Team India suffered a crushing defeat in the T20 World Cup, with Australia chasing down the target 14 overs early.

INDW vs AUSW ODI: Australia defeated India by 5 wickets in the second ODI. Team India is now 0-2 down in the series.

 

 

Australia beat India

 

India vs Australia Women ODI Highlights: Australia defeated India by 5 wickets in the second ODI. In this series between women's teams being played during the Men's T20 World Cup 2026, the Kangaroos have taken a 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. Batting first in this match played in Hobart, India could only score 251 runs in the stipulated 50 overs. In response, the Australian team achieved the target in the 37th over itself, securing a big victory.

For Team India, which came to bat first, Pratika Rawal scored a half-century of 52 runs. Smriti Mandhana scored 31 runs, while Jemimah Rodrigues's bat remained silent, but captain Harmanpreet Kaur did contribute 54 runs. At one point, Team India had scored 100 runs for the loss of only two wickets, but after that, wickets kept falling at regular intervals. As a result, the Indian batting was restricted to 251 runs.

Australia did badly

Chasing a target of 252, Australia captain Alyssa Healy was dismissed for just 6 runs. However, Phoebe Litchfield and Georgia Wall broke the back of the Indian bowling line-up with a 119-run partnership for the second wicket. Litchfield scored 80 runs off 62 balls. Meanwhile, Georgia Wall wreaked havoc with 101 runs off 82 balls. Beth Mooney also contributed 31 runs.

India lost the series

Australia has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. Team India's batting line-up also collapsed in the first ODI played in Brisbane. Australia won that match by 6 wickets. But before that, Team India had already triumphed in the three-match T20 series. India won the T20 series 2-1.