Women’s T20 World Cup: India face Australia in must-win clash for semi-final spot
India face Australia in a must-win ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 clash at Lord's. Check preview, head-to-head, probable XIs, match time and live streaming details.
India face Australia in a must-win ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 clash at Lord's. Check preview, head-to-head, probable XIs, match time and live streaming details.
Harmanpreet Kaur says Australia remains a formidable side despite Alyssa Healy's retirement as India gear up for a must-win Women's T20 World Cup clash.
After being put in to bat, the focus was on how India’s top order handles the Gabba’s trademark bounce and carry despite Australia missing their lead pacer Josh Hazlewood as he continued preparations for the Ashes.
Currently leading the series 2-1, India have already ensured that their 17-year unbeaten run in T20Is against Australia remains intact. Now, Suryakumar Yadav’s men will look to finish with a flourish.
J Rodrigues was the star of the match with her unbeaten 127-run knock.
The incident took place on the fourth ball of the 34th over. Alex Carey miscued the shot, and Shreyas turned around and sprinted towards the ball's landing zone from the backward point
Rohit, who first toured Australia during the 2007–08 CB Series, and Kohli, who made his mark here in the 2011–12 season with a sparkling Test century in Adelaide, have been at the heart of India’s golden generation.
Apart from a late cameo from Nitish Kumar Reddy and an impressive spell from left-arm quick Arshdeep Singh, there were hardly any positives that India would want to take from Sunday’s rain-affected match that lasted less than 50 overs.
Rohit and Kohli, who were making their first international appearance since the ICC Champions Trophy in March, failed to make an impact in Sunday’s rain-affected contest.
For the youngster, the ODI series marks a fresh challenge of leading the legends he once idolised.
