India Women vs Australia Women 2nd ODI ​Live Cricket Score Updates: Voll’s ton, Litchfield’s blistering 80 powers hosts to 2-0 lead in ODI leg

Alyssa Healy: Really pumped with the result. Chase was even better tonight. It was weird because they were well short of a par score but we also felt frustrated letting them get away to 252. Litchfield and Voll, the future of the Australian top order.

Player of the match: Georgia Voll

CRUNCHED PAST MID OFF. Gardner hits a four and it is a 5-wicket win for the hosts.

Australia have brushed aside ODI World Champions India for the second straight time in this series.

Another one for Deepti Sharma late in the piece with the match all but done. Sutherland looks to finish with a flourish once again, like she did in Brisbane. But she finds the fielder at mid off.

Annabel Sutherland c sub Harleen Deol b Deepti Sharma 10 (12 balls)

India continue to remain passive and let this match crawl to a finish. Two new batters in and they have acres of space to take singles and keep the scoreboard ticking. With not even NRR in play, this is bizarre from India even though the match is already lost. Five easy runs in Deepti's over.

One brings two. Beth Mooney goes for a reverse sweep, and Richa Ghosh is confident she has taken this. Very good anticipation from the keeper. Strangely not given out on field, so India review and it is a massive deflection. Deepti has had a poor day, but that is something to celebrate.

Beth Mooney c Richa Ghosh b Deepti Sharma 31 (34 balls)

DROPPED AND CENTURY! Oh dear. Richa Ghosh should have held on to this as Voll mishits one down the leg side. A 80-ball century for Georgia Voll. Dropped catch down the leg side, and it brings up a 2nd ODI ton (both vs India). A wry smile, a few shakes of the head but overall, a fine knock from a fine young cricketer.

The 200 comes up in the 29th over. Tidy enough over from Amanjot, some good fielding in the ring by sub fielder Harleen Deol. Voll nearly gets to her century with a crunching pull shot off a short ball, but Smriti cuts it down at deep square leg.

Voll will be on strike on 97.

Mooney and Voll have put on a 49-run stand off just 43 balls. Controlled ODI cricket. A four for Mooney in that Amanjot over, but the medium pacer comes back well enough in that over.

Voll goes into the 70s with a four through square off Amanjot Kaur, who returns to the attack. India have to pick up at least 2-3 quick wickets here but Australia have well and truly broken the back of this chase in just 25 overs.

This is a good little spell in tandem from Kranti Gaud and Kashvee Gautam but unfortunately, not taking that chance means Australia are still in complete control. Another wicket, that of Voll, to bring in two new batters might have made this a little tricky. Four singles in that Kashvee over.

DROPPED AND FOUR! Smriti pulled off a really good stop in the field previous over. But here, she drops a clanger. Full toss from Kashvee, but Voll doesn't get enough of it. The sweep goes to Smriti at deep midwicket and she puts it down and the ball trickles for four. Voll rubs salt into bounds, nails a pull shot next ball for a four. Kashvee should have had another. Voll has another life at 53.

A streaky four for Litchfield, who has let Voll take over the scoring charge here in the recent overs. Slower ball from Kashvee, Litchfield throws her arms at it and the outside edge goes fine for four. Kashvee finishes the over with a big appeal for LBW. Looked like another slower ball, Voll played around it. But this looks like an optimistic review... more in hope than anything. And yes, DRS confirms there is a small inside edge.

Play resumes and Australia's required rate is 3.87.

This is turning into an absolute no contest.

An absolute horror over from Deepti Sharma. Two RUBBISH full tosses from India's veteran spinner and Georgia Voll must have thought Christmas has come really early... on the pads, swept away with utter ease for two fours. And Litchfield finishes the over with another quality shot, dragging one from outside the offstump and sweeping it through midwicket.

VOLL DROPPED! She decides to take on Deepti Sharma down the ground. Didn't quite get the connection she was looking for. Kranti Gaud, however, at long on decides to move laterally first instead of attacking the ball. Does well to put a dive in but the lack of aggression earlier meant she had too much to do in the end. Not great technique and India put down a big chance.

India opting for left-arm spin from both ends now, with Vaishnavi continuing along with Sree Charani. A tidier over from Vaishnavi this time, just four singles off it.

The 50-run stand comes up in just 45 deliveries between Voll and Litchfield.

That is a superlative first 10 of the run-chase for Australia, thanks mainly to the brilliant Litchfield. Welcomes Vaishnavi back into the attack with a lofted off drive for four. Then Voll finishes that over with a lofted drive over mid on.

Tough first couple of overs for Vaishnavi.

Welcome to ODI cricket, Vaishnavi. Litchfield looking to put the youngster under pressure early, brings out the reverse sweep early doors and plays it fine for four. The youngster bounces back well enough to get out of the over without further damage.

Pressure? What pressure? Three fours on the trot for Litchfield against Kranti. Just ridiculous shotmaking. First, fast hands and a pull behind square. Second, flat through square leg. And then comes down the track to SMACK a pull over midwicket. Essentially the same shot – the pull – to three different parts of the ground.

