11:30 (IST)
After 77 overs,India Women 209/2 ( Punam Raut 33 , Mithali Raj (C) 9)
Gardner continues. From round the wicket to Raj, and bowled on off stumo, Raj goes forward and leans into the cover drive that fetches her four. The streak of maidens broken. Four off it.
11:27 (IST)
After 76 overs,India Women 205/2 ( Punam Raut 33 , Mithali Raj (C) 5)
Sutherland continues. How has she been today. Bowled a discoplined line. Bowling with a lot of pace. Raut rock solid in defence. Runs are suddenly hard to come by since the departure of Mandhana. Another maiden.
11:23 (IST)
After 75 overs,India Women 205/2 ( Punam Raut 33 , Mithali Raj (C) 5)
Gardner continues. Good over from the spinner. She has been so good in this spell. Follows a maiden with another as Australia slow things down.
11:23 (IST)
After 74 overs,India Women 205/2 ( Punam Raut 33 , Mithali Raj (C) 5)
Sutherland back on. Raut plays out a maiden from her. India cannot afford too may maidens at this stage. Need to keep the run-scoring quick.
11:17 (IST)
After 73 overs,India Women 205/2 ( Punam Raut 33 , Mithali Raj (C) 5)
Five off the over, thanks to a boundary by Mithali. The partnership builds and Lanning won't like it.
11:12 (IST)
After 72 overs,India Women 200/2 ( Punam Raut 32 , Mithali Raj (C) 1)
Brown starts off the fresh over with one byes. as Healy fails to collect it cleanly. 200 up for India as well. New ball due in eight overs. Two off the over.
11:09 (IST)
After 71 overs,India Women 198/2 ( Punam Raut 31 , Mithali Raj (C) 1)
Gardner continues. Mithali plays four dots before one bye is run. Raut gets a nice full toss on the off side but she fails to put it away for four runs. Just one off the over.
11:05 (IST)
After 70 overs,India Women 197/2 ( Punam Raut 31 , Mithali Raj (C) 1)
Brown back on to target the new batter. Raut defends one before tucking on to leg side for a single. Mooney, on mic from the middle, says Mithali is a little susceptible against the pace at start so they are trying Brown for a while. Raj gets off the mark with a single to square leg. Two off the over.
11:01 (IST)
After 69 overs,India Women 195/2 ( Punam Raut 30 , Mithali Raj (C) 0)
Mandhana falls as Australia celebrate. She gets a round of applause from the teammates as she enters the dressing room. Gardner provides the breakthrough. Plan worked, pitched it up and asked Mandhana to drive and she played a fault shot. Skipper Mithali Raj walks in at 4.
10:58 (IST)
OUT! Mandhana gone, soft dismissal, Garnder with the wicket, fuller and Mandhana plays it on the up and hits it directly yo McGrath placed at short mid off and that's out. Finally, Australia break the partnership. Mandhana c Tahlia McGrath b Gardner 127(216)
10:56 (IST)
After 68 overs,India Women 195/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 127 , Punam Raut 30)
Wareham continues. Hundred partnership up between Mandhana and Raut. Good cover drive in the over from Raut but only for a double. Single on the penultimate ball. Mandhana steps out to collects a single. Four off the over.
10:53 (IST)
After 67 overs,India Women 191/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 126 , Punam Raut 27)
Gardner continues. A maiden again. Back to back maidens from Australians. This is good stuff. More dots means more pressure and a possibility of a wicket.
10:51 (IST)
After 66 overs,India Women 191/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 126 , Punam Raut 27)
Wareham continues after drinks break. Raut gets one wide and short bur fails to cut it away for four. One hits the inside edge and thuds into pads. Good over from Wareham. A maiden.
10:45 (IST)
After 65 overs,India Women 191/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 126 , Punam Raut 27)
Gardner continues. A quiet over from her. Single to Raut on second ball and then four dots bowled at Mandhana. Drinks are on the ground. Just one off this over.
10:44 (IST)
After 64 overs,India Women 190/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 126 , Punam Raut 26)
Wareham continues. She overpitches to Mandhana and the India batter creams this through covers for a boundary. Brilliant shot that. Repeat of the same shot on the last ball but this time only two. Six off the over.
10:41 (IST)
After 63 overs,India Women 184/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 120 , Punam Raut 26)
Gardner continues. Raut tries to play a scoop off the spinner from outside off and almost ended up hitting it straight to the keeper. Pressure is on her and it is telling in the choice of shots. Just one off the over.
10:38 (IST)
After 62 overs,India Women 183/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 119 , Punam Raut 26)
Wareham continues. Raut collects a boundary with a pull shot. Square leg fielder messes it up. Indians dominating proceedings. Four off the over.
10:36 (IST)
After 61 overs,India Women 179/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 119 , Punam Raut 22)
Gardner continues. Keeps Mandhana quiet in this over. A maiden for her. Australia need to continue putting pressure on Mandhana to produce a fault shot from her.
10:34 (IST)
After 60 overs,India Women 179/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 119, Punam Raut 22)
Georgia Wareham, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack for the first time in the match. She gets the feel of leather in the 60th over. Mandhana collects a single off the first ball and the Raut picks two at third man. Three off the over.
10:29 (IST)
After 59 overs,India Women 176/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 118 , Punam Raut 20)
Gardner continues. To Raut. With a silly mid on in place. Raut defensive again. Plays out a maiden. All the run scoring pressure on Mandhana right now.
10:26 (IST)
After 58 overs,India Women 176/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 118 , Punam Raut 20)
Campbell continues. Raut collected her first run in 20 balls in this over when she tucked one to the leg side square of the wicket for a single. Nice work from Mandhana to fetch another four at third man. She is looking so good in this innings. She then hits one more boundary on the last ball, plays it fine for four more. 10 off the over.
