India will face Australia in the 13th match of the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup 2025. The match is scheduled to be played on Sunday (October 12) at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam.
The Women in Blue will be desperate to win the upcoming match to get back to winning ways. Their winning start to the tournament ended with a heart-breaking defeat against South Africa in the previous encounter.
Defending 252 runs, India restricted South Africa to 81/5. However, Laura Wolvaardt’s 70-run innings and Nadine de Klerk’s unbeaten 84-run innings gave South Africa a convincing 3-wicket win in the end. India have suffered a batting collapse in all three matches so far and are expected to perform better in the upcoming competition.
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Australia, on the other hand, is still unbeaten in the tournament. However, the batting collapse is a matter of concern for them too. In their last outing, they were in trouble at 76/7 against Pakistan, but they reached 221 before Beth Mooney scored a century. In the end, Australia won the match by 107 runs, continuing their unbeaten run in the competition.
India vs Australia Match Preview – ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, Match 13
| match | india vs australia |
| date | 12 October 2025 |
| Time | 03:00 PM IST |
| venue | ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
| tournament | ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 |
India vs Australia – Weather Report:
Rain may make its presence felt during the match between India and Australia. The weather forecast has predicted partly cloudy sky with 25 percent chance of rain in Visakhapatnam during the day. There is a possibility of rain staying away even in the evening. The temperature is expected to be around 20.
India vs Australia – Pitch Report:
The pitch at Visakhapatnam is expected to help both the batsmen and bowlers. The fast bowlers are likely to get swing early in the match and in light conditions. Spinners are expected to get more help as time passes.
In the previous match at the venue, both India and South Africa suffered batting collapses but eventually managed to score over 250.
India vs Australia- Predicted Playing XI:
India: Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Sri Charani/Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur.
Australia: Alyssa Healy (captain & wk), Phoebe Lichfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashley Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Kim Garth, Alana King, Megan Schutt.
India vs Australia – Teams:
India: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Richa Ghosh (w), Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaur, Sri Charani, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Uma Chhetri.
Australia: Alyssa Healy (wk/c), Phoebe Lichfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashley Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Heather Graham, Sophie Molineux, Darcy Brown, Georgia Woll.
