India Vs Australia Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup: Harmanpreet, Jemimah Steady Innings; IND-W - 111/2 (15)

Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur are looking to steady ship and make the next five overs with some counter-attack against the Aussie bowlers. India are in the driver's seat with 111 on the board and few big runs and they could be looking towards 170.

Smriti Mandhana had to walk back after a miscommunication between herself and Jemimah Rodrigues. AUS-W will be content to see the back of Smriti after the southpaw was playing so well and was looking for big score.

Ben Stokes, the England Test captain since 2022, has announced he will retire from international cricket at the end of this Test.

The 35-year-old announced his decision to his team-mates in the Trent Bridge dressing room today. Stokes is playing in his 122nd Test, and he also featured in 114 ODIs, winning the World Cup in 2019, plus 43 T20s.

India have lost the wicket of Shafali Verma (34) after a good start she and Smriti have given. Aussie captain Sophie Molineux with the dismissal as Australia striker in the 10th over. Big wicket.

What a start this is for IND-W against AUS-W! Indian openers have bludgeoned the Aussie bowlers to all corners of the Lord's arena. Ash Gardner has bore the brunt of some Shafali Verma blitzkrieg as India look towards a big score against the mighty Aussie team.

This is a superb start for IND-W against the mighty Aussies and that too in a pivotal game. Both openers have been brilliant and have attacked when necessary. AUS-W bowlers have not bowled their ideal lines as Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma captailised on the poor lengths and dispatched them to the boundary.

Superb start for India women against Australia women at Lord's. They have not lost a wicket and are going after the Aussie bowlers. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma are picking and choosing which deliveries to hit out of the park.

Indian openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma are at the crease. Lucy Hamilton opens the bowling attack for Australia women. India's opening partnership has not been upto the mark in this tournament but would want to change that in their most important game.

Molineux: Actually we were going to have a bowl. Pheebs is back in, Alana King is missing out. Just conditions and matchups.

Harman: Going to bat first. Very important game for us, we thought let's just bat freely. One change. Kranti back in place of Nandni. These kind of pitches suit her. It's a fresh day, fresh mind. Today is the day to enjoy ourselves.

India Women have won the toss and have opted to bat.

Australia Women (Playing XI): Beth Mooney(w), Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux(c), Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton

India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur, Kranti Gaud

Australia: Beth Mooney(w), Georgia Voll, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux(c), Alana King, Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton, Phoebe Litchfield, Megan Schutt, Grace Harris, Tahlia McGrath

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur, Nandni Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Bharti Fulmali, Prema Rawat