Only Test day one: Australia 219; India 98-1Tahlia McGrath top-scores for tourists with half-century
India are in total command of the one-off Test at Wankhede Stadium, racing to 98 for one at stumps of the opening day after bowling Australia out for a modest 219.
Smriti Mandhana (43 not out) looked in imperious touch, as did her opening partner, Shafali Verma (40), before she was trapped lbw off the fourth ball from the left-arm orthodox spinner Jess Jonassen, shortly before the close in Mumbai. Australia’s seamers continually missed their lengths and were treated with disdain by the Indian duo, who rocketed at almost a run a ball in their boundary-laced 90-run stand to slash the deficit to 121 runs.
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