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Stumps – Australia 96-3Megan Maurice<\/p>\n
Well, what a fascinating day\u2019s play at the Waca. It wasn\u2019t just the new waterslides providing spills and thrills with 13 wickets taken during the day. Australia won the toss and chose to bowl and made the most of their opportunities with some early wickets \u2013 starting with Lucy Hamilton taking the wicket of Smriti Mandhana on debut.<\/p>\n
India put some partnerships together, but none solid enough to build a big total. Jemimah was the best of their batters, finishing with 52, but she\u2019ll be disappointed that she couldn\u2019t go on with it after spooning up a catch to Gardner in the deep. Kashvee provided some hope for India late in the innings, but no one was able to stay with her and they finished on 198, well below what they would have been aiming for.<\/p>\n
An early wicket brought some spark back to India, with Satghare on debut bowling a peach of a ball to get in between Voll\u2019s bat and pad and take out her leg stump. Kranti picked up the wicket of Litchfield and then Satghare taking down Healy \u2013 both caught by Jemimah, who was her usual electric self in the field.<\/p>\n
A solid partnership by Perry and Sutherland late in the day means that Australia probably wins the day, but it\u2019s a close call with some strong bowling by India\u2019s debutante seamers.<\/p>\n
All in all, a great day of cricket \u2013 with plenty more to come! Join us back here tomorrow as we take you through day 2.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n 27th over: Australia 96-3 (Ellyse Perry 43, Annabel Sutherland 20)<\/p>\n Our first look at spin in this innings in what will likely the be the last over before stumps, with Sneh Rana into the attack. There\u2019s almost a chance straight away with Perry edging down the leg side, but it hits Richa on the leg and runs away to the boundary for four. Perry gets very strong on defence after that and then finds a single to give Sutherland the strike. Sutherland gets inside the line of the ball and pulls it away for four to make it a very productive over for Australia.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 26th over: Australia 87-3 (Ellyse Perry 38, Annabel Sutherland 16)<\/p>\n Perry starts with a little drop and run to Kranti and then a misfield by Harmanpreet gets Sutherland a boundary and her score starts to tick up. As we edge closer to stumps, these two are looking fairly comfortable, but cautious enough to hold on to their wickets.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 25th over: Australia 82-3 (Ellyse Perry 37, Annabel Sutherland 12)<\/p>\n Kashvee resumes a good spell and Perry sneaks a quick single in early. Kashvee gives away her third front foot no ball for the innings so far, which is something she needs to rein in a bit. It\u2019s a good over for her aside from the extra though.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 24th over: Australia 80-3 (Ellyse Perry 36, Annabel Sutherland 12)<\/p>\n Still no sign of spin with the ball still moving. Kranti gets Perry playing and missing again \u2013 she\u2019d love to pick up one of these key wickets before stumps. It\u2019s a very tight start to the over, before Perry manages to sneak a quick single on the second last ball of the over.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 23rd over: Australia 79-3 (Ellyse Perry 35, Annabel Sutherland 12)<\/p>\n Perry and Sutherland continue to tick the score over as Kashvee continues her spell. Kashvee tightens up her line and gets out of the over without too much damage.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 22nd over: Australia 74-3 (Ellyse Perry 34, Annabel Sutherland 8)<\/p>\n Satghare continues her spell with Sutherland on strike \u2013 she has been Australia\u2019s big scorer in Tests over the past few years, but she needs to ride out this tricky night session to set herself up for another opportunity in this match. She picks up a well-run two by picking the gap perfectly and bisecting the fielders.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 21st over: Australia 72-3 (Ellyse Perry 34, Annabel Sutherland 6)<\/p>\n Kranti comes back into the attack after a short break and Sutherland plays her watchfully for a couple of balls, before guiding one around the corner to rotate the strike. Perry finds another boundary with a straight drive and then another with a flick off the pads through deep midwicket.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 20th over: Australia 63-3 (Ellyse Perry 26, Annabel Sutherland 5)<\/p>\n Satghare is bowling well to her field \u2013 Healy tries a few aggressive shots, but there is a fielder there to cut them off each time. Eventually she tries to go up and over and Jemimah celebrates as she takes the catch. Sutherland starts with a defensive shot, but it\u2019s a very strong and confident one. Next ball she drives one even more confidently past deep point for four to get off the mark.