IND-W take on AUS-W in the 2nd semi-final of the Women's ODI WC
AUS-W have already beaten IND-W in the league phase
Alyssa Healy's side are unbeaten so far
India women's cricket team will look for retribution when they take on Australia women in the second semi-final of the ongoing ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 tournament, on Thursday, October 30. Harmanpreet Kaur & Co. made it to the semis after beating New Zealand in the league phase.
As for Australia, the defending champions, they are looking in ominous form and have won six out of the seven matches and are unbeaten in this edition.
In the league stage, the record seven-time champions chased down India's 330 all out for a three-wicket win. The winners of the IND vs AUS semi-final will face South Africa. The Proteas hammered four-time winners England by 125 runs to book their maiden ICC Women's World Cup final spot.
India vs Australia, ICC Women's World Cup 2025 2nd Semi-final: Navi Mumbai Weather Forecast
As per AccuWeather, there's 25% chance of rain interrupting play in the second semi-final between India and Australia. There is also 4-3% chance of thunderstorms. The temperatures could be around 32 and 25-degree Celsius respectively.
India vs Australia, ICC Women's World Cup 2025 2nd Semi-final: Pitch Report
The stadium has so far hosted two ODI matches and the teams batting first have won both of these matches. Toss will play an important role. Side winning the toss will opt to bat first, given the fact that chasing a big total in a semi-final could be a huge task.
India vs Australia, ICC Women's World Cup 2025 2nd Semi-final: Squads
India Women Squad: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Deepti Sharma, Uma Chetry(w), Amanjot Kaur, Radha Yadav, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur, Sneh Rana, Arundhati Reddy, Richa Ghosh, Kranti Gaud
Australia Women Squad: Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney(w), Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath(c), Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt, Heather Graham, Darcie Brown, Alyssa Healy, Sophie Molineux
