India Women vs Australia Women – 1st ODI
The 1st ODI of the India Women tour of Australia 2026 will see India Women take on Australia Women on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at The Gabba, Brisbane. The match is scheduled to begin at 1:50 PM local time (3:50 AM GMT).
India Women enter this series opener with a strong and experienced squad. Their batting lineup is led by Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, providing solid top-order stability and explosive middle-order acceleration. Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, and Amanjot Kaur add finishing power and all-round depth.
In the bowling department, India Women boast a varied and potent attack featuring Renuka Singh Thakur, Shreyanka Patil, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Arundhati Reddy, Shree Charani, offering quality pace, swing, and world-class spin options well-suited to Australian conditions.
Australia Women come into this match as the dominant home side. Their batting unit includes Beth Mooney (wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Ellyse Perry, providing strong partnerships and middle-order firepower. Sophie Molineux (c), Ashleigh Gardner, and Georgia Wareham add all-round depth and aggression.
Australia Women’s bowling attack is led by Darcie Brown, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, offering a lethal mix of express pace, swing, and high-quality spin.
The Gabba pitch in Brisbane typically offers good pace and bounce early on, assisting fast bowlers with seam movement, while spinners can find grip as the match progresses. In day ODIs, conditions are generally balanced, with some help for pacers under cloudy skies or with the new ball, and spinners coming into play later. Batters can build innings once set, and a first-innings total of around 250–280 is generally considered competitive at this venue in Womens ODIs.
Expert Prediction: Australia Women have 68% chance and India Women have 32% winning chance.
Disclaimer: This video expresses the author’s personal insights and analysis. We encourage readers to consider the points discussed and draw their own conclusions.
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