AUS-W vs IND-W 1st T20I Highlights - Sydney (15 February 2026)

Smriti Mandhana and India Women are up and running in the chase! Darcie Brown starts with a full delivery, on middle, Mandhana clips it away wide of mid on. Georgia Voll puts in a dive to her left to stop a certain boundary. A single taken.

Good length and on middle and leg, Shafali Verma tucks it away through backward square leg for a run.

Tries the in-swinging yorker, on middle, but serves a low full toss. Smriti Mandhana flicks it to deep square leg for another run.

Short of a length and on off, Shafali Verma dabs it down towards point for one.

Back of a length and on middle, Smriti Mandhana rolls her wrists and pulls it away past mid-wicket. However, the ball slows down in the heavy outfield, giving the chance to the deep square leg fielder to get across and cut it out. Two taken.

BEATEN! Darcie Brown hits the length hard and just around off, gets it to nip back in a bit. Smriti Mandhana looks to push it away but gets beaten on the inside edge.

Kim Garth begins with a fuller delivery, outside off. Shafali Verma uses her feet and looks to drive it away but this one keeps low and sneaks under her bat to the keeper.

SIX! BANG! Shafali Verma goes big now. Full again and around off. Shafali this time stays put in her crease, hits it through the line and dispatches it over the long off fence for a biggie.

Good length and on middle, Shafali Verma gets behind the line of it and blocks it out.

Pitched up and around off, Shafali Verma drills it to sweeper cover for a single.

On a length and on leg, Smriti Mandhana nudges it to mid-wicket.

Hits the length hard, on middle, angling in sharply, Smriti Mandhana clips it aerially towards deep square leg for one.

Back of a length and around off, Smriti Mandhana stabs it out towards point.

WIDE! Fuller but way outside off, Smriti Mandhana leaves it alone. Wided.

WIDE! Hard length but once again well outside off, Smriti Mandhana lets it go. Anoter wide given.

Short of a length and around off, Smriti Mandhana hops up and dabs it towards point.

Goes fuller and on off, Smriti Mandhana drives it firmly but straight to short extra cover.

Uppish but safe! A slower delivery, full and on off, Smriti Mandhana goes for the swipe across the line but the extra bounce takes the top edge. It flies wide of short third, where Kim Garth chases after it and dives to push the ball back inside to save a couple of runs. There is a check for the boundary. The replay shows that Garth's leg is very close to the ropes when she pushed the ball back in but the third umpire, after watching from different angles, deems it a fair stop.

Bangs this into the pitch, outside off, Smriti Mandhana offers no shot at it.

Another slower delivery, full and around off, Smriti Mandhana goes through her slog early. Gets it from the cue-end as the ball rolls towards cover.

Back of a length and on middle, Shafali Verma pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

WIDE! Hard length but outside off, over the tramline, Smriti Mandhana leaves it alone. Wided.

Short of a length and around off, Smriti Mandhana stabs it out to cover-point.

Good length and on middle and leg, Smriti Mandhana heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

SIX! Take that, says Shafali Verma! A wobble-seam delivery, full and around off. Shafali gets her bottom hand into play and whacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for another biggie.

WIDE! Fuller but down the leg side, Shafali Verma lets it go. Wided again.

FOUR! Put away! Nicola Carey bowls this on a hard length and around off. Shafali Verma gets on top of it and punches it through covers with good timing. It teases the fielder all the way through but wins the race to the fence for a boundary.

Slower one, full and on middle, Shafali Verma drags it to long on for one more.

OUT! TAKEN! Skipper Sophie Molineux comes into the attack and strikes right away. She bowls this flatter and shorter, on leg. Shafali Verma backs away to pull it away but gets cramped up for room and cannot get her hands through the shot. She mistimes it and the ball flies straight down the throat of deep mid-wicket, where Georgia Wareham takes a good catch. India Women are 33/1, chasing 134 runs.

FOUR! Gets off the mark in style! Short and outside off, Jemimah Rodrigues accepts the width on offer and cuts it past the diving point fielder for a boundary.

Tossed up, full and on off, Jemimah Rodrigues drives it towards long off for a run.

FOUR! Finds the gap! Floated, short and on middle, turning into the leg side. Smriti Mandhana stays back and heaves it away picking the gap in the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

FOUR! Nice shot! Flighted, full and on off, Smriti Mandhana presents the full face of the bat and drives it gloriously between extra cover and mid off for a boundary.

Quicker, full and on off, Smriti Mandhana knocks it to mid off.

FOUR! Gets it away! Fuller delivery, on middle, angling in. Jemimah Rodrigues flicks it away with superb timing to the deep square leg fence for another boundary. 50 up for India Women!