Riding on wicket-keeper batswoman Alyssa Healy’s sensational century, Australia score 332 runs for 7 wickets in their allotted 50 overs in the third ODI of the three-match series at Reliance Stadium, Vadodara on Sunday.

Australia women team led by Meg Lanning had taken the unassailable lead of 2-0 in the series. Australia won the first ODI by eight wickets and 18 overs to spare and in the second ODI, Meg Lanning’s squad thrashed India by 60 runs.

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With series win and propelled by Nicole Bolton’s Alyssa Healy’s 133 runs knock, which included 17 boundaries and two sixes, Aussie team managed to set a daunting target (xxx to win) before the Indian team.

Earlier after winning the toss, Aussie skipper Meg Lanning opted to bat first. And with the way Aussie batters shattered India’s bowling line-up, it seems as if they executed their plan very well

Indian Pacer Ekta Bisht somehow manages to take India back in the game when she sends Aussie opener Nicole Bolton back to pavilion just for 11 runs. Following Bolton’s dismissal, Aussie skipper Lanning took the charge of Australian innings along with Alyssa. But even Lanning was not able to add much to the Aussie scoreboard as the captain gifted her wicket to Deepti Sharma for 18 runs.

After Meg Lanning’s departure, Ellyse Perry once again stabilised Aussie innings and scored 32 runs before she was bowled out by Shikha Pandey.

After Ellyse Perry was sent back, Alyssa Healy and Rachael Haynes and added 96 runs for the fifth wicket.

Meanwhile, Harmanpreet Kaur took wickets.

Shikha Pandey, Deepti Sharma, Poonam Yadav and Ekta Bisht took one wicket each.

Fall of wickets:

19-1 (Nicole Bolton, 5.4), 64-2 (Meg Lanning, 10.3), 143-3 (Ellyse Perry, 28.1), 239-4 (Alyssa Healy, 40.2), 242-5 (Rachael Haynes, 41.1), 285-6 (Ashleigh Gardner, 45.3), 332-7 (Nicola Carey, 49.6)

India Women Playing XI Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Mithali Raj (c), Mona Meshram, Harmanpreet Kaur, Sushma Verma (wk), Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Ekta Bisht, Poonam Yadav

Australia Women Playing XI: Nicole Bolton, Alyssa Healy (wk), Meg Lanning (c), Ellyse Perry, Rachael Haynes, Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Nicola Carey, Jess Jonassen, Amanda Wellington, Megan Schutt