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>WICKET! Alyssa Healy c Jemimah b Satghare 13 (Australia 58-3)<\/p>\n Satghare builds some pressure on Healy and then gets her trying to hit over the top, falling instead into the safe hands of Jemimah.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 19th over: Australia 58-2 (Ellyse Perry 26, Alyssa Healy 13)<\/p>\n Perry slashes hard at the first ball of Kashvee\u2019s over and nearly plays it on to her stumps, but she\u2019s safe. She\u2019s getting bat on ball at the moment, but isn\u2019t able to play the ball through the gaps to find runs this over. A maiden from Kashvee.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 18th over: Australia 58-2 (Ellyse Perry 26, Alyssa Healy 13)<\/p>\n Satghare comes back into the attack after a very good opening spell. She doesn\u2019t quite hit her length first ball and Healy gets the chance to play her favourite pull shot, but it\u2019s just a single. Perry gets three from a back foot drive next ball \u2013 things are much less in the bowlers\u2019 favour at the moment. There\u2019s a decent appeal for lbw, which India decide to review and it looks quite good, but DRS shows the impact is outside the line. The replay reveals the ball actually clipped the stumps after it hit her pads, but it didn\u2019t dislodge the bails and she gets a life.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 17th over: Australia 54-2 (Ellyse Perry 23, Alyssa Healy 12)<\/p>\n Healy starts the over with a four, looking a little more settled now. She and Perry continue to score and rotate the strike, stepping things up a gear and removing that dot ball pressure that had been building.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 16th over: Australia 47-2 (Ellyse Perry 22, Alyssa Healy 6)<\/p>\n Kranti isn\u2019t ready to stop yet, she\u2019s into the eighth over of her spell. Healy gets herself all tangled up and nearly plays it into her stumps. Like Litchfield, she seems to be waiting for this spell to come to an end. Finally Healy picks up some runs on the finally ball of the over.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 15th over: Australia 44-2 (Ellyse Perry 22, Alyssa Healy 3)<\/p>\n Perry gets herself off strike early in Kashvee\u2019s over and then Healy has a big slash that looks like it might be in danger of being caught, but can\u2019t find a fielder. Perry is back to being in control and works one through third for four. A muted appeal on Perry for lbw, but no one seems to interested in a review. There\u2019s a near mix up between the batters on the last ball of the over, but Healy scrambles back to her crease in time.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 14th over: Australia 38-2 (Ellyse Perry 17, Alyssa Healy 2)<\/p>\n I thought Kranti might have a rest now after getting her target in Litchfield, but she continues on. She has picked up Healy\u2019s wicket quite a few times before, so I assume they\u2019re hoping they can get her cheaply before she settles in. She nearly gets Healy\u2019s outside edge late in the over and then again next ball!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 13th over: Australia 37-2 (Ellyse Perry 17, Alyssa Healy 2)<\/p>\n We resume after a little drinks break, with Perry on strike to Kashvee. She gets a couple of leg byes first ball, falling well wide of the keeper. That\u2019s followed by a (very) quick single to get Healy on strike and she wastes no time getting off the mark. There\u2019s an lbw appeal in the middle of in the over, but not a very convincing one.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 12th over: Australia 31-2 (Ellyse Perry 16, Alyssa Healy 0)<\/p>\n Kranti bowls the sixth over of her spell and Perry is watchful for a couple of balls before an aggressive pull shot, which can only get her a single. Litchfield looks far less comfortable against Kranti, she\u2019ll be hoping this spell comes to an end very soon. Alas, she falls on the final ball of the over to bring Healy to the crease.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>WICKET! Phoebe Litchfield c Jemimah b Kranti 9 (Australia 31-2)<\/p>\n Litchfield never looked comfortable to Kranti and eventually she is tempted into chasing a wider delivery and Jemimah takes an excellent diving catch to dismiss her. The third umpire takes a look and declares that it is indeed out.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 11th over: Australia 30-1 (Ellyse Perry 15, Phoebe Litchfield 9)<\/p>\n We get our first look at Kashvee with the ball in hand after a good batting innings from her. Litchfield is having some trouble with the pace and movement and she gets a little impatient, but eventually she comes down the pitch and drives it through the covers for four.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 10th over: Australia 25-1 (Ellyse Perry 15, Phoebe Litchfield 5)<\/p>\n Kranti has Litchfield playing and missing now and it\u2019s a fascinating battle between these two. Litchfield looks very frustrated with herself \u2013 whether she plays and misses, gets bat on ball but can\u2019t pierce the field, or leaves it \u2013 all seem to be equally distressing to her at the moment. She finds a single on the last ball of the over to retain the strike.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 9th over: Australia 24-1 (Ellyse Perry 15, Phoebe Litchfield 4)<\/p>\n Perry looks settled now, after some early trouble with playing and missing. She sends the first ball of the over down to the boundary for four. However I clearly cursed her by talking about her being done with playing and missing because she proceed to play and miss twice more, before edging one that falls short of the slips.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 8th over: Australia 20-1 (Ellyse Perry 11, Phoebe Litchfield 4)<\/p>\n Perry channels Steve Smith and appears to see something behind the bowler, pulling out of the first delivery fairly late. But unlike Steve Smith, she recovers quickly and gets on with the game straight away and doesn\u2019t require anyone to scale the sightscreen to remove a small piece of tape. Litchfield gets on strike and finds her first runs in four overs with a little steer down to third.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 7th over: Australia 17-1 (Ellyse Perry 11, Phoebe Litchfield 2)<\/p>\n Another lbw appeal early in Satghare\u2019s over, but again no love from the umpire and no review. Litchfield still doesn\u2019t look settled \u2013 it\u2019s hard work out there so far. She\u2019s looking more confident with her defensive shots though, even though she\u2019s not scoring too many runs just yet.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 6th over: Australia 17-1 (Ellyse Perry 11, Phoebe Litchfield 2)<\/p>\n A big appeal on Perry for lbw midway through the over and there\u2019s a nervous wait while India decide whether to review \u2013 they\u2019re known for taking it quite late. They don\u2019t take it that time, but next ball there\u2019s an even bigger appeal for caught behind and this time they do review \u2013 with 3 seconds remaining on the DRS timer. It\u2019s quite a bizarre review \u2013 I could drive my car in between the gap between bat and ball. Perry punishes them next ball with a strong cut shot the boundary for four. India appeal again for lbw, but they can\u2019t get the umpire on board and they\u2019re a bit shy about reviewing after making such a big mistake earlier in the over.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 5th over: Australia 13-1 (Ellyse Perry 7, Phoebe Litchfield 2)<\/p>\n Satghare is really getting Perry playing and missing a lot, she\u2019s getting so much movement. Perry eventually gets back on ball and finds some space in the field, but Satghare is not making it easy for her so far.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 4th over: Australia 10-1 (Ellyse Perry 4, Phoebe Litchfield 2)<\/p>\n Litchfield gets the strike again, searching for her opportunity to get off the mark. She finds her opportunity, working one off her hip down towards the rope near fine leg for two. She\u2019s not getting a lot of chances to get bat on ball, but she\u2019ll feel a little bit of pressure come off now that she\u2019s off the mark.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 3rd over: Australia 6-1 (Ellyse Perry 4, Phoebe Litchfield 0)<\/p>\n Voll\u2019s demise early in the over brings Perry to the crease with her faded old helmet. She kind of just wafts at the first ball and is fortunate that it doesn\u2019t catch the edge. It seems to be quite tough out there under lights at the moment. Satghare lets Perry off the hook with a low full toss and Perry doesn\u2019t miss out, driving it through the covers for Australia\u2019s first boundary.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>WICKET! Georgia Voll b Satghare 2 (Australia 2-1)<\/p>\n Wow, what a delivery from Satghare! Voll came forward to defend it, but Satghare found the gap between bat and pad and slid it through to take out leg stump.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 2nd over: Australia 2-0 (Georgia Voll 2, Phoebe Litchfield 0)<\/p>\n Kranti Gaud opens the bowling for India from the other end, with a beautiful sunset at the Waca in the background and Litchfield gets her first look at the strike. Litchfield is lucky not to deflect one back on to her stumps early the over \u2013 she looks a little uncomfortable here under lights for now, we\u2019ll see if she starts to settle. A maiden for Kranti to kick off her first spell.