Maddy Drake scores a brilliant unbeaten century to help Australia register an easy win. Drake top-scored with 106 runs off 115 balls and captain Tahlia McGrath scored unbeaten 32 runs.
IND - 218/10 in 48 overs
AUS - 221/2 in 40.2 overs.
Australia A women beat India by eight wickets in the second unofficial One-Day match and sealed the three-match series as well.
Maddy Darke has been sensational with the bat. Like Katie Mack, she took a bit of time to get her eyes in before just dominating. Currently unbeaten on 88, Darke is cruising and has kept Australia A on course of an easy and a big win.
Tanuja Kanwer has dismissed Charli Knott and India A have gotten two quick wickets. But that may be too late as Australia A are cruising towards victory.
Sayali Satghare traps opener Katie Mack and gets the first wicket. Aussies 1 down but the damage has been done.
The Aussie women have breached the 50-run mark unscathed. They are at 63/0 after 12 overs.
Australia A women get off to a steady start scoring 26 runs in the first five overs. India A women desperately need a wicket or to to have a chance because taking 10 wickets can only help the visitors make a match out of this.
Everything has come downhill for India A women since the partnership between Tejal and Raghvi Bist was broken. From 176/3, India A women have collapsed to 218 all-out with Maitlan Brown, Nicola Hancock and Charli Knott taking a couple of wickets each. Raghvi Bist top-scored for India in the second consecutive 50-over match and the Women in Blue will hope that the bowlers respond early as Australia A will fancy their chances to chase this down.
India have crossed the 200-run mark, however, they have lost another set of couple of wickets including that of the set batter Raghvi Bist. Bist played well for just 70-run knock but was run out and India will need a cameo to get to 240 somehow.
A third catch for Faltum and a second scalp for Charli Knott as India A captain Minnu Mani is out of here on just her second ball. India have lost half their side and two quick wickets have now brought Australia A women into the game. Bist is now key for India to get to 240, if they can.
The 124-run partnership between Tejal Hasabnis and Raghvi Bisht has finally been broken by Grace Parsons, who caught the former off her own bowling. India have lost four wickets now but this partnership has given much-needed respite to India A women.
The pair of Raghvi Bist and Tejal Hasabnis have completed half-centuries and the partnership too has now breached 120-mark as both of them will now be eyeing to counter-attack and take the total closer to 240-250. The Australian bowlers have looked flat once both Tejal and Bist started dominating and there's a good chance, India A can add a few runs here.
India's hero in the first 50-over match, Raghvi Bist is on the way to smashing another half-century as she and Tejal Hasabnis have stitched a 50-run partnership and taken their team to safer shores after the visitors were three down for just 52.
The fight from Shubha Satheesh has come to an end as Charli Knott has struck. Another catch for the wicketkeeper Nicole Faltum and India have lost their third wicket now.
And Shweta Sehrawat departs now! Apart from one boundary, Shweta Sehrawat was going nowhere in her 30-ball innings where she scored just 11 and Hancock has struck. Australia A women have two wickets before the powerplay and both the openers for India A women are back in the shed now.
Tayla Vlaeminck has provided her side with an early breakthrough once again getting Priya Punia dismissed for just 1. India are off to a poor start yet again.
Minnu Mani (c), Priya Punia, Shubha Satheesh, Shweta Sehrawat, Tejal Hasabnis, Raghvi Bist, Shipra Giri (wk), Sayali Satghare, Tanuja Kanwer, Shabnam Shakil, Soppadhandi Yashasri
Maddy Darke, Katie Mack, Charli Knott, Tahlia McGrath (c), Nicole Faltum (wk), Tess Flintoff, Maitlan Brown, Kate Peterson, Tayla Vlaeminck, Nicola Hancock, Grace Parsons
Australia A women have won the toss and elected to field like they did in the first 50-over clash a couple of days ago. India A women scored 249 runs but the hosts overhauled the target without much discomfort and the visitors would hope for a better outing on Friday and look to go big with the bat first up.
India A will be up against Australia A women for the second time in the 50-over series and fifth time on the tour. India A women have been on the wrong side of the result on all four occasions on the tour so far and will hope to turn that around on Friday, August 16 in Mackay. Welcome to our live coverage of the second one-day match between IND A and AUS A.
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