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

Preview 

India Women and Australia Women are set to cross swords in the first game of the three-match ODI series on Tuesday, September 21 at the Harrup Park in Mackay. The Aussies don’t have their full-strength bowling unit.

Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt and Tayla Vlaeminck won’t be a part of the series. In their absence, the onus will be on Ellyse Perry to shoulder the Australian bowling department.

India, on the other hand, don’t have a great record on Australian soil. However, Mithali Raj and Co would be looking to capitalise on Australia’s depleted bowling attack. The Indian team also has a power-packed bowling unit.

Match Details

Match – Australia Women vs India Women – 1st ODI

Venue – Harrup Park, Mackay

Time – 05:35 AM IST, 10:05 AM Local

Where to watch live – Sony Sports Network

Pitch Report

Nothing much is known about the pitch at the venue. Keeping in mind the mystery, teams may opt to field first and gauge the conditions before stepping in to bat. The track is expected to have decent pace and carry, assisting the fast bowlers.

Playing combination for AUS-W vs IND-W

Australia Women

Predicted XI

Alyssa Healy (wk), Beth Mooney, Rachael Haynes, Meg Lanning (c), Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland, Tahlia McGrath, Darcie Brown, Georgia Wareham, Nicola Carey

Bench: Molly Strano, Sophie Molineux, Hannah Darlington, Stelle Campbell, Georgia Redmayne,

India Women

Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Mithali Raj (c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh/Punam Raut, Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav

Bench: Ekta Bisht, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh/Punam Raut

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

Overall

Played – 46 | Australia Women – 37 | India Women – 9 | N/R – 0 | Tied- 0

In Australia

Played – 13 | Australia Women – 10 | India Women – 3 | N/R – 0 | Tied- 0

Probable best batsman of the match

Alyssa Healy– Australia Women

Alyssa Healy has been prolific run-scorer for the Australia Women’s team over the years. In 79 ODIs, the right-hander has scored 1927 runs at an average of 33.80 and a strike rate of 102.60. She is also 73 runs short of reaching the 2000-run mark in the 50-over format. Healy likes to take on the bowling from the word go and India can’t allow her to settle down.

Probable best bowler of the match

Poonam Yadav- India Women

Poonam Yadav has been a key part of India Women over the last few years. In 52 ODIs, the leg-spinner has picked up 75 wickets with four four-wicket hauls. She gives the ball enough flight and batters find it tough to time the ball properly. The leggie has also troubled the Australian batters and she’ll need to be on top of her game on Tuesday.

Today’s match prediction: India 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.