IND-W vs AUS-W, Harmanpreet Kaur Statement: After suffering a crushing 122-run defeat against Australia and losing the series, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said the team needs to rethink their bowling plans.

It was sunny at the Allan Border Field, but India's bowling plans proved to be a complete waste as Australia posted a mammoth 371/8. This is the highest-ever score by India in WODIs, surpassing the previous record of 338/7, which Australia had set earlier this year at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Barring Saima Thakor's 3-62, it was a completely forgettable day with the ball for India. Centurions Georgia Voll and Ellyse Perry along with half-centurions Phoebe Litchfield and Beth Mooney easily thrashed the Indian bowlers. Leg-spinner Priya Mishra gave away 1-88 runs in her 10 overs, which are now the most expensive figures by an Indian bowler in women's ODIs.

Chasing 372 was always going to be a challenging target for India as Priya Punia was unable to bat due to an injury. Despite opener Richa Ghosh's 54 and debutant Minnu Mani's unbeaten 46, India lost wickets at regular intervals to be bowled out for 249.

Losing the series to Australia is not a good sign for India, especially with the 2025 Women's ODI World Cup scheduled on home soil. "In bowling, we have to go back and think about plans. We expected some more movement but we didn't get that here. Going forward, we have to bat a bit more and play the full 50 overs. We scored a few 40s but couldn't convert them into fifties or hundreds."

After the match, Harmanpreet said, "I think despite the big score, we made some partnerships in the middle. Still, our approach was positive, looking for boundaries. But we fell short by a few runs. We created some chances with the ball, but we could not capitalize on them. They batted really well, credit goes to them.''

Australia captain Tahlia McGrath said it was fun to watch the batters score big runs, as Georgia hit her first ODI century and Ellis made 105. "It was great to watch. Wally's 100 was definitely the highlight, but everyone in the top four did their job and it was great to just sit back and watch everyone play," McGrath said. "It's all down to her confidence. I thought she played some great drives down the field early on and looked completely comfortable. I wasn't sure how they would get her out. As soon as she (Ellis) walked down the wicket, you could see her intent."

"She also hit some serious sixes. That's our goal, to take the game forward and set a platform, and our top four executed it perfectly." She also spoke about how it is challenging for her to make bowling changes on the field due to the abundance of bowlers. "It is indeed a challenge. Whenever I go to make bowling changes, I have seven bowlers in my mind. It is a challenge."

"Short spells today, just chopping and changing. Hopefully, the wicket will offer a bit more so we have to be very simple with our plans. Hopefully,y a bit of bounce at the WACA will be nice."