Australia take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
A fine century by Nicole Bolton saw Australia bag a comfortable eight-wicket victory in the first ODI in Vadodara on Sunday.
Set a paltry target of 201, the visitors rode on a determined knock by Bolton to take a 1-0 in the three-match series. The right-handed opener remained unbeaten on 100 off 101. Her knock was studded with 12 boundaries.
Australia lost just two wickets in the chase - keeper-bat Alyssa Healy for 38 and skipper Meg Lanning for 33 - with the Indian bowlers being entirely ineffective. New-ball bowler Shikha Pandey was the only Indian to get a scalp.
All-rounder Ellyse Perry, notching up an unbeaten 25 off 26, teamed up with Bolton to take Australia to 202/2 in 32.1 overs.
Earlier, a 76-run partnership for the eighth wicket saved India the blushes before being bowled out for 200.
Electing to bat after winning the toss, India lost wickets at regular intervals before the duo of Pooja Vastrakar (51) and Sushma Verma (41) steadied the ship with sensible batting. This was the 18-year-old Vastrakar's maiden half century, and she laced her crucial knock with seven boundaries and a six, while Verma found the fence three times during her 71-ball innings.
The total looked a far cry when Shikha Pandey was dismissed in the 32nd over with the score reading 113 for seven. That was the time when Verma and Vastrakar joined hands to bail India out of a precarious situation.
The hosts were off to a steady start with openers, Punam Raut (37) and Smriti Mandhana (12), putting on 38 runs in nine overs. However, Mandhana was trapped in front of the wicket by Amanda-Jade Wellington in the first ball of the 10th over, giving the leg-spinner the first of her three wickets. The most successful Australian bowler, though, was Jess Jonassen, who returned impressive figures of 4/30.
Jemimah Rodrigues and Raut were also dismissed in quick succession as India were left struggling at 60 for three, which became 83 for four in the 23rd over. While facing 50 deliveries, Raut struck six boundaries and a six.
With skipper Harmanpreet Kaur falling to Alyssa Healy's work behind the stumps off Megan Schutt's bowling an over later, hosts India slumped to 87 for five.
The Australians were disciplined with the ball with the spinners taking eight wickets. Had they held on to their chances, Meg Lanning's side could have restricted the hosts to a much lower score.
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