pace to work with, mistimes into the covers
reaches for a wide delivery outside off, swipes down to long-on
moves right across outside and ends up falling over in the crease as he fails to connect
full at off stump from round the wicket, dragged down to long-on
McGrath will have a four-over spell. Probably wasn't one of the early plans today
fuller, drives, finds cover. Yadav annoyed with herself
finds the gap! Leans back on a drive and threads it through the covers. Another handy boundary
moves outside leg, gets an inside edge that bobbles behind her
slower ball, full outside off, angled into backward point
round the wicket, back of a length, swings it through square leg and finds the gap..much-needed for Deepti
short of a length, an offcutter, steps outside leg and carves down to long-off
Garth into the attack. Healy has rotated her options throughout on a hot day
moves right across outside off and pulls a short delivery to deep square. Six singles a good result for McGrath at this stage
square drives from outside off, can't beat backward point