He also bowled and fielded well to take the six-time champions into the final over in a record run chase. Beth Mooney provided a good head for Australia as they needed eight runs to win in the final over. He hit a four off the first ball of Jhulan Goswami, playing his 200th ODI, and scored another four off the third ball to win and scored 30 not out. Lanning lacked runs in the earlier matches but was the player of the match for the way she measured Australia’s run chases. “It was nice to contribute personally,” Lanning said. “I was disappointed with the last few games but really felt like in training I’ve turned the switch a little bit depending on how I want to play. It was nice to be able to execute and contribute to the win. It was a belter of wickets. .
It came in really well, it didn’t fold and it was going to be hard to defend any given width. India captain Mithali Raj was also her team’s top scorer with 68 and Yastika Bhatia and Harmanpreet Kaur scored half-centuries as India attempted to set a target that was beyond Australia’s reach. But Healy and Rachel Haynes (43) put on a 122 for the first wicket to lay the foundation for Australia’s run, and a 103-run third wicket partnership between Ellyse Perry (28) and Lanning took it closer to victory. Gave. India’s innings began amidst cloudy skies and the threat of rain, giving rise to a tactical puzzle. One should be aware of the run-rate in case rain becomes a decisive influence later in the match, but at the same time, preserve wickets in case they are dry in the evening and bat deep. Openers Smriti Mandhana (10) and Shafali Verma (12) both fell early due to brilliant bowling from Darcy Brown, who missed Australia’s previous match against New Zealand but returned hungry for wickets. India were 28/2 until Bhatia and Raj put on a 130 for the third wicket partnership which was the cornerstone of the innings.
At times, with both bat and ball, India can be guilty of letting the match drift. Bhatia and Raj were together for only 25 overs and for the most part, they kept the run-rate against the dominant bowling attack in the tournament. “Two wickets had fallen, so Mithali and I had a conversation to go 4-5 runs per over and not lose a wicket,” Bhatia said. “I’m batting at No. 3 at home and in Australia first, so it wasn’t a surprise to me when (the coach) told me yesterday that I would bat at No. 3. Brown bowled really well,” he said. He was finding it difficult to control his line due to windy conditions.
India’s innings came to a standstill after Bhatia’s dismissal, but Kaur made a big contribution when she put on 64 runs for the seventh wicket with Pooja Vastrakar before Vastrakar was run out on the last ball of the innings. Healy and Haynes gave Australia a stellar start to their run chase, denying India early wickets to put pressure on. Haynes was relatively subdued but Healy completed his fifty in 49 balls as the pair shared a century partnership in 97 balls.
Healy seemed to be set when she attempted a reverse sweep with a delivery from Sneh Rana and hit the ball straight to Raj and short third man. Haynes was dismissed soon after but Lanning and Perry put on 103 for the third wicket to allow Australia to retain the upper hand. Australia are now confident of a place in the semi-finals with a 5-0 record in the eight-team round robin. India came into the match in fourth place and retained that spot ahead of New Zealand and England meeting at Eden Park on Sunday.
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