India Women vs Australia Women Score, 1st T20I of Women Australia vs India 2026

FOUR! Kim Garth to Jemimah Rodrigues. Half volley, working, Played past fine leg for 4 runs. Rain has brought a premature end to tonight's series opener between Australia and India, with the visitors kicking off their tour with a 21-run victory by way of the DLS method. The Australian batters struggled to get a feel for the pace of this slow, late-season SCG pitch. Most got starts but no one passed 30 as they stumbled to be all out for 133. Arundhati Reddy made the most of conditions and finished with 4 wickets in a match-defining spell. In response, the Indian openers scored boundaries regularly in their first 5.1 overs before the players were called off due to rain with the score at 1/50. No further play was possible but the minimum threshold was achieved to constitute a match so India take full points from this game. Reddy's spell deservedly earned her the Player of the Match award, meanwhile, Australia have some things to consider before the continuation of this series in Canberra on Thursday.

Sophie Molineux to Smriti Mandhana. Length ball, pushing, Played to mid off for no runs.

FOUR! Sophie Molineux to Smriti Mandhana. Half volley, driving, Hit Hard past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

FOUR! Sophie Molineux to Smriti Mandhana. Length ball, pulling, Played in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

Sophie Molineux to Jemimah Rodrigues. Half volley, pushing, Played to mid off for 1 run.

FOUR! Sophie Molineux to Jemimah Rodrigues. Length ball, Late Cut, Hit Hard past deep backward point for 4 runs.

OUT! Caught. Sophie Molineux to Shafali Verma. Length ball, pulling, Played in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Wareham.

Nicola Carey to Shafali Verma. Length ball, Slog, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run.

FOUR! Nicola Carey to Shafali Verma. Length ball, driving, Played past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

Wide Nicola Carey to Shafali Verma. Length ball, Leave, for 1 run, fielded by Mooney.

SIX! Nicola Carey to Shafali Verma. Length ball, Slog, Hit Hard in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

Nicola Carey to Smriti Mandhana. Length ball, pulling, Played to deep mid wicket for 1 run.

Nicola Carey to Smriti Mandhana. Length ball, cutting, Played to point for no runs.

Wide Nicola Carey to Smriti Mandhana. Length ball, Leave, for 1 run, fielded by Mooney.

Nicola Carey to Shafali Verma. Back of a length, pulling, Played to backward square leg for 1 run.

Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana. Slower length ball, pulling, mis-timed to cover for no runs.

Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana. Back of a length, Leave, for no runs, fielded by Mooney.

Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana. Length ball, Slog, Edged in the air uncontrolled to third man for 2 runs.

Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana. Length ball, driving, Played to extra cover for no runs.

Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana. Back of a length, cutting, Played to cover for no runs.

Wide Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana. Half volley, Leave, for 1 run, fielded by Mooney.

Wide Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana. Length ball, Leave, for 1 run, fielded by Mooney.

Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana. Length ball, cutting, Played to point for no runs.

Kim Garth to Smriti Mandhana. Length ball, working, Played in the air under control to backward square leg for 1 run.

Kim Garth to Smriti Mandhana. Length ball, working, Played to mid wicket for no runs.

Kim Garth to Shafali Verma. Length ball, driving, Played to deep point for 1 run.

Kim Garth to Shafali Verma. Length ball, working, Played to short mid wicket for no runs.

SIX! Kim Garth to Shafali Verma. Length ball, driving, Hit Hard in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.

Kim Garth to Shafali Verma. Length ball, driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Mooney.

Darcie Brown to Smriti Mandhana. Length ball, pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Mooney.