India Women vs Australia Women Final Match, WT20 World Cup 2020 Prediction
Group A winners India and runners-up Australia meet again in the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, in what should be a spectacular final in front of a bumper Melbourne Cricket Ground crowd. The match takes place on Match 8 and the live action gets under way at 18:00 local time.
India beat Australia in the first game of this tournament, with Poonam Yadav taking 4-19 - a result which ultimately got them through to this final as it ensured they topped their group and therefore advanced by default when their semi-final with England was washed out.
Australia just about got their semi-final on – as they would have suffered the same fate as England otherwise – and Meg Lanning’s 49* from 49 balls ultimately made the difference as they beat South Africa by five runs on the DLS method.
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Weather Report
The Melbourne weather forecast bares no resemblance to that at Sydney for the semi-finals, Conditions should be clear and rain-free, though there could be humidity to contend with later in the evening.
Pitch Condition
The MCG serves up hard, fast wickets which are perfect for fast scoring and quick bowling.
Toss Prediction
Australia Women elected to field first when they last met India, but the hosts could be keen to set a target at the MCG this time.
Read on for team previews, latest odds, betting tips and match prediction for India Women vs Australia Women Final, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020....
IND Women Team News & Playing 11
INDW Team News
India could go with the same team that finished the group stage, which would mean Radha Yadav in for Arundhati Reddy in the only change from the last time they faced Australia.
INDW Key Players
Shafali Verma: Scored 161 runs from 100 balls in the group stage, setting the tempo for India at the top of the order and proving her talent aged just 16.
Poonam Yadav: Took 4-19 when these teams last met and finished the group stage with nine wickets in total to top the bowling charts.
Deepti Sharma: A crucial 49* with the bat against Australia showed her batting ability last time out, while her bowling talents are well known.
INDW Team Form
India beat Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand and Sri Lanka in their four group matches, before their washed-out semi-final with England meant they advanced to the final as Group A winners.
Their most recently completed match was against Sri Lanka, when Radha Yadav took 4-23 as Sri Lanka could only post 113/9 and Shafali Verma hit 47 to lead India to a seven-wicket win.
IND Women Predicted Playing 11
Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Veda Krishnamurthy, Taniya Bhatia, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
AUS Women Team News & Playing 11
AUSW Team News
With Ellyse Perry out injured, Australia could be unchanged from the team which beat South Africa in the semi-final. Sophie Molineux was the player to replace Perry, having recovered from injury, and she took the opening wicket to prove her worth.
AUSW Key Players
Alyssa Healy: Scored 51 when these teams last met – one of two half-centuries she hit in the group stage – and the wicket-keeper-batsman could be vital at the top of the order.
Megan Schutt: Took 2-17 in the semi-final win against South Africa, to move to nine wickets in her last four matches.
Meg Lanning: A captain’s innings – hitting an unbeaten 49 from 49 balls in the semi-final – proved the difference as Australia reached the final once again.
AUSW Team Form
Australia have won four in a row since defeat to India when these teams last met. Anything else would likely have seen them eliminated, but they beat Sri Lanka after a sticky start and then Bangladesh comfortably to set up a must-win clash with New Zealand – and held their nerve to defend 155/5 and win by four runs.
Rain threatened to eliminate them anyway in the semi-finals, but Meg Lanning’s unbeaten 49 lifted them to 134/5 as they managed to get their game on and they restricted South Africa to 92/5 from a reduced 13 overs in reply – a five-run DLS-method win.
AUS Women Predicted Playing 11
Alyssa Healy (wk), Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning (c),Jess Jonassen, Ashleigh Gardner, Rachael Haynes, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Delissa Kimmince, Megan Schutt
IND Women vs AUS Women Head to Head
India opened this tournament with just their sixth win against Australia – though it was also their second in three matches. Poonam Yadav made the difference, taking 4-19 with the ball as India defended 132/4 by bowling the Aussies out for 115.
Their previous match, the final of the Tri-Nation Series that served as the warm-up for this tournament, saw Australia win by 11 runs, however, after Beth Mooney hit 71* in a total of 155/6 and Jess Jonassen claimed 5-12 to bowl India out for 144.
INDW vs AUSW Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
INDW Won |
AUSW Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 19 |
6 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
IND Women vs AUS Women Betting Odds
Australia Women go into the T20 World Cup final on home soil as favourites to win.
INDW Bet365 Odds
- INDW to Win the Match: India are 2.50 to win with Bet365.
- INDW Top Batsman: Shafali Verma is 2.80 to be India’s top team batsman after some excellent form at the top of the order, while opening partner is Smriti Mandhana is 3.60 with Bet365. Jemimah Rodrigues is 5.00 with Bet365 and Harmanpreet Kaur is 5.50.
- INDW Top Bowler: Poonam Yadav is 2.87 favourite to be India’s top team bowler with Bet365, after her four wickets when these teams last met. Shikha Pandey is 4.33 with Bet365, as is Rajeshawri Gayakwad. Radha Yadav is 4.50 after her four wickets in the final group game.
AUSW Bet365 Odds
- AUSW to Win the Match: Australia are 1.53 favourites to lift the T20 World Cup by beating India.
- AUSW Top Batsman: Beth Mooney is 3.10 favourite to be Australia’s top team batsman at the top of the order, while Alyssa Healy can be backed at 3.40 with Bet365. Meg Lanning is 3.60 after her match-winning innings last time out.
- AUSW Top Bowler: Megan Schutt is Australia’s leading wicket-taker in this tournament and she is 3.75 to be their top team bowler again with Bet365. Jess Jonassen is 4.00 with Bet365 after starring when these teams last met in a final, while Georgia Wareham can be backed at 5.50 after her superb bowling against New Zealand.
🏆 IND Women vs AUS Women Prediction
India might have beaten Australia last time out, but the hosts are favourites for this match and well-accustomed to rising to the big occasion.
Mar 08, 2020
12:30 IST / 7:00 GMT
Melbourne Cricket Ground - Melbourne, Australia
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