IND-W vs AUS-W: Mitchell Starc ‘insulted’ Harmanpreet Kaur against Australia, the veteran bowler was seen making fun of her on air.

By Samira Vishwas On Feb 27, 2026

IND-W vs AUS-W: In the second ODI match being played in Hobart between India and Australia women’s cricket teams, such a moment was seen, seeing which Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc himself started laughing. Actually, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur tried to play a scoop shot, but the ball hit her helmet.

On this, Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc sitting in the commentary box laughed out loud. The video of this moment is becoming increasingly viral on social media.

Wrong timing while attempting a scoop shot.

This incident happened in the 38.5th over of the match. Australian bowler Megan Shutt bowled a slightly short ball outside the off stump. Harmanpreet tried to hit a scoop shot over the wicketkeeper to increase the run rate, but the timing was not right and the ball hit the grill of his helmet instead of the bat.

There was a loud sound and the ball fell down. The team physio was immediately called to the field, but after examination, Harmanpreet was seen smiling. She was completely fine and was even laughing at this failed attempt.

Stark’s laughter and fun in the commentary

Watching the replay in the commentary box, Mitchell Starc burst out laughing. He jokingly said that such shots should also be included in the list of batsmen ‘badged’ by the bowlers.

That’s … not normally how this shot is supposed to go 😅#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/02VBRKseNP
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) February 27, 2026

Her fellow commentators also laughed and said that Megan Shut’s dominance can continue like this. This light-hearted joke reflects the spirit of cricket, where there is a friendly atmosphere along with rivalry.

Australia got the target of 252 runs

In this match being played at Bellerive Oval on 27 February 2026, India, batting first, made a strong score of 251 after losing 9 wickets. Pratika Rawal (52) and Smriti Mandhana (31) gave good starts. Due to the fall of wickets in the middle overs, the team reached 162 after losing 6 wickets, but Harmanpreet Kaur played a struggling inning of 54 runs in 70 balls.

Kashvi Gautam (25) and Kranti Gaur (19) made useful contributions in the lower order. Extra runs were obtained from overthrow in the last over and India crossed the mark of 250.