Annabel Sutherland continued to produce heroics on the WACA ground after an imperious century was followed by superb bowling under lights as Australia restricted India to 105/6 at stumps on Day 2 of the Only Test in Perth on Saturday.
The 24-year-old all-rounder came to bat at number five and added 128 runs for the fourth wicket with Ellyse Perry (76) and then went on to add 54 runs for the fifth wicket with Beth Mooney.
Perry also became the second woman cricketer from Australia to score 100-plus runs in Test cricket during her 76-run knock in the first innings of the match.
After domanting bowling display by Australia to dismantle India for 198 in their first innings on day one of the pink-ball Test at the WACA Ground in Perth, the hosts reached 96/3 in 27 overs at stumps on the opening day of the match, trailing by 102 runs.
Australia suffer major blows as Ellyse Perry and Kim Garth have both been ruled out for the three ODIs against India, with the announcement coming moments before their first 50-over encounter on Tuesday.
She is only behind India's Harmanpreet Kaur (357) and New Zealand's Suzie Bates (355) in the list of the most capped players in women's international matches.
Both teams made one change in the playing XI as India brought in Shreyanka Patil, replacing Kranti Gaud, and Grace Harris replaced Nicola Carey in the Australian playing XI.
Following Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) second Women's Premier League (WPL) title win, former Indian captain Mithali Raj praised the franchise for clinching the trophy despite losing star all-rounder Ellyse Perry, crediting skipper Smriti Mandhana for keeping the team focused and compo
Saba was speaking to the media during the 'Media Day' organised during the ongoing WPL by JioStar. Perry, the 2024 season 'Player of the Tournament' with 347 runs and seven wickets had set off panic alarms for the Red and Gold franchise by withdrawing from the season due to personal reasons.
It will be a clash of India's World Cup winning captain Harmanpreet and vice-captain Smriti as two-time champion MI takes on 2024 champions RCB in the WPL season four opener on Friday at Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium.
Star Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry, along with Annabel Sutherland, has withdrawn from the upcoming Women's Premier League (WPL) season 2026 due to personal reasons, as per a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) media advisory.