Australia Women vs India Women 1st T20I Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match between AUS-W vs IND-W?

Preview 

India Women and Australia Women are set to lock horns in the first game of the three-match T20I series on Thursday, October 7 at the Carrara Oval in Queensland. The Women in Blue started their campaign with two losses in the ODI series, but salvaged some pride after winning the final game.

India’s win also meant that Australia’s 26-match winning streak in the ODI format also came to an end. Thereafter, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma and others made sure that India put up a dominating show in the one-off Test match. The T20Is are expected to be a different ballgame.

The last time these two sides met in the format, Australia beat India by 85 runs in the final of the 2020 T20 World Cup. For the upcoming game, Tayla Vlaeminck is set to return for the Aussies after missing the ODIs and the T20Is. Rachael Haynes won’t be a part of the series after being ruled out.

Match Details

Match – Australia Women vs India Women – 1st T20I

Venue – Carrara Oval, Queensland

Time – 02:10 PM IST, 06:40 PM Local

Where to watch live – Sony Sports Network

Pitch Report

The pitch at the Carrara Oval is expected to be a good one for batting. In the pink-ball Test, the batters didn’t find it overly difficult to score runs. In the ODIs, the team batting second tasted quite a bit of success. The trend shouldn’t change even in the T20Is.

Avg first innings score: 216 (1 T20Is at Carrara Oval)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 0, Lost – 1, Tied – 0

Playing combination for AUS-W vs IND-W

Australia Women

Predicted XI

Alyssa Healy (w), Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning (c), Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Hannah Darlington/Annabel Sutherland, Darcie Brown, Tayla Vlaeminck

Bench: Molly Strano, Stella Campbell, Nicola Carey, Georgia Redmayne, Annabel Sutherland/Hannah Darlington

India Women

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia/Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (w), Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Meghna Singh/Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

Bench: Renuka Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh/Shikha Pandey, Jemimah Rodrigues/Yastika Bhatia, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Harleen Deol.

AUS-W vs IND-W Head-to-Head

Overall

Played – 20 | Australia Women – 14 | India Women – 6 | N/R – 0 | Tied- 0

In Australia

Played – 9 | Australia Women – 5 | India Women – 4 | N/R – 0 | Tied- 0

Probable best batter of the match

Alyssa Healy– Australia Women

Alyssa Healy has been a brute force for Australia at the top of the order. In the ODIs, she scored 112 runs with a top-score of 77 in the first game. In T20Is against India, she averages 29.66, compared to her career average of 24.66. In her last two matches versus the Women in Blue, Healy got scores of 75 and 51. Her highest score of 90 in the shortest format also came against India back in 2012.

Probable best bowler of the match

Sophie Molineux- Australia Women

Sophie Molineux was the standout bowler for Australia in the ODI series. The left-arm spinner picked up five wickets at an incredible economy rate of 4.07. In one of the games, she was even entrusted to bowl the final over. Even in the pink-ball Test, she picked up three wickets. Molineux has played 24 games in T20Is, picking up 23 wickets at an economy rate of 5.98 with one four-wicket haul.

Today’s match prediction: Australia Women to win the match.

Disclaimer: This prediction is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While making your prediction, consider the points mentioned, and make your own decision.