Preview:
Hosts Australia Women will take on India Women in the first of the 3-match T20I series on Thursday. Carrara Oval will host the entire T20I series. Australia Women had won the ODI series 2-1, whereas the Only Test between the two sides ended in a draw. Australia Women will be eager to get back to the shortest format of the game, as they haven’t played a single T20I game since April 2021. They will be hopeful of starting this tournament on a winning note.
Despite unfavourable conditions, India Women did really well in the Only Test. Their batters are in decent knick, which is a positive sign for the visitors. They had lost to England Women in their previous T20I series by a 2-1 margin. Considering their current form, they can beat any side on a given day.
Match Details:
Australia Women vs India Women, 1st T20I
Venue: Carrara Oval, Carrara
Date & Time: October 7th, at 2:10 PM IST and 6:40 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network
Pitch Report:
It’s a pretty good wicket to bat on and it has got genuine bounce. As usual, the surfaces here in Australia will assist the quick bowlers and they need to make the most of it.
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Probable Playing XIs for AU-W vs IN-W:
Australia Women
Alyssa Healy (wk), Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning (c), Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Annabel Sutherland/Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Darcie Brown, Molly Strano
India Women
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana/Arundhati Reddy, Richa Ghosh (wk), Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav
Top Picks for AU-W vs IN-W Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Australia Women
Alyssa Healy has an excellent record against India Women. She won’t show any kind of nerves and likes to be aggressive from the start. Healy has scored 2121 runs in her T20I career at a strike rate of 130.28, with the highest score of 148*.
Meg Lanning has got loads of experience in the shortest format of the game. She is just short of 86 runs from the milestone of 3000 runs in the T20Is.
Top Picks – India Women
Smriti Mandhana is a must-pick player for your fantasy teams. She is a terrific timer of the ball and has got all the shots in the book. She has scored 1901 runs in her 81 T20Is at an average of 26.04, with the highest score of 86.
In a span of only two years, Shafali Verma has already played 25 T20Is and has scored 665 runs at an average of 27.7 and a strike rate of 145.19.
AU-W vs IN-W Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (Career T20 Stats) |
| Alyssa Healy | 2121 runs |
| Meg Lanning | 2914 runs and 4 wickets |
| Ashleigh Gardner | 813 runs and 23 wickets |
| Smriti Mandhana | 1901 runs |
| Shafali Verma | 665 runs |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for AU-W vs IN-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Alyssa Healy (c), Meg Lanning, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Ashleigh Gardner, Shafali Verma (vc), Ellyse Perry, Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Sophie Molineux, Darcie Brown
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for AU-W vs IN-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Alyssa Healy, Meg Lanning, Smriti Mandhana (vc), Beth Mooney, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Ellyse Perry (c), Tahlia McGrath, Poonam Yadav, Georgia Wareham, Darcie Brown
AU-W vs IN-W Risky Captaincy Choices:
Ashleigh Gardner has notched up 813 runs and has also picked up 23 wickets in her T20I career. She is a risky captaincy pick for your fantasy teams.
Jemimah Rodrigues was impeccable in The Hundred Women’s competition, where she emerged as the second-highest run-scorer with 249 runs. It’s worth a risk to pick her as your fantasy team skipper.
Player you should avoid:
Tahlia McGrath is yet to play a T20I and even considering plenty of options available it’s better to avoid her while making your fantasy teams.
