India skipper Mithali Raj on Friday said that she did not expect the veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami to bowl a no-ball in the final delivery of the game as the must-win second ODI slipped out of the team’s grasp.

Australia had required three runs off the final ball but the wet conditions made it difficult for Goswami to control the ball.

She bowled an over-the-waist full toss which was hit straight to fielder by Nicola Carey, triggering celebrations in the Indian camp but the delivery was declared a no-ball by the TV umpire.

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However, Australia managed two runs from the last ball to claim the match as well as the series.

“For me, it was quite a nervous last ball because anything could have happened, we didn’t expect a no-ball but it’s part of the game and we were all on the edge of our seats. We will continue to put up the show we did today,” PTI reported Mithali as saying.

Despite the defeat, Mithali kept her chin up and praised the quality shown by the players of both the teams.

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Player-of-the-match Beth Mooney, who scored an unbeaten 125 in Australia’s successful chase said, ideally she should not have let the game drag on till the last over.

“To be honest, I was disappointed that we left it for the last over. It was a great partnership (with Carey) at the end and thought we had really great plans. We were guessing what they were going to bowl, you just got to run hard and was lucky I had a bit left in the tank,” she said, PTI reported.

On Friday, India and their premier bowler Jhulan Goswami failed to keep their nerves in a dramatic final over as Beth Mooney’s brilliant unbeaten hundred ensured a five-wicket win for Australia — their 26th on the trot — in the second women’s ODI.