India Women vs Australia Women – 3rd T20I
The 3rd T20I of the India Women tour of Australia 2026 will see India Women take on Australia Women on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide. The match is scheduled to begin at 6:45 PM local time (8:15 AM GMT). Umpires: Eloise Sheridan, Phillip Gillespie; Third Umpire: Kim Cotton; Referee: Kent Hannam.
India Women enter this deciding match with a strong and resilient squad. Their batting lineup is led by Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, providing explosive top-order aggression and solid middle-order stability. Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, and Amanjot Kaur add finishing power and all-round depth.
In the bowling department, India Women have a potent and varied 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 looking to seal the series. Their batting unit includes Beth Mooney (wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Ellyse Perry, providing strong partnerships and explosive middle-order acceleration. 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 Adelaide Oval pitch typically offers good pace and bounce early on, assisting fast bowlers with seam movement, while spinners can find grip as the match progresses. In evening T20Is, dew often plays a significant role in the second innings, making chasing easier and favoring the team batting second. Batters can score freely once set, and a first-innings total of around 155–175 is generally considered competitive at this venue in Womens T20Is.
Expert Prediction: Australia Women have 70% chance and India Women have 30% 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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