India vs Australia, 3rd Women's ODI Live Score Updates

We made too many mistakes - India's skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur admits that they did not play good cricket in this series. She mentions that the team did a lot of things right in the T20 format, but adds that ODIs are a different challenge altogether. Kaur explains that the 50-over format is a long game where you have to keep doing the right things again and again, and feels that her side made too many mistakes. She gives credit to Australia for the way they played. Kaur adds that there are plenty of learnings for her side. With limited preparation time for the one-off Test, she emphasises the need to believe in themselves.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Australia's captain, Alyssa Healy wins the award for her scintillating 158 off 98 balls. She starts by joking that bowling two overs was better than batting today. Adds that there are many days when you are down but cricket gives you opportunities like today, and it was a nice way to sign off. Mentions that Georgia Voll played well, Beth Mooney was outstanding too, the future looks bright for Australia Women. Tells that it was a special experience for Lucy Hamilton to debut for Australia and hopes she has a wonderful career. Reckons that they have put themselves in a good position in the series and they are going into the Test match to win.

After Harmanpreet Kaur won her sixth toss in as many games in the series, India were sent on a leather hunt. They were made to look listless, operating with just five bowling options on the day. Alyssa Healy stood at the forefront of Australia's batting dominance, producing a superlative 158 in her final ODI appearance. There were century partnerships along the way, first with Georgia Voll and then with Beth Mooney. Mooney went on to bring up a hundred of her own, and with Nicola Carey providing late fireworks, the home side surged past the 400 mark.

It was always going to be a mountain to climb, and the first ten overs were as good as it got for India in the chase. They did lose Smriti Mandhana early, but Pratika Rawal and Jemimah Rodrigues got them off to a brisk start. Rodrigues, in particular, looked busy from the outset, but all the momentum fizzled out after her departure. Alyssa Healy had the luxury of multiple bowling options to turn to and even brought herself on later in the innings. Alana King weaved her magic through the middle phase, picking up three wickets and effectively sealing the fate of the game. Deepti Sharma and Sneh Rana offered stubborn resistance and were more than happy to bide their time. For what it was worth, their partnership helped India avoid their heaviest defeat in terms of runs in ODIs, which stands at 221 runs, also against Australia, and delayed the inevitable.

Australia complete a clean sweep - A thoroughly dominant performance, and it has come in Alyssa Healy's final ODI appearance, which makes it even more special. The women in green and gold have reasserted their dominance in ODIs at home in emphatic fashion. With this 3-0 sweep, Australia have retained the trophy, having taken an unassailable 8-4 lead in the multi-format series. India had no answers to what Australia put in front of them across the three ODIs, and the fight or lack of it will be a concern for the ODI champions.

Georgia Wareham to Sneh Rana

OUT! BOWLED! Sneh Rana's vigil comes to an end. Full, outside off, Rana walks across and has a heave across the line. The ball is a bit too full for the shot. It catches the inside edge and deflects onto the front pad before the ball trickles back onto the stumps and knocks one off bail.

Georgia Wareham to Sneh Rana

FOUR BYES! How did that miss the stumps? Drifting in, on a good length, on middle. Sneh pushes out in front but is beaten on the inside edge. The bounce takes it over the leg stump and it races away for a boundary.

Georgia Wareham to Nallapureddy Charani

DROPPED! A sitter goes down. Loopy ball, full and on middle and leg. Sree clears the front leg and has a swing across the line. Alana King runs to her left at deep mid-wicket and slides. She tries to take the catch around her midriff but fails to hold on. They cross.

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