IND W vs AUS W: Smriti Mandhana is the only hope for victory against Australia! Statistics are also testifying

By Sandy Verma On Jun 28, 2026

IND W vs AUS W: To reach the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, Team India will now have to defeat the strong Australian team. This match is going to be played on June 28 at Lord’s, London. Team India’s record against Australia has been very shameful. In such a situation, there seems to be very little hope of victory. At such a time, Smriti Mandhana seems to be the only hope for the Indian women’s cricket team. If it continues, Team India can win.

Smriti Mandhana is the only hope of Team India

So far, the Indian women’s cricket team has played 38 T-20 matches against Australia. Out of which Team India has won only 9 matches. The team’s performance in the remaining matches has not been good. In such a situation, Team India will have to make a big score against Australia. Indian women’s cricket team’s vice-captain and opening batsman Smriti Mandhana’s record against this strong team has been very good. Out of the 9 matches that Team India has won against Australia, Smriti Mandhana has played in 8 matches and her lowest score in all these matches has been 29 runs. In such a situation, whenever Team India defeats Australia, Mandhana performs very well as a batsman. Now Mandhana will have to do the same thing in the last match of the league stage also.

A massive challenge awaits, but Team India is embracing it with confidence. 💙🇮🇳#SmritiMandhana talks about taking on Australia and explains why the team is backing itself to rise to the occasion. motiv
ICC Women’s #T20WorldCup 👉 #INDvAUS | SUN, 28th JUN, 6 PM pic.twitter.com/tV5zCaQSn1
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) June 27, 2026

Also read: Team India has lost the match against these 10 teams in T20, faced a total of 19 teams

Mandhana’s figures are amazing

Till now Smriti Mandhana has played 29 matches against Australia. In which he has scored 866 runs at an average of 32.07. During this period his strike rate has been 124.78. He has also scored 8 half-centuries against Australia. Talking about the won matches, Smriti Mandhana has scored 351 runs in those 8 matches at an excellent average of 58.5. Which includes a total of 4 half-centuries. Mandhana has scored these runs at a strike rate of 122.29. A strike rate of 120+ is considered good in women’s cricket. In such a situation, the Australian team will only fear Mandhana. Due to the poor form of captain Harmanpreet Kaur, now Mandhana has more responsibility than before.

Also read: IRE vs IND: Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s debut has become a compulsion for Team India! Iyer-Gambhir are under pressure

The post IND W vs AUS W: Smriti Mandhana is the only hope for victory against Australia! Statistics are also giving testimony appeared first on obnews.