India Women Vs Australia Women: Australia 163-3 at 31 overs as Mooney reaches 55
At Allan Border Field in the opening one-day international, Australia are 163-3 after 31 overs with Mooney on 55 and Annabel Sutherland on 19 in a match where India’s fielding lapses and uneven bowling have kept the visitors in charge. The position matters because a mix of dropped chances and loose lines has left Australia needing 64 from 21 overs, a margin that gives them time to consolidate and push for a big total.
Allan Border Field scoreboard and situation
At the 31st over Australia were 163-3, Mooney 55 and Sutherland 19. One over earlier the scoreboard read 153-3 at the end of the 30th, with Mooney on 48 and Sutherland on 17. The 29th over produced 151-3, Mooney 47 and Sutherland 16; by the 28th the total had been 139-3 with Mooney 41 and Sutherland 10. The required run-rate context is clear: Australia need 64 from 21 overs.
Mooney milestones and batting impact
Mooney reached a half-century in the 31st over, her 20th fifty in one-day internationals. That tally sits alongside 27 in T20s and four in Tests, bringing her total to 51 international fifties for Australia. Her innings has been built on a series of controlled strokes—charging Charani, getting down on one knee to lift leg stump deliveries over backward square, and lofting a straight six off Deepti—that have steadily moved the target out of reach of a pressuring India attack.
Healy’s fifty and partnership details
Healy earlier reached her 19th one-day fifty, a milestone that came in the 23rd over when the score was 118-2 with Healy 50 and Mooney 31. Healy’s pull over long on and a crisp cut to backward point were part of the platform that allowed Mooney and Sutherland to accelerate later. The partnership has kept Australia scoring at a steady clip; between overs 21 and 31 they consolidated singles and selective boundaries to avoid giving India momentum.
Fielding moments: Rodrigues and Kashvee
Fielding has had several turning points. Rodrigues, described as one of India’s best fielders, dropped a low catch in the 28th over when Australia were 139-3; the ball dropped to the turf and the misjudgement cost India two runs as the fielder was skittled. Earlier, Kashvee spilled a standard catch in the 30th over after Sutherland pulled to deep midwicket. Those missed chances prevented India from breaking the partnership and handed Australia the breathing space to compile runs.
India bowling sequences: Charani, Renuka Singh, Gaud and Verma
India’s bowlers produced mixed spells. Charani struck Mooney on the back leg in the 27th over but India did not pursue a review; ball-tracking would have shown the ball clearing the stumps, so the absence of a review left a potential wicket unclaimed. Renuka Singh returned an over in which Sutherland timed a late cut, while Kranti Gaud produced a tidy 26th over that troubled Mooney with straight, length bowling. Conversely, Verma’s bowling in the 30th over was judged loose, and that over contained a pull from Sutherland followed by Kashvee’s drop—events that reduced India’s chance to shift control.
Match momentum and what it means
The immediate effect of dropped catches and inconsistent line has been to hand Australia measured momentum: singles and boundaries have been collected without undue risk. What makes this notable is the way milestone knocks—Healy’s fifty and Mooney’s 20th ODI fifty—have arrived as Australia rotated strike and punished errant deliveries, rather than through a single explosive burst. Time and overs are on Australia’s side, and India must find wickets and tighter fielding to claw back the contest.
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