AUS-W vs IND-W 1st T20I , Cricket Tips: Get ready for a high-profile tour as India Women will travel to Australia. These two top-ranked sides will be up against each other in three T20Is, three ODIs, and one test. The first T20I will be played between India and Australia on Sunday at Sydney Cricket Ground, starting at 1:30 PM IST.
Sophie Molineux is all set to make her captaincy debut as full-time captain for Australia. Alyssa Healy has announced her retirement, and Molineux will lead the team. Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the Women in Blue, and they have added new faces like Bharati Gulmali and G. Kamalini. So, it will be an exciting contest.
AUS-W vs IND-W: Match Details
Date: February 15, 2026 (Sunday)
Time: 1:30 PM IST
Venue: Sydney Cricket Stadium.
AUS-W vs IND-W: Live Streaming Details
Indian fans can tune into the Star Sports Network to watch the T20I series between Australia Women and India Women. The live stream option will be available on the Jio Hotstar app or website.
AUS-W vs IND-W: Head-to-Head in T20I
Total Matches: 33
Australia Women: 26
India Women: 07
No-result/Tied: 0
AUS-W vs IND-W: Ground Pitch Report
Sydney Cricket Ground is considered a good batting wicket. The wicket will be good to bat on, and the ball will come with good bounce and pace. That is where batters from both teams will enjoy their time. There will be some help for the spinners when the ball gets old.
AUS-W vs IND-W: Possible XIs
Australia Women: Beth Mooney (wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland, Ash Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux (c), Kim Garth, Darcie Brown
India Women: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Kranti Gaud, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh
AUS-W vs IND-W: Player to Watch Out For
Probable Best Batter
Phoebe Litchfield has been in good form, and she also scored runs in the WPL 2026. For India, Smriti Mandhana is the backbone of this Indian batting unit.
Probable Best Bowler
Annabel Sutherland has become a consistent T20I wicket-taker for Australia. She bowls in the death over as well and takes wickets. For India, the experience of Deepti Sharma will be crucial, and she has shown good form in the WPL 2026.
Today Match Prediction: India Women have a great squad, but in these conditions Australia are almost undefeated. Hence, we predict Australia Women to win this game.
Disclaimer: The prediction or cricket tips are purely based on the understanding and research of the writer. So kindly make sure to consider the points above while making your predictions.
