IND W vs AUS W Live: First T20I match between India and Australia women's team
Sports Desk, New Delhi. India W vs Australia W 1st T20I Live Cricket Score: The Indian women's team, captained by Harmanpreet Kaur, will face Sophie Molineux's Australian team in the first match of the three-match T20 series today at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). This is the Indian team's first international match after thrashing Sri Lanka 5-0 at the end of last year.
At the same time, after winning the Women's ODI World Cup, the Indian team is eyeing to win the T20 World Cup this year. To prepare for this, Team India would like to win the series against Australia under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur.
In this series, all eyes will be on young sensation Vaishnavi Sharma, who proved to be the biggest discovery for Team India during the Sri Lanka tour. Considering the 2026 T20 World Cup to be held at the end of the year, this series is the best opportunity for India to test its strength.
On the other hand, the Australian team is starting a new era. After the retirement of veteran Alyssa Healy from the T20 format (now she will play only ODIs and Tests), the command of the team is now in the hands of Sophie Molineux.
When it comes to statistics, Australia has always had the upper hand. Of the 35 T20 matches played between the two teams so far, Australia has won 26, while India has been able to taste victory only 7 times. Now it remains to be seen whether Team India will be able to improve this record in Sydney.
IND W vs AUS W Live: Australia's score crosses 100 runs
Team India has taken 5 wickets of Australian team within 10 overs. Arundhati Reddy made Phoebe Litchfield her victim on the first ball of the 10th over. Lichfield scored 26 runs on 19 balls. Till 12 overs of play, Australia has scored 102 runs at the loss of 5 wickets.
India vs Australia Women Live: Australia's playing-11
Beth Mooney (wk), Georgia Woll, Phoebe Lichfield, Ellyse Perry, Ashley Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux (c), Kim Garth, Darcy Brown.
IND-W vs AUS-W 1st T20I Live Updates: India's playing-11
Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma, Jemima Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Dipti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Kranti Goud, Sri Charni, Renuka Singh Thakur
IND W vs AUS W Live Score: Schedule of three T20I matches
Schedule of three T20 T20I series:-
February 15, Sydney Cricket Ground, 1:45 pm February 19: Manuka Oval, Canberra, 1:45 pm IST February 21: Adelaide Oval, 1:45 pm IST
IND W vs AUS W 1st T20I Live Score: Indian team won the toss
The toss was delayed due to rain and Indian team captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Sydney Cricket Ground.