Hobart, March 1 Captain Alyssa Healy bid farewell to ODI cricket on a glorious note, smashing a remarkable 158 as Australia whitewashed India 3-0 in the series with an 185-run victory over the world champions in the third and final match here on Sunday.
It was a fairytale ODI swansong for the 35-year-old Healy, as her 158 and Beth Mooney's unbeaten 106 helped Australia reach a mammoth 409 for seven after being asked to bat.
Chasing a massive target of 410, India were all out for 224 in 45.1 overs, losing the three-match series 0-3.
Healy will conclude her illustrious international career after playing the one-off pink-ball Test in Perth against India on March 6.
She has accumulated 3777 runs from 126 ODIs, scoring eight centuries and 19 half-centuries.
Australia lost Phoebe Litchfield (14) early, but Healy and Georgia Voll (62 off 52) shared 134 runs for the second wicket, putting Australia in a commanding position.
Healy and Mooney then added 145 runs for the third wicket, giving Australia a strong platform to reach the target.
Playing in her 126th ODI, Healy scored her eighth ODI century with 27 boundaries and two sixes in 98 balls.
Voll hit seven fours and one six in her innings, while Mooney hit 10 boundaries and one six.
Annabel Sutherland (23) and Nicola Cary (34 off 15) also played well towards the end.
For India, Sneh Rana (2/66) and Shree Charani (2/106) picked up two wickets each, and Shree Charani became the third bowler to concede over 100 runs in an ODI.
India never really got going in their chase, losing wickets at regular intervals.
Vice-captain and in-form Smriti Mandhana was the first to go in the second over, followed by Pratika Rawal (27 off 21) and Jemimah Rodrigues (42 off 29), who added 54 runs for the second wicket.
But Rawal's dismissal in the eighth over led to the collapse, as Annabel Sutherland caught her plumb in front.
Rodrigues, who had hit nine boundaries brilliantly, was the next to go, caught at short fine-leg by Hamilton off Ashleigh Gardner, as she attempted a sweep but got a top-edge.
Harleen Deol (14) also failed to make a significant contribution.
Much was expected from captain Harmanpreet Kaur, but she could only score 25 off 33 balls before being dismissed LBW by Alana King.
Richa Ghosh (18) and Kashvee Gautam also disappointed, as the target was too high for the Indians.
Towards the end, Deepti Sharma (29 off 47) and Sneh Rana stitched 63 runs for the eighth wicket, but it was not enough, as the Indian innings never gained the momentum needed to chase down the target.
Deepti was dismissed by King, LBW in the 40th over.
Rana, who was brought into the side for the fixture, made an instant impact with both bat and ball.
She first returned with impressive figures of 2/66 and then scored 44 off 74 balls, proving her worth, albeit in a losing cause, as India were bowled out for 224 in 45.1 overs.
India had lost the first two ODIs by six and five wickets respectively. The visitors, however, had won the preceding three-match T20 series 2-1.
Australia now lead the multi-format series 8-4 on points.
The trophy for the multi-format series will be decided on points, with two points for each T20 and 50-over victory, and four for a Test triumph.
