Gold coast

Australian Women: Having played India in a Test match in 2021, the Australian team was expecting India to come out and fight hard in home conditions, Shelley Nitschke admitted and said her team did not play at its best so far in the one-off women's Test between the two teams at the Wankhede Stadium here.

After bowling out Australia for 219 on the opening day, India rode on half-centuries by Smriti Mandhana (74), Richa Ghosh (52), Jemimah Rodrigues (73) and Deepti Sharma (70 not out) to reach a commanding 376/7 at stumps on the second day, enjoying a lead of 157 runs on first innings and in a great position to extend it on the third day of the match.

Nitschke said she was not surprised at the way the Indian team has performed so far in this match.