07 Mar,2026
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Sunderland is the first woman to score centuries in three consecutive Test innings.
Only Test, Waca, Perth (day two of four)
India 198 (Rodrigues 52; Sutherland 4-46) & 105-6: Rawal 43*; Hamilton 3-32
Australia 329: Sutherland 129, Perry 76; Satghare 4-50
India trail by 20 runs.
All-rounder Annabel Sutherland hit an Australian record fourth Test century as the hosts closed in on victory over India after dominating day two in Perth. Sutherland struck 129 to help her side post 323 and take a first-innings lead of 125 in the day-night match at the Waca.
India slumped to 105-6 in response, trailing by 20, and Australia will look to wrap up a commanding victory on day three. Sutherland's hundred was her third in as many innings, making her the first woman to achieve this feat in Tests.
The 24-year-old is the first Australian woman to hit four Test centuries, reached in just her seventh Test match. Only late England great Jan Brittin has scored more tons in women's Tests, with five.
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Ellyse Perry scored 76 to become the leading runscorer for Australia in women's Tests, going past Karen Rolton's mark of 1,002. Perry now has 1,006 runs.
Australia resumed on 96-3, trailing by 102, with Sutherland and Perry's stand of 133 putting the hosts into a strong position before the latter was dismissed lbw by Deepti Sharma.
Wicketkeeper Beth Mooney ground out 19 off 53 balls to help Australia move into the lead and provide support to Sutherland, who played superbly on an increasingly challenging surface. Sutherland was unbeaten on 93 at tea and quickly moved to her landmark century before holing out off Deepti.
Alana King and Lucy Hamilton put on 34 together to give Australia a significant lead and a weary India then wilted under the lights in the final session.
The visitors slipped to 10-2 before Sutherland claimed the key wickets of Jemimah Rodrigues and captain Harmanpreet Kaur to leave India 64-4. Left-arm fast bowler Hamilton, on her Test debut, removed Deepti and Richa Ghosh in the space of three balls to have India reeling on 82-6 and in danger of losing the match inside two days.
However, Pratika Rawal's defiant 43 not out and Sneh Rana's unbeaten 14 ensured the Test will go to a third day.
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