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IND-W vs AUS-W 3rd ODI: In a breathtaking display of batting prowess, Beth Mooney slammed a career-best 138 off just 75 balls and Australia's rampant batting prowess of a boundary-hitting storm fuelled by 60 fours and 5 sixes in 287 balls left Indian bowlers struggling to contain the Aussies as the visitors posted colossal 412 in the third and final match of the series at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday.

Australia had posted a massive total of 412/3 against Denmark back in 1997. Australia posted the highest-ever innings total against India in Women's ODIs - 412/3, surpassing their own previous record of 371/8 set in Brisbane last year.

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If Mooney's whirlwind 138 off 79 balls lit up the middle overs, young opener Georgia Voll (81), Ellyse Perry (68) and skipper Alyssa Healy (30) provided the early fireworks after electing to bat first.

India's bowling attack looked toothless on a flat Kotla track, conceding a whopping 270 runs via boundaries and maximums -- 60 fours and five sixes -- while the hosts' fielding unit floundered yet again with dropped chances and misfields, punctuated only by occasional flashes of brilliance.

Healy, searching for her first big knock of the series, came out all guns blazing, smashing new-ball bowlers Renuka Thakur and Kranti Goud for seven boundaries before falling to the latter, who dismissed her for the third time in as many games.

Voll and Perry then consolidated with a 107-run stand, punishing India's inconsistent lengths. Eventually, Sneh Rana produced the breakthrough with an off-break spinning down leg which Voll went to sweep only to edge it to short fine.

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But if India expected relief, Mooney ensured none came. The left-hander swept, cut and lofted with authority, dismantling the spinners and pacers alike as she hit 23 fours and a six to put Australia in a commanding position.

Seasoned off-spinner Deepti Sharma, however, produced a fascinating 45th over, triggering a mini-collapse with three wickets, including Mooney's dismissal via a run out.

India made inroads at the fag end, but the damage had already been done.

(With PTI Inputs)