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Georgia Voll scored her maiden ODI century from just 84 balls, while Ellyse Perry notched up three significant milestones on her way to her third ODI hundred as Australia are in control of the second ODI against India at Allan Border Field.
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Voll, who made her ODI debut in the series opener, brought up a brilliant hundred with a flick out to deep wicket in front of friends and family who flocked to Brisbane from her hometown of Toowoomba.
Her innings was full of brutal hitting, highlighted by several crunching straight, and on, drives against the seamers early in her innings.
Voll departed shortly after raising the bat for a well-made 101 off 87 balls, but she could have been gone on 86 when she survived an extremely close run out scare.
The split screen of the run out decision that went in Georgia Voll's favour.Source: FOX SPORTSEllyse Perry called her through for a quick single and Voll very casually plonked her bat down into the crease, rather than sliding it in, and the replays were too close to call for the third umpire.
Voll’s mother watching in the stands thought her daughter was in trouble, but the benefit of the doubt went to the batter, and she made the most of it to reach her century, and be the second youngest Australian - after Meg Lanning - to do so in an ODI.
The right-hander shared a 130-run opening partnership with fellow 21-year-old Phoebe Litchfield who made 60 off 63 balls before motoring along with Perry.
Georgia Voll's mother may have thought her daughter was run out after seeing the replays.Source: FOX SPORTSVoll and Litchfield’s aggressive approach would have made regular captain Alyssa Healy proud as she watched on from the sidelines after having a hit in the adjacent nets.
Voll came into the side as Healy’s replacement at the top of the order, and has formed an exciting, next generation combination with Sydney Thunder teammate Litchfield.
Georgia Voll raises the bat to celebrate her maiden ODI innings.Source: FOX SPORTSNumber three Perry reached her century off just 72 balls in a brutal display of hitting that included six sixes.
In the process of her knock passed 4000 runs in ODIs as well as 7000 runs in all formats for Australia, and overtook Lanning as the Australian with the most sixes in ODIs, she has clobbered 42 of them.
Perry is just the second Australian - after Lanning - to reach the latter landmark, while she is the fourth Australian - after Belinda Clark, Karen Rolton and Lanning - to pass the 4000-run mark in 50-over internationals.
Her century is her first in ODIs since 2019, and she has motored along with Beth Mooney with the pair putting a tired Indian attack to the sword.
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With captain Alyssa Healy sidelined by injury, Tahlia McGrath has taken the reins and she won the toss and elected to give her batters first opportunity in the 35 degree heat after they chased successfully with a five-wicket victory in game one of the three match sereis.
Australia have made one change to their line-up with left-arm spinner and lower order batter Sophie Molineux coming in for Melbourne Renegades teammate Georgia Wareham, while India also made one change with off spinner Minnu Mani will make her debut in place of pace bowler Titas Sadhu.
India were bowled out for 100 in 34.2 overs on Thursday with experienced swing bowler Megan Schutt capturing her maiden five-wicket haul in an ODI with figures of 5/19.
With the bat, debutant Georgia Voll steered the chase with an unbeaten 46 from 42 balls.
Voll was selected off the back of a stellar Women’s Big Bash League with the Sydney Thunder where she smashed 330 runs at an average of 30 with a strike rate of 144.73, and has formed a new-look, aggressive opening partnership with Phoebe Litchfield, who made 35 off 29 balls in the first ODI.
More of the same is expected from the pair of 21-year-olds on Sunday as they attack the powerplay before the experienced heads of Ellyse Perry and Beth Mooney walk to the crease.
Australia’s XI: Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney (wk), Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath (c), Sophie Molineux, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt
India’s XI: Smriti Mandhana, Priya Punia, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Minnu Mani, Priya Mishra, Saima Thakor, Renuka Singh Thakur
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