IND-W vs AUS-W third ODI: Smriti sizzles, however Indias chase fizzles out; Mooney, Voll pile it up for Australia

Two beautiful innings, on both facet of the interval on a mad Saturday (September 20, 2025), offered the perfect commercial for the upcoming ladies’s ODI World Cup.

Beth Mooney’s 75-ball 138 (23×4, 1×6) had nearly sealed a series-clinching victory for Australia in opposition to India on the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Australia had made 412, 110 runs greater than the goal set within the highest profitable chase in ladies’s ODIs. The Indians fell brief by 43 runs

But, for the primary 20 overs of the Indian innings, the inconceivable seemed potential. Smriti Mandhana batted as if she was in a dream. She had made 58 and 117 within the final two matches and had seemed beautiful whereas making these runs.

On this night time, she was lovelier.

The left-handed stylist charmed the group with a panoramic show of pictures. She discovered her contact straightaway, and her bat quickly started to look extra like a magical wand, as she got here up with one beautiful shot one after the opposite.

The Australians have been dazed.

At the top of the 20 overs, the host was 204 for 2. With skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (52, 35b, 8×4) lastly discovering her kind, the Indians, showing in pink for the primary time, have been threatening to make historical past in additional methods than one.

Smriti’s hundred got here off 50 balls. Only former Australian captain Meg Lanning has made a quicker century in ladies’s ODIs — off 45 balls.

Harmanpreet was trapped in entrance by Kim Garth, bringing to finish the 121-run stand for the third wicket. In the very subsequent over, the vice-captain adopted the captain to the dressing room: Smriti, attempting to drag a full toss, was caught at deep square-leg off Grace Harris.

After the setbacks, Deepti Sharma (72, 58b, 5×4, 2×6) waged a courageous battle, however the goal was too daunting.

In the afternoon, Mooney performed the star position in Australia’s spectacular batting present. And she was a girl in a rush. She had come into this match with a strike-rate of practically 86, however on this innings she struck at 184.

After captain Alyssa Healy (30, 18b, 7×4) fell to Kranti Goud for the third time within the collection, fellow-opener Georgia Voll (81, 68b, 14×4), Ellyse Perry (68, 72b, 7×4, 2×6) and Gardner (39, 24b, 5×4, 1×6) all went after the Indian bowlers, who had referred to as the pictures within the second ODI at New Chandigarh.

So the Aussies have maintained their unbeaten file in bilateral collection in opposition to India, courting again to 1984.