SHARJAH: Australia have won the toss and chose to bat first against India in the 18th match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 here at Sharjah Cricket Stadium here on Sunday.
PLAYING XIs
India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodriguez, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Singh
Australia: Beth Mooney (wk), Grace Harris, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath (c), Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown
Defending champion Australia’s captain Alyssa Healy was ruled out of the match, with Tahlia McGrath stepping in to lead the side against India.
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Meanwhile, Tayla Vlaeminck was also ruled out with an injury. Grace Harris and Darcie Brown replaced Healy and Vlaeminck in the line-up.
On the other hand, India made one change with Pooja Vastrakar coming in for S Sajana.
HEAD TO HEAD
Australia and India have faced each other 34 times in Women’s T20Is, with the former holding a dominant record.
Overall – Matches 34, Australia 25, India 8, NR 1
Women’s T20 World Cup – Matches 6, Australia 4, India 2
FORM GUIDE
Defending champions Australia have momentum in their favour as they are unbeaten in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, winning their three fixtures and are currently at the summit of Group A standings with six points.
India, on the other hand, had a shaky start as they lost to New Zealand in their tournament opener. However, they made a resounding comeback with two victories in their next two games against Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Australia: W, W, W, W, W (most recent first)
India: W, L, L, W, W
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