Paul Stirling and Tim Tector opened for Ireland. Paul got off to an excellent start in the first over – Saifuddin’s drop catch of Paul Stirling. Tim Tecor hit 4, 4, and 6 and got out to Shoriful Islam. Fizz bowled Harry Tector. Ireland scored 51 runs in the Powerplay. 

After that, Bangladesh choked Ireland. Bangladesh cut down Ireland’s scoring rate. Ireland got all out on 117 runs. Mustafizur and Rishad Hossain each took 3 wickets. Shoriful got 2 wickets. Saifuddin and Mahedi Hasan each took 1 wicket.

Tanzid Hasan and Saif Hasan opened for Bangladesh. Saif Hasan got out after hitting four and six to Craig Young. In the next over, Harry Tector took the wicket of the Bangladeshi captain Litton Das. Tanzid Hasan scored 55 runs in 36 balls. Parvez Hossain Emon scored 33 runs in 26 balls. Bangladesh won the match in 13.4 overs – Player of the Match: Tanzid Hasan, and Player of the Series: Mahedi Hasan.

India A won the toss and opted to bowl first. India’s love-hate relationship with Arshdeep is out of cricketing sense. 

Arshdeep is a genuine wicket-taker bowler. India missed its prime bowler from the start. Lhuan-dre-Pretorius made batting look easy. Rivaldo Moonsamy was also looking in great form. This duo made a partnership of 241 runs. Prashid took the wicket of Rivaldo Moonsamy. Rivaldo scored 107 runs. In the same over, Prashid took a wicket of Lhuan. Lhuan scored 123 runs in just 98 balls.

Harshit and Khaleel also got 2-2 wickets. Delano Potgieter finished the innings with quick runs. He scored 30 runs in just 15 balls. South Africa A posted a total of 325 runs.

Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was the highest run getter in the series, got bowled by Bjorn Fortuin. Abhishek and Tilak both got on 11 runs. Riyan scored 17 runs. Ishan and Ayush Badoni tried to chase, but both got out after hitting half-centuries. India was all out on 252 runs. One thing that is missing in this indian middle order is experience. 

Why this match is important for India?

As we all know, Australia is a dangerous team in both men’s and women’s cricket — but in women’s cricket, their level is sky high. They have excellent control over their nerves and are almost unbeatable. Australia is a strong contender for this World Cup.

India, on the other hand, is the second favourite team in this tournament, especially with the home advantage. This match will be a big indicator of India’s fortunes. If India Women win this match, it will not only boost their confidence but also lower the morale of the Australian side.

Indian Women recently defeated Australia in an ODI match by 102 runs at New Chandigarh on 17 September 2025.

Where can you watch this match?

You can watch it live on Hotstar, and Star Sports TV channels.

Squads

India Women World Cup –

Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia, Renuka Singh Thakur, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Radha Yadav, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud.

Australia Women World Cup –

Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Alana King, Kim Garth, Darcie Brown, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham, Megan Schutt, Heather Graham.