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India will face Australia in match number 18 of the ICC Women's 2024 T20 World Cup at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday, October 13. The Group A clash will be extremely crucial for the Women in Blue with regard to their semifinal qualification hopes.
Team India are currently second in Group A, with four points and a net run rate of +0.576. A triumph on Sunday will keep their chances of finishing in the top two alive. In the event of the Women in Blue going down to the Aussies, they will need Pakistan to beat New Zealand, with the run rate equation also coming into play.
Defending champions Australia have a 4-2 lead over India in matches played in the Women's T20 World Cup. The Aussies have got the better of the Men in Blue in the last two meetings between the two sides. Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. will have their task cut out for sure.
Today's IND vs AUS toss result
Australia have won the toss and opted to bat first. Stand-in captain Tahlia McGrath said:
“[We will] try and put a score on the board and defend it. This is [our] third game here. It looks a slightly better surface than the previous ones.”
Grace Harris and Darcie Brown are part of the Australian playing XI. For India, Pooja Vastrakar is back for Sajeevan Sajana.
IND vs AUS - Today's match playing XIs
India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (w), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Renuka Thakur Singh, Radha Yadav
Australia: Beth Mooney (w), Grace Harris, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath(c), Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown, Sophie Molineux
Today's IND vs AUS pitch report
According to WV Raman, the surface on offer does not have much grass on it. It's dryer, which will be a factor, he reckons. Spinners will get a turn, but the ball could stay low, so batters cannot play across the line, Raman concludes.
Today's IND vs AUS match players list
India squad: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Sajeevan Sajana, Yastika Bhatia, Dayalan Hemalatha
Australia squad: Beth Mooney (wk), Alyssa Healy, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath (c), Ashleigh Gardner, Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown, Grace Harris, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Alana King
IND vs AUS - Today's match umpires
On-field umpires: Kim Cotton, Sue Redfern
TV umpire: Jacqueline Williams
Match Referee: Shandre Fritz
