Harmanpreet rescued India with her 16th ODI fifty, an 88-ball 75, laced with seven fours and two sixes. She also shared a crucial 97-run stand with Pooja, who remained unbeaten on 56 off 65 balls, hitting three sixes as India reached 255/9 in their 50 overs.
Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues, known for their batting skills in the India women team, also contributed to India's winning cause with the ball and chipped in with a wicket each.
Mithali also defended her decision to drop Ekta Bisht, the player of the match in the first ODI, for Rajeshwari Gayakwad.
Teenaged left-arm spinner Radha Yadav was on Friday included in the Indian women’s squad as a replacement for the injured…
Bisht -- also a left-arm spinner -- injured her left index finger during the third ODI against Australia in Vadodara on March 18.
After Mithali Raj led the side to a 2-1 series win in the ODIs, it was Harmanpreet Kaur's turn to lift the trophy.
