1st ODI: Pratika Returns, Healy Back At Helm For Australia As India Opt To Bat
The Gabba: India won the toss and elected to bat first against Australia in the first ODI of the three-game series here at The Gabba on Tuesday. The stage changes, but the focus stays on the same marquee names as the two sides square off. India head into the 50-over contest on the back of a 2-1 T20I series win, powered by standout individual displays. Smriti Mandhana topped the run charts with 129 runs, while Georgia Voll impressed for Australia with 116. With the ball, India enjoyed the upper hand as Arundhati Reddy claimed eight wickets to lead the tally, and Shree Charani added five crucial scalps. The spotlight now shifts to the ODI arena, a format where Australias legacy looms large. Seven-time world champions with a commanding head-to-head record over India, they have traditionally set the benchmark in one-day cricket. India, however, will aim to carry forward the momentum and belief gained from their T20I success. This series also marks Australian skipper Alyssa Healy's last of her career, with the ace wicketkeeper-batter set to bow out of international cricket after the conclusion of the home series. Winning the toss, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur said, I think batting first will be a better option for us today. So thats why, as a group, we decided that lets bat first. I feel opportunity, because last day when we played the World Cup, we all had really a lot of fun and hopefully today also well have fun. We do have a few changes. Kashvee is back in the side. And Ill give you my playing list so you can just go through it. Meanwhile, Healy said, Happy days. I would have loved to bowl first. So weve got a desired result, but weve obviously got to start really well and make use of this fresh wicket. Its been very, very unusual, I will say that, but also really enjoyable to sort of, you know, watch whats going to unfold in a couple of games time anyway. So its nice to be back, nice to be put under the pressure by the Indian side. Theyve started really well in the series, so, you know, were going to have to fight really well in this ODI series to wrestle back some momentum. I just think starting really well in this series. Weve prided ourselves on our one-day game. We like these conditions and we play really well in these conditions. So hopefully, we can remain consistent to that in what we do really well, and hopefully, that throws the first punch. No Perry, no Garth. Got some injuries picked up in the third T20. Thats probably the two notable changes. Playing XIs: So hopefully, we can remain consistent to that in what we do really well, and hopefully, that throws the first punch. No Perry, no Garth. Got some injuries picked up in the third T20. Thats probably the two notable changes. Also Read: Live Cricket Score Australia: Alyssa Healy (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Beth Mooney (wk), Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molienux, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown Article Source: IANS
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