IND W vs AUS W: India women all out for 100 in 34.2 overs, Australia chase it in 16; fans in disbelief
Australia Women comfortably defeated India Women by 5 wickets in the 1st ODI at Brisbane. India were bundled out for just 100 runs, with Megan Schutt taking 5 wickets. Australia chased the target in just 16.2 overs.
What just happened in the 1st Women's ODI clash between Australia Women and India Women? Taking place at Allan Border Field, Brisbane, the Women in Blue, who won the toss and opted to bat first, only managed to score 100 runs in 34.2 overs. The Aussies easily chased it down in just 16.2 overs on Thursday (December 5), winning by 5 wickets.
After winning the toss and choosing to bat first, the decision backfired for the Indian team as the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side was bundled out for just 100 runs. Australia's Megan Schutt was the pick of the bowlers, taking a five-wicket haul. With no Shafali Verma in the team, Priya Punia opened with Smriti Mandhana, but nothing went in their favour from the start. Jemimah Rodrigues was India's top scorer with just 23 runs off 42 balls.
India's poor batting:
The India batters ¨C Priya Punia (3 off 17), Smriti Mandhana (8 off 10), Harleen Deol (19 off 34), Harmanpreet Kaur (17 off 31), Richa Ghosh (14 off 35), Deepti Sharma (1 off 4 run out), Saima Thakor (4 off 18), Titas Sadhu (2 off 4), and Priya Mishra (0 off 6) ¨C all fell like a pack of cards, with no partnerships forming.
Innings Break!#TeamIndia set a target of 101 ?
¡ª BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 5, 2024
Over to our bowlers ?
Live ?? https://t.co/RGxrsRZRGN#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/x7m8Mvh6o0
When it came to chasing the poor total, Phoebe Litchfield and Georgia Voll put on a strong opening stand. Litchfield scored 35 off 29 before departing, while Voll remained not out with 46 off 42.
Ellyse Perry didn't do much, as she was out for 1 off 4, while Beth Mooney departed for a similar score. Annabel Sutherland scored 6 off 12, while Ashleigh Gardner (8 off 5) and Tahlia McGrath (4 off 2) scored the remaining runs. For India, Renuka Thakur Singh took three wickets, while Priya Mishra had two to her name, but it wasn't enough to secure a win.
Australia win the first #AUSvIND ODI.#TeamIndia will be aiming to bounce back in the second ODI of the series.
¡ª BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 5, 2024
Scorecard ?? https://t.co/RGxrsRZRGN pic.twitter.com/mC4ZBWJKnl
Indian fans unhappy:
Netizens were seen fuming after the poor batting display from India, taking to X (formerly Twitter) to question whether the Women in Blue even deserve equal pay as the men's team for such performances. Some even questioned the mediocrity of their cricket.
Free trips to the Women¡¯s Cricket team started with a bang
¡ª Dear_Doc16 (@Dear_Indian18) December 5, 2024
Ind- 100/10 in an Odi match
Playing their finest to justify their salaries ???¡á????¡á????¡á?
Early result in the match gives them tym to make Reels now???#INDvAUS #PinkBallTest #womensteam #Pushpa2TheRule #Odi #AUSvIND
India lose their last 5 wickets for 11 runs after a strong start. Garth and Schutt's early strikes, followed by a collapse after Harmanpreet¡¯s dismissal, see India all out for just 100. A tough day for the Women in Blue!#AUSvIND
¡ª Uma Mahesh (@CricketByMahesh) December 5, 2024
@BCCIWomen whats team doing? Had the mens team been playing so badly consistently, media, experts & public would hound them to hell. Women seem to have a free pass to perform miserably with zero accountability @ImHarmanpreet @mandhana_smriti @JemiRodrigues #auswvindw #AUSvIND
¡ª Ravi gopal (@v455787) December 5, 2024
Playing outdated cricket on good batting conditions with fast outfield. Going 3 an over & keep losing wickets. What the actual fuck is this cricket from Indian women ? How long these lot going to get away without any accountability? #AUSvIND
¡ª Cricket Tamizhan (@CricketTamizhan) December 5, 2024
Hi @BCCIWomen please show some fight u are playing for ur country and taking equal pay .
¡ª LOGAN (@logan14920) December 5, 2024
After seeing first innings it feels like u are not interested in staying in the middle .
Pathetic batting from whole squad.#AUSvIND #INDWvsAUSW
Equal Pay For These Bunch Of Losers Is Nothing But Embarrassing In My Opinion !#AUSvIND
¡ª Rahul ! ?? (@CricketRahul7) December 5, 2024
The two sides will now rest and return to action on December 8. The 2nd ODI between Australia Women and India Women will take place at the same venue ¨C Allan Border Field, Brisbane, from 5:15 AM IST.
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