Australia Women vs India Women 2nd T20I Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match between AUS-W vs IND-W?

Preview 

India Women and Australia Women are set to lock horns in the second game of the three-match T20I series on Saturday, October 9 at the Carrara Oval in Queensland. The opening game on Thursday, October 7 turned out to be a damp squib as rain played spoilsport and it was called off.

After being put in to bat first, Team India had a decent outing as they scored 131 runs off 15.2 overs, meaning that they scored above eight runs per over. Jemimah Rodrigues played a wonderful hand after missing the ODIs and the one-off Test. She was in good form in the inaugural Women’s Hundred.

The other Indian batters also got into double digits, but failed to convert. Ashleigh Gardner was the standout Australian bowler as she picked up the wickets of Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma. Tayla Vlaeminck bowled with a lot of heart, but she would have liked to get a wicket or two.

Match Details

Match – Australia Women vs India Women – 2nd T20I

Venue – Carrara Oval, Queensland

Time – 02:10 PM IST, 06:40 PM Local

Where to watch live – Sony Sports Network

Pitch Report

The pitch at the Carrara Oval in Queensland has been a good one for batting. Even in the previous game, the Indian batters had it fairly easy. The deck isn’t expected to change a whole lot and hence, chasing should be the way forward for both teams.

Avg first innings score: 216 (1 T20Is at Carrara Oval)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 0, Lost – 1, Tied – 0

Playing combination for AUS-W vs IND-W

Australia Women

Predicted XI

Alyssa Healy (w), Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning (c), Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Hannah Darlington, Tayla Vlaeminck

Bench: Molly Strano, Stella Campbell, Nicola Carey, Georgia Redmayne, Annabel Sutherland, Darcie Brown

India Women

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (w), Pooja Vastrakar, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

Bench: Renuka Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Harleen Deol, Sneh Rana

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

Overall

Played – 21 | Australia Women – 14 | India Women – 6 | N/R – 1 | Tied- 0

In Australia

Played – 10 | Australia Women – 5 | India Women – 4 | N/R – 1 | Tied- 0

Probable best batter of the match

Alyssa Healy– Australia Women

Alyssa Healy has been a fulcrum of the Australia Women’s batting lineup for quite a few years. She doesn’t mind throwing the kitchen sink at everything. She hardly allows the bowlers to settle into a rhythm. Healy didn’t get a chance to bat in the previous game and she’d want to get on the field. Her top score of 90 in T20Is is also her highest in the format.

Probable best bowler of the match

Sophie Molineux- Australia Women

Sophie Molineux is generally known for maintaining great line and lengths. In the ODI series, she was the standout bowler and she picked up three wickets even in the Day-Night pink-balls. The left-arm spinner managed to hit the right channels. In the first T20I, she got the wicket of Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur, but he went for 23 runs in two overs.

Today’s match prediction: Australia 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.