Australia vs India Women, AUS-W vs IND-W 2024, Today Match Prediction 11 December 2024

AUSW vs IND-W Match Prediction & Analysis

The series has been decided in favor of Australia by 2-0 with the third WODI match slated to be played at the WACA on December 11 in Perth. It’s been a one-sided affair for the two teams ever since the onset of the three-match ODI series. Australia Women have clamped down hard on the Indian Women leaving the tourists with no respite. 

With many high-profile players underwhelmingly out of form against a star-studded Australian side, it has been a series to forget for India Women. It has now come down to a matter of national pride as India Women brace themselves to avoid a humiliating whitewash at the hands of a dominating Australian side. 

Head-to-head record: When comparing the overall head-to-head record, Australia Women have by far looked the most competent side as opposed to India Women. The home side has an overall near-invincible record of 45-10 in 55 WODI games. At home, Australia have also dominated India Women winning 14 out of 19 WODI fixtures against them. 

RECENT PERFORMANCE

AUSW

W W W W W

AUSW

371/8 in 50.0 7.42

AUS-W vs IND-W 2024

Australia Women won by 122 runs 08 Dec 2024

IND-W

249/10 in 44.5 5.55

AUSW

102/5 in 16.2 6.25

AUS-W vs IND-W 2024

Australia Women won by 5 wickets 05 Dec 2024

IND-W

100/10 in 34.2 2.91

BANW

89/10 in 26.2 3.38

BD-W vs AUS-W 2024

Australia beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets 27 Mar 2024

AUSW

93/2 in 18.3 5.03

BANW

97/10 in 44.1 2.2

BD-W vs AUS-W 2024

Australia beat Bangladesh by 6 wickets 24 Mar 2024

AUSW

98/4 in 23.5 4.11

BANW

95/10 in 36.0 2.64

BD-W vs AUS-W 2024

Australia beat Bangladesh by 118 runs 21 Mar 2024

AUSW

213/7 in 50.0 4.26

IND-W

L L W L W

AUSW

371/8 in 50.0 7.42

AUS-W vs IND-W 2024

Australia Women won by 122 runs 08 Dec 2024

IND-W

249/10 in 44.5 5.55

AUSW

102/5 in 16.2 6.25

AUS-W vs IND-W 2024

Australia Women won by 5 wickets 05 Dec 2024

IND-W

100/10 in 34.2 2.91

IND-W

236/4 in 44.2 5.32

IND-W vs NZ-W

India beat New Zealand by 6 wickets 29 Oct 2024

NZW

232/10 in 49.5 4.66

IND-W

183/10 in 47.1 3.88

IND-W vs NZ-W

New Zealand beat India by 76 runs 27 Oct 2024

NZW

259/9 in 50.0 5.18

IND-W

227/10 in 44.3 5.1

IND-W vs NZ-W

India beat New Zealand by 59 runs

24 Oct 2024

NZW

169/10 in 40.4 4.16

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Australia Preview

It has been all too easy for Australia Women in this series. Their domination has hardly been challenged by India Women who have looked all at sea against them. Both their wins in this series have come in a thumping fashion. Megan’s five-fer obliterated India in the first WODI for only 100. Despite losing 5 wickets, the run chase turned out to be a cakewalk as Voll’s unbeaten 46 steered Australia Women to a comfortable 5-wicket win inside 20 overs. 

Then in the second WODI, records tumbled as Australia Women ed their highest WODI total of 371 against India Women. Batting was at its belligerent best as Voll and Perry smashed twin centuries at a blistering rate to help Australia achieve a monumental total. It was never going to be easy for India Women to chase down such a daunting total and their batting capitulated well inside 45 overs with Sutherland being the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4-39.

Voll, Perry, and Litchfield have been the leading run-getters in this series, striking at well over 100. The trio has been in lethal form of late and it will be hard for the India Women bowlers to contain them while they continue to shine in this series. Schutt and Sutherland have snapped 6 & 5 wickets respectively and are in the midst of a prolific run with the ball. Schutt’s devastating spell of 5-19 floored India for 100 in the first WODI while Sutherland applied the finishing touches by picking 4-39 to hand Australia a thumping 122-run win. 

Australia Predicted Playing XI:

Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney (wk), Annabel Sutherland, Ash Gardner, Tahlia McGrath (c), Sophie Molineux, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt

Australia Actual Playing XI:

Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland

India Women Preview

India has been blown away left, right, and center and for them, it is merely a matter of survival. Amidst a poor track record in Australia, India Women are tasked with salvaging their pride. Australia have proven to be their nemesis in this format time and again. 

The Blues suffered a shocking 3-0 whitewash at home earlier this year and as experts believe, a similar fair awaits them at WACA in Perth. Besides, India Women have not had a huge degree of success in the  WODI format this year and had to contend with a 1-2 series defeat against New Zealand Women at home as well. India’s stalwarts featuring Harmanpreet and Mandhana have been dangerously short of runs and have endured a lean patch for quite some time. While their batting department continues to suffer, their bowling too hasn’t been that penetrative which has further aggravated their woes in this already-lost WODI series.

Against the backdrop of their horror show in Australia, there have been a few positives for the Indian Women’s team in this tour. Richa Ghosh has shown some fight with the bat and is currently the leading run scorer for India Women in this series averaging 34 while Jemimah isn’t too far behind averaging just a shade below at 33. Renuka Singh has been the pick of the bowlers for India women in this series. She is remarkably capable with the new ball and averages 30.75 with 4 wickets to her name. Her 3-45 added spark to India’s dismal outing in the first WODI which was convincingly won by Australia in the end. 

India Women Predicted Playing XI:

Smriti Mandhana, Priya Punia, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Minnu Mani, Titas Sadhu, Priya Mishra, Saima Thakor, Renuka Thakur

India Women Actual Playing XI:

Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Minnu Mani, Harleen Deol, Saima Thakor, Richa Ghosh, Renuka Singh, Arundhati Reddy, Titas Sadhu

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The temperature on Wednesday will be slightly on the higher side with daytime temperatures expected to touch near 38C. However, the lowest drop is expected to be around 28C. Moreover, the forecast suggests a 15% chance of rainfall between 11 AM to 3 PM but is expected to remain clear throughout the course of the day. In addition, there is expected to be a moderate breeze presence of roughly 18 km/hr. 

AUSW vs IND-W Pitch Report

The pitch at the WACA is regarded as one of the quickest and bounciest in the world, with the outfield being exceptionally fast as well. It is an ideal hunting ground for the pacers and hit-the-deck bowlers who are looking to extract steep bounce and carry. Moreover, with some weather and breeze around, there could also be some lateral movement on offer with the new ball. But the lightning nature of the wicket and the outfield also presents lucrative run-scoring opportunities for the batting side. Batters cash in and utilize the pace of the ball and score more runs. 

Toss: To Bat

As of now, only 6 WODI games have been played at this venue and both the batting as well as the bowling teams have had mixed fortunes so far. Three apiece have been won by the batting as well as the bowling side with the average first innings score amounting to a modest 197 runs. 

Hence, by looking at the past records, the toss may not play a pivotal role in deciding the outcome of the match and both teams should back themselves to play quality cricket. Either team batting first should aim to set a target 20-30 runs higher than the par score of 197.