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Women’s T20 World Cup 2024/25, AUS-W vs IND-W 18th match, Group A match preview

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Women’s T20 World Cup 2024/25, AUS-W vs IND-W 18th match, Group A match preview

England vs Scotland

Sharjah, 2pm local time

England national team: Heather Knight (Captain), Lauren Bell, Maia Busier, Alice Capsie, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Danielle Gibson, Sarah Glenn, Beth Heath, Amy Jones (Lt.), Freya Kemp, Nat Cyber- Brunt, Lindsey Smith, Danny Wyatt

Scotland squad: Catherine Bryce (cap), Chloe Abel, Avi Aitken-Drummond, Olivia Bell, Sarah Bryce (wk), Darcy Carter, Priyanaz Chatterjee, Catherine Fraser, Saskia Holly, Lorna Jack, Ailsa Lister, Aptahar Mak. Sood, Megan McCall, Hannah Rainey, Rachel Slater

Tournament Form Guide: England have won both of their matches against Bangladesh and South Africa so far, while Scotland come into this match having lost all three of their matches.

News summary: These teams will face each other for the first time in a T20I. England plays in this match five days after playing their last match against South Africa on Monday.

Scotland were eliminated in the semi-finals. In Group B, three teams – England, West Indies and South Africa – are still competing for a place in the semi-finals, with England having the lowest net run rate among them. England will be looking to improve their NRR with a big win.

England captain Heather Knight said ahead of the game about players’ availability: “There was a bit of an illness at one point, but hopefully everyone will be available.”

Player to watch: Danni Wyatt-Hodge has maintained a solid lead for the England national team. Chasing a tricky target of 125 on a slow Sharjah pitch with left-arm spinners bowling at both ends, she dropped anchor after the early loss of Maia Bouchier and made 64 runs with Nat Sciver-Brunt. She came off 41 balls against Bangladesh, followed by 43 balls.

Australia vs India

Sharjah, 6pm local time

Australian National Team: Alyssa Healy (capt & wk), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham

India National Team: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Yastika Bhatia (captain), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (captain), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, D Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yada. B, Shreyanka Patil, S Sajjana.

Tournament Form Guide: Australia comes into this tournament with three wins from three matches and a clean sweep of Pakistan. With that win, they also all but clinched a spot in the semifinals thanks to a net scoring percentage of 2.786. India has two wins from three matches. In their previous match, they had recorded their highest total of the tournament so far (172 for 3) and in return they had 90 to tie Sri Lanka for the biggest run win in a T20 World Cup.

News summary: Australia have serious injury concerns ahead of the crucial clash. After just four balls against Pakistan, Tayla Vlaeminck was ruled out with a dislocated right shoulder. To make matters worse, captain Alyssa Healy suffered an “acute right foot injury” while limping off for 37 with Australia needing 14 runs to win. Both players went for scans on Saturday.

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who suffered a neck injury in the match against Pakistan, appeared with painkillers on the right side of her neck during the match against Sri Lanka. She also did not leave the scene during the chase. Fast bowler Pooja Vastrakar bowled full tilt before the Sri Lanka match but did not play.

India will be looking for a big win against Australia. A win by 61 points or more would put them ahead of Australia and automatically qualify for the semi-finals. Should India win by less than 60 runs, New Zealand will be hoping to win by a very narrow margin against Pakistan on Monday. For example, if India scores 150 runs against Australia and wins by exactly 10 runs, New Zealand would have to defend 150 runs and beat Pakistan by 28 runs to stay ahead of India’s NRR. If India loses to Australia by more than 17 runs while chasing the target of 151, then New Zealand’s NRR will be ahead of India’s even if Pakistan beats New Zealand by just one run while defending 150.

Overall, India has won only eight out of the 34 T20Is played against Australia. Two of those wins came in group stage matches of previous T20 World Cups in 2018 and 2020.

Notable players: Having two of their best batsmen finding their form bodes well for India heading into the big game. Against Pakistan, the joint efforts of Harmanpreet and Mandhana boosted India’s NRR as the semi-final match heated up. After starting the innings cautiously, Mandhana switched gears and took on Sri Lanka’s spinners, reaching 50 off 38 balls. Harmanpreet went on to put in a classic performance against Pakistan, scoring a 27-ball 52, hitting eight fours and a six. This was exactly what India needed to revitalize their T20 World Cup campaign.

Sruthi Ravindranath is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo.

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