India vs Australia Women T20: ‘Do or die’ match against Australia: Team India’s biggest test in the race for the semi-finals, know head-to-head record

Lucknow: India women’s national cricket team will now have to win at all costs to remain in the race for the semi-finals in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. Team India will play its last league match against strong rivals Australia women’s national cricket team on June 28 (Sunday) at the historic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.

This match will be “do or die” for the Indian team led by captain Harmanpreet Kaur, as victory is very important to secure a place in the semi-finals. India has played four matches so far in this tournament, out of which it has won three and lost one.

Australia’s dominance in head-to-head records

A total of 38 matches have been played between India and Australia in T20 International so far. Of these, Australia has won 27 matches, while India has won only 9. One match was tied and one had no result. These figures clearly show that the Australian team has had the upper hand.

India’s performance in World Cup 2026

India has had a mixed performance so far in this tournament. Team India started its campaign in a brilliant manner and registered a big win against Australia by 64 runs. After this, won against Netherlands by 95 runs.

However, India had to face defeat by 6 wickets against South Africa, but after that the team made a comeback by defeating Bangladesh by 5 wickets.

Now the real test against Australia

Now once again the same Australian team is in front, and the match is very important. To win, India will have to perform well in all three departments – batting, bowling and fielding.

Opening pair Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma will be expected to make a strong start, while in the middle order, the responsibility of winning the match will be on captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodriguez. Spin bowling can play an important role for India in this match. This match will decide whether Team India makes it to the semi-finals or not.

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