Stars striving for 300-run barrier

With their one-day international series against India in the bag, opener Nicole Bolton says the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars have another target in their sights – breaching the 300-run barrier.

The Southern Stars have only scored more than 300 in an ODI on four occasions, the most recent of which was against India in March 2012.

After chasing India's 8-252 in 46.4 overs at Blundstone Arena on Friday, Bolton said they were always looking to improve.

"I think if we win the toss or if we get sent in, we're always looking to get better as a team and I think we're getting close to being a 300 team," Bolton said after the match.

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"We always want to strive to go bigger, so we'll be looking to go bigger with the bat. 

"Today I guess we also missed out on taking 10 wickets, so that's something we'll be looking to do come Sunday."

Australia and India will meet again in the third ODI on Sunday, also at Blundstone Arena, where the hosts will also have a chance to further extend their lead at the top of the ICC Women's ODI Championship table.

Particularly pleasing for Australia on Friday was the form of their batting line-up – Bolton top-scored with 77 from 74 deliveries, captain Meg Lanning posted another half-century, and Ellyse Perry (31), Jess Jonassen (29 not out), Alyssa Healy (27 not out) all chipped in.

"It's good to get back to 50-over cricket. I guess today I enjoyed Blundstone Arena and I'm happy I could finally contribute to the team today," Bolton added.

"I thought we did really well to peg them back to 250 on this deck, then to have that partnership up top with Meg (Lanning) it set the tone for the girls in the shed and they came out and finished the job which was really pleasing." 

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But the player of the match accolade could only go to one player, 19-year-old India batter Smriti Mandhana, who overcame the shoulder injury that kept her out of the first ODI to score her maiden one-day century.

In doing so, she became the second youngest Indian women to score a ton, behind only her skipper Mithali Raj, who reached three figures at age 16.

"I was watching her bat during the T20s, she's only 19 and I was absolutely astounded by how talented she is and how well she batted today,” Bolton said.

"It was just a classy innings, I think we'll have to do a bit of homework before Sunday." 

But the teenager herself was harsh in her self-assessment.

"I threw my wicket after getting (a) century and, when I got out, 10 overs (remained) so I could have accelerated and we could have got 275 and that would have been a good score," Mandhana said. 

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"I take that responsibility."

While the series is lost, Mandhana said with ODI Championships points on the line, India would be desperate to walk away with a win on Sunday.

They currently sit seventh on the table and with only the top four teams guaranteed a spot in next year's 50-over World Cup – the remaining four forced into a qualifying tournament against six associate teams - any chance to climb the ladder is crucial.

"We won't take it lightly and we will want to win before going back home."