AUS-W vs IND-W 2nd ODI Match Prediction [Source: @Johns/x]
Australia Women and India Women will take their ODI series forward with the second match at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane on Sunday, December 8. Hosts Australia won the series-opener at the same venue a couple of days ago to take a 1-0 lead.
Australia Women
The Australian women’s cricket team is currently on a five-match winning streak in ODIs. After defeating South Africa at home by a 2-1 margin earlier this year, Australia also blanked Bangladesh 3-0 in an away series. In the series-opener against India on December 5, Megan Schutt picked up career-best figures of 5-19 before debutant Georgia Voll headlined Australia’s successful run-chase.
India Women
Shortly after winning successive ODI series against South Africa and New Zealand at home, the Indian women’s team got humbled by world champions Australia in Brisbane. Batting first, the entire ‘Women in Blue’ line-up crumbled for just 100 in 34.2 overs. Barring a fighting three-wicket haul from new ball operator Renuka Singh Thakur, no other Indian cricketer managed to stand up to the might of the hosts.
AU-W vs IN-W Head-to-Head Records in T20s
Matches | Australia Women won | India Women won | N/R |
---|---|---|---|
54 | 44 | 10 | 0 |
How Will The Allan Border Field Pitch Behave?
Fast bowlers will be expected to receive considerable assistance from the playing surface at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane, especially with the new ball. Batting will become easier in the middle overs of the innings. The average first innings total in the last four women’s ODIs played at the venue has amounted to just 117.
Players To Watch Out For In AU-W vs IN-W 2nd ODI
Australia Women
Phoebe Litchfield
Phoebe Litchfield has garnered 343 runs in her past 10 innings at an impressive average of 34.30. She also cracked a match-winning 35 in the first ODI of the series.
Ashleigh Gardner
Australian off-spinner Ashleigh Gardner picked up the key wicket of Harleen Deol against India a couple of days ago, and the 27-year-old has overall accumulated 16 wickets in her past 10 innings.
Megan Schutt
Megan Schutt picked up five wickets at an expense of just 19 runs in 6.2 overs to set up Australia’s emphatic five-wicket win over India in the series opener.
Alana King
Australian spinner Alana King holds an impressive career economy rate of just 4.17 in ODIs. In her past nine matches, she has picked up 15 wickets.
India Women
Smriti Mandhana
Seasoned Indian opener Smriti Mandhana, a veteran of 89 ODI matches, has tallied 3,698 runs in her career at an exceptional average of 44.55. She cracked 519 of those runs in her past nine matches alone.
Jemimah Rodrigues
Jemimah Rodrigues top-scored for India during their batting struggles against Megan Schutt in Brisbane on December 5. Rodrigues has also emerged as one of the overall leading run-getters for India off late.
Deepti Sharma
Senior Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma has accumulated over 2,000 runs at an average of nearly 35, and has harvested 112 wickets through her cunning off-breaks.
Renuka Singh Thakur
Indian speedster Renuka Singh picked up three Australian wickets in the first ODI match in Brisbane. The 28-year-old holds a unique penchant of making the new ball talk, especially in limited-overs internationals.
Today's Match Prediction: AU-W vs IN-W 2nd ODI
Predicted Top Performers
Australia Women – Megan Schutt, Phoebe Litchfield, Ashleigh Gardner
India Women – Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Renuka Singh Thakur
AU-W vs IN-W 2nd ODI: Predicted Score
Predicted first innings score: 200-220
Predicted second innings score: 205-225