Despite registering a few victories in the past, the Indian women are yet to score a bilateral series win in Australia across all three formats.

Beth Mooney achieved this historic feat during the second T20I of the three-match series against the Harmanpreet Kaur-led India at the Manuka Oval on Thursday

A record opening stand between Georgia Voll and Beth Mooney paved the way for Australia to level a three-match T20I series with a 19-run victory against India.

Aiming to establish an unassailable lead over Australia, Harmanpreet Kaur's India would draw confidence from a strong bowling performance in the rain-hit opening win when the two sides square off in the second and penultimate T20I on Thursday.

Pratika Rawal picked up the injury during the World Cup last year while fielding during a game against Bangladesh.

Seamer Arundhati Reddy (4/22) led an excellent bowling display as India packed off Australia for 133.

Alyssa Healy, 35, announced earlier this month that she would retire in March, having taken over as captain in 2023 from Meg Lanning.

Shreyanka Patil and batter Bharti Fulmali on Saturday returned to the Indian T20I squad while wicketkeeper G Kamalini and left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma earned maiden ODI call-ups for the white-ball tour of Australia next month.

Australia pacer Mitchell Starc made a heartwarming post on social media after his wife Alyssa Healy announced her retirement from international cricket.

Healy's records include the highest individual score in an ODI World Cup final (170 against England in 2022), most runs in a T20 international (148 not out against Sri Lanka in 2019) and most dismissals in T20 internationals by a woman or man (126).

UP Warriorz put in a mighty effort with the bat, led by a breathtaking innings from Phoebe Litchfield, who smashed 78 off 40 balls, including eight fours and five sixes, to keep her side in the hunt throughout the chase.

India's star batter Jemimah Rodrigues played an innings of a lifetime during the semi-final of the Women's ODI World Cup at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai last year.

Australia will host the newly-crowned 50-over world champions India for a full series comprising three T20 Internationals, as many ODIs and a Test during February and March next year.

Harmanpreet Kaur achieved this milestone during the third T20I between India and Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday.

This was no trophy won by chance. The foundation had been laid two to three years ago. Having already endured heartbreak in two finals - 2005 and 2017 - India entered the 2025 edition with a different mindset.

Alyssa Healy was the first name to go under the hammer during the WPL 2026 auction.

Hours ahead of the 2026 Women's Premier League (WPL) mega auction, Australia left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Jess Jonassen has been ruled out from the player pool owing to an injury.

Swashbuckling opener Shafali Verma acknowledged that she spent sleepless and anxious nights ahead of the recent ICC Women's World Cup final against South Africa.