New Delhi: India registered the highest-ever total against Australia in the Women’s ODI World Cup history at the ACA-VDCA cricket stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday, October 12. Courtesy of the Indian openers’ 155-run stand, as Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana found their form back and both smashed fifties. The Women in Blue finished their innings at 330 runs in 48.5 overs.

This is the second-highest total for India against Australia in ODIs. India were on course to cross the 350-run mark but collapsed in the death overs, losing the last six wickets in just 36 runs.

Mandhana and Rawal gave a positive start by scoring 58 runs in the first powerplay and then took Australian bowlers on remand. The left-hand opener registered multiple records with her outstanding 80-run knock off just 66 d

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