37th over: Australia 252-5 (McGrath o, Gardner 19)

Gardner finds a gap in the field on the first ball and drives it past deep extra cover for four to seal an emphatic win for Australia.

36th over: Australia 248-5 (McGrath o, Gardner 15)

Gardner finds a single down the ground to Deepti to start the over, before Sutherland flicks one over the keeper for two. But then Sutherland decides to try to finish the game off there and then and holes out, giving McGrath the chance to be there at the end.

35th over: Australia 245-4 (Sutherland 8, Gardner 14)

Charani returns to the attack with just 13 runs needed to win for Australia. Sutherland finds the first of those runs fairly easily with a nice cut shot for a single. Both batters are playing with with a relaxed ease, enjoying being out in the middle in a low-pressure situation and getting to play their shots.

34th over: Australia 239-4 (Sutherland 6, Gardner 10)

Deepti resumes after a successful previous over and Gardner straight away takes her feet to the ball and turns it into a full toss to pick up a quick single. The Australians keep the run rate ticking over, playing with very little pressure and plenty of enjoyment. Drinks are on the field now.

33rd over: Australia 234-4 (Sutherland 4, Gardner 7)

Sutherland flicks away a full toss from Amanjot to deep mid wicket for two to show her intent to keep the runs flowing late in the game. Amanjot nearly gets one through Gardner, but then lets her off the hook with another full toss, that Gardner happily pulls for four.

32nd over: Australia 225-4 (Sutherland 1, Gardner 1)

Deepti starts her over with a wide and then there’s an appeal for caught behind on Mooney which isn’t given, but is soon confirmed by the third umpire, which brings Gardner in and means Australia has two new batters in the middle.

31st over: Australia 222-3 (Sutherland 0, Mooney 31)

Kashvee returns to the attack with Voll on strike on 99, India hoping they can get her in a vulnerable moment and take a much-needed wicket. The first ball is a dot and Voll holds her nerve. She nearly loses it next ball, edging it to Richa, but the keeper puts it down and Voll dashes down the pitch to bring up her 100 in probably not the way she would have envisioned, but it’s 100 nonetheless! However, soon after she’s out and Sutherland comes to the crease.

30th over: Australia 218-2 (Voll 99, Mooney 29)

With the required runs under 50 now, India is getting more desperate to take a wicket and hopefully spark a batting collapse. But the pressure is right off the Australians and they can knock it around and avoid taking risks, which makes it much more difficult to catch them off guard. Mooney comes down the pitch to change the length of a Kranti delivery and smacks it for a four, before flicking another off her pads past deep backward square for another four and finishing the over with a third consecutive four, this time down the ground.

29th over: Australia 203-2 (Voll 97, Mooney 17)

Voll starts the over with a powerful sweep to Amanjot, but it’s cut off by Deol before the boundary. Amanjot adjusts and bowls a tighter line, keeping the boundaries out of play and bowling well to her field to slightly slow the scoring rate.

28th over: Australia 198-2 (Voll 93, Mooney 16)

Charani returns for just her third over of the night. Some nice running gets Voll two from the first ball and brings up the 50 partnership for these two from 44 deliveries. Although it feels like they’ve been going quite slowly compared to the Litchfield-Voll partnership, they’ve still been going at better than run-a-ball. The fact that it feels slow probably speaks to how fast Litchfield and Voll were going! Voll gets into the 90s with some lovely footwork and a beautiful drive for four.

27th over: Australia 189-2 (Voll 84, Mooney 16)

Amanjot bowls her fourth over now and Voll finds an easy single straight away. Mooney creates some room and drives it past deep extra cover for four. Another little mix up nearly gives India another run out chance, but Mooney again gets back in time.

26th over: Australia 184-2 (Voll 83, Mooney 12)

Vaishnavi returns to see if spin can get a wicket here, but her first ball strays too far down the leg side and Voll again times her pull shot well to get it past the rope for four. Next ball it’s a drive down the ground for a big six and Vaishnavi is looking nervous. Her next few balls are better and there’s a run out shout on the last ball of the over, but Voll has made her ground.

25th over: Australia 171-2 (Voll 71, Mooney 11)

Amanjot comes back into the attack as India look for another wicket to break this partnership before they get into too much of a rhythm. But Voll winds up that big pull shot again and picks up another boundary. Mooney nearly gets herself run out after playing it straight to the field and running, but Voll sends her back and she gets there in time to keep herself out of trouble.

