Smriti Mandhana’s stats against Australia. (Photo- GETTY)
India vs Australia, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026: With the intention of getting a semi-final ticket in the Women’s T20 World Cup, the Indian women’s cricket team will take on six-time champion Australia in its biggest and last Group-A match on Sunday (June 28). For the Indian team led by Harmanpreet Kaur, this match is going to be no less than a virtual quarter-final. To remain in the race for the semi-finals, India will have to overcome the weaknesses of its batting and fielding and defeat the Kangaroo team at any cost. In this match, everyone’s hopes will rest on star batsman Smriti Mandhana.
Mandhana is India’s ‘trump ace’ against AUS
In this high-voltage and pressure-filled match, all eyes are going to be on Team India’s vice-captain and star Smriti Mandhana. Mandhana’s record against a strong team like Australia has been quite excellent, which is the biggest hope of victory for the Indian team. Mandhana’s bat has always thundered against the Kangaroo team on important occasions. Actually, a total of 38 T20 International matches have been played between India and Australia so far. Out of the 9 matches that India has won, Smriti Mandhana has been a part of the playing eleven of the Indian team in 8 wins.
In the matches in which India has won against Australia, getting Mandhana’s wicket has always proved to be a difficult task for the Kangaroos. During all these victories, Smriti Mandhana has been out only once on a score of less than 29 runs, that is, whenever India has won, Mandhana has given a big and solid start to the team. That means, if India wants to get the semi-final ticket, Smriti Mandhana will once again have to play a big innings against Australia.
Mandhana’s figures against Australia
Smriti Mandhana has played 29 matches against Australia so far. During this period, he has scored 866 runs at an average of 32.07 and strike rate of 124.78. During this period, Mandhana has scored 8 half-centuries. At the same time, Smriti Mandhana has scored 351 runs at an average of 58.5 in the matches won against Australia, which includes 4 half-centuries. He has scored these runs at a strike rate of 122.29.