Extraordinary batting.

BREAKTHROUGH! Kashvee goes full, not quite a yorker but quite close. And there is significant movement into Healy through the air as well and the Aussie captain cramps herself for room, the ball hits the pads and trickles onto the stumps.

Alyssa Healy b Kashvee Gautam 6 (10 balls)

Litchfield is in the zone nice and early. Kashvee continues, first Litchfield lofts one mid off. Later in the over, Litchfield gets a gift on her pads. Easiest boundary she'd probably score in this series, just a touch down to fine leg.

A steady start from Kashvee, who gets to start things off today in Renuka's absence. A little bit of inswing from Kashvee early on, but there wouldn't be too much movement for long you imagine. The sun is a little bit on Healy's eyes as it sets at the venue, but shouldn't be a problem for long.

Elyse Villani, who knows these conditions well, says India are below par at a venue known for high scores.

STAT on broadcast: Australia have bowled out their opponents in seven straight home women's ODIS

GONE! The idea is right from Harmanpreet, but the execution is now. She looks to give herself some room and go aerial over the offside ring field, but Schutt does well to follow Harman down the leg. Cramped for room, easy catch for Litchfield.

Harmanpreet Kaur c Phoebe Litchfield b Megan Schutt 54 (70 balls)

Well, there is something we haven't seen from Kranti Gaud. An outside edge for four at the start of Carey's over. And then Kranti responds with two lovely lofted drives over mid off for two more fours. Where has this been all this while? And Harman is happy to let the youngster keep strike after a single off the last ball.

Back-to-back 50+ stands between Harmanpreet Kaur and Kashvee Gautam lower down the order. Been a bright spot in these otherwise couple of dull batting outings. Kashvee with a nice pull shot for four in that over by Carey and then some good running between the wickets too.

Some signs of aggression from India now. Harmanpreet clears her front leg and hits the first ball of Megan Schutt's over for four. Schutt comes back well to keep the rest of the over to four singles. 8 runs from that over. Kashvee too went for a slog sweep and missed as Schutt bowled a nice leg cutter.

Just four singles from Schutt's over.

Another LBW appeal from King and Mooney and again it is given not out. This time Kashvee's turn to miss the sweep. Australia go for the review again... and this time it is bouncing over the offstump. Good call on field.

DROPPED! Australia in control here but their catching hasn't been great today. Alana King draws a top edge from Kashvee, who just nailed a sweep earlier in the over but this time is beaten by the extra bounce. Megan Schutt comes charging in from square leg but gets into a poor position and drops a clanger.

A terrific first delivery from King to Kashvee, floated high and nearly yorks the new Indian batter. This would have been worth a review, it hit Kashvee's front toe... but ball-tracking later in the next over shows it was outside offstump.

How did Richa Ghosh get away with that one? Carey with a length delivery that was angling in, keeping low and heading towards the back pad and/or stumps. But Richa got her bat down in the nick of time and Nic is left frustrated. Outside edge for four.

THE FIRST SIX! Fuller from King, in Richa Ghosh's hitting arc, and she slogs it over mid on... and it carries all the way. Sheer power from Richa, there. And taking King on against the turn. 150 comes up for India and that's a decent over for the visitors. 10 off it. First time India score double digits in one over this innings.

TIME FOR DRINKS.

Can India launch a punch or two from their side here? It's been all Australia even including the 78-run opening stand, barely any pressure been applied on the Aussie bowlers.

Richa Ghosh comes in and plays an attacking cut shot for four.

Usually the template in ODIs to try and double the score from 30 overs but India don't quite have the depth left evidently to get there. And this feels like at least a 250 sort of pitch.

A four-run over from Darcie Brown and nearly a run out chance as Harmanpreet struggles past the crease even though the stumps weren't thrown down.

King to continue.

The Kaurs in the middle now with Amanjot joining Harmanpreet as India stumble in Hobart.

Another tight over from Sutherland as India have two new batters in the middle and neither of them are fast starters. Deepti with a loud call of no from the non-striker's end as Harman looked for a quick single.

OH DEAR! A 81-ball 52 for Pratika Rawal. Struggled badly to rotate strike, and eventually dismissed run out going for a risky single. Strange stuff. Harmanpreet stood watching the ball at the non-striker's too, that didn't help, but not sure there was a run there. India not helping themselves one bit in Hobart.

Poor cricket from the world champions.

Pratika Rawal run out (Annabel Sutherland/Beth Mooney) 52 (81 balls)

A 76-ball half century for Pratika Rawal. Was off to a decent start but has slowed down considerably.India would hope she can go through the gears now.

Four runs in King's first over and Pratika's scoring rate continues to be low. She is on 46 off 70 balls, after having spent so much time in the middle she is still unable to find gaps. A streaky single in that over after cutting to point, hopefully Jemimah Rodrigues coming in will pick up the running between the wickets.

From cricket statistician Hypocaust / X: This is their sixteenth 50+ stand in 25 innings together in ODIs between Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal.

Jemi in at No 3.

