India women’s cricket team will lock horns with Australia Women in their final group stage fixture of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday (June 28). Harmanpreet Kaur and co. find themselves in a must-win situation in order to make it to the semi-finals, having lost to South Africa Women earlier. They are currently second on the points table in Group A with 6 points to their name. Meanwhile, Australia have remained unbeaten in the tournament so far, winning 4 out of 4 games. A win against India will allow them to qualify for the semis.
INDW vs AUSW team form
India Women started their T20 World Cup campaign on a positive note, securing back-to-back victories against Pakistan and the Netherlands. However, the team suffered a setback as they lost to South Africa by 6 wickets, putting their chances of making it to the semi-finals in jeopardy. As a result, India needed to win both their remaining matches in the group stage.
Kaur and co. cleared the first obstacle by beating BANW by 5 wickets on Friday. However, their biggest roadblock will be the Aussies. INDW have an upper-hand in terms of net run-rate (+2.268). In order for the team to make it to the semis, they must ensure than they beat Australia while SA lose to BAN.
| Team (vs) | Result |
|---|---|
| PAKW | Won by 64 runs |
| NEDW | Won by 95 runs |
| RSAW | Lost by 6 wickets |
| BANW | Won by 5 wickets |
Australia Women, on the other hand, have been flawless in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 so far. Sophie Monileux and co. started their campaign by handing SAW a 65-run thrashing. That was followed by a 9-wicket win against BANW, a 98-run win against NEDW and a 113-run win against PAKW. With a net run-rate of +4.724, Australia find themselves at a comfortable position to qualify for the semi-finals even if they lose against India.
| Team (vs) | Result |
|---|---|
| RSAW | Won by 65 runs |
| BANW | Won by 9 wickets |
| NEDW | Won by 98 runs |
| PAKW | Won by 113 runs |
INDW vs AUSW head-to-head records in T20Is
Australia hold the advantage when it comes to facing India Women in T20Is. Out of the 38 matches that the two sides have locked horns in, AUSW have emerged victorious on 26 occasions while India have only won 10 times. In the remaining two matches, one was tied and one witnessed a no result. The last time the two sides met was in February 2026, where India sealed a 2-1 series win against Australia.
- Matches played: 38
- India won: 10
- Australia won: 26
- Tied: 1
- No result: 1
India Women vs Australia Women predicted playing XIs
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Bharti Fulmali, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav,, Renuka Singh
Australia: Beth Mooney, Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Sophie Monileux, Alana King, Grace Harris
INDW vs AUSW, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup live streaming details
For the fans all across the country, they can watch the match live on the Star Sports Network in various languages. Whereas the live streaming of the India vs Australia match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 would be available on JioHotstar app and website.
| Country / Region | TV Channel(s) | Live Streaming |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | N/A | Prime Video |
| Bangladesh | TBC | TBC |
| Caribbean Islands | ESPN Caribbean | ESPN on Disney+ |
| Hong Kong | CricBuzz TV | CricBuzz, ICC.tv |
| India (also feeds Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan & Maldives) | Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Kannada, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 Hindi, Star Sports 2 Tamil, Star Sports 2 Telugu, Star Sports 2 Kannada, Star Sports 3 | JioHotstar |
| Malaysia | CricBuzz TV | AstroGo, Sooka, CricBuzz, ICC.tv |
| Netherlands | N/A | NOS Player, ICC.tv |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport 1, Sky Sport 2, Sky Sport 3, Sky Sport 4, Sky Sport 5, Sky Sport 6, Sky Sport 7, Sky Sport Select | Sky Sport Now, Sky Go |
| Pakistan | PTV Sports, Geo Super | Myco, Tamasha, ARY Zapp, Tapmad |
| Rest of the World | N/A | ICC.tv |
| Singapore | Hub Sports 4 | StarHub App |
| Sri Lanka | The Papare 2, Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, TV Supreme | Dialog Play |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | SuperSport Cricket | SuperSport |
| UK & Northern Ireland | Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event | Sky Sports App |
| USA & Canada | Willow TV | Willow, CricBuzz |
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