**Match Highlights: Mooney’s Knock Powers Australia to Mammoth Total**
After winning the toss, Australia captain Alyssa Healy opted to bat first — a decision that paid off handsomely. Openers Georgia Voll and Ellyse Perry laid a solid foundation with a 107-run partnership. Voll impressed with a quick 81 off 61 balls, while Perry contributed a fluent 68 from 72 deliveries.
However, it was Beth Mooney who truly stole the show, smashing a career-best and explosive century in just 57 balls. Mooney’s incredible 138 came off 75 balls, featuring 23 fours and a six. Playing her 85th WODI (78 innings), Mooney has now amassed 2,786 runs at an average of 49.75, including 4 centuries and 19 fifties.
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### Mooney’s Record-Breaking Century vs India
Mooney’s 138 is the highest individual score by an Australian batter against India in WODIs, surpassing Alyssa Healy’s previous best of 133 in 2018. She has also matched cricketing greats Karen Rolton and Alex Blackwell by scoring two WODI hundreds against India.
This innings marked Mooney’s 9th score of fifty or more in away matches (i.e., in the opposition’s home conditions). According to ESPNcricinfo, she has accumulated 698 runs in 18 matches (16 innings) against India at an average of 58.16, with two centuries and four fifties.
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### Voll and Perry Continue Strong Shows
Georgia Voll, in only her 5th WODI, scored a majestic 81 off 68 balls, hitting 14 fours and maintaining a strike rate of 119.12. She has now scored 254 runs at an outstanding average of 63.50, with this being her maiden fifty and first hundred.
Ellyse Perry, playing her 158th match, added 68 runs featuring 7 fours and 2 sixes. Perry boasts 4,329 runs from 131 innings at an average of 49.19. This was her 36th fifty and 3rd century in WODIs. Against India, she has played 30 matches scoring 864 runs at 43.20, with one century and seven fifties.
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### Gardner Contributes a Quickfire Cameo
Ashleigh Gardner produced a valuable cameo, scoring 39 runs off just 24 balls, including five fours and one six. Over her career so far, Gardner has played 80 matches (56 innings), scoring 1,326 runs at an average of 28.82, with 274 of those runs coming against India.
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### Indian Bowling Efforts
The Indian bowling unit faced a challenging day on the field:
– Kranti Gaud: 6 overs, 1/56
– Renuka Singh: 9 overs, 2/79
– Sneh Rana: 10 overs, 1/68
– Arundhati Reddy: 8.5 overs, 3/86
– Deepti Sharma: 10 overs, 2/75 (best bowling figures among the Indian bowlers)
– Radha Yadav: 4 overs, 0/48
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### Mandhana’s Record Run Chase Not Enough as India Fall Short
In response, Smriti Mandhana starred for India with a commanding 125 off just 63 balls. She slammed 17 fours and 5 sixes at a staggering strike rate of 198.41, including her 13th WODI century.
Mandhana gave India a strong start with a 32-run opening stand with Pratika Rawal (10), followed by a 53-run partnership with Harleen Deol (11). Alongside captain Harmanpreet Kaur (53), she shared a crucial 121-run partnership for the third wicket.
However, wickets fell in quick succession after both Mandhana and Kaur were dismissed, leaving India at 216/4 after 21.1 overs. Deepti Sharma’s resilient 72 off 58 balls kept India in the fight but was not enough to chase down Australia’s mammoth total.
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### Mandhana’s Milestones and Records
– This was Mandhana’s 6th WODI century on home soil in 50 matches, where she has accumulated 2,258 runs at an average of 47.04 including 15 fifties.
– Her 50-ball century is the second-fastest in WODIs, only behind Meg Lanning’s 45-ball ton. Mooney’s 57-ball century ranks joint 2nd fastest alongside Karen Rolton’s 57-ball hundred.
– Mandhana has equaled Suzie Bates with 13 WODI centuries, second only to Meg Lanning’s 15 hundreds.
– She now holds the joint-second most WODI hundreds against a single opponent with 4 centuries against Australia, alongside Tammy Beaumont and Nat Sciver-Brunt.
– This was her second instance of hitting consecutive centuries in WODIs for India (also achieved in June 2024).
– For the second consecutive calendar year, Mandhana has hit four WODI hundreds.
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### Breaking Virat Kohli’s Record
Mandhana’s 50-ball hundred broke the record for the fastest ODI hundred by an Indian cricketer, surpassing Virat Kohli’s 52-ball ton against Australia in 2013. The top fastest ODI hundreds by Indian players (male and female) are:
1. Smriti Mandhana – 50 balls vs Australia Women, 2025
2. Virat Kohli – 52 balls vs Australia, 2013
3. Virender Sehwag – 60 balls vs New Zealand, 2009
4. Virat Kohli – 61 balls vs Australia, 2013
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### Harmanpreet Kaur’s Quickfire Fifty
Harmanpreet Kaur scored 52 off 35 balls, including 8 fours. Playing her 152nd WODI, Kaur has amassed 4,149 runs at an average above 37. This was her 20th half-century and she also holds 7 centuries. Against Australia, Kaur has 727 runs in 24 matches at 36.35, including one hundred and four fifties.
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### Deepti Sharma Surpasses 2,500 Runs in WODIs
Deepti Sharma scored a valuable 72 off 58 balls, featuring 5 fours and 2 sixes. This innings took her past the 2,500-run mark in WODIs. She now has 2,524 runs from 112 matches (96 innings) at an average of 37.67, including 15 fifties.
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### Australia’s Historic 400-Plus Score Against India
Australia posted a massive total in this match, marking only their second 400-plus score in Women’s ODIs. Their previous highest was 412/3 against Denmark in 1997, with a third-best score of 397/4 against Pakistan the same year.
Importantly, Australia became the first team to score over 400 runs against India in WODIs. The previous highest total conceded by India was 371/8, also against Australia in December 2024.
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### Australian Bowlers’ Performance
– Megan Schutt: 7 overs, 1 maiden, 2 wickets for 53 runs
– Kim Garth: 9 overs, 1 maiden, 3 wickets for 69 runs
– Ashleigh Gardner: 8 overs, 1 wicket for 80 runs
– Tahlia McGrath: 7 overs, 1 wicket for 44 runs
– Alana King: 7 overs, 0 wickets for 60 runs
– Grace Harris: 2 overs, 1 wicket for 20 runs
– Georgia Wareham: 7 overs, 1 wicket for 42 runs
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Australia’s strong batting performance, spearheaded by Mooney’s explosive century, combined with disciplined bowling, set up a dominant position that India was ultimately unable to chase despite Mandhana’s brilliance.
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