Australia Women (AUS W) are all set to host India Women (IND W) in the second T20I of the three-match series, at the Manuka Oval, in Canberra, on Thursday, February 19.

The visitors made a clinical start to the series, defeating the home team by 21 runs via the DLS method in a rain-affected first T20I. After winning the toss and opting to field, India’s bowlers dictated terms. Renuka Singh removed Beth Mooney, giving the team a brilliant start. Australia looked set for some time, but Arundhati Reddy turned the game on its head with an impressive spell. She dismissed Phoebe Litchfield and Ellyse Perry in quick succession and finished with figures of 4 for 22, earning the Player of the Match award. The hosts eventually collapsed to 133 all out in 18 overs.

Chasing a revised target of 30 in five overs due to rain, India's Shafali Verma smashed a quick 21, while Smriti Mandhana rotated the strike. India raced to 50 for 1 in 5.1 overs before rain halted play, sealing a comfortable DLS win and a 1-0 lead in the series.

AUS W vs IND W: Match Details

Match	Australia Women vs India Women, 2nd T20I, India Women tour of Australia, 2026
Date and Time (IST)	Thursday, February 19, 1:45 PM
Venue	Manuka Oval, Canberra
Broadcast and Live-Streaming details	JioStar Network Channels and JioHotstar (App & Website)

Manuka Oval, Canberra: Pitch Report

Manuka Oval has, of late, become one of the preferred T20I venues in the country. The venue in the Australian capital has hosted five 20-over games since its first in 2019, and 40 per cent of the match results have gone in favour of the teams chasing. Any score over 180 can be considered a winning total at this venue. However, the pitch offers as much assistance to the chasing side, which puts the bowlers' skills to the test.

AUS W vs IND W: Head-to-Head T20I Record

Matches Played	36
Won by AUS W	26
Won by IND W	8
Tied / No Results	2
First-ever Fixture	October 28, 2008 (AUS W Won)
Most Recent Fixture	February 15, 2026 (IND W Won)

AUS W vs IND W: Predicted Playing XIs Australia Women

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

India Women

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur

AUS W vs IND W: Probable Best Performers of the Match Probable Best Batter: Smriti Mandhana

Australia's Georgia Wareham could be the best batter in the upcoming second T20I against India. In the first T20I, the 26-year-old was the highest run-getter for her team despite them suffering a defeat. In her 19-ball stay, Wareham scored 30 runs, lacing her knock with four boundaries. The youngster will be looking to take the same form in the upcoming match and give the team a stunning finish.

Probable Best Bowler: Arundhati Reddy

In his first T20I, Arundhati Reddy bowled her full quota of four overs and conceded just 22 runs, as she bagged a four-wicket haul and ran through the opposition batting line-up. The pacer will be in high spirits coming into the next fixture.

Today's Match Prediction: Team Batting first to win the match