India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat against six-time champions Australia in a must-win Group A match of the Women’s T20 World Cup here on Sunday.
India made one change, bringing back Kranti Gaud in place of Nandani Sharma.
Australia also made a change, with captain Sophie Molineux recalling Phoebe Litchfield, who returned after recovering from an injury sustained earlier in the tournament, while Alana King missed out.
With a semifinal spot at stake, India will be desperate to overcome their batting and fielding lapses against Molineux’s side.
Earlier in the day, South Africa’s four-wicket win over Bangladesh turned the contest into a virtual quarterfinal for India, who must win to qualify for the last four.
Australia are on top of Group A with eight points from four matches, while South Africa are second with eight points from five games. India are third with six points from four games.
Teams
India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh, N Shree Charani.
Australia: Beth Mooney (wk), Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux ©, Lucy Hamilton, Kim Garth.
