INDW vs AUSW: Three years ago, India and Australia met in a high-voltage T20 World Cup final in Melbourne. Coming into that match, India defeated the Aussies in a group stage and the showdown clash was also expected to be an exciting contest. However, the Aussies were too good when it mattered most and claimed their 5th Women’s T20 World Cup, defeating India by 85 runs. Come Thursday, India women will be looking to reverse the result of their previous T20 World Cup match.
Australia are the world champions. it goes without saying. In 30 T20 matches against India, Australia have won 22 and lost 7 times. Against all opponents since 2018, Australia have won 54 out of 63 T20Is. They hardly ever lose a game. Australia have lost just two official matches in any format since losing a T20 match to New Zealand in March 2021. But note, those two defeats came to only one team- India. The Women in Blue are a strong side and have several match-winners among them. They have improved from time to time and have become a world class team.
India needs to solve the issues
But India will need to address some issues. While some of their batsmen have played match-winning innings, Harmanpreet is yet to join the party. reminiscence While did well in the match against Ireland jemima rodrigues And Richa Ghosh has been the best batsman for the team. But Shafali Verma and Harmanpreet Kaur Haven’t been able to convert good starts into good scores.
On the other hand, in bowling also only a few players have been seen living up to the expectations. Whereas Deepti Sharma And Renuka Singh has done well, others also need to join the party. This becomes all the more important when we know Australia have a deep batting line-up.
Australia needs things to go well
Meanwhile, Australia have won all the four matches of the ongoing T20 World Cup. There have been many batsmen who have played good innings. Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning and Tahlia McGrath have all featured in one match or another. He has also won decently but still lacks a bit of his fiery touch. The Aussies know they cannot take India lightly and they will need to get everything right if they are to make it to the final. Healy missed Australia’s final group game due to quadriceps but is available for selection. He recently spoke to the media and admitted that he is in no mood to take India lightly. It was in 2020 that India remained one step away from the trophy in Australia. This time they will have to get past Australia to reach the final.
Australia Team:
Beth Mooney (wk), Ellyse Perry, Meg Lanning (c), Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Alana King, Megan Schutt, D’Arcy Brown, Alyssa Healy, Heather Graham, Jess Jonassen, Kim Garth
Indian team:
Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Jemima Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Richa Ghosh (WK), Deepti Sharma, Pooja VastrakarRadha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Renuka Thakur Singh, Smriti Mandhana, Shikha Pandey, Devika Vaidya, Anjali Sarwani