In the opening T20 International of the series, India crushed Australia at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. With four wickets from his bowling, Titas Sadhu was outstanding, and the Indians were able to dismiss the visitors for 141 runs. It should give her more confidence before the second Twenty20 International, when the team captained by Harmanpreet Kaur will try to win the series.
Phoebe Litchfield produced another fantastic performance for Australia. The fact that the top order was unable to make an impact is still concerning, but Ellyse Perry and Litchfield performed admirably to contribute to the team’s respectable total. Alyssa Healy, the captain, will need to stand up in the interim as the stumper-batter is going through a difficult time. After Australia only took one wicket in the last game, bowlers also need to step up their game.
Australia Women tour of India 2024, 2nd T20 Match, India W vs Australia W
Venue: Dr. DY Patil Sports Complex, Navi Mumbai
Date & Time: Sunday, 7 January, 7:00 PM IST
Pitch Report: The surface of DY Patil Sports Academy is probably enjoyable for batters. As dew can affect the second innings and anything beyond 170 can be regarded as a solid score, bowling first will be preferable.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
India Women:
Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Shreyanka Patil, Renuka Thakur Singh, Titas Sadhu
Australia Women:
Alyssa Healy (wk/c), Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Phoebe Litchfield, Grace Harris, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown
