Harleen Deol was on Saturday named as a concussion substitute for India Women’s spinner Sneh Rana through the second innings of their second ODI in opposition to Australia in Mumbai. While fielding at backward level, Rana was concerned in a nasty collision with Pooja Vastrakar who was positioned at quick third within the twenty fifth over of the primary innings once they each went to gather a lower off Australia batter Beth Mooney‘s bat.

Vastrakar and Rana each winced in ache however the former obtained again on her ft before her teammate.

Rana remained on the bottom for an extended length, put up which she left the sphere with an ice pack on her head.

“Sneh Rana complained of headache after a collision while fielding during the second ODI against Australia. She has been taken for scans and she will not take any further part in the ongoing ODI,” the BCCI stated in an announcement.

“Harleen Deol has been named as a concussion substitute,” the board added.

: Sneh Rana complained of headache after a collision whereas fielding through the second ODI in opposition to Australia.

She has been taken for scans and he or she won’t take any additional half within the ongoing ODI.

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Rana had bowled 4 overs within the Australian innings earlier than the collision with Vastrakar, as she returned to the sphere and accomplished her 10-over spell with a solitary success within the type of Ashleigh Gardner, whereas gifting away a complete of 59 runs.

Off-spinner Deepti Sharma stymied Australia’s surge with a stellar five-wicket haul however seven dropped catches by India allowed them to put up a difficult 258 for eight within the second Women’s ODI on Saturday.

Deepti exploited a dry and turning floor to a high-quality diploma to return with figures off 5 for 38, however her onerous work was undone by the hosts’ horrendous fielding.

She accounted for Ellyse Perry (50), Beth Mooney (10), Tahlia McGrath (24), Georgia Wareham (22) and Annabel Sutherland (23) for her profession’s second five-for.

Alana King, who was dropped as soon as every by Deepti and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, hammered three sixes to make an unbeaten 28 (17 balls) in a late surge to take Australia previous the 250-run mark, which at one stage appeared past the guests.

Australia appeared in full command till the twenty second over, powering to 117 for one via a 77-run stand for the second wicket between Perry and Phoebe Litchfield (63, 98 balls, 6x4s).

But fortune swung in India’s favour when Deepti was launched, and the senior spinner made a right away influence.

Perry (50, 47 balls, 4x4s, 1x6s) raced to her second fifty in a row and posed India a severe menace throughout a powerful partnership with Litchfield, however Deepti removed the previous to begin her demolition job.

In an try to drag a brief supply from Deepti over midwicket, Perry couldn’t clear debutant Shreyanka Patil who accomplished the catch on her second try.

Deepti troubled Mooney constantly, utilizing the roughness of the pitch to full impact by producing sharp away flip.

To counter the flip, Mooney swept from exterior the road of the ball however was crushed by a straight one, getting trapped leg-before.

Deepti later cleaned up the harmful McGrath within the fortieth over for her third wicket, after which added Wareham on the primary ball of the forty sixth over. She took a return catch off to do away with Sutherland to finish the five-wicket haul.

In between, Sneh Rana, who needed to depart the sphere following a nasty collision with Pooja Vastrakar, had Ashleigh Gardner (2) caught at lengthy on for her solely wicket.

But Deepti’s exploits however, India had been merely poor within the subject. Litchfield was dropped when she was but to open her account by Amanjot Kaur within the second over after which on 10 by Yastika Bhatia at first slip.

Rana dropped Perry within the seventeenth over when she was on 30 on her personal bowling.

Smriti Mandhana spilled a regulation probability within the forty fourth over when Sutherland was on one off Deepti.

India additionally made an error of judgment when they didn’t take a DRS name in opposition to Alyssa Healy who was pinned in entrance of the wickets by Vastrakar.

Vastrakar finally despatched again Healy when she cleaned up the Australian captain for 13 within the tenth over.