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50th over: Australia 409-7 (Carey 34, Mooney 106)

Well to really rub salt in the wound, India are behind on over rates and have to bring a fielder up into the inner circle for this final over. Mooney starts with two twos to get to 99 and bring up the 400 runs for Australia. She pulls one away for a single and brings up her sixth ODI century. Deepti bowls a very good ball to Carey, but she slams her bat down and opens the face to protect her wicket and pick up a single. Mooney picks up another four and then some very hard running gets them a two from the final ball.

49th over: Australia 397-7 (Carey 33, Mooney 95)

Carey starts the over with a beautiful reverse sweep that runs away for four and follows it up with a drive through deep point for four. Next up it’s a sweep that also goes for four – a great boosting of the strike rate from her late in the innings. She defends one back to the bowler, then switch hits for six in a frankly ridiculous shot and follows that up with a four. She is having a field day!

48th over: Australia 375-7 (Carey 11, Mooney 95)

Kashvee comes back for her last over of the day. A couple of singles straight up get Mooney in the 90s. It’s a decent over from Kashvee for most of the over with just ones and twos from it, but then Mooney gets in position for the scoop and manages to flick it down to the boundary for four.

47th over: Australia 365-7 (Carey 7, Mooney 89)

Deepti returns for her ninth over and Carey takes a single straight away to give Mooney the strike. They are content with taking the singles and keeping the strike rotating to make sure the score keeps on ticking up. Carey gets things moving a bit faster with a big sweep shot, which can’t find the rope, but they run two and then do the same thing again next ball.

46th over: Australia 356-7 (Carey 1, Mooney 87)

Charani returns for her ninth over of the game. She succeeds in keeping McGrath on strike with a dot first ball and is rewarded with the wicket, which brings Wareham to the crease. She gets off the mark with a quick single to get Mooney back on strike. Wareham then loses her wicket and Carey comes in and runs a quick single to keep the strike.

WICKET! Wareham c Smriti b Charani 1 (Australia 355-7)

Not Charani’s best delivery – a full toss at Wareham’s legs, but she can’t do much with it and just sends it straight to Smriti for a simple catch.

WICKET! McGrath c Kashvee b Charani 2 (Australia 353-6)

McGrath shuffles over to the offside to give herself space for a big pull shot, but she doesn’t get all of it and Kashvee takes a great catch to send her on her way.

45th over: Australia 353-5 (McGrath 2, Mooney 86)

Gardner’s wicket on the first ball of the over brings the other vice captain, McGrath, to the crease. She gets off the strike with a single straight away, which is disappointing for India, to not allow Renuka to build up pressure on the new batter. The next ball is a wide and Mooney decides not to chase that one and just let it roll through to the keeper. On the final ball of the over, Mooney smashes a four straight down the ground, to turn a good over from Renuka back in Australia’s favour.

WICKET! Gardner b Renuka 4 (Australia 345-5)

Renuka strikes on the first ball of her last over, bowling it full and straight, yorker length, to knock out middle stump.

44th over: Australia 345-4 (Gardner 4, Mooney 81)

Deepti continues after her wicket last over. Mooney runs a couple of quick twos – Gardner picking up where Sutherland left off with running hard to turn dots into ones and ones into twos. Late in the over Deepti goes very wide to try to evade Mooney. Mooney could have left it alone as it easily would have been a wide, but she’s chasing everything down today and slashes it away for a single.

43rd over: Australia 337-4 (Gardner 2, Mooney 75)

Renuka comes back into the attack and gets the new batter on strike on the second ball, but she can’t apply the pressure too hard, with Gardner able to dash away for a single to get off the mark immediately. There’s more caution in the Australian batting after the loss of that wicket – they don’t want to lose wickets in clumps. Late in the over, Mooney finds the ball she’s been waiting for, gently cutting it through deep backward point for four.

42nd over: Australia 328-4 (Gardner o, Mooney 68)

Deepti is back into the attack and as they have all series, the batters go aggressively after her. Mooney starts with a two, then brings out her sweep shot again for a four. Next ball she drives it down to deep backward point and splits the fielders with precision, managing to run three as they chase it down. Sutherland holes out on the last ball of the over, to bring Gardner to the crease.

