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<\/p>\n\u201cSmriti is a really high-quality player, and it was nice to get my first wicket,\u201d Hamilton said.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously in the ODI I didn\u2019t get a wicket, so it was nice to get that and kind of get the monkey off the back.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then it kind of just kept rolling on from there.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Lucy Hamilton is congratulated by her team after dismissing Smriti Mandhana.Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Wickets fell at regular intervals after Hamilton\u2019s initial strike, but Australia\u2019s grassed chances proved costly.<\/p>\n
Sutherland had four catches dropped off her bowling.<\/p>\n
The first came when Hamilton grassed Indian debutant Pratika Rawal at gully.<\/p>\n
Rawal, who was four at the time, went on to make 18.<\/p>\n
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who was dropped at gully on 10, went on to make 19, but the most costly missed chance was when Jemimah Rodrigues played a shot to Voll at short leg.<\/p>\n
Voll couldn\u2019t hold the one-handed chance when Rodrigues was yet to score.<\/p>\n
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The India batter went on to make 52 off 84 balls, with her knock including four consecutive boundaries from leg-spinner Alana King\u2019s first over of the day in the 40th over.<\/p>\n
Hamilton eventually had Rodrigues caught at square leg, but her half-century ensured there was no dire crumble from India.<\/p>\n Sutherland watched a fourth catch off her bowling go down when wicketkeeper Beth Mooney had three juggles before dropping an easy edge from Kashvee Gautam.<\/p>\n Gautam was on 16 at the time, and she went on to make an unbeaten 34 off 54 balls.<\/p>\n India unleashed three debutant pace bowlers for the match, and it was Sayali Satghare (2-24) who struck first with a wildly swinging delivery that started well outside off before crashing into the top of Voll\u2019s leg stump.<\/p>\n Litchfield departed a short time later when Rodrigues took an excellent diving catch at backward point.<\/p>\n But it was Healy\u2019s dismissal that was the most deflating, with the retiring 35-year-old left to rue her decision to reach for Satghare\u2019s wider and slower delivery.<\/p>\n Healy may still have one more chance to bat, especially if Australia are unable to manufacture a huge first-innings total.<\/p>\n Australia lead the multi-format series eight points to four, meaning India must win the Test to come away with a draw.<\/p>\n