Overview

• Australia posted 412 and bowled India out for 369 to win the third ODI by 43 runs and clinch the series 2-1 in New Delhi.
• Smriti Mandhana reached 100 in 50 balls and finished with 125 off 63 (17 fours, five sixes), setting the fastest ODI century by any Indian and the second-fastest in women’s ODIs.
• Mandhana’s knock was her 13th ODI century, placing her joint second on the all-time women’s list alongside Suzie Bates, with only Meg Lanning ahead.
• Harmanpreet Kaur added 52 and shared a 121-run stand with Mandhana, but both fell in successive overs at 216/4, and India’s chase lost momentum despite Deepti Sharma’s 72.
• Beth Mooney hit 138 off 75 with a 57-ball hundred as Australia equalled their ODI best of 412, and the match set a women’s ODI record aggregate of 748 runs; India’s 369 was their highest against Australia and the first 300-plus total by any team against them.