24th over: Australia 165-2 (Voll 66, Mooney 10)

Kranti continues her spell and Mooney finds a nice little drop and run single early in the over. While the boundaries aren’t flowing as they were, both batters are committed to keeping the runs ticking over. And of course, just as I say that, Mooney flicks one off her pads that races down past deep backward square for her first boundary of the night!

23rd over: Australia 158-2 (Voll 65, Mooney 4)

Voll waits nicely on the first ball of Kashvee’s over and cuts it late, but Jemimah is able to cut it off, so she pulls the next one to the other side of the field for a single. The run rate has slowed since Litchfield’s wicket, however the aggressive batting of Litchfield and Voll throughout their partnership pushed Australia so far ahead of the required run rate that they can afford some slower overs.

22nd over: Australia 154-2 (Voll 63, Mooney 2)

A play and miss from Voll to start Kranti’s sixth over of the night, before she finds a single to keep the strike rotating. Mooney runs hard for a single to get the required runs for Australia under 100, with plenty of overs up their sleeves and wickets in the shed.

21st over: Australia 151-2 (Voll 62, Mooney 1)

Kashvee continues and the first ball is a wider delivery that Voll stretches out to latch on to, but she can’t get it through the field. Next ball she finds more space on the other side of the field, getting Mooney on strike with a well-timed pull shot for one. Mooney gets off the mark with a single to get her innings underway. Kashvee bowls a full toss and Voll smashes it straight to Smriti, who drops a very simple catch that then trickles away from her and over the boundary rope. Voll punishes India by hitting the next ball for four as well, bringing up the 150 for Australia.

20th over: Australia 140-2 (Voll 52, Litchfield 0)

Litchfield starts aggressively to Kranti in this over with a big pull shot that looks like it’s certainly going for four, but Smriti pulls out a sensational dive on the boundary to cut it off. There’s another almost chance when the ball slips just in between Voll’s bat and pad and dribbles on to the ground, but it stays put and they dash through for a single. Litchfield tries to up the run rate again, but can’t get it away and is bowled, bringing Mooney to the crease.

19th over: Australia 136-1 (Voll 51, Litchfield 77)

India know they need a wicket and soon, and so they bring back their wicket taker in Kashvee to see if she can find one for them. She finds Litchfield’s outside edge, but unfortunately for India, it doesn’t fly to a fielder and instead races down to the boundary for four. Both batters are playing a little more conservatively to Kashvee and paying her a lot of respect, which they can afford to do with the run rate sitting well above what’s required. There’s an appeal for lbw on the last ball of the over and Harmanpreet decides she will review this one, though there’s not a lot of confidence in her review and for good reason – the third umpire quickly sees that Voll got an inside edge.

18th over: Australia 129-1 (Voll 50, Litchfield 71)

Kranti comes back into the attack and Litchfield continues to live dangerously, attempting a lap, but missing and going for a more traditional cut shot shot for a single next ball. Voll picks up a couple of runs with a nicely timed back foot shot into the pockets of the ground. Late in the over, she brings up her 50 with a single and she and Litchfield do a very formal little handshake in contrast to the hug after Litchfield’s 50. Perhaps some kind of superstition? Let’s say it is.

17th over: Australia 124-1 (Voll 47, Litchfield 69)

Amanjot resumes her spell and Voll finds a single right away to keep the strike rotating. There’s a big appeal for lbw on Voll midway through the over, but the umpire isn’t interested and Harmanpreet isn’t convinced enough to review it. Voll then finds the boundary again on the offside and brings up the 100-run partnership. Drinks are on the field now.

16th over: Australia 116-1 (Voll 40, Litchfield 68)

Another over from Deepti now and Litchfield pulls the first ball aggressively, but just for a single. Voll is delighted by the second ball, which is a rank full toss on leg stump, which she helps on its way with a sweep to the boundary. The pressure is on Deepti now and she gives away a wide, before another full toss on leg stump that Voll again sweeps for four. Litchfield finishes the over with a slog sweep for the third boundary of the over to keep the run rate ticking over.

15th over: Australia 101-1 (Voll 31, Litchfield 63)

Amanjot Kaur comes into the attack now after a period of all spin. There’s a mini mix up between the batters on the first ball, with Voll looking for two runs, but Litchfield sending her back after the first. She manages to scramble back to her crease in plenty of time, but pulls out the dive just in case! Voll takes a couple of balls to get her eye in against Amanjot, then punches one straight down the ground for four and then gets one to ricochet off Kranti in the field for another four next ball. Australia brings up the 100 and are cruising here at the moment.

