Harmanpreet Kaur’s 37th birthday turned into a nightmare as India Women slumped to a humiliating defeat in the Perth Test, with Australia completing the multi-format series 12-8. Alyssa Healy couldn’t have hoped for a better farewell on International Women’s Day as the Aussies won by 10 wickets at the WACA over three days.
By Day 3, India were already staring at defeat, trailing by 20 runs with just four wickets in hand. After conceding a lead of 125 runs in the first innings, it was always a a tough task for the Indian team to stage a comeback.
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Snow Rana struggled early against Alana King, but showed resilience. She built a 50-run partnership with Pratika Rawal to ensure Australia had to bat again. However, Ashleigh Gardner broke her resistance and cleaned her up as Rana hit 30 off 54 balls.
Australia vs. India Pink Ball Test Highlights of Day 3
PRACTICE STRUGGLES, BUT AUSTRALIA IS HOME
Meanwhile, Pratika Rawal proved to be an excellent Indian batter. After a quiet first innings, she battled hard in the second and scored her maiden Test fifty off 101 balls. She scored 63 runs off 137 balls with eight fours before Gardner claimed her wicket.
King also played his part in cleaning up the lower order, dismissing Kashvee Gautam and Sayali Satghare to finish with figures of 10-2-23-2. Pratik’s gritty knock helped India take a 24-run lead after being bowled out for 149 in 48.2 overs in the first innings.
In the second session, Australia made light work of the target, scoring 25 runs in 4.3 overs. While Voll remained unbeaten on 16, Phoebe Litchfield scored 11 off 14. Australia’s finish was emphatic, with Voll hitting three consecutive fours off Kashvee Gautam to lead her team over the finish line at a gallop.
India would be hoping to win the multi-format series after taking a 4-2 lead in the T20I series but have completely lost momentum and composure since the ODI series.
A brief score
India Women 1st Innings: 198 completely out. Jemimah Rodrigues 52; Annabel Sutherland 4/46, Lucy Hamilton 3/31
Australia Women 1st Innings: 323 completely out. Annabel Sutherland 129, Ellyse Perry 76; Sayali Satghare 4/50
India Women 2nd Innings: 149 completely out. Pratika Rawal 63; Lucy Hamilton 3/32, Alana King 2/23
Australia Women 2nd Innings: 28/0. Beth Mooney 19*, Alyssa Healy 13*
Result: Australia Women won by 10 wickets
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Issued by:
sabyasachi chowdhury
Published on:
March 8, 2026 1:59 PM IST
