Litchfield stars and Healy returns as Australia beats India in World Cup warm-up

[ad_1] Phoebe Litchfield's boundary-laden knock has helped Australia romp to an eight-wicket victory within the opening one-day worldwide in opposition to India in New Chandigarh.

India received the toss and elected to bat, setting Australia 282 within the first of three one-dayers serving as warm-up video games for the ODI World Cup beginning later this month.

However the hosts, having posted 7- 281 of their 50 overs, have been clinically overhauled by the Australians, led by Litchfield as she cracked 14 fours in an 80-ball 88, whereas Beth Mooney (77*) and Annabel Sutherland (54*) additionally carded unbeaten half-centuries to steer the chase house.

Earlier, India openers Smriti Mandhana (58) and Pratika Rawal (64) after which Harleen Deol (54) additionally went previous the 50 mark for India.

Deol got here in at three after a 114-run opening stand and finally grew to become the primary of two victims to Megan Schutt (2-45), who grew to become the ninth Australian lady to play 100 one-day internationals.

Richa Ghosh (25) and Radha Yadav (19) added invaluable runs down the Indian order whereas Deepti Sharma was unbeaten on 25 within the face of tight bowling from Ellyse Perry (0-15), Sutherland (1-31) and Georgia Wareham (0-36).

All up, Australia used eight bowlers, with solely opening seamer Kim Garth (1-56) finishing her full complement of 10 overs in the course of the group preparation for its first World Cup conflict with New Zealand on October 1 in Indore.

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Australia captain and opener Alyssa Healy, enjoying her first worldwide for the reason that Ashes Check in opposition to England ended on February 1, appeared decided to take the sport to India earlier than she fell to all-rounder Kranti Goode for 27 off 23.

However then it was time for Litchfield, subsequent backed up by Perry, to essentially impose herself on the sport as she reached her half-century from 44 deliveries.

Perry's contribution was ended early when the 34-year-old was pressured to retire with a calf cramping on 30, however participant of the match Litchfield maintained the momentum till she fell 12 runs in need of a 3rd one-day century when caught off Sneh Rana.

That left Mooney and Sutherland to see the guests previous the goal, reaching 2-282 in 44.1 overs with 35 balls to spare, in what was the fourth-highest run chase in ladies's one-dayers.