New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Pratika Rawal was going strong in the 2nd ODI against Australia in Hobart. Playing only her 2nd match after returning from a serious ankle injury during the World Cup, the Indian opener scored a fighting 52 runs from 81 balls.

This was her first half-century since missing the 2025 World Cup knockout matches due to a fractured ankle. With this knock, Rawal has now scored 10 fifty-plus scores in just 25 international innings. This maintains an impressive average of around 48.

During this tour, Rawal also became the joint-fastest woman to reach 1,000 ODI runs. She achieved the milestone in just 23 innings.

As she helped steady the Indian innings, he became the victim of a terrible mix-up with captain Harmanpreet Kaur...