AUS-W vs IND-W | Mandhana’s ton falls short as Sutherland and Gardner power Australia to series win

‌After losing the first two ODIs, India Women’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur chose to bowl first in Perth. Australia's openers Georgia Voll and Phoebe Litchfield got off to a strong start, using an aggressive approach to reach 58/0 in ten overs. India’s first breakthrough came from Arundhati Reddy who dismissed Voll in the eleventh over and struck again in the same over to remove Litchfield. Ellyse Perry and Beth Mooney followed soon after both were dismissed. Annabel Sutherland and Ash Gardner then steadied the ship and guided Australia to 164/4 in 32 overs. Gardner departed for a well-made half-century in the 34th over but Sutherland maintained her attacking style. After a brisk 59-ball half-century, she continued to build alongside captain Tahlia McGrath, who joined after Gardner’s dismissal. The pair put together a brilliant 122-run partnership, with Sutherland scoring a sensational 93-ball century, helping Australia reach 298/6 in 50 overs. 

India's chase began cautiously, with openers Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh taking the score to 16/0 in four overs. However, the opening stand was broken in the fifth over when Megan Schutt dismissed the Siliguri wicketkeeper-batter. Mandhana then partnered with Harleen Deol to stabilize the innings, guiding India to 74/1 in 14 overs, with Mandhana reaching a fluent fifty off 50 balls. The duo built a promising partnership, adding 118 runs and cruising to 134/1 by the 27th over. Just as momentum was building, Alana King struck, dismissing Deol in the 28th over. Mandhana continued to anchor the innings alongside skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, pushing India to 162/2 in 32 overs. However, Kaur struggled to find her rhythm and fell in the 33rd over, leaving the pressure squarely on Mandhana. Mandhana showcased her class, bringing up her ninth ODI century off 103 balls. India needed 115 runs from the final 15 overs, with Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues steadying the innings. But Australia's Ashleigh Gardner delivered the crucial blow, dismissing Mandhana for a well-made 105 off 109 in the 36th over. What followed was a collapse as Deepti Sharma and Rodrigues fell quickly, reducing India to 189/6. The tail failed to resist Australia's disciplined attack, with Minnu Mani, Reddy, and Saima Thakor unable to provide the required stability. India folded for 215, falling short by 83 runs as Australia won the series 3-0.

She does her job!

SMRITI MANDHANA - THE QUEEN. 👑



- She scored her 9th ODI Hundred, she fought hard & she was alone warrior in this big run chase for India. 🙇 

— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) 

Brilliant!

Most hundreds for India in women's ODIs:



Smriti Mandhana - 9* (91 innings).



Mithali Raj - 7 (211 innings). 

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) 

Yeah!

🔥 HISTORY MADE! 🔥



Smriti Mandhana becomes the FIRST woman to smash 4 ODI hundreds in a single year! 👏💯 

— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) 

Agreed!

Annabel Sutherland is a future Super star for World Cricket.

India Needs Players like Annabel.she is a proper all rounder . 

— kumar (@KumarlLamani) 

LOL!

Remove half of the women's team members including Harmanpreet kaur from the team 

— Alok (@common_ad20) 

No idea on this!

Who will step down first - Rohit Sharma or Harmanpreet Kaur? 



Or 



Both will survive?   

— Avinash Kumar Atish (@Avinashkmratish) 

May be!

Harmanpreet has been very disappointing as captain , neither her captaincy nor her batting is inspiring , India Women's team might lose all the support with these performances.

— Unpacking Sports (@surepande) 

Bad!

🤡

Before smirti departed 

India likely winning after her 

No one able score such a waste 

Indian women team performance is worst in last decade 🤡🤡

— Jayant Agarwal 🌟🌟 (@manishann230000)