14th over: Australia 92-1 (Voll 23, Litchfield 62)

We get our first look at Deepti for this match and Voll immediately goes after her with a big aerial drive. It flies down to Kranti and she picks it up well, but can’t hold the catch and Voll has got away with one here. Litchfield has picked up a Marizanne Kapp-like habit that I personally can’t stand, which is constantly taking her gloves off. The commentators think it helps her refocus, but as someone with very little patience, I hate having to wait for players to put their gloves back on all the time. Very much hoping this doesn’t filter down to junior cricket!

13th over: Australia 86-1 (Voll 19, Litchfield 60)

Another over from Charani and it’s a good start to the over from her, pinning Litchfield down with a couple of dot balls. Litchfield then finds some runs with another neat little scoop and brings up 2000 international runs – a fantastic achievement from a 22-year-old. Next ball she brings up a more immediate milestone – she reaches her half century with a drive for four. She finishes the over with her first six of the match – which takes some deliberation as it’s hit the rope.

12th over: Australia 72-1 (Voll 19, Litchfield 46)

Vaishnavi resumes and Voll is still finding her a little uncomfortable. She rotates the strike early to give Litchfield a shot – Vaishnavi seems to prefer bowling to right handers. After two more singles from the next two balls, Litchfield and Voll bring up their 50 partnership. There’s an lbw shout late in the over, but it’s a very optimistic one from the young bowler, without much support from her teammates.

11th over: Australia 68-1 (Voll 17, Litchfield 44)

The fielding restrictions are completed now and Sree Charani comes into the attack, with Australia sitting nicely above the required run rate. Voll pulls out another scoop early in the over and nearly scoops it straight to the keeper, but manages to keep it out of her grasp. A couple of balls later, she decides to try a more traditional route to find the boundary, with a straight drive back past the bowler for four. Litchfield finishes the over by playing her own scoop, which is a deft little one that finds enough space for her to pick up two runs.

10th over: Australia 60-1 (Voll 12, Litchfield 41)

Litchfield continues to live dangerously, dancing down the wicket and slashing one through the field for four, then chipping another one over the top for two. She’s putting plenty of shots up in the air, but has found the gaps well enough so far. Voll completes the over (and the power play) with lovely drive past long on for a boundary of her own.

9th over: Australia 49-1 (Voll 8, Litchfield 34)

Voll gets into position as Kashvee releases the ball and scoops the first ball of the over past fine leg for four, putting pressure back on to the bowler immediately. It’s a good fight back from Kashvee though, tightening up her line to ensure Voll can’t do anything but the defend the next few balls. In fact, she avoids giving away any further runs from the over.

8th over: Australia 45-1 (Voll 4, Litchfield 34)

Vaishnavi comes into the attack on debut and starts with two dots to Litchfield, which will give her some confidence. However, no one can keep Litchfield quiet for long and she pulls out the reverse sweep, which sails down to the boundary for four.

7th over: Australia 39-1 (Voll 3, Litchfield 29)

Voll gets some strike now after the Litchfield show last over. Unfortunately for her, it’s against Kashvee, who’s looking the more dangerous of the Indian opening bowlers at the moment. She finds a single through a flick to deep backward square early in the over to keep things moving and Litchfield is also content with a single to this very good line and length. Just the two runs from another tight Kashvee over.

6th over: Australia 37-1 (Voll 2, Litchfield 28)

A very full ball from Kranti to start the over, generally you’d say a delivery like that was too full, but it catches Litchfield off guard and nearly gets through her, but she defends it back to the bowler. Midway through the over, she finds the ball she’s looking for and pulls it strongly to the boundary for four, before following it up with another in almost the same spot. That’s followed by yet another pull shot for four – Kranti needs to adjust her length and she does so, finishing the over with a dot.

5th over: Australia 25-1 (Voll 2, Litchfield 16)

Australia is sitting right on the required run rate at the moment and there is a sense from India that they need to start taking wickets soon, so they do that nice and early in the over, dismissing Healy for single figures, bringing Voll to the crease. Like the openers beforehand, she starts with a strong, Test-match style defensive shot and then dashes through for a quick single to make sure she doesn’t come away with another duck. They continue rotating the strike throughout the over to keep the run rate moving along after the loss of that early wicket.

