1st WODI: India women opt to bat first against Australia women

December 5, 2024

Brisbane: In the first ODI at Allan Border Field on Thursday, India Women won the toss and decided to bat first against Australia Women.

Two players will be making their debuts in this match: Indian fast bowler Titas Sadhu and Australian opener Georgia Voll.

India enters this match fresh off a 2-1 series victory over New Zealand, while Australia hasn’t played ODI cricket since their tour of Bangladesh in March. Tahlia McGrath steps in as captain for the injured Alyssa Healy.

Playing XIs:

India: Priya Punia, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (w), Deepti Sharma, Titas Sadhu, Priya Mishra, Saima Thakor, Renuka Thakur Singh

Australia: Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney (w), Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath (c), Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt