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Australia wins

By Our Sports Reporter

MYSORE, DEC. 11. Australian women defeated Indian eves by 14 runs in the opening one-dayer of the seven-match series at the Infosys Ground here on Saturday. India, chasing 195, scored 181 for nine in 50 overs.

It was a result that may have changed had the Indian eves built on opener Jaya Sharma's 58 and Mithali Raj's unbeaten 60, but with the trio of Hemalatha Kala, skipper Mamatha Maben and Amita Sharma succumbing in the 42nd and 43rd overs, Australia continued its stranglehold, registering its 14th victory from 15 matches against India.

The scores: Australia: L. Keightly lbw Neetu David 13, Belinda Clark lbw A. Sharma 20, K. Rolton c&b A. Sharma 82, L. Sthalekar st A. Jain b N. David 34, M. Jones c D. Marathe b N. Al-Khader 10, A. Blackwell c A. Jain b A. Sharma 2, C. Fitzpartick (n.o.) 11, J. Hayes (n.o.) 4. Extras (b-4, lb-5, nb-2, w-8) 19. Total (for six in 50 overs) 195.

Fall of wickets: 1-30, 2-59, 3-156, 4-166, 5-175, 6-181.

India bowling: A. Sharma 10-1-37-3, J. Goswami 10-2-29-0, N. Al-Khader 10-0-46-1, D. Marathe 10-0-33-0, N. David 10-2-41-2.

India: Anju Jain (run out) 14, Jaya Sharma b Rolton 58, Anjum Chopra b J. Hayes 18, Mithali Raj (n.o.) 60, H. Kala c L. Keightly b L. Sthalekar 13, M. Maben c B. Clark b L. Sthalekar 0, A. Sharma (run out) 0, D. Marathe c L. Coleman b E. Twining 5, N. Al-Khader b Fitzpartrick 0, J. Goswami b E. Twining 2. Extras: (lb-3, w-8) 11. Total: (for nine in 50 overs) 181.

Fall of wickets: 1-33, 2-76, 3-118, 4-143, 5-143, 6-143, 7-173, 8-174, 9-181.

Australia bowling: C. Fitzpatrick 10-3-32-1, E. Twining 9-1-35-2, J. Hayes 10-3-37-1, L. Sthalekar 10-1-31-2, S. Nitschke 6-0-19-0, K. Rolton 5-0-24-1.

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