India W vs Australia W Playing 11: Harmanpreet Kaur & Co in a must-win match against Aus; Dream 11, pitch report and more

The Indian women’s cricket team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, faces a crucial match against Australia in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on Sunday. This match is essential for India as they compete with New Zealand for the second semifinal spot from Group A.

Australia has already secured three wins from three matches, leading the group with six points and a net run rate (NRR) of 2.786. They are almost guaranteed a semifinal spot. India is currently in second place with four points and an NRR of 0.576, slightly ahead of New Zealand, who also have four points but a lower NRR of 0.282.

New Zealand maintained their semifinal hopes with an eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Saturday. New Zealand’s victory makes the battle for the second semifinal spot between them and India. New Zealand will play their last group game against Pakistan on Monday, which gives them the advantage of knowing what they need to secure a semifinal berth.


India's match against Australia is critical. A win would significantly boost their semifinal chances, while a loss would leave their fate in New Zealand's hands, who could surpass them with a win over Pakistan.

India vs Australia: Head-to-head

The head-to-head record between India and Australia in T20Is shows Australia leading with 25 wins out of 33 matches, while India has won 8.

India vs Australia: Pitch Report

Sharjah's pitch has favored spinners, especially in evening games. In five night games, 45 wickets have been taken by spinners, and 22 by pace bowlers. Teams batting first have won three of the five night games.

The weather forecast for the match day is clear, with no chance of rain, ensuring good conditions for cricket.

India W vs Australia W: Dream 11

Batters: Smriti Mandhana, Beth Mooney, Harmanpreet Kaur, Shafali Verma
All-rounders: Deepti Sharma, Ellyse Perry
Wicketkeeper: Richa Ghosh
Bowlers: Megan Schutt, Arundhati Reddy, Sophie Molineux, Asha Sobhana

Probable playing XI

India Women: Richa Ghosh (wk), JI Rodrigues, S Mandhana, Shafali Verma, H Kaur (C), S Sajana, DB Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, A Sobhana, Renuka Singh, A Reddy

Australia Women: Alyssa Healy (C), BL Mooney, Phoebe Litchfield, A Gardner, TM McGrath, EA Perry, A Sutherland, G Wareham, S Molineux, TJ Vlaeminck, ML Schutt

As the group stage nears its conclusion, all eyes will be on India's performance against Australia.