India vs Australia Match Preview – ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, Match 13

India will be facing Australia in the 13th match of the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup 2025. The match is scheduled to be played on Sunday (October 12) at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam.

The Women in Blue will be desperate to win the upcoming match to return to winning ways. Their winning start to the tournament came to an end with a heartbreaking defeat against South Africa in the previous outing.

Defending 252 runs, India had South Africa reeling at 81/5. However, Laura Wolvaardt's 70-run knock and Nadine de Klerk's unbeaten knock of 84 runs propelled South Africa to a stunning 3-wicket win in the end. In all three games so far, India have suffered batting collapses and will be eyeing a better performance in the upcoming contest.

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Australia, on the other hand, are still unbeaten in the tournament. However, batting collapse is a matter of concern for them as well. In their last outing, they were reeling at 76/7 against Pakistan before a century from Beth Mooney guided them to 221 runs. In the end, Australia won the match by 107 runs to extend their unbeaten run in the competition.

India vs Australia Match Preview - ICC Women's World Cup 2025, Match 13

India vs Australia - Weather Report:

Rain could make its presence felt during the upcoming match between India and Australia. The weather forecast has predicted a partly cloudy sky in Vishakhapatnam during the day with 25 percent chances of rain. Rain is likely to stay away during evening too. The temperature is expected to hover in 20s.

India vs Australia - Pitch report:

The pitch in Vishakhapatnam is expected to assist both the batters as well as the bowlers. The seamers are likely to get swing early in the match as well as under lights. With the passage of time, the spinners are expected to get more help.

In the last match at the venue, both India and South Africa suffered batting collapses but eventually managed to score more than 250.

"India and Australia confirmed their status as favourites already during the group stage. The Women in Blue started the tournament with two confident wins over Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Still, after a setback against South Africa, they were unable to contain the attacking power of the reigning champions. Despite the efforts of Richa Ghosh and the consistent play of the Pratika Rawal – Smriti Mandhana duo, the Australians managed to impose their pace and maintain the initiative until the end of the match.

Throughout the competition, the Australians demonstrated squad depth and confidence in every aspect of the game. In previous matches, the trio of Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, and Ashleigh Gardner provided powerful batting and gave the team flexibility in bowling — this kind of versatility once again proved to be the decisive factor. The victory over India marked another step for Australia toward defending their title and reaffirmed their leadership in world women’s cricket.

From here on, the tournament promises to be even more unpredictable, which means even more interesting for analysis and predictions," noted a 1xBet analyst in a comment for the editorial team.

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India vs Australia- Predicted Playing XIs:

India: Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani/Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur

Australia: Alyssa Healy (C & wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Kim Garth, Alana King, Megan Schutt

India vs Australia - Squads:

India: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Richa Ghosh(w), Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Uma Chetry

Australia: Alyssa Healy(w/c), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Heather Graham, Sophie Molineux, Darcie Brown, Georgia Voll