Live: Georgia Voll scores maiden ODI 50 as Australia makes hot start against India.

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Phoebe Litchfield has blasted a cover drive straight to Smriti Mandhana.

That ball went like a rocket. I have no doubt Smriti’s hands will be bright red. She has done very well to catch that ball.

Litchfield is out for 60.

Saima Thakor comes into the attack to Phoebe Litchfield.

FOUR. Litchfield smacks the first ball of the over back over Thakor’s head for a boundary.

WIDE. Litchfield tries to paddle but it is down the leg side and beats Picha Ghosh at keeper. Australia runs two, along with the wide.

India is turning to the leg spin of Priya Mishra.

FOUR. That is one of the best shots of the innings. Phoebe Litchfield skipped down the wicket and played a lofted cover drive for four.

Litchfield plays a reverse sweep for a single.

FOUR. Georgia Voll plays a cut shot and gets a thick edge. It’s in the air and just falls short of the fielder at short third. The ball then spins hard, gets past the fielder, and goes to the rope.

VOLL IS GIVEN OUT LBW. Pryia appeals and the umpire says out. It was a wrong-un that hit Voll in front.

Voll reviews, but this looks out.

IT’S NOT OUT. 

DRS says it is missing the stumps. WOW. This blogger thought that ball was at the very least clipping leg stump.

Voll survives.

Voll then takes a single.

Phoebe Litchfield then plays a reverse sweep to the fielder on the boundary for a single.

Minnu bowls and beats the outside edge of Phoebe Litchfield.

Litchfield plays for a single.

Voll then plays an attack shot for a single, and Litchfield again.

It is rinse and repeat for Australia as Voll hits a single, and then Litchfield hits another single.

That is 50 runs for Phoebe Litchfield.

Thakur bowls and Phoebe Litchfield plays a ramp shot for a single.

Georgia Voll pulls the second ball into the deep leg-side for a single.

That is the 100-run partnership for the openers.

Another single for Litchfield who appears to be trying to increase the run-rate.

FOUR. Georgia Voll also wants to up the run-rate. She whacks Thakur over mid-wicket to the boundary.

A dot ball and then a leg glance for two runs ends the over.

Minnu comes into Georgia Voll and it is hit for a single.

50 runs to Georgia Voll. A maiden half century in her second ODI for Australia. 

The television broadcast shows Georgia’s mother. A wonderfully emotional moment for the family.

Litchfield fends the next two deliveries, before playing a cut shot for a single.

Minnu flights the ball and Voll slog sweeps but there is a fielder out there for a single.

Litchfield takes a quick single to end the over.

India has gone back to pace.

Renuka Singh Thakur comes in for her fourth over.

The first ball was a dot, then Voll takes a single to move to 48.

Wicket-keeper Richa Ghosh is up to the stumps.

SIX. Phoebe Litchfield as ignored the keeper being up and skipped down the wicket to clear the rope with a terrific off drive.

Litchfield then cuts down to third woman for a single.

Voll hits the final ball of the over to fine leg for a single.

Voll will be on strike to start the next over, on 49 runs.

Indian cap 149, Minnu Mani, comes into bowl on debut.

Minnu is an right-arm off spin bowler.

Litchfield plays the first ball for a single, and Voll does the same to the second delivery.

Litchfield is on strike again and Litchfield steps back and takes a single to into the leg-side

Voll takes a quick single after a cut shot was stopped by a diving fielder at backward point.

Litchfield goes for the reverse sweep again and gets two off a misfield.

End of the over. Exhale Minnu, you are in the game.

India is continuing with their spin attack after drinks.

Deepti Sharma bowls to Georgia Voll. The Australian works the first ball of the over off her hip for a single.

Phoebe Litchfield plays a ramp shot over the wicket-keeper. Entertaining shot from the Australian opener for one run.

Voll takes another single with a pull shot to the square-leg boundary.

Litchfield knocks the ball to short cover for no run.

FOUR. Another reverse sweep from Phoebe Litchfield comes off the middle of the bat and races to the boundary.

Litchfield takes a single to end the over.

Priya Mishra is bowling to Phoebe Litchfield.

Nice bowling from the 20-year-old, who is able to make Litchfield play and miss.

After three good balls, Priya bowls a full toss which is hit for a single.

Georgia Voll takes a single off the fifth ball of the over.

FOUR. Phoebe Litchfield has tried the reverse sweep a few times, and now connects. The ball gets past short-third and goes to the boundary.

That is drinks.

