India coach Amol Muzumdar picked out lack of application on the part of the batters for his team’s disappointing start to the Women’s ODI series against Australia on Thursday, saying the side definitely needed some more runs on the board.

Harmanpreet Kaur’s side suffered a five-wicket defeat with the visitors struggling to reach a mere 100 runs before being dismissed in 34.2 overs. Australia, led by new captain Tahlia McGrath, scored the required runs in just 16.2 overs to showcase their domination on home turf.