The Indian women’s cricket team is on a roll in the T20I series against Australia. Despite a tough time in the ODIs, they bounced back fiercely by clinching a strong win in the first T20I. In that match, Titas Sadhu, Shreyanka Patil, and Deepti Sharma together took eight wickets, restricting Australia to a mere 141 runs. Smriti Mandhana contributed 52 runs, and Shafali Verma shone with a brilliant 64 runs in the first T20I showdown.
The second face-off between India and Australia is set to take place on January 7 at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. Australia, facing a need for victory to stay competitive in the series, will be gearing up for an intense clash. The match is scheduled to kick off at 7:00 PM IST and can be caught live either on Sports 18 Network or streamed through the JioCinema app and website.
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Here’s a rundown of the squads for the second T20I:
| India Women | Australia Women |
| Harmanpreet Kaur (c) | Alyssa Healy (c & wk) |
| Smriti Mandhana (vc) | Tahlia McGrath (vc) |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | Darcie Brown |
| Shafali Verma | Heather Graham |
| Deepti Sharma | Ashleigh Gardner |
| Yastika Bhatia (wk) | Kim Garth |
| Richa Ghosh (wk) | Grace Harris |
| Amanjot Kaur | Jess Jonassen |
| Shreyanka Patil | Alana King |
| Mannat Kashyap | Phoebe Litchfield |
| Saika Ishaque | Beth Mooney |
| Renuka Singh Thakur | Ellyse Perry |
| Titas Sadhu | Megan Schutt |
| Pooja Vastrakar | Annabel Sutherland |
| Kanika Ahuja and Minnu Mani | Georgia Wareham |
