Australia Women vs India Women Match Prediction – Who will win today’s 1st ODI match between AUS-W vs IND-W?
MATCH: Australia Women vs India Women
DATE: Thursday, December 5
TIME: 8:50 am IST
VENUE: Allan Border Field, Brisbane
TOURNAMENT: 1st ODI 2024
The first ODI of the three-match series between Australia Women and India Women is scheduled to be played at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane.
The hosts Australia last played an ODI more than eight months back. Despite being out of practice in terms of the 50-over format, most of their players have been keeping in touch via playing domestic competitions.
On the other hand, India are coming on the back of a home series win against New Zealand Women. They are coming into the series with a relatively inexperienced squad.
With crucial Women’s Championship points at stake, the series is set to be a high-octane one. Both sides would be eager to win it.
Pitch Report
The Allan Border Field has had a tendency of offering something for the bowlers under lights. It would be a wise decision for teams winning the toss to bat first to make full use of the batting-friendly conditions during the day.
Predicted Playing XIs
Australia Women
Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney (wk), Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt
India Women
Smriti Mandhana, Priya Punia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Uma Chetry (wk), Deepti Sharma, Saima Thakor, Radha Yadav, Renuka Singh, Arundhati Reddy, Titas Sadhu
Probable Top Performers
Probable Best Batter: Beth Mooney
The southpaw might not have played an ODI since March, however, she has been a part of enough white-ball matches with Perth Scorchers Women in the recently-concluded Women’s Big Bash League to showcase the good form she has been in.
Probable Best Bowler: Ashleigh Gardner
The same applies to Gardner in terms of her ODI outings. However, in her previous 10 WBBL 2024 matches, she has remained wicketless on only two occasions. She can be expected to carry forward her form with the ball.