India vs Australia, Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 semi

India will be up against the odds despite playing at home when they face defending champions Australia in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 semi-finals in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.

The IND-W vs AUS-W Women’s Cricket World Cup semi-final at the DY Patil Stadium is scheduled to start at 3:00 PM Indian Standard Time (IST). Live streaming and live telecast of the India vs Australia Women’s World Cup match will be available to watch in India.

While Australia, still undefeated in the tournament, are on the hunt for a record-extending eighth Women’s ODI World Cup title, India will be hoping to make home advantage count and go all the way for the first time.

The two teams also met in the group stage, with Australia, the top ranked team in women’s ODIs, chasing down a record total to beat world No. 3 India by three wickets in a high-scoring match.

Alyssa Healy, the Player of the Match in Visakhapatnam with a scintillating century, however, has missed Australia’s last two group games due to a calf strain and the Aussie skipper’s involvement in Thursday’s match is still in doubt.

Healy is still Australia’s top scorer in the tournament with 294 from four matches. Ashleigh Gardner and Beth Mooney have also been among the runs.

One player who is certain to miss the semis and the rest of the tournament is Indian opener Pratika Rawal, who injured her ankle while fielding against Bangladesh last week.

The 25-year-old Indian cricketer’s absence will be a big blow for Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. as Rawal is the second-highest run scorer in the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup, only behind fellow opener and teammate Smriti Mandhana.

Shafali Verma has been named as Rawal’s replacement in the squad, while Amanjot Kaur, Harleen Deol, Uma Chetry and Jemimah Rodrigues are the other options to fill up as Mandhana’s partner at the top of the order.

Wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh, who missed the Bangladesh fixture after a finger injury, is also a doubt for the semis from the India camp.

Australia also boast two of the three top wicket-takers in the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup with Annabel Sutherland (15) and Alana King (13) in their ranks.

All-rounder Deepti Sharma, joint-leader in the most wickets standings with Sutherland, has been India’s standout bowler.

India vs Australia Women’s ODI head-to-head record

The head-to-head ODI record between the two teams is tilted overwhelmingly in favour of Australia, who have won 49 of the 60 matches between the two teams as opposed to India’s 11 victories.

The trend continues at World Cups as well with the Aussies winning 10 matches, including the 2005 final. India have emerged on top on just three occasions. One game was washed out.

This will be the third India vs Australia semi-final in Women’s ODI World Cup history.

Australia won the fixture in Delhi back in 1997 but the 2017 semis in Derby saw India produce one of its biggest upset wins as Harmanpreet’s unbeaten 171 guided them to a famous and rare 36-run victory.

India vs Australia, Women's Cricket ODI World Cup 2025 semi-final weather report

According to Accuweather, there is a 25 percent chance of rain in Navi Mumbai on Thursday and only a 3 percent chance of thunderstorms during the India vs Australia Women's Cricket ODI World Cup 2025 semi-final match.

The semis can be extended by up to 120 minutes over the original end time, compared to 60 minutes in the group stage. An additional reserve day has been scheduled for the following day.

For a valid result, both teams must have the chance to bat for at least 20 overs. If that isn’t possible on the scheduled day, play will resume from the same point on the reserve day.

If no outcome is possible even after the reserve day, Australia will advance to the final as they had finished higher in the group stage standings (first) compared to India (fourth).

India’s final group game in Navi Mumbai against Bangladesh was washed out due to rain last week.

Where to watch India vs Australia Women's Cricket ODI World Cup 2025 semi-final live

Live streaming of India vs Australia Women's Cricket ODI World Cup 2025 semi-final match will be available to watch on the JioHotstar app and website in India.

The IND-W vs AUS-W Women’s ODI World Cup cricket semi-final match will be available to watch on live telecast on the Star Sports Network TV channels in India.

Women's Cricket ODI World Cup 2025: India vs Australia squads

Indian cricket team: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice captain), Uma Chetry (wicket-keeper), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Richa Ghosh (wicket-keeper), Kranti Gaud, Amanjot Kaur, Radha Yadav, Sree Charani, Shafali Verma, Sneh Rana.

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