Australia punish sloppy India, win by eight wickets
Chandigarh, Sept. 15 -- Although the Australia women's team had not played competitive cricket since they met England in the Ashes ODI series seven months ago, it did not look rusty against India in the first ODI at PCA's New Chandigarh Stadium on Sunday.
Australia resumed from where they had left, completing a clinical eight-wicket win to take the lead in the three-match series.
India came into the series, seen as an ideal preparation for the Women's ODI World Cup being co-hosted by the country from September 30, with a spirited T20I and ODI series win over England in July. However, India never looked like a well-oiled unit. They struggled with scoring at a quick rate and in getting breakthroughs. Besides, the long-standing problem of drop...
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