🏏India Women tour of Australia 2026: 3rd T20I in Adelaide🏏 - Page 9

I really thought India might win today.

The series is now 1-1. I hope India wins the next match and seals the series!!

To defeat them in their home ground will be a huge confidence booster to our girls!

Australia level the T20I series 1-1 and the points total in the multiformat series is 2-2. Both sides head to Adelaide for the 3rd T20I on Saturday.

🏏India Women tour of Australia 2026: 3rd T20I in Adelaide at 1:45 PM IST🏏

Australia Women vs India Women Prediction, 3rd T20I – Who will win today’s match between AUS W vs IND W?

Australia Women (AUS W) are all set to host India Women (IND W) in the third T20I of the three-match series, at the Adelaide Oval, in Adelaide, on Saturday, February 21.

Australia Women (AUS W) and India Women (IND W) are set to face each other in the series decider at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday, February 21, after the first two T20Is delivered contrasting results.

The opening clash at the Sydney Cricket Ground saw the visitors draw first blood in a rain-affected contest. After being put under pressure early, Australia were bundled out for 133 in 18 overs, with Arundhati Reddy and Renuka Thakur sharing six wickets between them. Chasing a revised target, India raced to 50/1 in 5.1 overs before rain intervened, sealing a 21-run win via the DLS method and handing the Harmanpreet Kaur-led team a 1-0 lead.

However, Australia bounced back strongly in the second T20I in Canberra. Georgia Voll’s 88 guided the hosts to 163/5, while Ashleigh Gardner’s three-wicket haul derailed India’s chase despite a good start. The 19-run win levelled the series 1-1.

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide: Pitch Report

The pitch at the Adelaide Oval offers an evenly balanced deck for a mouthwatering contest between the bat and the ball. Moreover, the amount of bounce and carry on the surface over the years has always seen fast bowlers dominate throughout the length of the match. However, the ball comes onto the bat pretty nicely, and the faster outfield gives batters the full value if they manage to hit in the gaps.

AUS W vs IND W: Probable Best Performers of the Match

Probable Best Batter: Georgia Voll

Australia's Georgia Voll could be the best batter in the upcoming clash against India. The right-handed batter has been in fiery form so far in the series, having amassed 106 runs in two innings at an average of 53.00. She will be confident coming into the series decider.

Probable Best Bowler: Arundhati Reddy

Right-arm pacer Arundhati Reddy could make the difference with his bowling. Reddy has picked up six wickets in two innings and is running high in confidence. With the pitch having something for the bowlers, the speedster will look to make the most of it and pick wickets at regular intervals.

Today's Match Prediction: Team Batting first to win the match

Win Probability

AUS-W 50%

IND-W 50%

Disclaimer

The prediction is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While making your prediction, consider the points mentioned, and make your own decision.

Thank you for the tags, Savera ji!

I hope our girls win this one!

India Women have won the toss and have opted to bat

Teams:

Australia Women (Playing XI): Beth Mooney(w), Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Grace Harris, Kim Garth, Sophie Molineux(c), Darcie Brown

India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Shreyanka Patil, Arundhati Reddy, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur

Harmanpreet Kaur: We'll bat first. (Wicket) Looks very nice, hopefully we set a decent total on the board. We are batting first, let's enjoy this game. In batting, we should work on our partnerships and that can really help us. The bowlers have been doing a really good job and hopefully today also they come up with a good positive mindset. We have one change, Kranti Goud isn't playing today. In place of her, Shreyanka Patil is playing.

Sophie Molineux: We were actually looking to have a bowl, carry some momentum in from the last innings. (On the previous match) I loved how our bowlers stuck it out, they came hard early, we knew they were going to do that. We just went back to our plans and kept things really simple. We've got one change. Nic Carey's out for Grace Harris. Just tinkering a little bit with the balance our team going into a beautiful batting deck. (Captaincy) Loving it. It's been great, the girls have been great, the staff have been great. It's been fun so far. (350th match for Perry) It's hard to put into a few words. What she's done for this team, this country and this game itself, hard to put into words. She deserves to have that game and potentially walk away with a win against India.