India Women Face Daunting Challenge Ahead of ODI World Cup 2025

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has officially announced the fixtures for the upcoming Australia Women’s tour of India. This series will be an important part of the preparation for both teams ahead of the upcoming ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. Both teams are among the strongest in women's cricket, which makes the series even more exciting.

Notably, the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 will be hosted by India, and the upcoming ODI series will help both teams to get ready for the big tournament. For India, it will be a great challenge playing the defending champions, Australia, in familiar conditions. The Women in Blue can test their preparations in this series.

IND-W vs AUS-W Schedule 2025

The BCCI announced the schedule through its official social media handle. The board confirmed the venues, dates, and purpose of the series. This series will also give Indian fans a chance to see their national women’s team play at home before the home World Cup. Here is the IND-W vs AUS-W 2025 schedule:

All the matches of the three-match ODI series were supposed to be played in Chennai at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium earlier. However, the venues have changed now. The matches will take place on 14 September, 17 September, and 20 September 2025 respectively. These matches will help both India and Australia test their team combinations and strategies before the World Cup.

This India Women vs Australia Women ODI series is expected to be competitive. Both are among the best cricket teams in the world. Fans can expect exciting cricket matches with high scores, tough bowling, and thrilling finishes. Both teams will try to use this series to prepare their best squads. Cricket fans in India and around the world will be watching closely.

IND-W vs AUS-W Squads 2025

India will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur with Smriti Mandhana being her deputy. They look like a strong unit and will be favorites for the upcoming World Cup. On the other hand, Alyssa Healy is back to lead Australia after injury. Healy is one of the highest run-getters in women's T20 cricket and will be looking to use all her experience here. Australia will be aiming to prepare well for the upcoming ODI World Cup.

India Squad

Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Renuka Singh, Arundhati Reddy, Richa Ghosh, Kranti Goud, Sayali Satghare, Radha Yadav, N Sree Charani, Yastika Bhatia, Sneh Rana

Australia Squad

Alyssa Healy (c), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham

Preparations for Women's ODI World Cup 2025

The ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 will be played in India after more than a decade. It is the biggest tournament in women’s International cricket. This will be the first time since 2013 that India will be hosting the Women’s World Cup. Teams from all over the world will be gearing up to compete for the prestigious title.
India and Australia are both favorites to reach the final stages of the tournament, making this ODI series important to judge and analyze their current form. India Women have shown good form in recent months. They recently defeated Sri Lanka and South Africa to win the tri-nation Series 2025. Prior to this series, they also defeated Ireland and West Indies in ODIs.

For India, key players like Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Deepti Sharma have been in good form. Young talents like Pratika Rawal and Richa Ghosh have also performed well. The Indian bowling unit, led by Renuka Singh and Rajeshwari Gayakwad, has been consistent. Fans are hoping the team will continue this momentum in the series against Australia.