371/8: Lless India concede their highest ever total in women’s ODIs as Voll, Perry smash centuries | Cricket News
After losing the toss at the Allan Border Field on Sunday, Indian bowlers were made to chase leather. In sharp contrast to India’s 100 all out a couple of days back while batting first at the same venue, Australia piled on the runs to post a mammoth 371/8 in the second One Day International. This is now the highest ever score conceded India in women’s ODIs. That the previous record of 338/7 was also scored Australia just earlier this year at the Wankhede Stadium doesn’t augur well for India less than a year out of the ODI World Cup.
Rookie Georgia Voll and veteran Ellyse Perry were in magnificent form as Harmanpreet Kaur’s side struggled for any sort of control in Brisbane. Voll (101) and Perry (105), at differing ends of their career spectrum, smashed equally magnificent centuries.
After electing to bat, Australia put on a commanding display with openers Phoebe Litchfield (60) and Voll forging a 130-run partnership to set the tone. Voll then combined with Perry for a 92-run stand before the latter teamed up with Beth Mooney (56) in a 98-run stand. And through it all, India looked bereft of answers. It was only when Litchfield struggled for early momentum that it felt India had any sort of grip on the proceedings. And after she was dropped early Priya Punia, Litchfield also shifted through the gears.
Voll, meanwhile, was near flawless in just her 2nd ODI innings. Early in the piece, she drove the Indian bowlers with disdain, through the covers and down the ground past the bowlers repeatedly. Once the opening stand was broken, Perry was steady in the first half of her innings, before unleashing a flurry of strokes, smashing six sixes during her knock. When the 300 came up in 41.2 overs, it actually looked like Australia could even make a push for 400. But a few late wickets at least prevented that from happening. Australia’s first 100 came up in 98 balls, the 2nd 100 off 82 balls and the 3rd 100 off just 68 balls.
Among the Indian bowlers, Saima Thakor (3/62) snapped three wickets, while debutant Minnu Mani (2/71) took two wickets. Renuka Singh (1/78), Deepti Sharma (1/59), and Priya Mishra (1/88) picked one each.
