The final match of the series is here as Australia Women face India Women in the third T20I at Adelaide Oval on Saturday, February 21. With the series tied at 1-1, this match is set to be exciting.
India started strong, winning the rain-affected first T20I in Sydney by 21 runs using the DLS method, thanks to Arundhati Reddy’s impressive 4/22. Australia made a strong comeback in the second match in Canberra, where young opener Georgia Voll scored a fantastic 88 off 57 balls, leading the team to 163/5. India’s chase struggled despite decent contributions from Shafali Verma (29) and Smriti Mandhana (31). Ashleigh Gardner’s 3/22 helped restrict India to 144/9, tying the series.
This match is crucial for India, as they have not won a bilateral series in Australia in any format. A win would be a historic moment and boost confidence ahead of the T20 World Cup later this year.
AUS-W vs IND-W, 2nd T20I: Match Details
- Date and Time: February 21; 01:45 pm IST/ 08:15 am GMT/ 6:45 pm Local
- Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
AUS-W vs IND-W Head-to-Head Record in T20Is
Matches played: 37 | Australia Women won: 28 | India Women won: 07 | No result: 02
Adelaide Oval Pitch Report
The pitch at Adelaide Oval is expected to provide a fair contest between bat and ball. It is known as a good batting surface where the ball comes well off the bat, and the fast outfield rewards batters for their shots. This pitch is considered to be better for batting compared to Canberra, allowing Indian batters more confidence in their shots.
However, fast bowlers are likely to play a key role in the game too. The surface usually offers good bounce, which tends to favor pacers.
Squads
India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur, Bharti Fulmali, Sneh Rana, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Gunalan Kamalini
Australia: Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney (wk), Georgia Voll, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Kim Garth, Sophie Molineux (c), Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown, Grace Harris, Nicola Carey, Georgia Wareham
AUS-W vs IND-W: Today’s Match Prediction
Case 1:
- Australia Women wins the toss and bats first
- Australia Women’s powerplay score: 55-65
- Australia Women’s total score: 170-180
Case 2:
- India Women wins the toss and bats first
- India Women’s powerplay score: 50-60
- India Women’s total score: 160-170
Match result: Team batting first is expected to win.
