Published 18:03 IST, September 26th 2021

AUS-W vs IND-W: Sophie Molineux returns to field after getting hit on face; WATCH

Sophie Molineux was hit by the ball after a throw from the outfield awkwardly bounced and hit her on the upper lip, she had to be taken off to get patched up.

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Indian women's cricket team led by Mithali Raj ended Australia's unbeaten run in One-day Internationals on Sunday, winning third and final match of series by two wickets.  Women in Yellow had t lost an ODI game in ir previous 26 appearances, but ir record was shattered when y faced India in Mackay this morning.

game came down to wire, with Australia looking to seal a win again, but India's lower-order held its nerves and won game with three balls to spare. Jhulan Goswami hit winning runs for India as veteran pacer smashed one straight to boundary off Sophie Molineux's bowling.

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Molineux was hit by ball after a throw from outfield awkwardly bounced and hit her on upper lip. She had to be taken off field to be checked up. However, that did t keep her out of match as she walked back out onto field with her upper lip taped.

Fans of both India and Australia were quick to applaud her for showing strength a never give in attitude as she came back onto field after horror injury and bowled a few overs. Some Indian fans said that y were happy to see Molineux doing alright and n applauded her when she was back on field. Ors called her "tough as nails" for bowling with a split lip.

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IND W vs AUS W 3rd ODI

Australia Women won toss and elected to bat first against India at Ray Mitchell Oval stadium in Queensland. Rachael Haynes and Alyssa Healy opened batting for Australia Women and put up a 41-run partnership before former was dismissed by Jhulan Goswami for 13 runs. Australian skipper Meg Lanning was n dismissed for a duck by Goswami in same over. Healy was next batter to go as she was run out by Rajeshwari Gayakwad for 35 runs. 

Ellyse Perry scored 26 runs in middle overs before being dismissed by Pooja Vastrakar. Beth Mooney and Ashleigh Gardner n forged a crucial middle-order partnership, taking score from 87-4 to 185-5 in next 15 overs. Mooney was dismissed by Sneh Rana for 52 runs, while Gardner was removed for 67 runs by Vastrakar.

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Tahlia McGrath n added ar 47 runs towards backend of Australian innings before she was dismissed by Vastrakar. Nicola Carey contributed 12 runs and remained t-out along with Stella Campbell.

In response, India's top-order batters put up some important runs to provide ir team with a solid start in chase. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana added 59 runs before latter was dismissed by Gardner for 22 runs. Verma along with Yastika Bhatia forged a 100-run partnership to take India to 160.

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Verma was n removed by Sophie Molineux for 56 runs, while Bhatia was dismissed by Campbell for 64 runs. Annabel Surland joined part and dismissed Richa Ghosh for a duck. Skipper Mithali Raj added 16 runs before she was dismissed by Surland. Vastrakar followed her skipper after being dismissed by Surland too.

Deepti Sharma and Sneh Rana added 60 odd runs towards backend of Indian innings to take India to 241-7 in 46 overs. Sharma went back to pavilion for 31 runs, while Rana was sent back for 30 runs. However, job was almost done for India and lower-order was only required to provide finishing touches, which it did by hitting winning runs.

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Goswami smashed a boundary to seal a victory for India. India chased down target of 265 runs in 49.3 overs. win is just a consolation for Indian team as y have lost series 2-1. 

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18:03 IST, September 26th 2021