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For the first time in 24 years, cricket is part of the Commonwealth Games. Women’s cricket will be the centerpiece from a cricketing perspective, as seven nations seek to challenge Australia, who are undoubtedly favourites for the gold medal.

India is first up in a game that could set up their campaign. If you remember, India upset Australia in their first match of the 2020 T20 World Cup, with the spinners producing the goods in Sydney that night. However, if Harmanpreet Kaur’s team are to topple over the Australians, they will need to bat more proactively than they did in their recent tour of Sri Lanka.

In terms of Australia’s preparations, it was stop-start due to the rain in Ireland. The Aussies were too strong for both Pakistan and Ireland in the series, with Meg Lanning moving back to the number one position in the T20I batting rankings thanks to 113 runs in two innings. Also, the bowlers, led by spinners Alana King and Jess Jonassen, were in fine form, and they will be aiming to make early inroads into India’s batting lineup.

AU-W vs IN-W Possible Playing 11

Australia: 1. Beth Mooney, 2. Alyssa Healy (wk), 3. Meg Lanning (c), 4. Tahlia McGrath, 5. Rachael Haynes, 6. Ashleigh Gardner, 7. Nicola Carey/Annabel Sutherland, 8. Jess Jonassen, 9. Alana King, 10. Megan Schutt, 11. Darcie Brown

Sabbhineni Meghana has recovered from COVID-19 and has joined the squad. Pooja Vastrakar also tested positive and will miss this game as she is still in quarantine in Bengaluru.

India: 1. Smriti Mandhana, 2. Shafali Verma, 3. Sabbhineni Meghana, 4. Harmanpreet Kaur (c), 5. Jemimah Rodrigues, 6. Deepti Sharma, 7. Yastika Bhatia/Taniya Bhatia (wk), 8. Sneh Rana, 9. Rajeshwari Gayakwad, 10. Renuka Singh, 11. Radha Yadav

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Australia:

• Beth Mooney loves playing against India. She has the most runs in AUS-IND T20Is (487) at a superb average of 44.27 and strike rate of 119.66.
• Meg Lanning is back atop the batting rankings. The skipper was in fine touch in the Ireland tri-series and has the second most runs for Australia against India (464, avg. 30.93, SR 101.98).
• Also, Lanning has an excellent T20 record in England: 12 inns, 392 runs, avg. 39.20, SR 124.84.
• Tahlia McGrath has won player of the match in all four innings she has batted in T20Is. Two of them were against India last year, where she struck unbeaten scores of 44 and 42.
• Ashleigh Gardner is expected to play a key role with bat and ball. She has scored 231 runs in 10 innings vs India (avg. 23.10, SR 127.62) along with nine wickets in as many innings.
• Jess Jonassen has the most wickets of any Australian spinner against India. The left-arm spinner has taken 16 wickets at a fine average of 14.25 and economy of 5.43.
• Alana King continues to impress. She was terrific in Ireland recently, taking eight wickets in four matches at an average of 5.75 and economy of 3.83.

India:

• Smriti Mandhana is crucial at the top. The vice-captain has a strong record against Australia (14 inns, 465 runs, avg. 35.77, SR 130.62), including some strong performances last year across formats.
• Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has scored the most runs for India against Australia (474). However, she will be aiming to improve on her average of 24.95 and strike rate of 99.37.
• Jemimah Rodrigues averages just 19.50 and strikes at 98.48 vs Australia. But, she is constantly improving, evidenced by important knocks in Sri Lanka last month.
• Deepti Sharma will be crucial in the absence of Vastrakar. She has scored 151 runs against Australia (avg. 25.17) and has 12 wickets (avg. 18.50).
• Rajeshwari Gaikwad has a very impressive 15 wickets in nine matches against Australia at an average of 17.67 and economy of 7.36.

Other Stats and Facts

• Head-to-head: Matches 23, Australia 16, India 6, N/R 1.
• Australia have won the last three completed T20Is against India, including the T20 World Cup Final.
• No one can forget Alyssa Healy’s wonderful innings in the T20 World Cup Final. She averages 24.27 in 17 T20Is vs India (364 runs) at an impressive strike rate of 144.44.
• Megan Schutt has 13 wickets in nine matches against India at an average of 18.46 and economy of 6.82.
• Can Shafali Verma improve on her numbers vs Australia? She has scored 117 runs at an average of 14.63 and strike rate of 142.68.

Edgbaston Birmingham Pitch Report and Weather

It is often a good batting surface at Edgbaston, with some high run rates in the 2022 Vitality Blast and England men’s incredible run chase against India in the Test.

In the Blast, the average first innings score was 158.88 at a run rate of 9.04 due to one shortened match where 98 was scored in eight overs.

There is a slight chance of showers, but conditions should be mostly fine. A top of 22 degrees is forecast with some cloud cover.

Commonwealth Games 2022 Match 1: AU-W vs IN-W Dream11 Prediction 29 July 2022

Note: The below teams are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these in time. Use the stats and commentary in this article as well as your own instincts to create your teams.

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Fan2Play Prediction

Base Team:

• Wicket-Keepers: Alyssa Healy
• Batswomen: Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning, Smriti Mandhana
• All-rounders: Tahlia McGrath, Harmanpreet Kaur
• Bowlers: Alana King, Jess Jonassen

AU-W vs IN-W Match Prediction: Who will win?

Australia have great depth and should win this match.