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Australia beat India by five wickets: first women’s one-day international – as it happened

Debutant Georgia Voll steers Australia to victory after Megan Schutt tears through India with her first ODI five-wicket haul

Australia has first blood! That wide ball from Schutt has indeed caught the toe of the bat and Smitri is out. It took a loooong time for the third umpire to make a call but the Australians were elated from the get-go and the noise was audible on TV screens. Sure enough, Smitri is gone, having gone to unleash one pf those gorgeous cut shots. But she got to it late and it caught the edge.

3rd over: India 5-0 (Punia 1, Smriti 4) Overpitched by Schutt and punched for FOUR by Smriti. Lovely shot there. She’s come to play has the elegant left-hander. This is Schutt’s 92nd ODI for Australia but Smriti is in her 89th and it hasn’t worried the 28-year old from Mumbai. Schutt beats her on the next one. Good comeback. There’s a loud snick on the fifth ball but umpire’s arm stays inert. The Australians like it A LOT and the batter seems to be strolling…

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Source: Cricket - The Guardian

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