India look to end Australia's winning streak

In the second ODI, India women came close to ending their nine-match losing streak against Australia but in the end they just weren't good enough. Still, the fact that they lost by just three runs will give them belief in their ability.

That and the superb 96 hit by Richa Ghosh, who also single-handedly managed to push the Aussies into a corner.

The last time India beat the Aussies at home was at Chennai on February 23, 2007.

"Winning and losing is a part of the game but we have improved as a team - be it as a bowling unit or batting. We will try to break their winning streak as soon as possible," Deepti Sharma said before India's training session on Monday.

"There have been a lot of improvements. Earlier, whenever we would play against Australia the games never used to go that close. This is one positive (from the last match), that we are able to take it till the end," the all-rounder added.

The series is already lost and, in a sense, the pressure is now off. So, the third ODI will present India with a chance to get the monkey off their back and get things in working order ahead of the T201 series which begins on January 5.