Visakhapatnam, Oct 13 (PTI) Skipper Alyssa Healy revealed the Australian batters targeted Indian pacers after identifying the assistance for left-arm spinner Sree Charani on the surface, and said the hosts' limited bowling options also made the task of scaling down a daunting target easier for them.

Australia successfully completed a record chase of 331 for a three-wicket win as Healy led from the front with a marvellous 142 off 107 balls in their World Cup match here on Sunday.

Healy and other Aussie batters took the attack to India's pacers — Kranti Gaud and Amanjot Kaur — exposing the imprudence of their five-bowler strategy.

Gaud went for 73 runs in nine overs while Kaur conceded 68 runs in her nine overs.

"I think Charani was getting quite a bit of spin, the left-arm spinner. She

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