Australia have a mountain to climb to save lots of the one-off Check at Wankhede Stadium after an unbroken 102-run stand between Deepti Sharma and Pooja Vastrakar lifted India to 7-376 at stumps on day two.
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Sharma (70 not out) and Vastrakar (33no) got here collectively simply earlier than tea in Mumbai on Friday on the again of a 4-14 collapse which had India 7-274 in reply to Australia’s 219.
The strike-bowling pair showcased their batting talents with career-best scores to render Australia wicketless within the last session, pushing India’s result in an imposing 157 runs.
Simply earlier than tea, Ash Gardner (4-100) single-handedly dragged Australia again into the competition, the primary Check between these two groups on Indian soil since 1984 when a four-match sequence was drawn nil-all.
With India cruising at 3-260, Gardner’s catch at deep sq. leg to dismiss well-set debutant Richa Ghosh (52) triggered a flurry of wickets.
Gardner then struck twice in as many overs with balls that saved low, trapping India captain Harmanpreet Kaur (0) and wicketkeeper Yastika Bhatia (one) lbw.
Then got here the large scalp of the sensible Jemimah Rodrigues (72), who speared Gardner to Annabel Sutherland within the covers to have India 7-274.
Australia threatened to roll the house aspect within the last session however they’d no solutions for Sharma’s class and Vastrakar’s coronary heart, the duo leaving India nicely positioned to notch their first-ever win over Australia in ladies’s Exams.
Opener Smriti Mandhana top-scored with an attacking 74 earlier than being run out earlier than lunch.
On Thursday, new vice-captain Tahlia McGrath (50 off 56 balls), captain Alyssa Healy (38) and tail-ender Kim Garth (28no) have been the one Australian batters to impress in opposition to a potent Indian assault led by seamer Vastrakar, who took a career-best 4-53.
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