New Delhi: The Indian women’s team, after dominating the test match, suffered a crushing 3-0 defeat in the ODI series against the Australian women’s team, as both the teams have now won one series a piece in the ongoing Australia tour of India.
The two cricketing giants will now be locking horns against each other in the three match T20I series, starting from Friday, January 5.
💬 💬 “Everyone is excited for the T20I series.”#TeamIndia captain @ImHarmanpreet talks about the mood in the camp ahead of the #INDvAUS T20I series opener. @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/zmuOjhH99W
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) January 4, 2024
Harmanpreet and company will be looking to get an early lead against the mighty Aussies as if they allow the Australian team to get early success, they will make the remaining journey tough for the women in blue.
Just like test and ODI, the Aussie women’s team also have the advantage when it comes to head-to-head against the women in blue in T20Is, as the former has won 23 out of 31 matches they have played so far. Indian women’s team has emerged victorious on seven occasions, while one match ended in no contest.
Australia on Indian tour so far
The Aussies women’s team started their Indian tour with a one-off test series, where the hosts, with the help of Pooja Vastrakar and Sneh Rana’s masterclass, registered their first-ever test match victory against the Aussies in the history of test cricket, as they registered an easy eight wickets win.
𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 👏
Laughter, banter & plenty to celebrate as @JemiRodrigues dons the anchor’s hat post #TeamIndia‘s historic win 👌👌 – By @ameyatilak
Watch The Special Feature 🎥🔽 #INDvAUS | @IDFCFIRSTBank https://t.co/jDoyRPC8CL pic.twitter.com/BoFBTwPtO3
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 25, 2023
However, the Aussies turned their luck in the ODI series, as in the first match of the series, with the help of Phoebe Litchfield and Ellyse Perry, chased down their highest total in an ODI match to take 1-0 lead in the series.
Australia win the 1st ODI by 6 wickets.#TeamIndia will aim to bounce back in the next game 🙌
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/MDbv7Rm75J#INDvAUS | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/BeoV1pOidJ
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 28, 2023
Indian women’s team gave a tough fight in the second match of the series, but Richa Ghosh’s brilliant 96 runs innings went in vain as the hosts fell three runs short of the target, giving the visitors an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the series.
The match went down to the very last over but it’s Australia who win by 3 runs at the end. #TeamIndia will aim to bounce back in the 3rd & Final ODI.
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/yDjyu27FoW#INDvAUS | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/6j0EHRUlsw
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 30, 2023
It was the battle of pride for the women in blue in the third match, but once again, Phoebe Litchfield and Alyssa Healy’s masterclass handed the visitors another win, and a clean sweep of 3-0 in the series.
Not the result #TeamIndia were looking for in the third & final #INDvAUS ODI.
Australia win the match.
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/XFE9a14lAW @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/Sp1Tsykb33
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) January 2, 2024
When and where to watch
The first T20I match of the three-match T20I series between the Indian women’s team and the Australian women’s team will take place at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai from 07:00 p.m. IST.
The live telecast of the match will be done through Sports 18 networks, while the rights for the live streaming is reserved with Jio Cinema app and website.
🇮🇳 or 🇦🇺 – Who’ll take the lead in the 3-match series tonight?
Tune in to catch Harmanpreet Kaur’s #TeamIndia in action in the 1st #INDvAUS T20I, LIVE on #JioCinema & #Sports18 🙌#JioCinemaSports #IDFCFirstBankWomensT20ITrophy pic.twitter.com/ELyKUb1ena
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) January 5, 2024
The live streaming will be free on the Jio Cinema app and website.
