World record! Australia creates history in Vizag with three-wicket win over depleted India | Cricket News
Australia captain Alyssa Healy’s 142 off 107 balls led her team to a historic three-wicket victory over India in their World Cup match on Sunday, successfully chasing 331 runs – the highest ever run chase in women’s ODI cricket. The chase surpassed the previous record of 302 runs set by Sri Lanka against South Africa in 2024, putting Australia at the top of the tournament standings with seven points while India remained third with four points.Healy’s innings included 21 boundaries and three sixes, demonstrating exceptional placement and timing. She particularly dominated Indian pacer Kanti Gaud, hitting a six and three fours in one over.Against Sneh Rana’s longer deliveries, Healy used sweeping shots effectively to find spaces between square leg and mid-wicket. She reached fifty in 35 balls, the fastest in this tournament.Sri Charani provided some resistance to India with impressive figures of 10-1-41-3, including the crucial wickets of Phoebe Litchfield and Annabel Sutherland.Healy found strong support in Ashleigh Gardner, who contributed 45 runs in their 95-run partnership for the fourth wicket. This partnership proved crucial after Ellyse Perry had to retire due to injury.The Australian captain reached her sixth WODI hundred, her first as captain, with a single off Deepti Sharma. She was finally caught by substitute Radha Yadav off the bowling of Charani.Australia experienced some tension following Healy’s dismissal, losing Gardner, Tahlia McGrath and Sophie Molineux in rapid succession. However, Perry returned to complete the chase with an unbeaten 47.Earlier, India’s innings was anchored by impressive half-centuries from Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal. Their opening partnership of 155 runs in 24.3 overs set a strong foundation for India’s total of 330.Mandhana’s aggressive 80 from 66 balls included a particularly productive over against Sophie Molineux, where she scored 18 runs with a six and two fours.Rawal contributed 75 runs off 96 balls, displaying occasional flair against spinner Gardner. Their partnership marked their sixth 100-run stand in 21 innings, moving closer to the Indian record of seven between Purnima Raut and Mithali Raj.During her innings, Mandhana, 29, crossed the 5,000 points milestone in WODI, becoming the fastest and youngest player to reach this mark.India’s momentum briefly faltered after Mandhana’s dismissal, losing Rawal, captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Harleen Deol in quick succession, leaving them at 240 for four in the 38th over.Richa Ghosh and Jemimah Rodrigues stabilized the innings with a 54-run partnership for the fifth wicket, helping India progress towards their final total.Annabel Sutherland claimed impressive figures of 5/40, using slower deliveries in the deaths to restrict India’s total to 330.The match showcased Australia’s batting depth and chasing abilities, while India’s strong batting performance ultimately proved insufficient to secure victory.
