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India's batting struggles continue as visitors end up with 225/8

India scored 225/8 against Australia in the first women's ODI in Mackay
India's batting struggles continue as visitors end up with 225/8
India's batting struggles continue as visitors end up with 225/8

ITDC INDIA EPRESS/ITDC NEWS R India's batting woes continued as they could only manage 225/8 against Australia in the first women's ODI of the three-match series in Mackay on Tuesday.

India, who are aiming to score 250 plus consistently to challenge the likes of Australia, kept losing wickets regularly in an innings that never got the momentum it needed.

Skipper Mithali Raj (61 off 107) recorded her fifth consecutive fifty, which was also her 59th overall half-century, while the other significant contributions came from debutants Yastika Bhatia (35 off 51) and Richa Ghosh (32 not out off 29).

India would not have crossed the 220-run mark if it wasn't for the eight-wicket stand of 45 runs between senior pacer Jhulan Goswami (20 off 24) and Ghosh, who was picked ahead of Taniya Bhatia to add the much needed firepower to the batting line-up.

India openers Shafali Verma (8) and Smriti Mandhana (16), whom the team relies on heavily for brisk starts, perished after hitting a few boundaries.

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