India produced an abject batting show after a poor present with the ball to undergo a 190-run loss, their third heaviest defeat, within the third and last ODI as a rampant Australia accomplished a 3-0 sequence whitewash on Tuesday. Having conceded the best whole ever of 338/7 recorded by any opposition in opposition to them, India’s frailties with the bat got here to the fore as they have been shot out for 148 in 32.4 overs. Not one of the Indian batters, who had put up a robust struggle within the second ODI right here on the Wankhede Stadium, may make a dent within the opposition’s march to a tenth consecutive win in away bilateral video games. For Australia, it’s their ninth sequence win in opposition to India and fifth within the opponent’s yard. Australia have overwhelmed India in India 3-0 in 2018, 3-0 in 2012 and 4-0 in 1984. India have additionally suffered 0-3 whitewash in 2006 and 0-5 clear sweep in 2008 in Australia.
India have been rocked twice within the powerplay when Megan Schutt (2/23) cleaned up Yastika Bhatia (6) after which Smriti Mandhana (29) performed one straight down the throat of Kim Garth at deep additional cowl.
India’s plight deepened when skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (3) was dismissed for her third single-digit rating in a row.
Seeking to sweep Georgia Wareham (3/21), Harmanpreet was overwhelmed by Beth Mooney’s anticipation to rapidly transfer on her left from the primary slip to finish the dismissal.
Richa Ghosh (19), coming off an outstanding 96 within the second ODI, performed on to her wickets off Wareham with the Australian leg-spinner as soon as once more snaffling essential wickets.
India’s hopes to take the sport deep then suffered a physique blow within the twentieth over when their most constant batter within the sequence Jemimah Rodrigues (25) smashed one straight to Alana King at brief midwicket off Ashleigh Gardner.
However the spotlight for Australia within the second innings was Phoebe Litchfield’s beautiful one-handed catch. She flew on her proper to finish a diving effort at cowl, to dismiss Amanjot Kaur (3) off King.
King (2/21) then produced the ball of the sequence when she bamboozled Pooja Vastrakar (14) to get one turning from leg stump to hit the highest of off.
Annabel Sutherland additionally chipped in with a measly 3-0-9-2.
Earlier, Litchfield continued her wealthy vein of type with a powerful century as Australia Girls flayed India.
Litchfield cracked as many as 16 fours and a six to make 119 off 125 balls and placed on a file 189-run stand for the primary wicket with Alyssa Healy, who additionally cashed in on the chance with an 85-ball 82 (4x4s, 3x6s).
Australia have been relentless with the bat from the phrase go and regardless of Shreyanka Patil’s 3/57, the guests made merry on a placid wicket that proved to be a batting haven.
Litchfield and Healy’s 189-run stand is now the best for any wicket amongst all of the visiting sides in India within the 50-overs format, bettering South Africans Lizelle Lee and Laura Wolvaardt’s 169-run partnership for the primary wicket in 2021.
Having presumably missed out on making tons in every of the primary two ODIs with scores of 78 and 63, Litchfield showcased her wealthy arsenal of strokes throughout the park to flatten India.
Litchfield, nonetheless, was additionally fortunate when Deepti Sharma couldn’t maintain onto a troublesome diving catch to her left, off Amanjot Kaur (10-0-70-2) within the nineteenth over, when the batter was on 62.
If it was any comfort, Deepti had Litchfield caught by Harmanpreet and with that the right-arm spinner grew to become solely the fourth Indian to have taken 100 wickets in one-day cricket.
Patil was probably the most profitable Indian bowlers with 3 for 57 in her 10-over spell, along with her twin strikes within the thirty sixth over offering some respite on a troublesome day trip.
Patil trapped Mooney (3) and Tahlia McGrath (0) leg-before on consecutive deliveries to peg Australia again, albeit momentarily, because the guests’ aggressive method once more introduced them again on prime.
Gardner’s 27-ball 30 with 4 fours, Sutherland’s 21-ball 23 (2x4s, 1x6s) and late fireworks but once more from King — 26 not out off 14 balls, three sixes, one 4 — helped Australia higher their very own file.
King took 19 runs off Vastrakar’s last over as Australia bettered their very own file for highest-ever whole in opposition to India in ODIs. Australia had made 332/7 in March 2018 at Vadodara.
Other than a slew of misfields and dropped catches, Indian group was additionally responsible of conceding 28 extras, which gave additional push to the customer’s large whole.
Having spilled as many as seven catches within the final sport, India’s fielding actually didn’t appear to have improved an excellent deal when Mandhana spilled a sitter at deep midwicket to provide Ellyse Perry a reprieve.
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