[Watch] Darcie Brown Takes A Blinder To Dismiss Harmanpreet Kaur During First ODI

Australian cricketer Darcie Brown pulled off a stunner in the first ODI against India to dismiss Harmanpreet Kaur on Thursday, December 28 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Indian skipper walked back to the pavilion for just nine runs owing to the heroic effort in the field by Brown.

The incident took place in the thirteenth over of the Indian innings. Ashleigh Gardner bowled a tossed-up delivery to Harmanpreet Kaur, who tried to sweep the ball. However, she got a top edge and the ball went to the fielder at short fine leg. Darcie Brown who was positioned there, dived to her left to grab a stunning catch. Harmanpreet managed just nine runs from seventeen deliveries, including a boundary.

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Darcie Brown earlier dismissed Shafali Verma for one run to provide a solid start to Australia. The ball nipped back into Shafali who left a gap between her bat and pad. The ball managed to go through the gate and rattle the stumps. The right-arm pacer finished with bowling figures of 1/33 in seven overs, at an economy rate.

India manages 282 on the back of Jemimah Rodrigues’ valiant effort

Batting first, India put on 282 runs on the board at the loss of eight wickets. Jemimah Rodrigues scored 82 runs, despite struggling physically during the game. She slammed seven boundaries in the innings. Meanwhile, Yastika Bhatia and Pooja Vastrakar also played brilliantly. Bhatia scored 49 runs, while Vastrakar smashed a 46-ball 62, with seven boundaries and two sixes. Ashleigh Gardner and Georgia Wareham took a couple of wickets each in the innings.

Earlier on the tour, India defeated Australia in the one-off Test match at Wankhede Stadium. They won the Test by eight wickets, their first against Australia in the history of women’s cricket. Following the ODI series, the two teams will also play three T20Is.

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