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Posted: 2021-10-02 03:29:32

Australia needs wickets on day three of the only women's Test match against India on the Gold Coast.

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By Dean Bilton

119th over - Sutherland to do it all again

She's not getting much of a rest between overs with Molineux at the other end!

SWING AND A MISS! Sutherland wins the patience game, and Deepti has a crack at one outside off stump.

By Dean Bilton

118th over - Molineux to continue

Taniya playing her mostly from the back foot.

So the runs have dried up a little in the last couple of overs. Molineux races through another set.

By Dean Bilton

117th over - Here comes Sutherland again

Another look at the left-handed Deepti. Sutherland coming from over the wicket.

Two maidens on the bounce from Sutherland. Deepti not interested in forcing anything off her excellent lines and lengths.

By Dean Bilton

116th over - Sophie Molineux into the attack

Still sporting that tape on her upper lip. She has two poles to her name already, but there are more on offer for her here.

Tidy late cut from Taniya, setting a task for Wareham in the outfield. She's up to the challenge, only two.

Quickly through the first over from Molineux.

By Dean Bilton

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By Dean Bilton

115th over - Annabel Sutherland into the attack

Still waiting for her first Test wicket. Let's hope it's not far away.

Sutherland bang on the money already. Good carry, good areas. Testing Deepti.

Just one loose one down the leg side to end the over. A maiden all the same.

By Dean Bilton

114th over - Perry has another go

BEATEN! Straight past the outside edge of Deepti's bat. Seen that before.

Perry lost a couple down the leg side, so switched to back around the wicket to try to rediscover her line. First ball around the wicket is a no ball.

And the second one is a loooong way down the leg side, too far for Healy to reel in. A wide. Perry losing it a bit here.

Cracking shot through the covers from Taniya, but Gardner is quick in the field. She gets there in time to keep it to two.

And again through the covers! Taniya seeing them damn well now. Two more, as an expensive Perry over (and probably her spell) ends.

By Dean Bilton

113th over - Gardner to continue

SHOT! Bang! Deepti drops to one knee and absolutely belts that through midwicket for four. Signs of a change in tempo for India.

Five off the over in the end. India picking up the pace, and have passed 300.

By Dean Bilton

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112th over - Perry around the wicket to Deepti

Too straight, worked away by Deepti for one.

BEATEN! Again Perry finds a way through Taniya, but again there is no nick for her good work.

Been the story of her Test. Good bowling, plenty of hard work, very little luck.

By Dean Bilton

111th over - Gardner to Taniya

SHOT! Now that's a cut shot. A bit too short, and Taniya was quickly back into her crease to smack it through point. That's a hell of a shot.

FOUR MORE! Wow, that is another exquisite shot from Taniya Bhatia! Little more than a nudge behind point off the back foot, it has absolutely raced to the rope.

She took a few overs to get settled, but she's looking really comfy now.

By Dean Bilton

110th over - Perry charging in again

Too straight to Deepti, who takes one more to fine leg.

Perry is looking far more threatening to the right-handed Taniya... until Taniya pulls out a cover drive like that. Lovely shot, just for one though.

SHOUT! Another lbw appeal, but I reckon Deepti has edged that. And it pitched outside leg. And it was probably too high.

We go again. Over bowled.

By Dean Bilton

109th over - Gardner around the wicket to Deepti

IN THE AIR! Safe! An actual aggressive sweep shot from Deepti turned into a skied top edge. Lucky it didn't quite carry to deep square leg.

One run and nearly a chance off the over.

By Dean Bilton

108th over - Perry to continue

BEATEN! Really good stuff from Perry, nibbling away from the left-handed Deepti Sharma. She had a whif at it, but no nick.

Deepti squeezes one off her toes out to fine leg and takes a single.

Thigh-high full bunger from Perry to end the over. Not a no ball, and not hit for any runs by Taniya.

By Dean Bilton

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107th over - Gardner to Taniya

There's a short leg in, no catchers on the off side. Spoke too soon, the helmet is being run out and there will be a silly point under Taniya's nose too.

FOUR! There's no gully though! A bit edgy from Taniya, but squirted through that region and away to third for four.

Taniya is now playing everything off the back foot, entirely because of the presence of the silly point. Good captaincy, and a good over.

By Dean Bilton

106th over - Perry to Deepti now

No real urgency from India so far, but it's early days.

Seems a real priority on bowling full for Perry so far. The Aussie quicks on the whole have been too short throughout this Test so far, so it's good to see. Give the pink ball a chance to swing.

EDGED! Just short of Healy! Genuine nick on that one, but the ball just died off the edge. Healy took it smartly, but on the half-volley.

Great over from Perry, a maiden.

By Dean Bilton

105th over - Gardner spinning them up again

Half a shout as Deepti is hit on the pad, but there was a massive inside edge on it first. Gardner is around the wicket to the lefty.

Gardner gets a little too straight and Deepti works it with the angle for a single to fine leg.

Just the one from the over.

By Dean Bilton

104th over - Ellyse Perry, come on down

Meg Lanning wastes no time going to her big gun. Perry bowled really well without luck yesterday, and looked genuinely relieved to have finally broken through last night.

Great start from Perry. Late tail into Taniya's toes.

The pressure is released though thanks to a misfield from Molineux at point (she got a dodgy bounce, in fairness). Two to get Taniya off the mark.

Good start from Perry, but Taniya up to the task early.

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