The second semi-final of the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup will be played between the hosts India Women and the defending champions Australia Women. The match will be played at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on October 30. Australia finished at the top of the points table with six wins in seven matches and are yet to lose a game in the ongoing World Cup. Now, the Aussie Women will be looking to get another win and get into the final of the World Cup.
Talking about India Women, the hosts had a great start to their campaign with a couple of victories but went on to lose the momentum with three consecutive losses. However, the Women in Blue were back in track with their win over New Zealand and made it to the semi-final finishing at fourth place.
Now, Harmanpreet Kaur-led side will be looking to stun Australia and qualify for the third ODI World Cup final. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 2nd semi-final of the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup between India Women and Australia Women.
IND-W vs AUS-W Match Details
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Match |
India Women vs Australia Women, Semi-final 2 |
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Venue |
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai |
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Date & Time |
Thursday, October 30, 3:00 PM (IST) |
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Live Broadcast & Streaming Details |
JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network |
IND-W vs AUS-W Pitch Report
The surface of the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai provides assistance for the spinners and we are expected to witness a low-scoring thriller at this ground. The team batting first came out victorious in both the ODI matches played at this ground so far.
IND-W vs AUS-W Weather Report
IND-W vs AUS-W Probable Playing XIs
India Women: Shafali Varma, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Uma Chetry (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Radha Yadav, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur
Australia Women: Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland, Beth Mooney (wk), Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath (c), Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt
IND-W vs AUS-W 2025 Women’s CWC Full Squads
India Women: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Deepti Sharma, Uma Chetry(w), Amanjot Kaur, Radha Yadav, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur, Sneh Rana, Arundhati Reddy, Richa Ghosh, Kranti Gaud
Australia Women: Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney(w), Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath(c), Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt, Heather Graham, Darcie Brown, Alyssa Healy, Sophie Molineux
Who will score most runs in IND-W vs AUS-W 2025 Women’s CWC Semi-final?
Smriti Mandhana: Indian batter Smriti Mandhana didn’t get a great start to her campaign in the 2025 Women’s World Cup but now she is the leading run scorer of the tournament so far. The left-handed batter amassed 365 runs from seven matches at an average of 60.83 and a strike rate of 102.53. Mandhana can turn out to be a crucial player in the semi-final against Australia in Navi Mumbai.
Who will take most wickets in IND-W vs AUS-W 2025 Women’s CWC Semi-final?
Deepti Sharma: Off-spinner Deepti Sharma has been a star performer for India in the ongoing Women’s World Cup and can turn out to be key player in the semi-final against Australia. Deepti is second highest run scorer of the tournament so far taking 15 scalps in seven matches and will be looking to take advantage of spin-friendly condition at DY Patil Stadium.
Today’s Cricket Match Prediction
Toss Prediction: Australia Women to win the toss
Scenario 1: Australia Women opt to bat first
1st innings prediction: Australia Women to post 265-275 runs
Match prediction: Australia Women to win
Scenario 2: Australia Women opt to bowl first
1st innings prediction: India Women to post 270-280 runs
Match Prediction: India Women to win
