India beat world champions Australia by three wickets for their second successive victory in the Quadrangular women's one-day international tournament in Chennai on Friday.

In another match, New Zealand scored a 19-run victory over England.

Both India and New Zealand are unbeaten, with eight points each.

Electing to bat, Australia scored 213 for 8 in 50 overs. The home side cruised to the target, scoring 215 for 7 in 49 overs, thanks to an unbeaten 104 by opener Jaya Sharma, who was rightly declared woman of the match. She became richer by Rs10,000.

The Aussies were tottering at 163 for 7 before the eighth wicket pair of Lisa Sthalekar (87 not out 7x4), a player of Indian origin, and Kirsten Pike (17-2x4) added 45 valuable runs.

Priti Dimri (3/46) was the chief wicket-taker for India.

India lost wicket-keeper opening batswoman, Karuna Jain for 21, and then two quick wickets fell (3/63), but Jaya and Hemalata Kala (18-3x4) resurrected the innings, putting on 56 runs for the fourth wicket off 63 balls.

In the other match, Sarah Tsukigama scored an elegant 78 (7x4, 4x6) while opener Maria Fahey made 50 (8x4) to help the Kiwis post 291 for 6.

England were dismissed for 272 in 48.2 overs.

Scorecard

Australia:
Alex Blackwell c Jaya Sharma b Rumeli Dhar 11
Leah Poulton c Hemalata Kala b Rumeli Dhar 0
Karen Rolton c Rumeli Dhar b Priti Dimri 20
Lisa Sthalekar not out 87
Sarah Edwards c Karuna Jain b Priti Dimri 1
Shelley Nitschke b Nooshin Al Khadeer 17
Jodie Purves Run out (Amita Sharma) 7
Cathryn Fitzpatrick c Amita Sharma b Priti Dimri 28
Kirsten Pike c Karuna Jain b Amita Sharma 17
Emma Sampson not out 1
Extras: (b-12, nb-4, w-8) 24
Total: (for eight wkts in 50 overs) 213

Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-19, 3-56, 4-61, 5-91, 6-120, 7-163, 8-208.

Bowling: Jhulan Goswami 10-4-25-0, Rumeli Dhar 10-2-23-2, Amita Sharma 9-0-49-1, Priti Dimri 10-0-46-3, Nooshin Al Khadeer 7-1-32-1, Deveika Palshikaar 4-0-26-0.

India:
Karuna Jain b C Fitzpatrick 21
Jaya Sharma not out 104
Mithali Raj b K Pike 0
Anjum Chopra run out 4
Hemalata Kala c Clea Smith b S Nitschke 18
Rumeli Dhar lbw K Pike 22
Amita Sharma run out 26
Deveika Palshikaar c and b C Smith 6
Jhulan Goswami not out 6
Extras: (lb-1, nb-1, w-6) 8
Total: (for seven wkts in 49 overs) 215

Fall of wickets: 1-32, 2-37, 3-63, 4-119, 5-151, 6-187, 7-203

Bowling: C Fitzpatrick 10-2-39-1, E Sampson 5-0-32-0, C Smith 9-1-29-1, K Pike 10-1-47-2, L Sthalekar 5-0-21-0, S Nitschke 10-0-46-1.