India opt to bowl against Australia in 2nd Women’s T20I

Story by  PTI | Posted by  Ashhar Alam | Date 19-02-2026
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Canberra

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bowl against Australia in the second women’s T20I here on Thursday.

India lead the three-match series 1-0 after winning the series opener at Sydney by 21 runs via DLS Method.

Australia retained their playing 11 while India replaced Shreyanka Patil with all-rounder Amanjot Kaur.

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Teams:

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Amanjot Kaur, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur, Kranti Goud.

Australia: Beth Mooney (wk), Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Nicola Carey, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux (c), Kim Garth, Darcie Brown.