WICKET! Sutherland c Rana b Deepti 23 (Australia 328-4)

Sutherland looks to smash one straight down the ground for six, but Deepti gets her hitting low on the bat and Rana is safe under the high ball, taking the catch easily.

41st over: Australia 317-3 (Sutherland 22, Mooney 58)

Sutherland starts Rana’s over with a lovely and very gentle reverse sweep down into the pockets of the ground for two. She rotates the strike and Mooney brings out a regular sweep for four. Australia have passed the highest ODI total at Bellerive Oval now and Sutherland is keen to really smash that record by a lot, getting down sweeping for four on the final ball of the over.

40th over: Australia 305-3 (Sutherland 15, Mooney 53)

Mooney starts the over aggressively, having passed the milestone, but Charani has cover in the deep and it’s just a two. Next ball, she finds a single to bring up the 300 for Australia – a huge score considering there are still 10 overs remaining. Sutherland plays one in the air and it looks like a chance for a catch, but Deepti can’t get there and to add insult to injury, she over runs it and it trickles over the boundary for four.

39th over: Australia 297-3 (Sutherland 10, Mooney 50)

Rana resumes after her big breakthrough last over and Sutherland finds a single straight away. While the big hitting of Healy has gone, India will find it hard to apply any dot ball pressure with these two at the crease, as they are both great athletes and will be able to drop and run to turn dots into ones. Sutherland gets her first boundary with a drive past long on, before getting Mooney back on strike with her half century imminent. She gets there with a single as Australia close in on the 300 mark.

38th over: Australia 289-3 (Sutherland 4, Mooney 48)

Charani is back into the attack – she has been expensive today, but with a relatively new batter at the crease, now might be her chance to strike. Mooney places a nice scoop and with a quicker runner at the non-striker’s end picks up three runs from it. Charani misses her line to Sutherland, but gets the benefit of her not being a set batter and she just works it away for a single. It’s a much better over from Charani.

37th over: Australia 282-3 (Sutherland 1, Mooney 44)

Mooney starts the over with a customary single to get her captain back on strike. Healy then shuffles over to the offside and deposits it over the boundary once again. She then gets a bit cute with an attempted reverse and Rana finally gets her wicket, bringing Sutherland to the crease. Sutherland defends her first ball, then decides to up the ante and attempts a lap, but she can’t get bat on ball. She finishes with a more traditional flick off her pads for a single to get off the mark.

WICKET! Healy b Rana 158 (Australia 281-3)

Healy is clearly feeling invincible and attempts what looks like a reverse sweep to a full toss and it crashes into the stumps and she has to go. There’s a quick check to make sure it’s not a no ball, but it’s given the all clear.

36th over: Australia 276-2 (Healy 154, Mooney 43)

Mooney gets down sweeping to start Kashvee’s over and finds a gap past long on for four, then cuts one to the other side of the field for another four next ball. She then rotates the strike to Healy, who steers it well to short third for a single to bring up her 150 from just 95 deliveries, becoming just the sixth batter with multiple 150+ ODI scores. Healy isn’t done yet, leaning back and driving it past deep extra cover, where it bounces over the rope.

35th over: Australia 261-2 (Healy 149, Mooney 33)

Renuka is back into the attack after that little break, as we move into the final third of Australia’s innings, with the home team absolutely flying at the moment. It’s a good start to the over for Renuka, with a couple of dots, but then a misfield from Deol lets Mooney rotate the strike and Renuka has to bowl to Healy, who is full of confidence and seeing the ball so well. Renuka misses her line, with a full toss straying down the leg side – fortunately she has cover in the field and it’s just a single. It’s a good over from Renuka in the end, just five runs from it.

34th over: Australia 256-2 (Healy 146, Mooney 31)

Kashvee returns to the attack, she got the early wicket of Litchfield, so will be hoping she can be the one to break this partnership. Mooney starts with a two, then gets the memo from Healy that she’s probably the one who should be on strike right now and just jogs a run on the next ball to get her captain back into the action. Healy lifts one up over Jemimah in the infield and then against the odds, it sails past the outfielders as well for yet another boundary. Drinks are on the field now.