10:23 (IST)
After 57 overs,India Women 166/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 109 , Punam Raut 19)
Gardner back on. Lanning turns to her for a breakthrough. Two constrating styles of play as Mandhana being able to score freely while Raut is stuck at the crease. Just one off the over.
10:19 (IST)
After 56 overs,India Women 165/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 108 , Punam Raut 19)
Campbell continues. Four to start the over. Mandhana pulling brilliantly again. Raut is solid in defence but she needs to find ways to keep the scoreboard ticking. Six off the over.
10:15 (IST)
After 55 overs,India Women 159/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 103 , Punam Raut 19)
Sutherland continues. Mandhana keeps defending on back foot. Switches to round the wicket to change the angle to Mandhana. She pulls the last ball for a single and that's that from this over.
10:11 (IST)
After 54 overs,India Women 158/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 102 , Punam Raut 19)
The third ball of the over, stopped after pitched and came late to Madhana who hung her bat for a long time resulting in the ball staying in air for some time on the off side. Just one off the over.
10:07 (IST)
After 53 overs,India Women 157/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 101 , Punam Raut 19)
To make you first Test hundred in Australia must be a special feeling for Mandhana. Raut, on the other end, going slow, taking her time. Sutherland is bowling well. A maiden for her.
10:03 (IST)
After 52 overs,India Women 157/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 101 , Punam Raut 19)
Hundred for Mandhana, her first in Test cricket. Brings it up with a pull shot. Two boundaries in the over to reach the milestone which is followed by a raise of bat. Nothing animated in celebration. She wants to march on. What a knock this has been so far.
09:58 (IST)
After 51 overs,India Women 149/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 93, Punam Raut 19)
Sutherland continues is building up good pace. Around the 120 kph mark. Mandhana with a quick single. Moves to 93. Two off the over.
09:55 (IST)
After 50 overs,India Women 147/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 92 , Punam Raut 18)
Perry continues. The partnership between Mandhana and Raut cross the 50 mark. Perry's bowling nice lines too. But Indians have settled in nicely on Day 2. Just two off the over.
09:50 (IST)
After 49 overs,India Women 145/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 91 , Punam Raut 17)
Excellent batting from Mandhana. Plays a lovely drive through mid off for four runs. Enters the 90s. Just nine away from a fine hundred. Raut finishes the over with a dot. Sutherland is bowling good lines.
09:47 (IST)
After 48 overs,India Women 138/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 84 , Punam Raut 17)
Perry continues. Double off the first ball before Mandhana collects single off the next. Good cover drive from Raut for no run. Three off the over.
09:43 (IST)
After 47 overs,India Women 135/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 81 , Punam Raut 17)
Sutherland now into the attack, replaced Gardner. Raut's playing her on back foot. Ball rising from back of the length. Two singles in the over. Solid defence from Raut to finish the over. Good start from Sutherland.
09:39 (IST)
After 46 overs,India Women 133/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 80 , Punam Raut 16)
Perry bowling from the other end and Mandhana is caught at cover point but it is a front foot no ball from Perry. Brilliant catch from Beth there, pucked inches above the ground but to no avail. One off that over thanks to the no ball. Could have been a maiden wicket.
09:32 (IST)
After 45 overs,India Women 132/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 80 , Punam Raut 16)
Gardner resumes. Raut defensive in approach. Five solid defences in the over. No harm done.
09:26 (IST)
Play is less than five minutes away. The sky looks clear and the sun is out. Looks like a good day to play cricket. Mandhana will be eager to smash her debut hundred in the longest format. Australia would be aiming for a few wickets early on.
09:15 (IST)
The pitch on Day 2
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09:10 (IST)
Pitch looks still very good. It was under cover for a long time because pf rain. Australia will be looking to make early impact. It is no more of a green track anymore. First 10 overs important.
09:05 (IST)
Smriti Mandhana headlined a rain-hit opening day with a career-best 80 not out which had elegance written all over it as the Indian women's cricket team finished on 132 for 1 in the one-off Day/Night Test against Australia in Gold Coast, Queensland.
08:59 (IST)
Hello and welcome to second day coverage of India vs Australia's only Test. India were comfortably placed at 132 for one when rain brought an early end to the opening day's play in the pink-ball Test against Australia.
Watch this space for more updates.
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Day 1 report: India were comfortably placed at 132 for one when rain brought an early end to the opening day's play in the pink-ball Test against Australia here on Thursday.
Smriti Mandhana was batting on a sublime 80 and Punam Raut was unbeaten on 16 when stumps were called on the first day.
India were 101 for 1 at the dinner break on the opening day of their one-off Day/Night Test, after which lightning delayed the start of play for a while.
The Australian team's decision to field first after laying a green strip for the visitors did seem to have backfired as Mandhana attacked them straightaway during the first hour of play.
There were an astounding 16 boundaries hit in the first 16 overs, mostly by Mandhana and few by Shafali as Meg Lanning did shuffle around with his bowlers without much success.
In fact, it was a case of role reversal which perhaps caught the Australians off-guard as Shafali was more intent on playing a defensive game while her senior partner attacked with great gusto.
Debutant Darcie Brown got some special punishment as Mandhana hit her for a number of boundaries both on the off-side as well as a few whip shots on the leg-side.
Ellyse Perry also took a few overs to find the right length. The elegant Indian left-hander reached her run-a-ball fifty in no time with a cover drive of McGrath.
Whenever Mandhana bisected between point and cover or cover or mid-off, it was the most pleasant sight.
Her first 51 runs came off 50 deliveries and the next 29 off 94 while Raut also played her customary defensive game. A total of 300 plus will certainly keep India firmly in the game.
With inputs from PTI
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