Brisbane, 18 Sep: The Indian women’s team made a disappointing start to its tour of Australia as it suffered a 36-run loss in a 50-over warm-up match here on Saturday.
\nOpener Rachael Haynes (65), Meg Lanning (59) and Beth Mooney (59) smashed individual fifties as Australia posted a challenging 278 for nine after batting first at the Ian Healy Oval.
\nIn reply, India could only manage 242 for seven in their 50 overs with Pooja Vastrakar (57) emerging as the top-scorer.
\nFor Australia, star all-rounder Ellyse Perry (2\/38) made a successful return to new-ball duties as she, along with 19-year-old quick Stella Campbell (3\/38), snapped two wickets each inside the first 15 overs to leave India reeling at 88 for four.
\nPerry produced a disciplined performance, bowling a tight line and was rewarded with the wickets of opener Smriti Mandhana (14) and Mithali Raj (1).
\nCampbell made her case for an international debut as she got rid of Shafali Verma (27) and Richa Ghosh (11) early.
\nThe 21-year-old India rookie Yastika Bhatia (41) then gave ample display of her resilience as she negotiated a barrage of short balls from Darcie Brown, 18, before being dismissed by left-arm finger spinner Sophie Molineux (1\/12).
\nWith India slipping to 106 for six, Vastrakar and Deepti Sharma (49 not out) tried to stage a recovery but the duo couldn’t take them across the line.
\nEarlier, Jhulan Goswami (2\/36) and Meghna Singh (0\/35) looked impressive with the new-ball.
\nGoswami provided the first blow, removing Alyssa Healy (8) but Haynes and Lanning took Australia past the 100-mark. (PTI)<\/p>\n
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