India Women vs Australia Women, AUS-W vs IND-W 2025, Today Match Prediction 20 September 2025

IND-W vs AUSW Match Prediction & Analysis

A generation of cricketers had come and gone without witnessing India conquer Australia in an ODI on home soil. That chapter was finally rewritten with a 102-run triumph in New Chandigarh after a gap of 18 years and 206 days. The series is now tied at 1-1. The decider will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, on 20th September from 1:30 pm onwards. India Women have never won a WODI series against the visitors.

India Women ended an 18-year wait for a home ODI win over Australia Women with a commanding 102-run victory in New Chandigarh. Smriti Mandhana powered the innings with her 12th ODI century, a blistering 77-ball ton that set the tone despite little support from the rest of the batting order. With Jemimah Rodrigues ruled out, Mandhana took charge as the aggressor, dominating Australia’s spinners and lifting India to 292. Deepti Sharma chipped in with 40, while Darcie Brown claimed three wickets for Australia, ensuring the total was competitive but not daunting.

Chasing 293, Australia Women faltered against India’s spirited bowling. Renuka Singh struck early on her return from injury, while Kranti Goud and the spinners tightened the screws to leave the visitors reeling. Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, and Annabel Sutherland tried to rebuild, but key breakthroughs from Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav, and Arundhati Reddy turned the tide. Deepti Sharma’s double blow sealed the contest, with Goud cleaning up the tail to complete Australia’s heaviest ODI defeat. The win not only leveled the series 1-1 but also marked a historic and morale-boosting triumph for India Women.

The game saw various records broken by India Women. Australia Women suffered their heaviest defeat in ODI history on Wednesday, going down to India by a massive 102 runs. Until now, their biggest loss by runs in the format had been 92 against England way back in the inaugural Women’s World Cup of 1973. India also snapped Australia Women’s 13-match winning streak in ODIs, a run that had stretched unbroken since their 84-run defeat to South Africa in February 2024. India Women’s 292 all out in New Chandigarh stands as their second-highest ODI total against Australia Women. Only England’s 298 for 8 in Hamilton in 2022 has gone higher against the Australians in the format.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

IND-W

W L W L W

IND-W

292/10 in 49.5 5.86

AUS-W vs IND-W 2025

India Women beat Australia Women by 102 runs 17 Sep 2025

AUSW

190/10 in 40.5 4.65

IND-W

281/7 in 50.0 5.62

AUS-W vs IND-W 2025

Australia Women beat India Women by 8 wickets 14 Sep 2025

AUSW

282/2 in 44.1 6.38

ENGW

305/10 in 49.5 6.12

ENG-W vs IND-W

India Women beat England Women by 13 runs 22 Jul 2025

IND-W

318/5 in 50.0 6.36

ENGW

116/2 in 21.0 5.52

ENG-W vs IND-W

England Women beat India Women by 8 wickets (D/L) method 19 Jul 2025

IND-W

143/8 in 29.0 4.93

ENGW

258/6 in 50.0 5.16

ENG-W vs IND-W

India Women beat England Women by 4 wickets 16 Jul 2025

IND-W

262/6 in 48.2 5.42

AUSW

L W W W W

IND-W

292/10 in 49.5 5.86

AUS-W vs IND-W 2025

India Women beat Australia Women by 102 runs 17 Sep 2025

AUSW

190/10 in 40.5 4.65

IND-W

281/7 in 50.0 5.62

AUS-W vs IND-W 2025

Australia Women beat India Women by 8 wickets 14 Sep 2025

AUSW

282/2 in 44.1 6.38

AUSW

308/8 in 50.0 6.16

AUS-W vs ENG-W

Australia beat England by 86 runs 17 Jan 2025

ENGW

222/10 in 42.2 5.24

AUSW

180/10 in 44.3 4.04

AUS-W vs ENG-W

Australia beat England by 21 runs 14 Jan 2025

ENGW

159/10 in 48.1 3.3

AUSW

206/6 in 38.5 5.31

AUS-W vs ENG-W

Australia beat England by 4 wickets 12 Jan 2025

ENGW

204/10 in 43.1 4.73

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

India Women Preview

Smriti Mandhana will open the innings with Pratika Rawal. The Indian opening duo have scored 1326 runs in the last 12 WODIs at an average of 60. Smriti Mandhana will be the batter to watch out for. She has scored 689 runs in the last 11 WODIs with a strike rate of 101. In 17 games against Australian women, Mandhana has 791 runs at an average of 42. She has 282 runs in the last three games against Australia Women, which includes two centuries and a half-century. Rawal has 792 runs in 16 WODIs at an average of 50. She has hit a century and five half-centuries so far. Harleen Deol will come in at number three. She scored 54 runs in the first ODI, followed by 10 runs in the second.

