India suffered a 0-3 series whitewash against Australia despite Smriti Mandhana's century (105) in the third women's ODI in Perth. Australia, recovering from 78/4, posted 298/6 thanks to Annabel Sutherland's 110 and Ashleigh Gardner's 50. Gardner later took 5/30 to restrict India to 215, securing an 83-run victory for Australia.
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