India Women vs Australia Women LIVE Streaming: Possible XI, pitch report, and H2H stats

India Women face a formidable challenge in their fourth ICC Women’s World Cup match against defending champions Australia in Vizag on Sunday at 3 PM IST. India would like to bring in change for this m

India will face their biggest challenge against defending champions Australia. Image | ICC on X

India Women will probably face their biggest task in their fourth match of the ICC Women’s World Cup on Sunday, as they take on defending champions Australia in Vizag. The India Women vs Australia Women match will start at 3 pm IST, and you can watch the match on JioHotstar, via OTTplay Premium.

Head-to-Head stats

Australia Women have been the dominant force against India Women, especially in the ODI format. In 59 Women's ODIs between the two teams, Australia Women have won 48 matches compared to India's 11 wins. Their most recent series in September 2025 resulted in Australia clinching the series 2-1.

In terms of individual performances in ODIs, Mithali Raj leads for India in runs scored against Australia, with 1123 runs in 37 matches, followed by Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur.

For Australia, Karen Rolton has been prolific, scoring 924 runs in 24 matches against India.

Bowling records show Jhulan Goswami as India's top wicket-taker against Australia with 30 wickets, while Lisa Sthalekar leads Australia's wicket-taking against India with 36 scalps.

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Pitch and weather report

The rain forecast for Vizag has cleared up, ensuring that the highly anticipated, sold-out match will proceed without weather interruptions.

The pitch at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium is traditionally known for being batting-friendly, offering a true bounce that assists stroke play. However, as the match progresses into the evening, the presence of dew is expected to make the outfield slippery and the ball harder for bowlers to grip, which historically provides a significant advantage to teams batting second.

Consequently, captains winning the toss are likely to opt for chasing, taking advantage of the easier batting conditions under lights and the challenge bowlers face with a wet ball.

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Possible playing XIs

If their two, seemingly optional, sessions since the defeat to South Africa are any indication, changes are in order, with at least Renuka Thakur and Radha Yadav likely to return to the XI.

Now, whether that's a straight swap between the young in the XI: Kranti Gaud and Sree Charani, and the experienced on the bench, or comes at the cost of a pure batter, remains to be seen.

The latter would be uncharacteristic of India, though, to further deplete an already underperforming batting department.

Australia are likely to go unchanged.

India: Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur

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

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