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 1st over: Australia 2-0 (Georgia Voll 2, Phoebe Litchfield 0)<\/p>\n Here we go! Satghare takes the new ball for India \u2013 a tough ask since she wouldn\u2019t have had much time to recover since she finished batting. However, she\u2019s making things happen early, she gets a little edge on Voll that falls just short of the slips. Voll gets off the mark with a little flick off her pads that\u2019s worked nicely for two. A good start from Satghare, just those two runs from the over.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n After a quick break, the players are back on the field and we\u2019re ready to get back into it!<\/p>\n Share<\/a>India 198<\/p>\n India put up a good late fightback through the efforts of Kashvee Gautam, who finished with a solid 34 not out. But she just couldn\u2019t find anyone to stay with her and India have finished well below par.<\/p>\n Earlier in the day they looked like they had things under control with Jemimah ticking along nicely, but once she and Richa were gone in quick succession, it looked unlikely that India would reach 200. That they got so close is thanks to Kashvee, who was very strong on debut.<\/p>\n However, we all know the saying \u2013 don\u2019t judge a pitch until both teams have batted (or collapsed) on it. We don\u2019t know exactly how the Australians will fare out there and 198 could well be a decent score. We won\u2019t have to wait long to find out, with Litchfield and Voll due to come out and open the batting very soon. Stay with us, it should be a great finish to the first day!<\/p>\n Share<\/a>WICKET! Kranti c Sutherland b Brown 1 (India 198)<\/p>\n Kashvee did so much work to hold on to the strike to start the over and then she immediately runs a single and puts Kranti back in the firing line. It only takes a couple of balls for Brown to work her over and catch a top edge and Sutherland commits hard to the catch \u2013 you can imagine she\u2019s thinking \u201cThat\u2019s how you take a catch you fools!\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 62nd over: India 197-9 (Kashvee Gautam 33, Kranti Gaud 1)<\/p>\n Sutherland gets her fourth wicket \u2013 all four have been on the first ball of an over! Kashvee is quite keen to get back on strike, but it\u2019s tough for Kranti to get the ball away, but eventually she manages to rotate the strike back to the set batter and get herself off the mark.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>WICKET! Sayali Satghare c Mooney b Sutherland 7 (India 195-9)<\/p>\n After the drop a few overs ago, Mooney now manages to hold on to a catch from Sutherland. Satghare just kind of swipes at the ball and it pops up to Mooney.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 61st over: India 195-8 (Kashvee Gautam 32, Sayali Satghare 7)<\/p>\n The first ball of Brown\u2019s over nearly goes straight through Kashvee, but instead raps her on the inside of her thigh, which would probably hurt quite a lot! It might have rattled her a bit, because next ball she top edges it straight up in the air. Hamilton, Litchfield and Gardner all chase it, but none of them really commit and it falls in between them. King\u2019s warming up in the background, so I\u2019d expect to see her back in the attack soon.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 60th over: India 193-8 (Kashvee Gautam 31, Sayali Satghare 7)<\/p>\n Another leading edge to start Sutherland\u2019s next over, but they can\u2019t quite get these edges to carry to the field at the moment. The cameras are zooming in on Kashvee\u2019s shirt \u2013 it clearly belongs to Harleen Deol, but the name has been crudely taped over. Apparently she was a late call up to the Test team, but it does feel like maybe they could have brought a few blank shirts just in case?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 59th over: India 192-8 (Kashvee Gautam 30, Sayali Satghare 7)<\/p>\n Brown starts her over with a low full toss that Kashvee pounces on for another two runs. Prior to that ball, Litchfield was caught on camera playing a bit of air guitar. I\u2019d think she was referencing the Australian men\u2019s 4x100m relay team from the Sydney 2000 Olympics if it wasn\u2019t for the fact that she was born in 2003. Brown nearly catches Kashvee\u2019s edge with a short ball, but Kashvee evades her.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 58th over: India 189-8 (Kashvee Gautam 27, Sayali Satghare 7)<\/p>\n Sutherland gets us back underway and Kashvee drives the first ball nicely for two \u2013 picking up where she left off! She repeats the shot for the same outcome late in the over \u2013 a good over for Kashvee all up.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The players are back on the field and we\u2019re ready to resume!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Don\u2019t forget you can email me any thoughts you have during this game. Whether you\u2019ve got opinions on field placings, shot selection or that new waterslide park at the Waca, I want to hear about it. The link is at the top of the page \u2013 drop me a line!