| India women's cricket team in Australia in 2025–26 | |||
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| Australia | India | ||
| Dates | 15 February – 9 March 2026 | ||
| Captains |
Alyssa Healy (Test and ODIs) Sophie Molineux (T20Is) | Harmanpreet Kaur | |
| Player of the series | Annabel Sutherland (Aus) | ||
| Test series | |||
| Result | Australia won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Annabel Sutherland (129) | Pratika Rawal (81) | |
| Most wickets |
Lucy Hamilton (6) Annabel Sutherland (6) | Sayali Satghare (4) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Alyssa Healy (214) | Harmanpreet Kaur (132) | |
| Most wickets | Alana King (7) |
Shree Charani (4) Deepti Sharma (4) | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | India won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Georgia Voll (116) | Smriti Mandhana (129) | |
| Most wickets |
Sophie Molineux (4) Annabel Sutherland (4) | Arundhati Reddy (8) | |
| Series points | |||
| Australia 12, India 4 | |||
The India women's cricket team toured Australia in February and March 2026 to play the Australia women's cricket team.[1][2] The tour consisted of one Test, three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[3][4] In March 2025, the Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2025 home international season.[5] Australia won the Test match and ODI series, while India won the T20I series.[6]
In September 2025, the third ODI was shifted from Melbourne to Hobart due to floodlight issues in Melbourne.[7][8][9] Shadow Minister Evan Mulholland raised the issue in Victorian Parliament on 3 February 2026, criticizing the Victorian government for its failure to secure even a single match for Victoria.[10][11][12]
Squads[edit | edit source]
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On 24 January, Gunalan Kamalini was ruled out of the ODI and T20I squads due to shoulder injury, and was replaced by Uma Chetry.[19] On 17 February, Pratika Rawal was added to the ODI squad.[20] On 3 March, Renuka Thakur was rested for the one-off Test match and was replaced by Kashvee Gautam.[21]
On 24 February, Ellyse Perry and Kim Garth were ruled out of the ODI series due to quad injuries, and were replaced by Lucy Hamilton and Megan Schutt.[22] On 27 February, Sophie Molineux was ruled out of the remainder of ODI series and one-off Test match due to lower back pain.[23] On 2 March, Garth was also ruled out of the Test match, with Rachel Trenaman and Maitlan Brown were added into the squad.[24]
Tour match[edit | edit source]
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T20I series[edit | edit source]
1st T20I[edit | edit source]
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Sophie Molineux captained Australia in T20Is for the first time.[25]
- Series points: India 2, Australia 0.
India won by 21 runs via the DLS method, with Arundhati Reddy taking four wickets.
2nd T20I[edit | edit source]
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Harmanpreet Kaur (Ind) became the most capped international player in women's cricket.[26]
- Series points: Australia 2, India 0.
Australia levelled the series with a 19-run victory, led by Georgia Voll's 88.
3rd T20I[edit | edit source]
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ellyse Perry (Aus) played in her 350th international match.[27]
- Series points: India 2, Australia 0.
India secured the series with a 17-run win, with Smriti Mandhana scoring 82.
ODI series[edit | edit source]
1st ODI[edit | edit source]
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Beth Mooney (Aus) scored her 3,000th run in ODIs and 7,000th run in international cricket.[28]
- Series points: Australia 2, India 0.
Australia won by 6 wickets, with Beth Mooney scoring 76.
2nd ODI[edit | edit source]
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Vaishnavi Sharma (Ind) made her ODI debut.
- Series points: Australia 2, India 0.
Australia won by 5 wickets, with Georgia Voll scoring a century.
3rd ODI[edit | edit source]
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Lucy Hamilton (Aus) made her ODI debut.
- Series points: Australia 2, India 0.
Australia completed a 3–0 sweep with a 185-run victory, led by Alyssa Healy's 158.
Only Test[edit | edit source]
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Lucy Hamilton (Aus), Kranti Gaud, Kashvee Gautam, Pratika Rawal and Sayali Satghare (Ind) all made their Test debuts.
- Ellyse Perry (Aus) scored her 1,000th run in Tests, and also became the highest run-scorer in Tests for Australia, going past Karen Rolton.[29]
- Alyssa Healy (Aus) played in her last international match.[30][31]
- Series points: Australia 4, India 0.
Australia won by 10 wickets, with Annabel Sutherland scoring 129 and taking four wickets.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Australia announce action-packed 2025/26 home season fixtures". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ↑ "India women's team set for all-format series against Aus in early 2026". Business Standard. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ↑ "Women's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ↑ "India Women set for day-night Test in Perth". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ↑ "Showpiece WACA Test to cap AUSvIND women's series". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ↑ "Mandhana, Rodrigues and Patil script famous India series win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ↑ "Third Women's ODI against India to be played at Bellerive Oval". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Floodlight delays force Australia-India ODI to be moved out of Melbourne". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Bellerive Oval to host two India Women's ODIs on 2026 tour". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Hansard Parliament of Victoria Pg 81". Parliament of Victoria. 3 February 2026.
- ↑ Irene, Maria (4 February 2026). "Indian Women's Cricket team issue raised in Parliament". The Indian Sun.
- ↑ Irene, Maria (14 February 2026). "Labor asleep on wheel for Indian Women's Cricket Tour". The Indian Sun.
- ↑ "Molineux named new Australia captain as India squad revealed". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ "Australia reveal new captain as squads announced for India". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ "Sophie Molineux named Australia's new all-format captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ "India's squad for Test against Australia Women announced". BCCI. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ "India's squad for ODI & T20I series against Australia Women announced". BCCI. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ↑ "Fulmali, Patil back in India T20I squad for Australia tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ↑ "Fresh faces headline India's squad for Australia Test". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ "Pratika Rawal added to India's squad for ODI series against Australia women". BCCI. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "Renuka Thakur ruled out of Only-Test against Australia; Kashvee Gautam named replacement". BCCI. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ "Perry, Garth out of the ODIs with injury, racing to be fit for Perth Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ↑ "Sophie Molineux ruled out of remaining ODI series against India". ANI News. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Uncapped duo added to Australia squad for day-night WACA Test". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ↑ "Aussies confident in their record as India eye world domination". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ↑ "India captain hits record high in women's cricket". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ↑ "Ellyse Perry becomes first Australian woman cricketer to play 350 international matches". The Tribune. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ↑ "Australia's Beth Mooney Joins Elite Company with 3000 ODI, 7000 International Runs". Female Cricket. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ↑ "Ellyse Perry sets new Test record for Australia with 76-run knock against India in Perth". India TV. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "Australia captain Healy to retire from cricket after India series". ESPN. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ↑ "Gardner-Perry Carry Healy On Their Shoulders As She Bids Goodbye To International Cricket". News18. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
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