Record-breaking knocks by maiden international century Ellyse Perry and Georgia Voll lifted Australia to a comprehensive 122-run victory over India in the second women’s ODI in Brisbane.
Perry belted six sixes – the most by an Australian in a single women’s ODI innings – in her 105 off just 75 balls as Australia stormed to an unassailable 2-0 series lead on Sunday at the Allan Border Field.
Earlier, the 21-year-old Queenslander Voll backed up his impressive showing on debut in the series opener with 101 off just 87 deliveries as Australia were crushed to post 371-8.
Chasing an unlikely victory target of 372, the tourists showed more fight than when they were bowled out for 100 on Thursday but were dismissed for 249 short of their target.
Annabel Sutherland was selected with 4-38 off Australia’s balls, while Richa Ghosh top-scored for India with 54.
Priya Punla, also batting among the tourists, picked up an injury on the field in Australia’s innings, putting her place in doubt for the third and final series in Perth on Wednesday.
After Australia won the toss and elected to bat, Voll and Phoebe Litchfield got the team off to a great start as they put on a 130-run stand before Litchfield fell in the 20th round for 60 off 63 balls.
Things didn’t improve with the break for the Indians, however, as Voll and Perry shared a 92-hit partnership for the second half, only to be broken when Voll fell shortly after reaching three figures.
Perry and Beth Mooney (56 off 44) then went on to score past three hundred with a 98-run stand off just 69 balls, but Perry’s delivery in the 44th over led to a minor collapse as Australia lost 6-30 in the last few overs.
Stand-in captain Tahlia McGrath’s unbeaten cameo is among Australia’s highest-ever 22-ball save against India in women’s ODIs by any nation. It is also only the fourth time in 50-over cricket that Australia has passed 350 in an innings.
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Perry moved past Meg Lanning (40) as the oldest player by Australia in women’s ODIs as she moved to career number 42, as she crossed the 4,000 career mark in ODIs and became the first women’s cricketer to reach 7,000 runs. and 300 wickets in international cricket.
She also scored the fastest hundred against India in women’s ODIs, reaching her milestone in just 72 deliveries.
It was precious little for the Indians, as Priya Mishra celebrated with the pipes, conceding 1-88 in her 10 overs – the most valuable figures by an Indian in women’s 50-over cricket.
Quick Saima Thakor (3-62) and debutant Minnu Mani (2-71 off nine) were the only regulars for the visitors.