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n In Alyssa Healy\u2019s final match for Australia, perhaps you wish to spend some time reflecting on her career while you have your dinner\/(insert meal most relevant to the current time in your timezone). Well, funny you should say that, here\u2019s something I prepared earlier.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 57th over: India 184-8 (Kashvee Gautam 22, Sayali Satghare 7)<\/p>\n Darcie Brown returns to the attack now and she\u2019s getting a bit of movement from the first ball. Kashvee plays a lovely shot, a very nice drive down the ground, but the outfield is quite thick and the ball holds up, so she only gets a single from it. It\u2019s time for a break now \u2013 the dinner break apparently! So go and refuel wherever you are and we\u2019ll see you back here soon for the final session of the day.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 56th over: India 181-8 (Kashvee Gautam 21, Sayali Satghare 5)<\/p>\n A huge swing from Kashvee to start Sutherland\u2019s over, but as the saying goes, there is \u201cno ding\u201d. The Australians are quite desperate to get these last two wickets, you can sense the frustration in the field. There\u2019s another lbw appeal, but the umpire isn\u2019t interested and no one is convinced enough to review it.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 55th over: India 180-8 (Kashvee Gautam 20, Sayali Satghare 5)<\/p>\n A big appeal on Satghare midway through the over, but it looks to have struck her outside the line and the Australians decide not to review. An uneventful over aside from that, a maiden for Gardner.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 54th over: India 180-8 (Kashvee Gautam 20, Sayali Satghare 5)<\/p>\n King is indeed back on the field, handing her vest back to Wareham. Sutherland comes back on to bowl after a very successful spell earlier today. She gets an edge first ball, but Mooney juggles a very simple catch and puts it down \u2013 the fourth dropped catch from Sutherland\u2019s bowling today. Kashvee makes the most of the life she\u2019s been given and works the next ball off her pads to the rope for four.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 53rd over: India 176-8 (Kashvee Gautam 16, Sayali Satghare 5)<\/p>\n Gardner continues her spell and Mooney has decided to just call out \u201ccatch\u201d every ball it seems. But it doesn\u2019t put Kashvee off, she finds the boundary with a standing sweep shot and then works one nicely off her hip for two. On the sideline, King\u2019s orange vest has worked its way up to a bit of a scarf situation around her shoulders and she\u2019s doing some stretches, so we may see her again soon.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 52nd over: India 169-8 (Kashvee Gautam 9, Sayali Satghare 5)<\/p>\n King is off the field at the moment, she has been struggling with calf cramping for about an hour or so. But she\u2019s in the orange vest and still hanging around the boundary, so it seems like she\u2019s going to be OK. Satghare hits her first boundary with a lovely straight drive back past Hamilton for four. Hamilton recovers well with a series of dots, but she\u2019s warned by the umpire for running on the pitch, which seems to throw off her rhythm a bit.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 51st over: India 165-8 (Kashvee Gautam 9, Sayali Satghare 1)<\/p>\n Gardner once again gets an edge that pops up near the close in fielders \u2013 she\u2019s making quite the habit of that. One of them might one day carry to one of the fielders! Satghare works one around the corner and then Kashvee goes bang with a huge sweep shot for a one bounce four and then follows it up with a two.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 50th over: India 157-8 (Kashvee Gautam 2, Sayali Satghare 0)<\/p>\n A wicket on the first ball of the over brings Satghare out to the centre and she is playing watchfully after seeing the last few batters go out trying to smash it. Another wicket maiden for Hamilton.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>WICKET! Sneh Rana c McGrath b Hamilton 5 (India 157-8)<\/p>\n Hamilton strikes first ball of the over, getting Rana slashing wildly at a leg side delivery. The leading edge goes straight up in the air and it\u2019s the simplest catch for McGrath.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 49th over: India 157-7 (Kashvee Gautam 2, Sneh Rana 5)<\/p>\n Kashvee gets one past Gardner, but not quite far enough past her to get off the mark. She\u2019s patient though, she\u2019s not letting the dot ball pressure get to her. She\u2019s here for a long time, not a good time. Of course, as soon as I say that, she has a big slashing sweep at the ball and top edges it, but luckily for her, it falls safely and she runs two to get off the mark.<\/p>\n