India near inside 26 of Australia in Mumbai Check

India stay firmly in command of the one-off Check in opposition to Australia at Wankhede Stadium, advancing to 3-193 at lunch on day two.

After racing to 1-98 in a single day, India batted in additional dogged trend within the morning session at Mumbai on Friday to trim Australia’s result in 26.

Smriti Mandhana (74) appeared in imperious contact earlier than being run out, however her exit proved solely short-term aid for Australia’s bowlers, with 20-year-old debutant Richa Ghosh (24no) and Jemimah Rodrigues (24no) unbeaten at lunch.

Nightwatcher Sneh Rana (9) pissed off the vacationers’ assault for 57 balls earlier than being bowled by Ash Gardner.

Mandhana appeared a lock for her second Check century in opposition to Australia earlier than working too casually when referred to as via for a pointy single by Ghosh and caught fractionally brief by Kim Garth’s throw to Gardner.

Ghosh shrugged off the frustration to play some good strokes, however she ought to have been gone for 14 when Ellyse Perry’s nightmare match – she was dismissed for 4 on the opening morning earlier than bowling 4 overs for 31 – continued when she dropped a sitter at mid-off.

India’s batters are persevering with the wonderful job of their bowlers, who knocked Australia over for 219 on the primary day.

New vice-captain Tahlia McGrath (50 off 56 balls), captain Alyssa Healy (38) and tail-ender Garth (28no) had been the one Australian batters to impress in opposition to a potent Indian assault led by seamer Pooja Vastrakar, who took a career-best 4-53.