India-W seek pride against Australia-W as Wankhede gears up for the series finale

With the series already lost, the Indian women will be locking horns with Australia for one final game in order to salvage some pride as the visitors had a lucky escape in the last encounter. Defending 258, Australia Women restricted Indian women to 255, securing a three-run win to seal the fate of the series.

Indian women will be pinning their hopes on their prized batting unit that has fought tooth and nail against the mighty Aussies. Richa Ghosh was the star act of India’s chase last night that faltered in the dying embers of the contest with an excellent 96. Jemimah Rodrigues continued to be in fine touch as she contributed 44 crucial runs in the failed run-chase.

Australia will be hopeful of sweeping the Indian women clean with another victory, particularly after a rambunctious showdown in the series so far. With a star-studded side, it is going to be a blockbuster battle between two sides of tantamount power and brilliance as we enter the new year with a banger.

Venue Watch:

Wankhede has always been a featherbed and the batters in this series have proven this to be a fact. A total of 36 ODIs have been played out of which 19 have been won batting first while the other 17 have been won batting second. The average first innings score at the venue in ODIs is 252 while the average score in the second innings is 203.

Head to Head:

Matches played: 52

India – 10

Australia - 42

Match Details:

Match – India Women vs Australia Women

Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Date: 27th December, 2023

Time: 1:30 PM

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: Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney (wk), Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham