Jhulan Goswami stars as India Women end Australia's world-record winning streak

The Indian women's cricket team led by Mithali Raj interrupted Australia's unbeaten run in one-day internationals on Sunday, winning the third and final match of the 50-over series by two wickets. Jhulan Goswami hit the winning runs for India as the veteran pacer smashed one straight to the boundary off Sophie Molineux's bowling. The Women in Yellow had not lost an ODI game in their previous 26 appearances, but their record was shattered when they faced India in Mackay this morning. The game came down to the wire, with Australia looking to seal a win again, but India's lower-order held their nerves and won the game with three remaining balls. 

IND W vs AUS W 3rd ODI

Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat first against India at Ray Mitchell Oval stadium in Queensland. Rachael Haynes and Alyssa Healy opened the batting for Australia Women and put up a 41-run partnership before the former was dismissed by Jhulan Goswami for 13 runs. Australian skipper Meg Lanning was then dismissed for a duck by Goswami in the same over. Healy was the next batter to go as she was run out by Rajeshwari Gayakwad for 35 runs. 

Ellyse Perry scored 26 runs in the middle over before being dismissed by Pooja Vastrakar. Beth Mooney and Ashleigh Gardner then forged a crucial middle-order partnership, taking the score from 87-4 to 185-5 in the next 15 overs. Mooney was dismissed by Sneh Rana for 52 runs, while Gardner was removed for 67 runs by Vastrakar. Tahlia McGrath then added another 47 runs towards the backend of the Australian inning before she was dismissed by Vastrakar. Nicola Carey contributed 12 runs and remained not-out along with Stella Campbell. 

In response, India's top-order batters put up some important runs to provide their team with a solid start in the chase. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana added 59 runs before the latter was dismissed by Gardner for 22 runs. Verma along with Yastika Bhatia forged a 100-run partnership to take India to 160. Verma was then removed by Sophie Molineux for 56 runs, while Bhatia was dismissed by Campbell for 64 runs. Annabel Sutherland joined the part and dismissed Richa Ghosh for a duck. Skipper Mithali Raj added 16 runs before she was bowled out by Sutherland. Vastrakar followed her skipper and went for a 3 after being dismissed by Sutherland again. 

Deepti Sharma and Sneh Rana added 60 odd runs towards the backend of the Indian inning to take India to 241-7 in 46 overs. Sharma went back to the pavilion for 31 runs, while Rana was sent back for 30 runs. However, the job was almost done for India and the lower-order was only required to provide the finishing touches, which they did by hitting the winning runs. Goswami smashed the final ball for four runs to seal a victory for India. India chased down the target of 265 runs in 49.3 over. The win is just a consolation for the Indian team as they have lost the series 2-1. 

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