India Women Squad: Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia, Mithali Raj(c), Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Sneh Rana, Richa Ghosh(w), Pooja Vastrakar, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav, Taniya Bhatia, Renuka Singh, Shafali Verma Australia Women Squad: Alyssa Healy(w), Rachael Haynes, Meg Lanning(c), Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Grace Harris, Nicola Carey, Amanda Wellington, Darcie Brown. Few years ago, India beat Australia by 36 runs to make the final and they need another victory this time around to keep alive their hopes of progressing to the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 semifinals. Convincing wins over Pakistan and the West Indies have been marred by equally emphatic defeats to hosts New Zealand and reigning champions England, with India unable to guarantee their place in the last four if they suffer any further slip-ups. Opener Mandhana has made a blistering start to the tournament, racking up 216 runs at an average of 54, and is relishing the prospect of coming up against the unbeaten favourites. “I don't really know what gets the best out of me against Australia, but I think they're a really competitive team. “And sometimes when the bowlers are going hard on you and I'm not an aggressive person by nature, but, somewhere inside me, there is an instinct where I want to really do well and get back at them with the bat," said Mandhana in an official statement. ”That’s something which may really motivate me against Australia and it is a very important game tomorrow, so I hope I can contribute against them," she added. After Harmanpreet Kaur's blistering unbeaten 171 off 115 balls knocked Australia out of the last World Cup, you could be forgiven for thinking India may have a psychological edge on the big stage but both camps insist the events of that dramatic day in Derby will play no part.Everyone knows what happened in 2017 but I think it's better that we don't really think about it. It's going to be a fresh day. “More than 2017, we definitely had a word about how we went about in the series against Australia when we were touring Australia [last year] and the kind of cricket we played there and the kind of bowling we did there," she said. Coming to the ongoing World Cup, Team India will be facing Australia for their next clash on Saturday in Auckland. Here is then the essential info and details like TV Timing, channel, live streaming platform, IST Time etc. Match info Match day: Saturday, March 19 Match time: 6.30 AM IST Onwards
Teams: Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Sarfaraz Khan, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Daniel Sams, Tilak Varma, Dewald Brevis, Tim David, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Jasprit Bumrah, Riley Meredith, Mayank Markande Well, well. The rain has caught everyone by surprise. It started pouring as Pant was talking at the toss. But the rain doesn't look all that threatening though in terms of cloud cover. Should clear shortly. Rishabh Pant: We would have bowl as well but we lost the toss. Prithvi comes in for Lalit. Rohit Sharma: We are going to bowl first. Good track. Wanted to have a score in front of us. Crucial for us that we restrict them and then bat freely. We were inconsistent throughout the season. The talk in the group is that we need to come together. There will be a few eyes on us, so we got to come up with the best. We have tried a few things in the last few games keeping an eye on the future. We want to finish on a high. Two changes. Brevis back in for Stubbs. Shokeen in place of Sanjay, who is injured. Mumbai Indians have won the toss and have opted to field Rohit and Rishabh are ready for the toss. Pitch report | Danny Morrison: This is the middle pitch so the boundary is even on both sides. Love the red soil to pieces because it does offer bounce. Spinners do love it here. Little bit of live grass on it, but it's about getting the lengths right. Pace bowlers have been bowling Test match lengths to get people out. We do have a couple of wrist spinners today. VENUE STATS:- Three of the last four games at the venue have been won by the chasing teams. Mumbai have won once and lost twice at this venue whereas Delhi have also won once but lost thrice. Average 1st Innings score in each phase at night matches in the venue:- Powerplay (1-6 Ov):- 41/2 Middle Overs (7-15 Ov):- 71/2 Death Overs (16-20 Ov):- 54/2 When: Saturday, May 21, 2022, 7:30 PM IST Where: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai What to expect: Even as dew hasn't played a big part in the last few games at the Wankhede Stadium, chasing teams have won three of the last four matches at the venue. 71 percent humidity is expected with the weather. Head to head:Mumbai Indians 16 - Delhi Capitals 15 Did you know? Delhi Capitals' last six opening partnerships read: 0, 5, 0, 16, 0 and 0. The five partnerships before this sequence fetched them 336 runs at 67.20. David Warner has stroked six fifties against Mumbai Indians in 19 innings, averaging 44.07 and striking at a rate of 138.87 Jasprit Bumrah has picked 20 wickets in 18 matches against DC. Meanwhile, Javdev Unadkat has picked 19 in 9. The left-arm pacer has also been only marginally more expensive than Bumrah against DC. Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan are the second-highest scoring opening combination of the season behind Rahul and Quinton De Kock @Criccracans
Teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Faf du Plessis(c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik(w), Mahipal Lomror, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwaine Pretorius, Simarjeet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary, Maheesh Theekshana Faf du Plessis: Not sure about the toss to be honest. It looks a better wicket. We were considering batting first tonight. Same team. MS Dhoni: We will bowl first. It stops a bit initially. And it's one of the venues where toss doesn't matter much because it's an open ground so the dew sets in pretty late. One change, in place of Santner we have Moeen. We have had partnerships and we want to be more consistent. Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and have opted to field Mohammed Siraj: Until now I haven't performed the way I would have liked. The team expects from me and I have not delivered. My role is to pick wickets in the powerplay and set the tone for the rest of the innings. The last match we played here there was some help for the bowlers and it was not easy to hit back of a length. Everyone has to focus on their roles and not think about winning, if everyone enjoys what they are doing then the results will show. I need to be more consistent in the death and powerplay, have to bowl in the right areas and not worry about being hit. Glenn Maxwell: It has been probably a bit indifferent (his form). I feel like I have been hitting the ball well, I feel there's a big score round the corner. It has been a hard couple of games for us but we still have a great vibe around the group, if we can get a little bit of a run towards the finals (playoffs) then we can make an impact this season. It is a bunch of things (that haven't gone right), we were a bit unlucky in the last game, we were an inch away from having Tewatia out and it would have been a different game. Every game in the IPL there's a lot of energy, the crowd going nuts and it is always exciting, but this being the Southern Derby we are all looking forward to having a good contest. We had our wedding number six not too long ago and we had a nice reception from RCB. RCB are unlikely to change their XI bar injuries. Moeen was seen in the nets yesterday so if he is match-fit he could be back in place of Santner. If Bravo is fit, he could take Pretorius's place. Look of the surface by Danny Marrison: Match No. 49, pitch No. 9 and third time we are playing on this pitch. I want to compare today's pitch vs Match No. 14. It is subtly drier, more grass taken off. Spinners generally tend to have a massive say in Pune. It is about the pacers. Lot more slower balls are now being bowled. It was 12% in the first half in Pune, now it has increased to 17%, which in turn means the lengths are different and more into the surface. It was around 5.98M from the stumps in the first half, now it is 7.22M in the second half, which means they are into the surface more bowling lots of cutters and using the smarts about the boundaries and everything. The yorker is a game changer on this pitch if you get it right. @Criccracans