Australia’s Beth Mooney crunched a century in 57 balls, only to be outdone by Indian opener Smriti Mandhana who hammered her own hundred from just 50 balls.
But Mooney’s 75-ball innings of 138 set the platform for a mammoth total of 412, and a 43-run victory in the third ODI, sealing a series win for Australia.
The match was one of the craziest in women’s ODI history - if anything Australia left some runs out there after failing to bat out their 50 overs in setting a target that was ultimately too great for India.
Here are some of the remarkable achievements in Delhi, which set an intriguing tone for the women’s world cup, which begins in India on September 30.
The runfest
Almost 800 runs (781) were scored in the match. The conditions, of course, were ideal for batting. The pitch was