Sutherland's 110 runs, Gardner take 5 wickets give Australia Women a 3-0 clean sweep vs IND W
All-round brilliance from Annabel Sutherland and Ashleigh Gardner helped Australia overcome heroic performances from Arundhati Reddy and Smriti Mandhana as they swept the ODI series against India in fierce heat at the WACA, in Perth.
Subsequent to being sent in, Sutherland lifted Australia in the clear with 110 off 95 balls as the host group came to an imposing 298 for 6.
Having battled with the bat across the initial two matches in Brisbane, India had a difficult errand in their bid to pull off the second-most elevated pursue in ladies' ODI history.
Mandhana gave India trust with a tasteful 105 off 109 balls yet her excusal in the 36th over really finished their possibilities of a relief triumph. India lost their last seven wickets for 26 rushes to be bowled out for 215 in the 46th over. Gardner supported up her 50 years to go through India's center and lower request and she got done with profession best ODI figures of 5 for 30.
India's pursuit began some unacceptable note when Richa Ghosh, elevated to open for the subsequent straight game, was bowled for 2 by a conveyance that kept low from Megan Schutt.
Yet, India didn't shrivel as Mandhana and Harleen Deol dulled the new-ball bowling of Schutt and Kim Garth. Chief Tahlia McGrath welcomed on Ellyse Perry, who quickly tempted a misleading shot from Mandhana on 27 just for Alana Ruler to drop an opportunity at square leg as she apparently failed to focus on the ball in the sun.
Australia were uniquely messy in the field with Sutherland dropping a return get when Deol on 21 hit immovably back at her. Her karma went on after she cleared Gardner directly to Schutt who dropped a sitter at profound in reverse square leg. Deol likewise effectively investigated a lbw choice off Sophie Molineux prior to being gotten and bowled by Lord, who had been shockingly kept down until the 28th over.
Sutherland proceeded with her great coordinate with the large wicket of Harmanpreet Kaur for 12 leaving the weight on Mandhana, who contacted her 10th ODI century in the 35th over. However, Mandhana was hoodwinked in the air and bowled by adversary Gardner, who guaranteed her for the fifth time in ODIs. Her excusal set off a breakdown, yet Australia might have wrapped up the outcome quicker notwithstanding a few dropped gets.
It was anything but a clinical execution, yet Australia kept up with their tight grip over India in home circumstances and proceeded with their triumphant run since a frustrating T20 World Cup.
Australia had before recuperated from 78 for 4 after Sutherland turned into the primary player from her country to score a ladies' ODI century batting at No. 5 or lower. Openers Georgia Voll and Phoebe Litchfield put on 58 runs in the powerplay before Reddy turned the game with gigantic sideways development that tore separated Australia's considerable top request.
Reddy, 27, has played four past ODIs since appearing against South Africa in June, yet was not chosen in the initial two matches in Brisbane. She capitalized on her chance to wrap up with 4 for 26, the third-best ODI figures by a meeting bowler in Australia. Her underlying eight-over spell was set apart by the wickets of Voll, Litchfield, Perry and Beth Mooney to set off a breakdown of 4 for 20.
Be that as it may, her bold endeavors were scattered by unruly bowling from India's different quicks and messy handling. In the wake of being dropped on 12, Sutherland traded out to contact her second ODI century prior to being run out off the second-last wad of the innings. She was all around upheld by half-hundreds of years from Gardner - who was dropped two times - and McGrath.
Given the extraordinary circumstances, where temperatures hit 40 degrees, Harmanpreet shockingly chose for bowl. The bet seemed to blow up with new-ball bowlers Renuka Singh and Saima Thakor battling to track down an exact line and length.
Expecting to cover an important presentation series, subsequent to making 46 not out and 101 in Brisbane, Voll's certainty was obvious after she whacked Renuka for sequential limits in the opening over to establish the vibe.
Annabel Sutherland's tasteful hundred gave Australia a solid score, Australia versus India, third Ladies' ODI, WACA, December 11, 2024
A frantic Harmanpreet used her four quicks, at first going to the speed of Titas Sadhu without progress before Reddy moved forward in the 10th over and promptly grieved Litchfield and Voll with swing off a perilous length. Reddy was compensated on the main conveyance after the powerplay when she created a brilliant inswinging conveyance that clean bowled Voll for 26 off 30.
Perry entered sure after her bellicose 105 off 75 balls in the second ODI, however she was under prompt strain from Reddy whose noisy yell for lbw was turned down. In any case, Reddy was not to be denied and she excused Litchfield from around the wicket in the wake of delivering a flimsy edge that was very much gotten by wicketkeeper Ghosh.
Australia 298 for 6 (Sutherland 110, McGrath 56*, Gardner 50, Reddy 4-26) beat India 215 (Mandhana 105, Deol 39, Gardner 5-30, Schutt 2-26) by 83 runs