India win toss, opt to bat against Australia in 2nd women”s ODI

**EDS: RPT, REMOVES CAPTAIN IN CAPTION; THIRD PARTY IMAGE** In this image released on Jan. 30, 2026, Mumbai Indians’ Amelia Kerr, back left, celebrates with captain Harmanpreet Kaur, back centre, and Hayley Matthews, right, after taking the wicket of Gujarat Giants’ Anushka Sharma during a Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 T20 International cricket match between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians, at BCA Stadium, in Vadodara, Gujarat. (BCCI via PTI Photo) (PTI01_30_2026_RPT369B)

Hobart, Feb 26 (PTI) India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bat against Australia in the second women’s ODI here on Friday.

Harmanpreet, who suffered a knee injury and didn’t take the field while fielding during the first ODI, said she is fine.

“I’m fine now, my left knee…while playing I just got a niggle,” she said during the toss.

For Australia, Sophie Molineux was ruled out of the series with lower back pain and was replaced by Nicola Carey in the XI.

Teams: Australia: Alyssa Healy (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Beth Mooney (wk), Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Nicola Carey, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown.

India: Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Amanjot Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Kashvee Gautam, Sree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Vaishnavi Sharma. PTI ATK DDV

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