Women's · 3rd T20I · India Women tour of Australia 2026 · Adelaide Oval · 21 Feb 2026
India 176/6 (20 ov)
Australia 159/9 (20 ov)
India won by 17 runs
Player of the match: S Mandhana

Match summary

India played Australia in the Women's 3rd T20I, India Women tour of Australia 2026 at Adelaide Oval, on 21 Feb 2026. India won by 17 runs.

India won the toss and chose to bat first. India made 176/6 in 20 overs, Australia made 159/9 in 20 overs.

Smriti Mandhana top-scored with 82 off 55 balls; Shreyanka Patil took 3/22; Smriti Mandhana was named player of the match.

India Innings

176/6 (20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
S Mandhana
c A Gardner b A Sutherland
c A Gardner b A Sutherland 8255 83149.09
Shafali Verma
c A Sutherland b KJ Garth
c A Sutherland b KJ Garth 76 10116.67
JI Rodrigues
c EA Perry b A Sutherland
c EA Perry b A Sutherland 5946 40128.26
RM Ghosh
c G Voll b S Molineux
c G Voll b S Molineux 187 21257.14
H Kaur
not out
not out 24 0050.00
AB Kaur
run out (BL Mooney)
run out (BL Mooney) 11 00100.00
DB Sharma
run out (BL Mooney, EA Perry)
run out (BL Mooney, EA Perry) 11 00100.00
Extras(b 0, lb 1, w 5, nb 0)6
Total20 Ov (RR: 8.80)176/6

Did not bat: SR Patil, N Shree Charani, Renuka Singh, A Reddy

Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Shafali Verma, 2.4 ov), 2-140 (S Mandhana, 16.2 ov), 3-168 (RM Ghosh, 18.4 ov), 4-174 (JI Rodrigues, 19.3 ov), 5-175 (AB Kaur, 19.5 ov), 6-176 (DB Sharma, 19.6 ov)

BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
D Brown 3027 09.00 821 40
A Gardner 4036 09.00 531 00
KJ Garth 3025 18.33 630 00
S Molineux 4034 18.50 540 00
A Sutherland 4034 28.50 712 00
G Wareham 2019 09.50 120 00

Australia Innings

159/9 (20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
G Voll
c Renuka Singh b SR Patil
c Renuka Singh b SR Patil 105 01200.00
BL Mooney
c N Shree Charani b Renuka Singh
c N Shree Charani b Renuka Singh 65 10120.00
P Litchfield
c Shafali Verma b N Shree Charani
c Shafali Verma b N Shree Charani 2617 40152.94
EA Perry
b SR Patil
b SR Patil 13 0033.33
A Gardner
c JI Rodrigues b A Reddy
c JI Rodrigues b A Reddy 5745 51126.67
G Wareham
c AB Kaur b A Reddy
c AB Kaur b A Reddy 1214 1085.71
A Sutherland
lbw b SR Patil
lbw b SR Patil 149 20155.56
GM Harris
hit wicket b N Shree Charani
hit wicket b N Shree Charani 12 0050.00
S Molineux
lbw b N Shree Charani
lbw b N Shree Charani 64 10150.00
KJ Garth
not out
not out 77 00100.00
D Brown
not out
not out 89 1088.89
Extras(b 1, lb 2, w 8, nb 0)11
Total20 Ov (RR: 7.95)159/9

Fall of wickets: 1-19 (G Voll, 1.2 ov), 2-21 (BL Mooney, 2.2 ov), 3-32 (EA Perry, 3.3 ov), 4-63 (P Litchfield, 8.2 ov), 5-98 (G Wareham, 12.6 ov), 6-128 (A Gardner, 15.5 ov), 7-130 (GM Harris, 16.1 ov), 8-137 (S Molineux, 16.5 ov), 9-143 (A Sutherland, 17.4 ov)

BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Renuka Singh 3029 19.67 821 30
SR Patil 4022 35.50 1020 00
DB Sharma 4027 06.75 930 00
A Reddy 4035 28.75 640 00
N Shree Charani 4032 38.00 1031 20
AB Kaur 1011 011.00 110 10

Frequently asked questions

Who won the India vs Australia match on 21 Feb 2026?

India won by 17 runs.

Who was player of the match in India vs Australia?

Smriti Mandhana.

Who scored the most runs in India vs Australia?

Smriti Mandhana (India) with 82 off 55 balls.

Who took the most wickets in India vs Australia?

Shreyanka Patil, with 3/22.

Who won the toss in India vs Australia?

India, who chose to bat first.

Where was India vs Australia played?

At Adelaide Oval.