India opt to field against Australia in first Women’s T20I

**EDS: THIRD PARTY IMAGE** In this image released on Jan. 30, 2026, Mumbai Indians' captain Harmanpreet Kaur plays a shot 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_000392B)

Sydney, Feb 15 (PTI) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bowl against Australia in the first Women’s T20 International here on Sunday.

The toss was delayed by 15 minutes due to a light drizzle.

India are fielding the same XI they played in the warm-up game but Australia dropped vice-captain Tahlia McGrath and veteran Megan Schutt for this match.

Teams: India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Kranti Gaud, Sree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur.

Australia: Beth Mooney (wk), Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux (c), Kim Garth, Darcie Brown. PTI AH AH APA APA

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