Friday, January 5, at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Complex in Navi Mumbai, will see the inaugural Twenty20 International between Australia (AUS) and India (IND). This is the opening match of a three-match series.
Alyssa Healy and team recovered from their crushing defeat in the one-off Test match to completely destroy India in the three-match ODI series. The Australians are the favorites going into the Twenty20 Internationals, but India is capable of defeating the world champs.
In the ODIs, young Phoebe Litchfield will try to pick up where she left off. With 260 runs from three games, the southpaw emerged as the top run scorer. Jemimah Rodrigues led the Indian run scorers with 151 runs in the three games. With seven wickets from three matches, spinners Deepti Sharma and Georgia Wareham shared the top wicket-taking position in the ODI leg.With so many talented cricketers on both sides, the next T20I series looks to be a fascinating event.
Australia Women tour of India 2024, 1st T20 Match, India W vs Australia W
Venue: Dr. DY Patil Sports Complex, Navi Mumbai
Date & Time: Friday, 5 January, 7:00 PM IST
Pitch Report: This venue has only hosted two Women’s T20I matches thus far. The pitch is anticipated to be quite fast, so bowlers will have their work cut out for them. Navi Mumbai recorded a few high scores in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023. After winning the toss, the captain may decide to bowl first in order to assess the surface and adjust their play based on the target.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
India Women:
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Shreyanka Patil, Titas Sadhu, Saika Ishaque, Renuka Singh
Australia Women:
Alyssa Healy (c), Beth Mooney (wk), Grace Harris, Annabel Sutherland, Elkyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Wareham, Megan Schutt, Alana King