The powerplay is over and India can have more fielders outside the inner-ring.

Georgia Voll cuts the first ball of the over for a single.

Phoebe Litchfield attempts a reverse sweep and does not make good contact.

Litchfield pulls for a single.

FOUR. Voll skips down the wicket and lofts the ball over mid-on to the boundary.

Two dot balls end the over.

Priya Mishra has been given the ball.

The 20-year-old leg-spinner was impressive in the first match of the series.

The first ball is a wrong-un which is worked to gully from Georgia Voll for no run.

FOUR. After another dot, Priya tosses up an over-pitched delivery which allows Voll to skip down the wicket and whack it through cover to the boundary.

Voll gets off strike with a single, bringing the left-handed Litchfield on strike.

FOUR. Pryia bowls short and wide and Phoebe Litchfield cuts to the boundary.

That is the end of the over and the powerplay. Australia is 0/59 after 10 overs.

Deepti strolls in for her second over.

Voll works the first ball off her hip for a single.

That is the 50-run partnership for Litchfield and Voll.

Phoebe Litchfield is on strike, facing Deepti.

Litchfield was not able to pierce the in-field on five-consecutive deliveries. Nice field placement from India.

Great over from Deepti.

Thakor bowls to Litchfield who hits to mid-wicket. That shot was in the air for a moment.

WIDE. First of the innings — down the leg-side.

FOUR. Phoebe Litchfield has played a terrific lofted drive, over the bowler’s head, for four runs.

FOUR. Litchfield rocks onto the back foot and punishes a poor shot ball to the boundary.

That looked more confident from Litchfield who was dropped in Thakor’s previous over.

Litchfield pulls a short ball into the ground for a single, giving Georgia Voll the final ball of the over.

WIDE. A second wide of the over, again down the leg-side.

Voll cuts the final ball of the over to deep point for a single.

Twelve off that over and Australia are 0/49 after eight overs.

Here comes Deepti Sharma.

Deepti did not bowl in the first game, which was surprising considering she is the second-ranked bowler in ICC women’s ODI cricket.

Deepti bowls to Phoebe Litchfield who fends the first ball for a dot.

Litchfield then plays a controlled pull shot along the ground of a single.

Georgia Voll is now on strike and is showing plenty of respect to Deepti.

Voll fends three deliveries, then the Aussies score two runs after Voll works the final ball of the over off her hip.

Phoebe Litchfield is on strike for Australia.

She hits the first two balls to fielders for no run.

DROPPED. Priya Punia has dropped Phoebe Litchfield. It was chipped to mid-on and required Punia to lunge forward. It hit the top of her hands and spilled out. That should have been taken.

Litchfield gets off strike on the next ball with a single.

FOUR. Georgia Voll is producing a driving masterclass. Thakor bowled too full again and Voll smacked the ball past mid-off to the boundary.

A dot ball ends the over.

FOUR. Georgia Voll is in a mood this morning. That was a textbook cover driver of the opening ball of the fifth over.

FOUR. Another drive from Voll goes to the boundary. India better stop bowling into that nice slot, because Voll is getting her front foot down the wicket and driving wonderfully.

“Just beautiful shots, not overhitting, just guiding them through either straight down the ground or through the covers,” Jo Broadbent tells ABC Sport.

Voll knocks the next two deliveries into the leg-sdie for no run.

Australia takes a quick single into the off-side. If India had have hit the stumps, Georgia Voll may have been in some trouble. But she is safe.

Litchfield faces the final ball of the over, and knocks it into the covers for a single.

FOUR. What a lovely start to the over. Georgia Voll plays a wonderful on-drive to the boundary. That delivery was too full from Thakor.

Voll then turns a ball to deep square leg for a single. That shot was in the air but there was no fielder.

A dot ball.

BEATEN. Phoebe Litchfield walked down the wicket to Thakor, who bowls full. The ball just misses the edge and the stumps. Interesting tactic from the Australian left-hander.

A good short ball is left alone to end the over.

Australia are 0/19 after four over.

Renuka Singh Thakur will bowl her first ball to Georgia Voll, starting her second over.

Voll plays a cut shot and gets two runs.

An inside edge onto the pad is fielded at short forward mid-wicket. Voll then fends the next two deliveries.

FOUR. That is a lovely straight drive. The ball was swinging in, and Voll took a nice stride forward and just punched it down the ground. It was described as a “beautiful shot” but Jo Broadbent on ABC Sport radio. Could not agree more.

Voll takes a single off the final ball of the over.