Women's World Cup 2025 Match 17: AUS-W vs BAN-W head-to-head, stadium stats, predicted playing XIs & points table

Australia Women aim to strengthen their top position, while Bangladesh Women seek a crucial win to keep their semi-final hopes alive in the Women’s World Cup 2025.

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Women's World Cup 2025 Match 17: AUS-W vs BAN-W

Australia Women (AUS-W) will take on Bangladesh Women (BAN-W) in Match 17 of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025  at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, on Thursday, October 16, 2025.

Australia Women currently holds a strong position at the top of the points table having won three of their four matches in the tournament to this point. The defending champions are in great form and have just recently registered a thrilling win against the India Women with a terrific innings from Alyssa Healy. The Aussies will now hope to continue their terrific run of form and build on their chances of making it to the semi-finals with another solid win.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh Women are sixth on the table with a win and three defeats. They faced a difficult loss to South Africa Women in their last match and will now be keen to recover. A victory over the world champions would be a great confidence booster and keep their semi-final hopes alive.

AUS-W vs BAN-W Head-to-Head in ODIs

Australia Women have a perfect record against Bangladesh Women in ODI cricket, winning all four encounters so far.

  • Matches Played: 4
  • AUS-W Won: 4
  • BAN-W Won: 0
  • No Result: 0

AUS-W vs BAN-W: Stadium Stats (ODIs)

The ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, in Visakhapatnam, has good batting conditions with better success for teams chasing historically.

  • Total Matches: 18
  • Matches won batting first: 3
  • Matches won bowling first: 13
  • Average 1st Innings Score: 239
  • Average 2nd Innings Score: 216
  • Highest Total: 387/5 (50 overs) by IND vs WI
  • Lowest Total: 76/10 (39.3 overs) by SL-W vs IND-W
  • Highest Successful Chase: 292/5 (48.5 overs) by IND vs AUS
  • Lowest Total Defended: 229/5 (50 overs) by IND-W vs SL-W

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AUS-W vs BAN-W Predicted Playing XIs

Australia Women (AUS-W): Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Kim Garth, Alana King, Megan Schutt.

Bangladesh Women (BAN-W): Rubya Haider, Fargana Hoque, Sharmin Akhter, Nigar Sultana (c & wk), Sobhana Mostary, Shorna Akter, Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Ritu Moni, Marufa Akter.

Women’s World Cup 2025: Points Table

After the completion of sixteen matches, the updated points table is as follows:

POS TEAM PLAYED WON LOST N/R TIED NET RR POINTS
1 England Women 4 3 0 1 0 +1.864 7
2 Australia Women 4 3 0 1 0 +1.353 7
3 South Africa Women 4 3 1 0 0 -0.618 6
4 India Women 4 2 2 0 0 +0.682 4
5 New Zealand Women 4 1 2 1 0 -0.245 3
6 Bangladesh Women 4 1 3 0 0 -0.263 2
7 Sri Lanka Women 4 0 2 2 0 -1.526 2
8 Pakistan Women 4 0 3 1 0 -1.887 1

 

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