ANOTHER CHANCE: Oh dear. As Ian Bishop said famously during the semifinal commentary stint at the end. The lack of momentum gets to Smriti Mandhana, fuller and flighted, and Tahlia McGrath drops a high catch at mid on. Pedalling back, too front on and didnt get into a comfortable position and it goes through her hands.

Sutherland cimes in to the attack, a boundary for Pratika off an outside edge past the keeper and then a more controlled sweep shot frm Smriti past fine leg.

Just a few too many dot balls at the moment. Five in Gardner's over, even though Pratika is able to square cut one for four past short third.

India able to locate the gaps better with the field starting to spread out, a couple of doubles in that Gardner over. But still waiting for a boundary for more than 6 overs

Don't see this often, a three taken by Pratika and Smriti, not the best of runners between the wickets. Well timed past mid on by Pratika. Oh wow. Smriti Mandhana is living dangerously again. Angled away from her by Brown, Mandhana goes for a square drive and the ball just evades the diving Ash Gardner. Great effort but having gotten to the ball with time to spare, Gardner would be disappointed not to take it cleanly. She comes into the attack next over and bowls a maiden over to Pratika.

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Oh, how has that missed... everything? Full from Schutt, nearly a yorker, but goes through on the angle. Pitches right next to her front toe and just goes through without touching anything apparently. Mandhana doesn't quite look comfortable in these early stages. Looks restless at the creaase almost. Just 1 run from that Schutt over.

Smriti Mandhana is on a thrill ride in this ODI series. Another edge past the fielders! A wry knowing smile from her. Megan Schutt has been at the receiving end of the few of these, and she is not amused. This was pretty well struck in the end though, edge alright but Mandhana didn't check her shot so it flew past the sensationally athletic Litchfield. Pratika hit another four earlier in the over, a gorgeous square cut.

Welcome back, Pratika Rawal. Two classy cover drives for her first two boundaries in Australia. Looks like a fantastic batting pitch but those are gorgeous shots too. First, a little more through covers as she leans in and then the second one is more square through point. That will ease a lot of pressure on her after the duck in Brisbane.

Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana have a prolific ODI partnership, averaging more than 75 in their time together. It was a duck for Pratika the other day in Brisbane though but she is off the mark today. Cautious start though, just a couple of singles in the first over as Schutt gets her signature inswing going.

Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal walk out to the middle in bright sunshine. Megan Schutt to kick things off.

No doubting her credentials, but Sophie Molineux's unfortunate injury record made her appointment as all-format captain an interesting call. Now ruled out for the remainder of the series.

India XI: Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Kashvee Gautam, Sree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Vaishnavi Sharma

Australia XI: Alyssa Healy (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Beth Mooney (wk), Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Nicola Carey, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown

Credit: BCCI

Making an impact in her debut series was perhaps written in the stars for the daughter of an astrologer.For her father, Dr Narendra Sharma, also a PhD in psychology, watching from home in Gwalior, his daughter’s journey to the Indian team seems predestined.

Read more about Vaishnavi Sharma here.

No Shafali & Renuka (rested says Harmanpreet). Left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma makes her ODI debut, Amanjot Kaur returns as India strengthen their bowling after a lackluster display in Brisbane. For Australia, Molineux is out for these two ODIS says captain Healy, Nicola Carey comes in.

Back home in India, in the domestic circuit, Shewta Sehrawat celebrated her birthday with a superb century. She didn't have a good WPL season despite high expectations, so this is good news for Indian cricket that she is back among the runs.

n a post on X, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said that Harmanpreet had sustained an injury to her left knee while batting and that the medical team is monitoring her progress. With Harmanpreet unavailable, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana took charge of the side.

Speaking in the pre-match press conference ahead of the Hobart ODI, Deepti Sharma, when asked about Harmanpreet's injury, said, "I can say that she is fit and fine."

via ANI

"We have played some good cricket along the way and have played some not-so good cricket in patches as well," co-vice captain Ash Gardner told reporters in Hobart on Friday. "So being able for us to string that together, I felt like that last game was kind of a perfect performance. "I thought the bowlers really set the tone and then we chased down that total pretty convincingly. "There was certainly disappointment within the camp to lose that T20 series, but we knew that when we focus on ourselves and we play really good cricket, that we are the best team, and I think we need to take a lot of confidence in that."

via cricket.com.au

Both captains had a chuckle at the toss. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur wasn't quite sure how her luck with the coin had turned in recent times as she called it right yet again. But once she said India were going to bat first, it was Alyssa Healy's turn to step in with a big smile. "Happy days," she said as Australia wanted to bowl first anyway at Allan Border Field – a fortress for them over the years in Brisbane. At a venue that they know intimately, in 20 previous women's ODIs, they had a 100% win record. And on Tuesday, they extended it 21-0 as India's decision backfired and Healy's side used the conditions to their advantage, extracting extra bounce right through their bowling innings and never letting Indian batters find any momentum. Australia, in the rare situation of having to fight back at a home multi-format series after losing the T20I leg 1-2, controlled the proceedings from the first over till the winning runs were hit, overhauling India's 214 with six wickets and 70 balls to spare.

Read more here.