4th over: Australia 20-0 (Healy 6, Litchfield 14)

Healy gets her first look at the strike since the first over and starts by punching one over midwicket – but not very far over! It just evades a diving Jemimah to run away for four. She scales back her risk-taking endeavours after that, with three dot balls in a row before a nice pull shot finds the gap and she gets Litchfield back on strike for a harmless defensive shot to end the over.

3rd over: Australia 15-0 (Healy 1, Litchfield 14)

Kashvee resumes her spell after a tight first over. Litchfield gets her feet to the ball and chips another one over the top for her second four of the innings – she’s starting to find her rhythm now, though she’s certainly taking some risks. Her next boundary is far less risky, just flicked off her pads past fine leg for four. With a total like this, if she can find two boundaries an over, it takes a lot of the pressure out of the chase early.

2nd over: Australia 7-0 (Healy 1, Litchfield 6)

Kranti Gaud opens the bowling from the other end and starts with good line and length to Litchfield, who is playing her shots, but can’t pierce the inner ring with the field up for the power play. Eventually she goes aerial with a drive that she chips over the top of the field, where it falls safely and runs away for four.

1st over: Australia 2-0 (Healy 1, Litchfield 1)

Kashvee opens the bowling for India and Healy starts defensively, getting her elbow up high and playing a forward defensive to the first two balls of the innings. The third ball drifts a little further on to the leg side and Healy whips it off her pads for a comfortable single. Litchfield also takes her time getting her eye in, with a defensive shot and a little working of the ball for a single.

The teams are on the field and the chase is about to get underway!

Don’t forget you can get in touch with me via email – the link is at the top of the page. One thing I’m interested to hear from you about is captain-in-waiting Sophie Molineux. A major concern that many raised when she was named the new captain was her history of injuries. With an injury ruling her out of the remainder of this series so soon after this news, is this worrying for the team and the selectors? It did seem to be a left field choice, so it would be interesting to know whether injury breaks were factored into the decision.

Hello everyone! I hope you’re all having an enjoyable evening / (insert whichever period of the day it is where you are). That was a great first innings to watch, with both teams having periods of dominance. It feels like Australia have their noses in front at the moment with such a strong batting line up to chase this total down, but if India can bring the bowling performances they brought to the T20s, they’re very capable of defending this total. I can’t wait to see how the chase goes!

Thanks a lot for following along through the first half of the second ODI in Hobart. The multi-format series is tied at 4-4 and India have put together a total that leaves this game just as evenly poised.

Megan Maurice is here to guide you through Australia’s chase – enjoy!

48th over: India 236-7 (Harmanpreet 51, Kranti 17) Harmanpreet brings up a typical fighting and well-paced fifty with a single pulled to deep backward square. The India skipper’s half-century comes from 66 balls after she took time to get going while focusing on rebuilding the innings. Five singles from the over won’t hurt Australia too much.

47th over: India 231-7 (Harmanpreet 49, Kranti 14) That’s just the over India needed as Nicola Carey loses her line. Kranti picks up three boundaries with the first fortunate to find a gap through the air and to the long-on rope. The next two are pure class as Kranti casually lofts a pair of drives over mid-off and can barely hide her surprise with a huge grin across her face.

46th over: India 218-7 (Harmanpreet 49, Kranti 1) Ash Gardner completes her set of 10 overs by taking a big wicket at a crucial time. The off-spinner helped turn the game back in Australia’s favour through the middle overs and finishes with 2 for 39.

45th over: India 214-6 (Harmanpreet 47, Kashvee 24) Nicola Carey comes back into the attack for her seventh over and Harmanpreet immediately picks up the pace with a nudge down the ground for one. After a sighter, Kashvee steps forward and hoicks a shorter ball to rope at deep midwicket. Fast running for two brings up the 50-run stand - that’s two in as many matches for the middle-order pair.

44th over: India 205-6 (Harmanpreet 45, Kashvee 17) SIX! Harmanpreet brings up India’s 200 with a cracking, well timed drive over the long-on rope. Sutherland set herself to try to reel the catch in but the ball sailed over her head for the second six of the innings. The India skipper is lifting her own run rate now, and not before time.

43rd over: India 195-6 (Harmanpreet 37, Kashvee 15) Harmanpreet smacks just her second boundary of the innings by dragging the ball from well outside off back over the leg-side and past long-on. Four more singles make it a better over for India but the time to take some risks is surely now within their sight.

