After clinching an all-important one-off Test match against Australia, a confident Indian women's cricket team are all set to lock horns in the ODI series. (Live Blog | IND Vs RSA Men's Scorecard | IND Vs RSA Men's Day 3 Live Blog | IND-W Vs AUS-W Scorecard | Cricket News)
Australia are no pushovers especially in white-ball cricket and Harmanpreet Kaur and co. will have to be their superlative best to beat the visitors. The three-match ODI series will also be played in Mumbai. Alyssa Healy and team will look to avenge the defeat from the Test match.
India have been in top form winning their last three contests — two Tests and one T20I — after losing the first two T20Is to England and concede the three-match series in this long home season.
Given their current form, India will eye more success in the fixtures lined up but the Indian women's cricket team would know that it has a huge task cut out against Australia who have historically dominated them in 50-overs cricket.
India have only 10 wins and 40 losses to show from 50 ODIs against Australia overall, while at home, their record has been simply terrible. With only four wins in 21 ODIs and 17 defeats at home, India have not beaten Australia in any of their last seven matches playing at home since February 2007.
In fact, the last time India and Australia played ODI cricket at the Wankhede Stadium, the home team suffered heavy defeats in March 2012, losing by 221 runs and five wickets in the last two ODIs of the three-match series.
India had lost the opening ODI heavily at Ahmedabad by 30 runs and were eventually whitewashed.
Here’s all you need to know about the live coverage of the INDW vs AUSW ODI series:
When will the 1st India vs Australia Women ODI be played?
The India vs Australia Women 1st ODI match will be played on Thursday, 28 December.
At which venue is the India vs Australia Women 1st ODI being played?
The 1st ODI between India and Australia Women will be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
What time does the India vs Australia Women 1st ODI start?
India vs Australia Women 1st ODI will start at 1:30 PM IST.
Which TV channel will broadcast the India vs Australia Women 1st ODI?
India vs Australia Women 1st ODI will be telecast live on the Sports18 network in India.
How can I stream the India vs Australia Women 1st ODI LIVE?
Live streaming of the India vs Australia Women 1st ODI will be available on the JioCinema app and website.
Squads
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Shreyanka Patil, Mannat Kashyap, Saika Ishaque, Renuka Singh Thakur, Titas Sadhu, Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Harleen Deol.
Australia: Darcie Brown, Heather Graham, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Alyssa Healy (c&wk), Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney (wk), Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham
