Big runs, baffling drops, bold catches, missed run-outs, a collapse, a front-foot no-ball ruling out a wicket, and… a record chase. What a series this was. A paisa vasool for those who made it to the ground in all games.
Australia's streak finally came to an end. It started with Australia beating India in India in 2018 and it has ended with India beating them in Australia.
India Women recorded their highest-ever successful run-chase in ODIs by overhauling the 265-run target with 3 balls to spare. It was veteran Jhulan Goswami who put the finishing touches to India's famous win with a lofted drive straight down the ground for a boundary.
Jhulan Goswami was the pick of the Indian bowlers, registering figures of three for 37 while Pooja Vastrakar also took three wickets, giving away 46 runs off her 9 overs.
Goswami stated, “We’re just trying to win the game, just stay there and finish the game. Yesterday we lost by a narrow margin because of a lot of dew, but today was about hitting the ball in the right areas and getting early breakthroughs. It was about sticking to the plans and executing. Important to give your best whenever you come to the field, and as a senior player and taking positives, I was trying to do that. Lot of soreness in the body. Will need time to recover. We’re all looking forward to first pink-ball Test.”
Mithali Raj, India captain said, “I think we’re feeling happy that we won the last game. The winning streak started against India in India, and now we’ve broken the streak. It’s good to have a little bit of depth in the batting order. We have bowlers who can bat. We have tried all-rounders and they have stood up. Yastika’s partnership with Shafali was very important. Sneh’s cameo was very important for the team today. The way we bounced back in the 2nd game, it showed we can fight back. It was good to chase, and we know we are good chasers, but at some point we also have to put up good scores.”
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Now, India will go for test series with full of confidence as they have ended the longest winning-streak in ODIs (both men's and women's).