Harmanpreet Kaur will come in the middle with Deepti Sharma and Richa Ghosh. Kaur has 675 runs in 22 innings at an average of 35. But she has just 45 runs in the last 5 innings in India against Australia Women. Rodrigues was absent from the second ODI. Her availability is yet unknown. She averages 35 against Australia. Ghosh has 256 runs in 12 WODIs played this year at a strike rate of 129. She has played 11 games against Australia, managing 336 runs with the bat. Deepti Sharma scored 40 runs in the last game after getting promoted in the batting order.

Sneh Rana will lead the bowling attack with Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, and Kranti Gaud. Rana has taken 20 wickets in the last 10 WODIs at an economy of 4.75. Against Australia, she has picked up 6 wickets in 9 games. Deepti Sharma has 14 wickets in 11 WODIs this year. She will be the bowler to watch out for. Sharma picked up two wickets in the last game. Against Australia, she has 16 wickets in 16 WODIs. Gaud was the leading wicket-taker in the last game with three wickets.

Key Players: Smriti Madhana, Pratika Rawal, Deepti Sharma.

India Women Predicted Playing XI:

Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Thakur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Kranti Gaud, Radha Yadav, Sneh Rana.

India Women Actual Playing XI:

Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Sneh Rana, Richa Ghosh, Renuka Singh, Kranti Gaud, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav

Australia Women Preview

It was just the second WODI loss for Australia Women in the last 20 games. They will be looking forward to fighting back against the hosts. Alyssa Healy will open the innings with Phoebe Litchfield. Healey has scored an unbetaen 36 runs in the first two games. She has scored 580 runs against India Women in 18 games at a strike rate of 97. Litchfield missed the second game due to an injury. She will be the batter to watch out for. She has a record of 466 runs in 7 WODIs against India Women at an average of 75. This includes a century and four half-centuries. Ellyse Perry will come in at number three. Perry has 796 runs with the bat has 74 runs in two games.

Beth Mooney will come in the middle with Annabel Sutherland and Ashleigh Gardner. Against India, she has an average above 50. In two games, Mooney has scored 95 runs, including the unbeaten 77 in the first game. Sutherland has scored 399 runs in the last 10 games at a strike rate of 105. Sutherland has played 9 games against the Indian Women in which she has picked up 17 wickets with the ball. Ashleigh Gardner is leading the chart of most valuable points in the last 12 WODIs. In the previous 12 games, she has scored 334 runs with the bat and has picked up 19 wickets with the ball. She has 235 runs with the bat and 21 wickets with the ball against India Women in 16 games.

Tahlia McGrath will lead the bowling attack with Georgia Wareham, Alana King, and Megan Schutt. McGrath is known for her batting against India as compared to her bowling. She has 309 runs in 10 innings at an average of 62 against India. Wareham has picked up 7 wickets against India in 6 games. King has picked up 19 wickets in her last 10 WODIs at an economy of 4.62. Darcie Brown picked three wickets in the last game. She will be the bowler to watch out for.

Key Players: Phoebe Litchfield, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner.

Australia Women Predicted Playing XI:

Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Georgia Voll, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Darcie Brown, Megan Schutt.

Australia Women Actual Playing XI:

Georgia Voll, Tahlia McGrath, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Grace Harris, Georgia Wareham, Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Kim Garth, Alana King, Megan Schutt

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather in New Delhi is expected to be sunny on match day, with temperatures ranging from 29 to 36 degrees Celsius. Winds will blow from the southeast at 12-16 km/h. It is a balanced pitch. The track at Delhi provides an even battle between bat and ball. Early in the innings, the true bounce and fast outfield reward fluent stroke-making, allowing batters to score freely. As the game wears on, however, spinners come into play, making the latter stages more challenging for run-scoring.  

IND-W vs AUSW Pitch Report

The game will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on 20th September from 1:30 pm onwards. The stadium has a capacity of 48000 spectators. The stadium has hosted 37 Tests, 33 ODIs, and 14 T20Is.

Toss: To Bat

In 33 ODIs, the results have favored teams batting first or chasing the target on 16 occasions each. The average first innings score is 238. In the last three games, two have been won by the team defending the targets. The team winning the toss should bat first.