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Match Details
Date: December 21, Thursday
Time: 9:30 am IST
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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Match Preview
India Women is set to host Australia for a multi-format series across various venues in Mumbai. Both teams will play one-off Test, three ODIs, and three T20Is. The one-off match is slated to commence on December 21 at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The Indian women registered a historic win over England recently, and needless to say, the win as well as the home-ground factor will boost confidence in the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side. On the other hand, Australian women are known as best in the business and are renowned for dominating the field. Needless to say, the forthcoming clash is going to be a high-octane one.
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai is known for favouring the batters. While the surface generally provides good conditions to the batters, it also supports the fast bowlers during the initial overs of the game. The average score of the last 10 Test matches played at the Wankhede has been 340 runs. We can expect a high-scoring encounter as the cricketing giants take on each other in the Test format on Thursday, December 21.
Team Analysis
India
India women recently recorded a notable 347-run victory over the England cricket team in the one-off Test match. The hosts posted a huge total of 428 runs in the first inning owing to the batting of Shubha Satheesh (69), Jemimah Rodrigues (68), Yastika Bhatia (66), and Deepti Sharma (67). Harmanpreet Kaur and her women didn’t stop there and continued the demolition with their bowling. Names like Deepti Sharma and Pooja Vatsrakar emerged as the stars for their side as they compelled their counterparts to surrender.
SportsTiger Playing XI of India
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Varma, Shubha Sateesh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur ©, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Pooja Vatsrakar, Renuka Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Australia
Australia women’s last major Test assignment was against England during the Ashes tournament. The squad under the leadership of Alyssa Healy outplayed their English counterparts in Nottingham and secured an 89-run win in the only Test match of the Ashes series.
Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland, and Beth Mooney made a major contribution to the overall, while Ashleigh Gardner and Tahlia McGrath proved to be the bowling unit’s guiding forces. They will look forward to continuing their dominance over their Indian hosts.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Australia
Beth Mooney, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Jess Jonassen, Alyssa Healy (c), Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Alana King, Kim Garth, Darcie Brown
Match Prediction:
Conclusion
The hosts, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side, are favourites to win the one-off Test and begin the multi-format series on a favourable note.
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