Australia Women vs India Women, the concluding and also the last match of the group stage of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, the 30th match, is set to begin at Lord’s, London. Harmanpreet Kaur, the IND-W captain, and Sophie Molineux, the AUS-W captain, will face each other, and it is going to be a contest between the two table-toppers, number one vs number two. The match’s first ball will be bowled at 7:00 PM IST.
As both teams have been in ruthless form throughout the tournament, India Women have won four games out of the five they have played. They lost just one game against South Africa Women, and in their last game against Bangladesh Women, India Women won the match by 5 wickets. India Women will look to win this match and seal their spot in the semi-finals.
Whereas Australia Women are undefeated so far in the tournament, and even if they lose this match, their spot in the semi-finals is already fixed. With four wins out of four games and a blistering net run rate of +4.724, they are at the top of the Group A points table.
Australia Women vs India Women: Toss Update, Harmanpreet Kaur Opted to Bat First in Must-Win Game
Australia Women vs India Women, Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat first. According to her, putting runs on the board in the first innings freely would be a great decision for them, and Kranti Goud will play today’s match, while Nandini Sharma has been given rest. Sophie Molineux said they were looking to field first, and they have made one change in the XI.
After winning the last game against Bangladesh Women, IND-W are in positive momentum as they got many positives from that match. Shafali Verma is back in her explosive form, Radha Yadav’s three wickets, Shree Charani’s two dismissals, and a great effort from the batting line-up put Team India in a strong position, whereas Australia Women have been in an aggressive form this season. AUS-W, on the other hand, is coming with an explosive victory of 113 runs against Pakistan Women.
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So both teams are in great explosive form, and India Women will look to seal a victory in this match, while Australia Women will look to win the match and remain undefeated in the group stage of the 10th edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
Australia Women vs India Women: Playing XI
Australia Women Playing XI: Beth Mooney(WK), Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux(C), Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton
India Women Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur(C), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(WK), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur, Kranti Gaud
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Australia Women vs India Women: Complete Team Squads for Both Sides
Australia Women’s Squad: Beth Mooney(WK), Georgia Voll, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux(C), Alana King, Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton, Phoebe Litchfield, Megan Schutt, Grace Harris, Tahlia McGrath
India Women’s Squad: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur(C), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(WK), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur, Nandni Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Bharti Fulmali, Prema Rawat
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