Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 2nd semi-final of the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup between India Women and Australia Women.
prior to the semi-finals, England Women will take on New Zealand Women whereas in the second match of double-header Sunday, India Women will take on Bangladesh Women.
While Australia Women are placed second in the Women’s CWC 2025 standings, the hosts, India Women are currently placed third with two wins and one defeat.
The two sides recently locked horns in three-match ODI series where the reigning champions won the series by 2-1 margin.
The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 between India and Australia will be played at Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on October 12.
The three-match ODI series between India Women and Australia Women will be played from September 14 till September 20.
With this win, the Southern Stars also clinched their ninth-straight bilateral ODI series win over the Women in Blue.
Chasing a tricky 254-run total in 2nd ODI, the Women in Blue faltered after an incredible 96 by Richa Ghosh.
Annabel Sutherland, who picked up three wickets and defended 15 in the final over, was named the Player of the Match.
While the umpires did not adjudge Alyssa Healy out, but Harmanpreet Kaur had her final say as she dismissed her lbw on the next ball.
While Australia Women are coming into the knockout stages with 4-straight wins, India lost just 1 game in the league stage to finish 2nd in Group B.
Team India will be aiming for revenge for the T20 World Cup final loss in 2020.
Bhatia was dismissed at the score of 8 in 12 balls.
Notably, Renuka Singh Thakur and Yastika Bhatia are the new faces in the T20I squad.
The Women in Blue will be visiting Australia for an expanded assignment including 3 T20Is in addition to originally planned 3 ODIs.