India vs Australia (Source: @Akaran_1/X.com)
Australia have won the toss in the important clash with the home team, India. They have decided to bowl first, which means Harmanpreet Kaur and co. will bat first again after their loss to South Africa. Australia, on the other hand, are unbeaten so far and would be looking to dominate another game in their World Cup title defence.
The Kangaroos have made one change to their XI with Sophie Molineux coming in for Georgia Wareham. India, on the other hand, have decided to go with the same which relies more on batting depth despite a heartbreaking loss against South Africa.
India vs Australia: Playing XIs
Australia Women Playing XI: Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Kim Garth, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Sophie Molineux
India Women Playing XI: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Kranti Goud, Nallapureddy Charani
IND-W vs AUS-W: Captain's talk
Alyssa Healy (Australia Women Captain): "We are going to have a bowl. We had a look at the conditions and hopefully later in the innings the dew will come into play. There was a lot of dew during our training session last night so expecting the same tonight. We have made 1 change. Sophie Molineux comes into the side for Georgia Wareham. Nice to have Sophie back in the side. At some point in the world cup, you just need to get over the line and get the two important points for your side. When you come up against a strong opponent like India, you need to play your best cricket. We have come against one another a lot in the last six weeks. We are looking forward to the challenge tonight. It’s an amazing venue. I am making a comeback in this venue after a long, long time. It’s great to be here. I got a bit of Aussie support. Girls are really pumped up so hopefully it will be a good game."
Harmanpreet Kaur (India Women Captain): Yeah, pitch looks better today. Hopefully, we can get a good total on the board. No, we are going with the same XI. In tournaments like these, such things happen. You win some and you lose some. It is important how you bounce back. Lots of positives for us from the last game. Last 5 overs, didn't go our way. The focus is on today's game. (On fan support) They have been important for us. Cheering us, it is a big part in our life to get such support."
