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
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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
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T20I series
1st T20I
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India won by 21 runs via the DLS method, with Arundhati Reddy taking four wickets.
2nd T20I
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Australia levelled the series with a 19-run victory, led by Georgia Voll's 88.
3rd T20I
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India secured the series with a 17-run win, with Smriti Mandhana scoring 82.
ODI series
1st ODI
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Australia won by 6 wickets, with Beth Mooney scoring 76.
2nd ODI
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Australia won by 5 wickets, with Georgia Voll scoring a century.
3rd ODI
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Australia completed a 3–0 sweep with a 185-run victory, led by Alyssa Healy's 158.
Only Test
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Australia won by 10 wickets, with Annabel Sutherland scoring 129 and taking four wickets.
References
- ↑ Australia announce action-packed 2025/26 home season fixtures. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ↑ India women's team set for all-format series against Aus in early 2026. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ↑ Women's Future Tours Programme(4 November 2024). Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ↑ India Women set for day-night Test in Perth. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ↑ Showpiece WACA Test to cap AUSvIND women's series. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ↑ Mandhana, Rodrigues and Patil script famous India series win. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ↑ Third Women's ODI against India to be played at Bellerive Oval. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ Floodlight delays force Australia-India ODI to be moved out of Melbourne. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ Bellerive Oval to host two India Women's ODIs on 2026 tour. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ Hansard Parliament of Victoria Pg 81(3 Feb 2026).
- ↑ Indian Women's Cricket team issue raised in Parliament, Irene, Maria(4 Feb 2026).
- ↑ Labor asleep on wheel for Indian Women’s Cricket Tour, Irene, Maria(14 Feb 2026).
- ↑ Molineux named new Australia captain as India squad revealed. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ Australia reveal new captain as squads announced for India. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ Sophie Molineux named Australia's new all-format captain. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ India's squad for Test against Australia Women announced. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ India's squad for ODI & T20I series against Australia Women announced. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ↑ Fulmali, Patil back in India T20I squad for Australia tour. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ↑ Fresh faces headline India's squad for Australia Test. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ Pratika Rawal added to India's squad for ODI series against Australia women. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ Renuka Thakur ruled out of Only-Test against Australia; Kashvee Gautam named replacement. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ Perry, Garth out of the ODIs with injury, racing to be fit for Perth Test. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ↑ Sophie Molineux ruled out of remaining ODI series against India. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ Uncapped duo added to Australia squad for day-night WACA Test. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
External links
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