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NEW DELHI: Alyssa Healy bade farewell to ODI cricket in grand fashion, blasting a commanding 158 as Australia women's national cricket team completed a 3-0 whitewash over India women's national cricket team with a crushing 185-run win in the third and final match on Sunday.

It was a fairytale ODI swansong for the 35-year-old, as her 158 and Beth Mooney’s unbeaten 106 propelled Australia to a massive 409 for seven after being put in to bat.

Chasing a daunting 410, India were bowled out for 224 in 45.1 overs to slump to a 0-3 series defeat.

Healy will bring the curtain down on her illustrious international career after the one-off pink-ball Test in Perth against India from March 6.

She has scored 3777 runs from 126 ODIs, including eight centuries and 19 half-centuries.

Record stand sets the tone

Australia suffered an early blow when Phoebe Litchfield (14) departed, but Healy and Georgia Voll (62 off 52) added 134 runs for the second wicket to steady the innings.

Healy then combined with Mooney for a 145-run third-wicket partnership, laying the perfect platform for a huge total.

In her 126th ODI, Healy struck 27 fours and two sixes during her 98-ball knock to register her eighth ODI century.

Voll’s innings featured seven boundaries and a six, while Mooney’s unbeaten effort included 10 fours and a maximum.

Annabel Sutherland (23) and Nicola Carey (34 off 15) provided late acceleration.

For India, Sneh Rana (2/66) claimed two wickets, while Shree Charani (2/106) became only the third bowler to concede over 100 runs in a women’s ODI.

India falter in steep chase

India never gained momentum in the chase, losing wickets at regular intervals.

Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana fell in the second over, before Pratika Rawal (27 off 21) and Jemimah Rodrigues (42 off 29) stitched together a 54-run stand for the second wicket.

However, once Rawal was trapped LBW by Sutherland in the eighth over, the slide began.

Rodrigues, who had struck nine boundaries, was caught at short fine-leg off Ashleigh Gardner while attempting a sweep and only managing a top edge.

Harleen Deol (14) also failed to make an impact.

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur managed just 25 off 33 balls before being adjudged LBW to Alana King.

Richa Ghosh (18) and Kashvee Gautam could not deliver either, as the mounting required rate proved too much.

Consolation efforts in vain

Towards the latter stages, Deepti Sharma (29 off 47) and Rana added 63 runs for the eighth wicket, but the innings never truly gathered the impetus needed to threaten the target.

Deepti was dismissed LBW by King in the 40th over.

Drafted into the side for this match, Rana impressed with both bat and ball.

She first returned figures of 2/66 and then scored a determined 44 off 74 balls, though her all-round effort came in a losing cause as India were dismissed for 224 in 45.1 overs.

India had lost the first two ODIs by six and five wickets respectively. The visitors had earlier clinched the three-match T20 series 2-1.

Australia now hold an 8-4 lead in the multi-format series on points.

The multi-format trophy will be decided on a points system, with two points awarded for each T20 and ODI win, and four points for a Test victory.

(With PTI Inputs)