The first T20I match between Australia Women and India Women will be played on February 15. For three T20Is, three ODIs, and one Test, the India women's team will be touring Australia. In head-to-head encounters, Australian women have been dominant and have also been dominant at home. In September 2025, Australia Women's team went to India for a 3-match ODI series. They defeated the hosts 2-1 thanks to the leadership of Alyssa Healey. Shafali Verma scored 241 runs in her last 5 innings as India defeated Sri Lanka 5-0 in a recent series. Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur are also in good form and both are the leading run-scorers of the WPL 2026.

Also Read: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, Match 27: IND vs PAK, head-to-head, pitch report and predicted playing XIs

AUS-W vs IND-W Match Details

• Match: Australia Women vs India Women, 1st T20I

• Date: 15th February 2026

• Time: 1.45 PM IST

• Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 

• Live Streaming: JioHotstar 

AUS-W vs IND-W Weather Report

Pitch Report - Sydney Cricket Ground

It is a balanced wicket where the wicket has helped the bowlers in 6 of the last 9 T20 matches played here. The average first innings score in the recent games played here is 160 runs. 

• Balanced wicket 

• Large boundaries 

Top Batters to Watch – AUS-W vs IND-W

• Smriti Mandhana (IND-W): 4102 runs in T20I 

• Beth Mooney (AUS-W): 3381 runs in T20I 

• Harmanpreet Kaur (IND-W): 3784 runs in T20I

Top Bowlers to Watch – AUS-W vs IND-W

• Megan Schutt (AUS-W): 151 wickets in T20I 

• Ellyse Perry (AUS-W): 126 wickets in T20I 

• Deepti Sharma (IND-W): 152 wickets in T20I 

AUS-W vs IND-W Recent Form

AUS-W vs IND-W Today Match Prediction Scenarios

Scenario 1: If IND-W Bat First

• Powerplay Score: 45–50

• Predicted Total: 150-165

• Match Result: AUS-W to win

Scenario 2: If AUS-W Bat First

• Powerplay Score: 55–60

• Predicted Total: 180–200

• Match Result: AUS-W to win

Who Will Hit the Most Sixes?

Who Will Hit the Most Fours?

AUS-W vs IND-W Predicted Playing XIs

Australia Women 

Beth Mooney (wk), Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux (c), Georgia Wareham, Darcie Brown, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt.

India Women 

Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh (wk), Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Arundhati Reddy, Vaishnavi Sharma, Shree Charani.

Why Australia Women Are Favourites Today

• Strong top-order

• Good all-rounder players 

• Phoebe Litchfield form

• Middle-order performance 

AUS-W vs IND-W Today Match Prediction – Who Will Win Today?

According to our AUS-W vs IND-W today match prediction, India Women are the favourites to win the 2nd T20I match. The likes of Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland will be key players to watch out for.

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