The Indian women’s cricket team is set to face Australia in a thrilling three-match T20 series beginning this Sunday in Sydney. The first T20I will take place at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground, followed by matches at Manuka Oval in Canberra and Adelaide Oval for the second and third games, respectively.
Fans in India can catch all the action with live streaming and telecasts available, including live scores on Olympics.com. This series marks the Indian women’s first T20 engagement of the year, where they enter with a formidable ranking of world No. 3, while Australia leads at No. 1 according to the ICC women’s T20I team rankings.
Several key players from India’s Women’s ODI World Cup-winning squad will participate, including captain Harmanpreet Kaur, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, and Player of the Series Deepti Sharma. Notably, Jemimah Rodrigues, who made headlines with her unbeaten 127 in the ODI World Cup semi-final against Australia, is also part of the lineup. The squad has seen some changes, with Shreyanka Patil and Bharti Fulmali returning to the national side after notable absences, while Harleen Deol misses out.
Leading the Australian team for the first time is newly appointed multi-format captain Sophie Molineux, as she aims to make a strong impact in this series. Both teams view this matchup as essential preparation for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, which is scheduled to take place in England and Wales this June and July.
In their historical head-to-head encounters, Australia has dominated with 26 wins out of 35 matches, while India has claimed victory only seven times. Their last encounter was in the 2024 T20 World Cup, where India suffered a narrow nine-run defeat.
The schedule for the AUS-W vs IND-W T20 series is as follows (all times in Indian Standard Time):
– February 15, Sunday: AUS-W vs IND-W 1st T20 – 1:45 PM
– February 19, Thursday: AUS-W vs IND-W 2nd T20 – 1:45 PM
– February 21, Saturday: AUS-W vs IND-W 3rd T20 – 1:45 PM
For viewers in India, the series will be available for live streaming on the JioHotstar app and website, as well as on television via the Star Sports Network.
The squads for the Australia vs India T20 2026 series are as follows:
**India women’s cricket team:** Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Renuka Thakur, Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Uma Chetry, Arundhati Reddy, Amanjot Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bharti Fulmali, Shreyanka Patil.
**Australia women’s cricket team:** Sophie Molineux (c), Ashleigh Gardner (vc), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Darcie Brown, Nicola Carey, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham.
This exciting series not only highlights the growing prominence of women’s cricket but also sets the stage for both teams as they gear up for future international competitions.