The biggest match for the Indian women’s side is almost here as they prepare to face a high flying Australian team in Match 18 of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. With three out of three wins, Australia have one foot in the knockout stages. However, it is a must-win for Harmanpreet Kaur-led side, who have four points after three games.
Match Preview: IND-W vs AUS-W
The Women in Blue have slowly but steadily found their feet in the tournament. While they started in a worrying note against New Zealand, India have won consecutively against arch-rivals Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Harmanpreet Kaur got to get best in the last game, lambasting a 27-ball 52. Australia, meanwhile, have unsurprisingly been ruthless. Beth Mooney and Megan Schutt have played as per their potential, with Annabel Sutherland chipping in with her medium pace bowling.
Head-to-Head Record: IND-W vs AUS-W
| Total Matches | 34 |
|---|---|
| IND wins | 7 |
| AUS wins | 25 |
Weather & Pitch Report: IND-W vs AUS-W
Weather Forecast
Sharjah’s weather will be hot and sunny during the game. There’s no chance of rain, and temperatures will reach around 33 degrees Celsius. Expect no precipitation at all!
Sharjah Pitch Report
Eight women’s T20 World Cup matches have played here and the average first-innings total has been 117. Interestingly, in night games, batting first teams have won all the three times in Sharjah in the ongoing mega event. This means, captain winning the toss would like to bat first, in order to utilise the pace on the track early on. Australia have already played two games in Sharjah, meaning they would know how the pitch might behave on October 13.
Playing 11s (Predicted): IND-W vs AUS-W
India
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, Sajeevan Sajana, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Renuka Singh Thakur, Asha Sobhana
Australia
Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Phoebe Litchfield, Grace Harris, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Tahila McGrath, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux, Megan Schutt
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Hot Picks for IND-W vs AUS-W Women’s T20 World Cup: Dream11 Prediction & Fantasy Cricket Tips
Smriti Mandhana: Smriti Mandhana, India’s star batter, struggled at the start of the tournament, scoring low scores in her first two matches. However, she hammered a fifty in the previous game, showcasing that the southpaw has found her rhythm. Infact, Mandhana has struck 731 runs against Australia in WT20Is, which is her career-best against any opponent. When on song, she can really accumulate huge Dream11 points.
Ashleigh Gardner: The World No. 2 ICC ranked all-rounder in WT20I, Ashleigh Gardner will be licking her lips while bowling in Sharjah. She is fresh off taking four wickets against Pakistan in the previous game and would love to carry on her menace. She also bats at number four, which is key when making your Dream11 team.
Harmanpreet Kaur: The backbone of the Indian team, Harmanpreet Kaur showed her best version against Sri Lanka when she bludgeoned 52 runs in just 27 balls. Her ball-striking is second to none and the Indian skipper can really be an ominous batter, especially in high-stakes encounters.
Captain and vice-captain choices: IND-W vs AUS-W
Beth Mooney: Australian superstar Beth Mooney has an outstanding record while playing WT20Is against India. In the 24 innings, Mooney has made 906 runs, which is her best against any team. Apart from this, she is currently Australia’s highest run-scorer with 98 runs so far.
Harmanpreet Kaur: There are hardly any talented batter in women’s cricket than Harmanpreet Kaur. The Indian skipper has that skill to take charge of any bowling attack and India would hope that Harman does that tomorrow as well. Against Australia, she has made 789 runs, including 4 fifties.
Dream11 Prediction Team 1: IND-W vs AUS-W
Dream11 Prediction Team 2: IND-W vs AUS-W
This is a slightly riskier team, that you can go ahead with in the grand leagues. Also, this is for a low-scoring game.
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