42nd over: India 187-6 (Harmanpreet 31, Kashvee 13) Spin for spin as India get little relief with Ash Gardner replacing Alana King. Five singles from the over when India could really do with a boundary or three.

41st over: India 182-6 (Harmanpreet 28, Kashvee 11) Australia have India where they want them with Harmanpreet and Kashvee content with a pair of singles apiece off Schutt even as the innings crawls into the last 10 overs.

40th over: India 178-6 (Harmanpreet 26, Kashvee 9) Alana King begins her last over of the innings with trademark drift and turn as the ball pitches in line with middle stump and begins to spin away. Kashvee is down on one knee sweeping once again and is fortunate the ball was doing too much as replay show it was bouncing wide of and over off-stump. Kashvee continues to sweep away without connecting before Harmanpreet is content to see off the leg-spinner with 10 overs remaining. King finishes with 2 for 41.

39th over: India 177-6 (Harmanpreet 26, Kashvee 8) Harmanpreet shapes up to ramp Schutt behind the keeper but the bowler reins in her speed and the India skipper has to wait to get bat on ball. The slow motion scoop directs the ball straight into her helmet. A better version of much the same stroke helps Harmanpreet flick the ball behind to the fine leg rope. That’s the captain’s first boundary from 46 balls.

38th over: India 172-6 (Harmanpreet 22, Kashvee 7) Kashvee goes searching for a sweep but King digs the ball in a touch shorter and has protection on the leg-side. The ball trickles under the bat and Kashvee survives. King drifts down leg and the batter punishes her with a smarter sweep fine and to the rope. Kashvee fails to keep down another sweep and picks out Schutt running in off the rope at deep mid-wicket. The pacer makes up the ground but grasses a simple catch while sliding on her knees. India are yet to make Australia pay for being well below their usual standard in the field.

37th over: India 167-6 (Harmanpreet 22, Kashvee 2) Megan Schutt returns with India looking shaky as wickets tumble around their skipper. Kashvee smashed three sixes and three boundaries in the first ODI in Brisbane but will have to play a more composed knock this time with India at risk of failing to bat out their overs.

36th over: India 163-6 (Harmanpreet 21, Kashvee 1) King gets the breakthrough just as Ghosh showed all the signs of putting together a big innings. The leg-spinner almost has another very next delivery with a half-hearted appeal for lbw. This time the ball hit the pad just outside the line.

35th over: India 160-5 (Harmanpreet 20, Ghosh 21) Ghosh continues to look like the dangerwoman but Carey nearly sends her on her way with an awkward length that cramps up the batter. She just gets her bat down in time to tickle the ball off the toe for a fortunate boundary to deep third.

34th over: India 153-5 (Harmanpreet 19, Ghosh 15) SIX! Ghosh is done with biding her time as she gets down on one knee and hammers the ball back down the ground to long-on. That’s the first six of the innings but just as crucially India keep the score ticking over better than they have been with four singles.

33rd over: India 143-5 (Harmanpreet 17, Ghosh 7) Carey is not at all pleased as the umpire signals a wide for the ball drifting down the leg-side. It looked and sounded like there was a bit of Ghosh’s pad on that. Mooney might have missed a stumping chance too when failing to glove the ball while the batter was falling forward and out of her crease. Brilliant fielding from King saves a boundary, with a knee slide next to the rope and taking the ball in her outside hand then flicking it behind her back.

32nd over: India 136-5 (Harmanpreet 13, Ghosh 6) Gardner has been a key to Australia turning this innings around and she concedes only a single to Ghosh to end the over with 1 for 20 from seven.

31st over: India 135-5 (Harmanpreet 13, Ghosh 5) Carey has her first wicket of the series Risha Ghosh is quick to get off the mark with a slicing cut to the rope.

30th over: India 130-4 (Harmanpreet 13, Amanjot 13) Gardner varies her length to keep the batters guessing. Harmanpreet very nearly chips a fuller ball to Brown at cover.

29th over: India 128-4 (Harmanpreet 12, Amanjot 12) Harmanpreet chips King barely over Litchfield at cover. The young Australian leaps high but can’t quite reach the ball. Amanjot lifts King back over head with a controlled drive to the rope.

28th over: India 121-4 (Harmanpreet 10, Amanjot 7) Harmanpreet scampers through for a quick single but unlike earlier when little response from the India skipper helped cause Pratika Rawal’s downfall, the batters get through this time despite fine fielding from Litchfield.

