The ODI series decider between India and Australia in New Delhi saw a host of records tumble.
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Australia took the first game of the series in Mullanpur, before India hit back with a record victory in the second at the same venue. The visitors won the toss in New Delhi and chose to bat first. The top-order made merry on a flat wicket, scoring 77-1 in the Powerplay.
They upped the ante through the middle overs as Georgia Voll (81 off 68) tore into the bowlers. It was 150-2 in the 22nd over when she went, but No.4 Beth Mooney only accelerated from there, putting on 106 off 71 balls with Ellyse Perry.
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Mooney went on to score a 57-ball century, her fourth in ODIs. She was eventually run out for 138 off 75 in the 45th over, which also saw Deepti Sharma remove Tahlia McGrath and Grace Harris as Australia went from 378-4 to 380-7. Their innings folded for 412 in 47.5 overs.
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In reply, India opener Smriti Mandhana took Australia by the scruff of the neck, slamming a 23-ball half-century en route to giving India a 96-run Powerplay. Harmanpreet Kaur was equally effective, as the pair put on 121 in 11.3 overs.
Mandhana made a 50-ball century before Kaur was dismissed lbw for 52 off 35 balls. The southpaw went soon after, mistiming a full toss from Grace Harris and holing out. India's woes were compounded two overs later when they slipped to 231-5 after Richa Ghosh was run out at the non-striker's end, courtesy a deflection from bowler Alana King's hand. Deepti kept faint hopes of an improbable chase alive for a while, but India inevitably fell short, bowled out for 369.
India vs Australia, third ODI: All the records broken
Beth Mooney's century off 57 balls was the joint-second fastest recorded for Australia in women's ODIs, after Meg Lanning's 45-ball ton against New Zealand in 2012 and alongside Karen Rolton's effort against South Africa in 2000.
Australia's total of 412 was their joint-highest in women's ODIs. They had previously made 412-3 against Denmark in 1997. It was also the second-highest all out women's ODI score, after New Zealand's 418 vs Ireland in 2018.
Arundhati Reddy took 3-86 in 8.5 overs in the first innings, conceding the second-most runs by an Indian in a women's ODI behind Priya Mishra's 88 in 10 overs against the same opposition in 2024. Reddy's economy rate of 9.73 was the highest for an Indian with at least five overs bowled in a women's ODI. In the same innings, Kranti Goud took second place on that list, with 1-56 in six overs (economy rate: 9.66).
Smriti Mandhana's 50-ball century was the fastest by an Indian in ODI cricket, male or female. She now has the three fastest hundreds for her country in women's ODIs, with 70 and 77-ball centuries coming earlier this year as well. It is also the second-fastest in women's ODIs, after Lanning's aforementioned effort.
Following her 117 from the second ODI, Mandhana became the second women's ODI batter to score consecutive centuries on two separate occasions. She previously did so against South Africa in 2024. Tammy Beaumont (thrice) is the other player to achieve this.
Mandhana's 13 centuries are now the joint-second most in women's ODI cricket. Suzie Bates also has 13, and Lanning has 15. All 13 have come as an opener, which is a women's ODI world record. Bates has 12 as an opener, as does Beaumont.
Mooney and Mandhana's centuries took the count of women's ODI centuries in 2025 to 30, a new world record. There were 29 centuries scored in 2024.
This was Mandhana's fourth ODI century in 2025, a joint-record in women's ODIs for a single calendar year. She scored four last year as well, and South Africa's Tazmin Brits completed four centuries in 2025 yesterday (September 19).
Mandhana now has 928 runs in ODI cricket this year, making her the second woman after Belinda Clark (970 in 1997) to score over 900 in a calendar year. With a home World Cup on the horizon, she will fancy her chances of becoming the first player to 1,000.
The 80 runs conceded by Ash Gardner during India's chase is the most ever conceded by an Australian woman in ODI cricket. As with Reddy for India, her economy rate of 10 runs per over was the highest for an Australian bowling at least five overs in a women's ODI.
India's 369 was the highest second-innings total in women's ODI cricket, and the third-highest all out total overall.
The match aggregate of 781 runs was the highest in a women's ODI. The previous record was 678 (England 373-5 vs South Africa 305-9 at Bristol in 2017). The match run rate of 8.23 runs per over was the second-highest in a women's ODI, after India and New Zealand scored at 8.43 an over in a rain-shortened 20-over-a-side game in February 2022.
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