Australia survived a stellar spell from India pacer Arundhati Reddy to post a challenging 298 for six in the third and final Women’s ODI in Perth on Wednesday.
Annabel Sutherland (110 off 95) led Australia’s recovery after Reddy struck four times in quick succession for career-best figures in limited-overs cricket.
Having already lost the series, India opted to bowl at the iconic WACA ground but did not get the required breakthroughs in the first powerplay with Phoebe Litchfield and Georgia Voll going strong.
However, Reddy, playing only her fifth ODI, changed the course of the game in one over by removing the openers in a space of four balls.
Unlike Renuka Thakur and Saima Thakor, Reddy got the ball to swing back from a fuller length and that is what led to the fall of last match’s centurion Voll, who saw her stumps disturbed.
Unlike Renuka Thakur and Saima Thakor, Reddy got the ball to swing back from a fuller length and that is what led to the fall of last match’s centurion Voll, who saw her stumps disturbed.