27th over: India 117-4 (Harmanpreet 7, Amanjot 2) A rare loose delivery from Alana King gifts Amanjot Kaur with a waist high full toss that she punishes with a pull over midwicket.

26th over: India 112-4 (Harmanpreet 7, Amanjot 2) Darcie Brown replaces Annabel Sutherland and picks up where she left off with a mixed bag of wides and cracking deliveries that go away to relieving some of the pressure on India.

25th over: India 105-4 (Harmanpreet 3, Amanjot 1) The India wickets keep tumbling as they lose three scalps for five runs to hand the advantage back to Australia. Amanjot struggled with the bat in the T20s with meagre scores of three and one, but will need to build a partnership with the India captain to get their side back into the game after a bright start.

24th over: India 103-3 (Harmanpreet 2, Deepti 1) Sutherland has both of the two new batters under pressure and Harmanpreet is fortunate to survive a play and a miss outside off-stump.

23rd over: India 100-3 (Harmanpreet 1, Deepti 0) Deepti Sharma comes to the crease as Pratika Rawal’s fine knock ends with 52 from 81 deliveries. First signs that Australia are ready to turn the screws as Alana King bowls a maiden around the run out.

22nd over: India 100-2 (Rawal 52, Harmanpreet 1) Sutherland gets the crucial wicket of Rodrigues and goes to work on the India captain with off-cutters and a change of pace.

21st over: India 97-1 (Rawal 50, Rodrigues 11) Rodrigues goes after King with a controlled chip over the infield and into space near deep cover. The India No 3 is up and running now even against Australia’s key strike bowler. Rawal brings up her fifty from 76 deliveries with a single to deep midwicket. That is her 10th time reaching 50 from 26 ODIs, as she sets out to compile a third century in the format.

20th over: India 92-1 (Rawal 48, Rodrigues 8) Another half chance goes begging as Rawal looks to clip the ball off her pads but instead gets a thick leading edge. Healy is a little slow to get moving at an unfamiliar mid-off and the ball crashes to the turf while the skipper is left shaking her head. Sutherland continues to look sharp and begins the over beating Rodrigues off an awkward length.

19th over: India 88-1 (Rawal 46, Rodrigues 6) Alana King is called in to the attack for the first time and almost gets Rawal as the opener drives on the up. The ball sails in between the bowler and mid-off who is quite wide. Some sharp fielding has Rawal scampering for a quick single and the direct hit calls for an umpire’s review. But the opener is comfortably behind the crease.

18th over: India 84-1 (Rawal 44, Rodrigues 4) A change of pace for India after the first wicket falls. Rodrigues glances to fine leg for an easy single, Rawal swings and misses before switching back on with a simpler square drive for one.

17th over: India 81-1 (Rawal 43, Rodrigues 3) Jemimah Rodrigues comes to the crease in place of Smriti Mandhana as the door opens for Australia. Rodrigues takes time to pick up the line and turn with a pair of outside edges, the second helping her get off the mark with two through a vacant first slip.

16th over: India 77-0 (Rawal 42, Mandhana 31) Annabel Sutherland is thrown the ball with Australia still searching for a first breakthrough. Rawal edges the pacer through a vacant first slip to the rope – that looked like a controlled shot if not for the opener’s head spinning on a top to quickly check where the ball was flying. Mandhana swivels to pull a straight ball off her pads and through square leg for another boundary.

15th over: India 68-0 (Rawal 37, Mandhana 27) DROP! Mandhana dances down the pitch and sends a drive skyward. Tahlia McGrath tracks back and plants her feet. But the ball sails over her head and out of reach. That might not have even been a drop, as I’m not certain McGrath got a hand to the ball. That one needed to be held as Australia risk paying a huge price for the mounting number of missed opportunities.

14th over: India 64-0 (Rawal 35, Mandhana 25) Rawal drives over the top of cover to the rope. That was a sublime, controlled stroke and the India opener is looking more and more comfortable as her innings grows.

13th over: India 59-0 (Rawal 31, Mandhana 24) Rawal drives off the back foot with perhaps the shot of the day so for four. The batters are finding it hard to get Gardner away, but that was an exquisite stroke.

