India Women vs Australia Women 2nd ODI, Live Score Updates

INDW vs AUSW, 2nd ODI, Live Updates:India women's cricket team will take on Australia in the second ODI of the three-match series in Mumbai on Saturday. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side faced a six-wicket defeat in the first match and trail 0-1 in the series. Phoebe Litchfield (78) and Ellyse Perry (75) anchored the chase with a resolute 148-run stand for the second wicket as Australia replied with 285 for 4 in 46.3 overs to overhaul India's 282 for 8. India will now aim to clinch victory, in order to keep the series alive. (Live Scorecard)

On the other hand, after the historic victory against the Aussies in the Test format, the Women in Blue were riding high on confidence. Opting to bat first, the Indian batters were struggling early, but Yastika Bhatia took her time and kept the scoreboard ticking. Jemimah Rodrigues led the way with the bat in the middle phase alongside Pooja Vastrakar, whose cameo took India to a healthy total of 282. They started well with the ball thanks to a screamer by Sneh Rana, but they were just unable to put pressure on the Aussie batters thereon, eventually ending up on the losing side. Indian fans will be hoping for the return of Smriti Mandhana to provide some stability to the top order. Will India Women bounce back and force a series decider? Stay tuned with us to find the answer. Toss and team updates to follow.

Australia Women registered an easy win against the Women in Blue in the first match of this three-match ODI series. The bowling unit and the fielders were impeccable at their jobs, especially Ashleigh Gardner and Georgia Wareham. The bowlers were expensive towards the end, which led them to chase more than they would have liked. In their batting innings, it was the worst possible