33rd over: Australia 247-2 (Healy 141, Mooney 27)

Deepti continues, trying to find something to break this partnership. She does well to limit the boundary damage for much of the over, with just singles and a two from the first four balls. However Healy has had enough of hitting it around and slog sweeps for six again, followed by a sweep past fine leg for four.

32nd over: Australia 232-2 (Healy 128, Mooney 25)

Healy keeps up the pace against Charani, getting on strike and immediately getting a little inside out shot for another four. Charani tries to adjust, but she gives Healy too much width and she drives one past deep backward point for four, then cuts the next to a similar area for another four. Charani is trying everything she can, but Healy has really upped the pressure on her and pulls out a slog sweep for six and another cut shot for four – an absolutely massive over from the retiring captain.

31st over: Australia 209-2 (Healy 106, Mooney 24)

Mooney comes down the pitch to Deepti early in the over and the shot looks a little loose, but it falls safely for a single to bring Healy on strike on 97. It just takes her one shot to bring up the century from there – she gets to bring out her favourite pull shot, hitting it well for four to bring up the 100. She’s in a good rhythm now, cutting it over to the other side of the field for another four next ball.

30th over: Australia 198-2 (Healy 97, Mooney 22)

Healy is coping just fine with her calf cramps, smashing two fours in the first three balls of Charani’s over – pouncing on the deliveries that aren’t quite hitting the line and length – bringing her within touching distance of her century. India make some adjustments in the field as she approaches the milestone.

29th over: Australia 188-2 (Healy 88, Mooney 21)

Deepti continues – her last over wasn’t her best, but Harmanpreet is backing her in to turn it around. I’m just keeping an eye on Healy, as she seems to be dealing with a bit of cramping in her legs at the moment. It doesn’t stop her working one very nicely down to third for a well-run two, which brings up the 50-run partnership between these two. Healy takes a break to stretch and it looks like definitely her calves that are cramping.

28th over: Australia 184-2 (Healy 85, Mooney 20)

Well after Rana had Mooney completely pinned down for the past few overs, Mooney is able to turn that pressure around and with a slog sweep past long on for six from the first ball of the over. A few balls later and Healy wants in on the action, with a powerful drive for four and then a pull shot for another four, which she doesn’t quite middle, but it manages to split the fielders nonetheless. An expensive over from Rana – 15 coming from it.

27th over: Australia 169-2 (Healy 77, Mooney 13)

Mooney looks for something innovative at the start of the over to try to boost her strike rate. She shapes to lap, then adjusts her bat slightly for the delivery Deepti bowls and guides it down through fine leg for four. Deepti is able to adjust and puts the brakes on for most of the over, but on the last ball she misses her length completely and it’s a full toss right on the knee roll and Healy pulls it away for four. There’s a catching chance there, but it would have been a spectacular catch if they’d pulled it off.

26th over: Australia 158-2 (Healy 72, Mooney 7)

We’ve passed the halfway point in Australia’s innings now and they’re shaping up for a score over 300 if they can keep their heads and not collapse from here. A misfield lets Mooney off the hook and releases the pressure on the first ball of the over – it should have been another dot, but it gets through Kashvee and runs away for four. Rana doesn’t let it get to her and continues to cramp Mooney up and bowling a very uncomfortable length to her.

25th over: Australia 153-2 (Healy 72, Mooney 2)

Healy starts the over with another boundary – a thick outside edge from Renuka’s bowling to pick up four through third. She slightly changes the angle of her bat next ball with a similar result – a four down through deep backward point. That brings up the 150 for Australia and they are cruising quite nicely at the moment. Renuka tightens up with four dots to not to let the over get too much away from India.

24th over: Australia 145-2 (Healy 64, Mooney 2)

Healy gets the scoring moving again with a nice drive for four early in Rana’s over, then sweeps for a single. Mooney is having more trouble with the bowling, a very low strike rate for her so far.

23rd over: Australia 140-2 (Healy 59, Mooney 2)

Healy is back on strike to Renuka after watching the events of the last over play out from the non-striker’s end. She sees off a dot and a wide before running a quick single to give Mooney the chance to get off the mark. Eventually she manages it with a drop and run and an overthrow lets her turn it into two.

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