12th over: India 55-0 (Rawal 27, Mandhana 24) Georgia Voll gets down low in the gully to save four runs. Australia have been good in the field outside a few missed half chances. An unlikely slog from Mandhana brings up the 50-run stand with two to deep square. A nick past keeper Mooney runs away for an unconvincing four. Mandhana keeps getting away with a pretty streaky knock so far.

11th over: India 48-0 (Rawal 26, Mandhana 18) Gardner is proving hard to get away until Rawal reaches well beyond off-stump to slog-sweep to deep midwicket for two. Mandhana adds two more with a half-hearted drive to deep cover.

10th over: India 43-0 (Rawal 23, Mandhana 16) A double change for Australia as Nicola Carey takes the ball from Darcie Brown who continued her struggles with her line in this series. Mandhana has been using her feet throughout the innings and dances down the wicket to pick up a single to mid-off. Rawal adds one off a wider delivery sent through cover.

9th over: India 41-0 (Rawal 22, Mandhana 15) Ash Gardner takes the ball after grassing a difficult chance. Varied pace, line and length from the off-spinner helps Australia to their first maiden of the innings.

8th over: India 41-0 (Rawal 22, Mandhana 15) DROP! Ash Gardner spills a tough chance off Mandhana as she scampers to her left and dives hard but the ball bounces out of her left hand. Rawal drives Brown for three earlier in the over as the score keeps ticking over.

7th over: India 36-0 (Rawal 18, Mandhana 14) The tidiest over yet for Australia with just a leg-bye conceded. The run-rate was pushing six an over before that, and the hosts are still chasing a first wicket on what looks like a good deck for the batters.

6th over: India 35-0 (Rawal 18, Mandhana 14) Brown is backed to continue for a third over with Australia needing a breakthrough. Rawal picks off a couple of singles through square leg, while Mandhana makes the most of a thick inside edge for a single to long leg.

5th over: India 31-0 (Rawal 16, Mandhana 13) Chance? Mandhana slices at a wider ball and a nick carries it through gully and just out of reach. The Australian bowlers won’t mind the batters struggling to keep the ball down even as Schutt concedes a boundary. Rawal picks up four runs earlier with a textbook square drive through point.

4th over: India 22-0 (Rawal 11, Mandhana 9) Brown begins the over with two wides in three balls but once she finds her line very nearly dismisses Mandhana. The opener chases a moving ball and is fortunate to watch an edge fly between keeper Mooney and Healy at first slip to the boundary. Brown ends the entertaining over asking for a catch but replays confirm it was a bump ball.

3rd over: India 14-0 (Rawal 11, Mandhana 3) Mandhana stretches to make use of Schutt offering too much width for a single to deep point. Schutt has the ball moving around but Rawal hits against the swing into her to crunch the first boundary of the innings through cover. Rawal repeats the shot for the same result as the fast outfield favours the batters.

2nd over: India 5-0 (Rawal 3, Mandhana 2) Darcie Brown takes the new ball but wastes her opening delivery with a full toss that Mandhana dispatches to deep square leg. Brown is fortunate to get away with a single. Rawal picks up two with a flick to the same region.

1st over: India 2-0 (Rawal 1, Mandhana 1) Pratika Rawal gets off the mark with an unconvincing dab off the front foot to gully. The India opener might just be pleased to survive the first over after a second-ball duck in Brisbane. Smriti Mandhana has been in fine touch throughout the multi-format series and immediately eases a single to cover.

India openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal make their way to the middle at Bellerive Oval and will be hoping for a much better start than they had in Brisbane. Megan Schutt has the ball in hand, Beth Mooney has the gloves and is standing back from the stumps as we’re about to get under way in Hobart …

Australia all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner is not getting carried away with the emphatic victory over India in the first ODI on Tuesday, especially with the multi-format series tied at 4-4 with eight points still up for grabs. Gardner spoke yesterday during the build up to the second ODI in Hobart

We have played some good cricket along the way and have played some not-so good cricket in patches as well. So being able for us to string that together, I felt like that last game was kind of a perfect performance. I thought the bowlers really set the tone and then we chased down that total pretty convincingly.

What we did really well was just focus on ourselves and make sure to keep our gameplan really simple – adapt when it was necessary. And that’s obviously what we’re going to have to do tomorrow as well, making sure we’re adapting to whatever is in front of us. The other day, bowling first was probably what we wanted to do and it [batting] was pretty challenging early, in both innings those first 10 overs were going to be the most challenging. We know they [India] want to take the game on … just being able to adapt, full stop, is our mode going forward.