Yastika Bhatia's 112 Goes in Vain as Australia A Women Chase Down 339 to Level the Series

Australia A Women pulled off a last-over chase of 339 to beat India A Women by two wickets in the second unofficial ODI at the I.S. Bindra PCA Stadium in Mohali on September 23, levelling the three-match series at 1-1 with the decider still to come. It was a game India A looked to have set up perfectly with the bat, only to see Australia A's middle and lower order chase it down with three balls in hand.

Bhatia's century sets up a big total

Captain Yastika Bhatia top-scored with 112 off 84 balls, hitting 16 fours and two sixes, after openers Priya Punia and Tanisha Singh put on 58 for the first wicket. Bhatia then added 124 with Tejal Hasabnis to push India A to 338 for 6 in their 50 overs — a total that looked well beyond reach for most of Australia A's reply.

Wilson, Knott and Learoyd keep the chase alive

Australia A's chase was built around a middle-order burst: captain Tahlia Wilson made 79, and a stand of 92 in just 10.3 overs with Charli Knott (63 off 37 balls) took Australia A past 200 inside 25 overs. India A hit back through Minnu Mani, who removed both Wilson and Knott, and Vaishnavi Sharma, who accounted for Katie Mack, dragging the chase back to 219 for 5. Anika Learoyd (54 off 29 balls) then combined with Tess Flintoff and Hayley Silver-Holmes to keep Australia A ahead of the rate through a series of short, quick stands.

Illingworth finishes it in the last over

Another brief India A fightback left Australia A needing a handful of runs off the closing overs, but an unbeaten 22 off 14 balls from Milly Illingworth got the visitors home with three balls to spare, finishing at 341 for 8. It's a result that will sting India A more than the scoreline suggests — a target of 339 is rarely chased down at this level, and Bhatia's century ultimately wasn't enough to secure the win.

That Australia A finished 341 for 8 — losing wickets regularly through the innings without ever losing two in quick succession — sums up how the chase played out. India A's bowlers, led by Minnu Mani and Vaishnavi Sharma's breakthroughs, kept taking wickets at intervals but never landed the double blow that would have forced Australia A to rebuild from a genuinely defensive position. In a chase this large, that was enough for the required rate to stay manageable even through the wobbles.

A series levelled, with the decider to come

Australia A Women had already won the T20I leg of this multi-format tour 3-0 before India A hit back to win the one-day series opener on September 20. This result squares the one-day leg at 1-1 heading into the decider on September 25, back at the same Mohali venue, with a multi-day match to follow and close out the tour.

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Scorecard figures are verified against same-day match reporting, current as of September 23, 2026.