15/02Result
1st T20I (N), India Women tour of Australia at Sydney, Feb 15 2026
IND Women won by 21 runs (DLS)
Player of the Match
Arundhati Reddy
Arundhati ReddyIndia Women
15/02Result
1st T20I (N), India Women tour of Australia at Sydney, Feb 15 2026
IND Women won by 21 runs (DLS)
Player of the Match
Arundhati Reddy
Arundhati ReddyIndia Women

That concludes our coverage of the opening match of the series from a wet SCG. India far too good. Australia need to regroup ahead of Thursday's second T20I in Canberra. Thanks for your company today.

Player of the match is Arundhati Reddy for a superb 4 for 22.

10.15pm The game has been called off. India win by 21 runs under DLS method. They thoroughly deserve that victory. Completely outclassed Australia. India take a 2-0 lead on points in the multiformat series.

10.10pm Nishant: "what is the cut off time for the match to be called off? " Fox are saying 10.20pm but we're trying to get that confirmed.

10pm Raj: "Any update" None Raj. It's still raining. We may run out of time. India won't want to go back on. They will win easily if the game ends now. The DLS par score after 5.1 is 29.

Gnasher: "Still drizzle. No movement on covers or suchlike. Most spectators who are left are huddled under the stands."

9.39pm The umpires halt play as rain falls harder. The covers are coming on. India are miles ahead on DLS at the moment. The full square covers are coming on.

Josh: "Feels like India don't fear Australia at all anymore "

Shadow-Shell: "Yes Gnasher, we can see it's raining. Raining boundaries, that is"

Govind: "WPL seems to be bridging the Aus-Ind gap pretty well!"

5.1
4
Garth to Rodrigues, FOUR, glanced past short fine! Half volley down leg, she holds her balance and glances with ease past short fine

Garth again

END OF OVER:
5 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | IND-W: 46/1 (88 runs required from 15 overs, RR: 9.20, RRR: 5.86)

  • Smriti Mandhana16 (17b)
  • Jemimah Rodrigues5 (2b)
  • Sophie Molineux1-0-13-1
  • Nicola Carey1-0-15-0

Five overs down so we have enough for a result. It is raining harder

4.6
0
Molineux to Mandhana, no run, tossed up outside off, she drives to mid-off
4.5
4
Molineux to Mandhana, FOUR, superb cover drive! Tossed high outside off, she strides out and thumps it past cover with power
4.4
4
Molineux to Mandhana, FOUR, pulled through square leg! Too short, too slow, it sits up and she pulls with heaps of time on her side to place it forward of square

Over the wicket to Mandhana

4.3
1
Molineux to Rodrigues, 1 run, tossed up on middle, she drives to wide mid-off

Gnasher: It's raining a little

4.2
4
Molineux to Rodrigues, FOUR, carved past point! Short and fractionally wide, she's back to hammer a cut past point

Jemimah Rodrigues at No.3

4.1
W
Molineux to Shafali Verma, OUT, straight to deep midwicket! Verma backs away, Molineux follows and cramps her, she pulls in the air but straight to deep midwicket and Wareham takes the catch

Shafali Verma c Wareham b Molineux 21 (22m 11b 1x4 2x6) SR: 190.9

The skipper brings herself on. Around the wicket

END OF OVER:
4 | 15 Runs | IND-W: 33/0 (101 runs required from 16 overs, RR: 8.25, RRR: 6.31)

  • Shafali Verma21 (10b)
  • Smriti Mandhana8 (14b)
  • Nicola Carey1-0-15-0
  • Darcie Brown2-0-10-0
3.6
1
Carey to Shafali Verma, 1 run, slower ball, outside off, she mows across the line and Sutherland knocks it down at mid-on
3.5
4
Carey to Shafali Verma, FOUR, punched past cover! Back of a length, outside off, she stands tall and times it beautifully past cover
3.5
1w
Carey to Shafali Verma, 1 wide, fired well down the legside

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