
India women’s cricket team is set to take on the mighty Australia, six-time champions, when the two sides meet in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 group stage match to be played on October 19 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
The Women in Blue have had an up-and-down performance at the beginning of the tournament and will be going into this game with some momentum after two consecutive wins over Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
At the same time, Australia, the recent world champions, will strive to keep on overpowering rivals after winning two confident victories.
Both India and Australia would be eager to win this clash as the former has a dream chance of going to the semi-final while the latter has been unbeaten throughout the tournament.
A win for either side could set them up for a place in the knockouts, as the group stage could be considerably influenced.
Till date journey of India In T20 World Cup
New Zealand handily defeated India by 58 runs, and consequently, you might not see Harmanpreet Kaur come out of the T20 World Cup 2024 with a great start.
But then they came back with both victories against Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The latter was a dominating 82-run victory against Sri Lanka.
Harmanpreet found something precious for India going into the Australian clash: she was awarded the Player of the Match for a brilliant half-century.
Australia, for instance, has been in top gear ever since the onset of this tournament. They beat Sri Lanka by six wickets and New Zealand by 60 runs.
The success has put the team that Meg Lanning leads in a favorable position in the group phase, and it warrants an almost certain spot in the semi-final.
Head-to-Head: Indian Women’s T20 Team to face Australia
India has been quite good against Australia but the Aussies were stronger in the T20 World Cup context.
We should recall the match that happened in 2020 during the Women’s T20 World Cup final; Australia won the match against India, and five trophies went to them.
The performance of the Indian women’s cricket team will be itching for a better show next time, while the Australians will be looking forward to ruling the women’s cricketing nations the world over.
Head-to-Head Stats (Women’s T20 World Cup):
- Total Matches: 9
- India Wins: 3
- Australia Wins: 6
Probable XI for India vs Australia
With both teams eyeing a semi-final spot, they are likely to field their strongest sides for this high-voltage encounter.
India’s Probable XI:
- Shafali Verma
- Smriti Mandhana
- Jemimah Rodrigues
- Harmanpreet Kaur (c)
- Deepti Sharma
- Richa Ghosh (wk)
- Pooja Vastrakar
- Radha Yadav
- Shikha Pandey
- Rajeshwari Gayakwad
- Renuka Singh
Australia’s Probable XI:
- Alyssa Healy (wk)
- Beth Mooney
- Meg Lanning (c)
- Ellyse Perry
- Ashleigh Gardner
- Tahlia McGrath
- Jess Jonassen
- Megan Schutt
- Georgia Wareham
- Alana King
- Darcie Brown
Key Stats and Facts
The T20 Women’s World Cup that is planned in the year 2024 will be held in UAE and the games will take place in Sharjah, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi.
W.T20 Women Cricket World Cup year $success_status – The maximum success rate was achieved in 2018 when Australia defeated Sri Lanka by 102 runs.
India has followed a wonderful, balanced team for the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup. There is a retention of maturity along with infield cricketers such as Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, and Captain Harmanpreet Kaur.
A partnering look at the match can be regarded as a strong meeting of two sides at the Women’s Cricket League, and the people are going to see the other meetings of these teams at this League.
Will India replicate the same show or will Australia again rise to the winning platform?
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