Aussies' incredible streak ends in horror day

Australia's women's cricket team has had a singular winning streak brought to a halt successful devastating but thrilling manner against India successful Mackay.

The ODI squad had won 26 consecutive matches, dating backmost to March 2018 but connected Sunday nighttime their two-and-a-half twelvemonth reign ended.

India won connected the 3rd past shot of the crippled and it came arsenic the hammer stroke to Australia which had seen 3 players injured during that 1 innings.

The Aussies mislaid some Rachael Haynes and past Beth Mooney to hamstring injuries during their fielding innings.

Spin bowler Sophie Molineux past had a shot thrown from the outfield bounce disconnected the turf and deed her successful the face, splitting her articulator unfastened badly.

Blood was streaming from Molineux's look and she excessively was forced disconnected the field, earlier returning with her caput taped up, and she ended up bowling her past 3 overs.

In the extremity it was disconnected Molineux that the winning runs were hit, with Jhulan Goswami belting a 4 backmost implicit the bowler's caput to implicit the triumph and extremity Australia's streak.

Sub fielder's stunning catch

India needed 8 runs disconnected the past 2 overs. When Sneh Rana was caught retired it was 8-259, needing six disconnected 8 balls with 2 wickets successful hand.

Earlier, Beth Mooney (52), Ashleigh Gardner (67) and Tahlia McGrath (47) helped the location broadside to 9-264.

Shafali Verma (56) and Yastika Bhatia (64) did the occupation for India earlier a flurry of precocious wickets, but it wasn't capable to resistance Australia implicit the line.

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